WWE TLC 2015 Refigures Roman Reigns
In the context of contemporary WWE PPVs, this year’s TLC was a success. Despite a relatively short build, taking place just three weeks after Survivor Series, an otherwise mediocre show was lifted...
WWE Survivor Series 2015 Slaps Fans in the Face
At Hell in a Cell just last month, after a string of PPVs boasting mediocre undercards and slapdash main events, there were finally some signs of life in the wheezing machine that is...
Cultureteca 15.11.15
This week on Cultureteca, a brief political history as Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy win a momentous general election in Myanmar; recent releases in Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 1...
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 and Signs of Life
Moving on from a flurry of faltering PPVs – Battleground, SummerSlam, and Night of Champions all suffered from main event failures, and with the Live from Madison Square Garden Network special no more than a barely-glorified house show,...
Cultureteca 04.10.15
Back at the beginning of June, Björk began to release assorted media related to Vulnicura via Dazed. First, on 6 June, came the 360-degree virtual reality video for ‘Stonemilker’, one of three pieces filmed with director...
WWE Night of Champions 2015 Brings Stinging Sensation
Last month at SummerSlam, for the first time in WWE history both the World and the United States championships went on the line in the same match, as WWE World Heavyweight Champion...
WWE SummerSlam 2015 Wilts and Slumps
Although the Royal Rumble remains for many fans the most enticing occasion of the year after WrestleMania – largely for the prospect of surprise entrants, which manages to sustain excitement levels across each iteration of...
Blowout at WWE Battleground 2015
After a more than passable first half of WWE Battleground, which took place on Sunday night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, upon the final two matches the event fell apart....
Thinking Through WWE Money in the Bank 2015
When WWE gets it right, it can all seem so fluid, so sensible, so seamless in the connection between cause and effect, and so transparent with regard to motivation, purpose and meaning, that...