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‘Wrestlemania’ Preview: John Cena Fights the Rock and CM Punk Challenges Undertaker’s Streak
April 2nd, 2013 at 9:16 PM
***PHOTO1*** It's Wrestlemania. It's [essentially] in New York. It's the grandest stage of them all. What else needs to be said? The Sports Media 101 PPV Panel: Mark Eddinger, from Motor Sports 101. @WorldRacing101, falls into third with 31.5 points. Peter Schifani, from New York Jets 101. @NY_Jets101, bounds into second place with...

‘Elimination Chamber’ Preview: Setting the Stage for ‘Wrestlemania’
February 16th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
***PHOTO1*** For anyone with a general sense of how 'Wrestlemania' is shaping up, there likely won't be a great deal of surprises at 'Elimination Chamber'. Still, with CM Punk and The Rock facing off again, The Shield in a match, and the Chamber match itself, there is quite a bit of...

‘Royal Rumble’ Review: WWE Fulfills Basic Expectations, but not Much More
January 28th, 2013 at 5:17 PM
***PHOTO1***It would be tough to argue that the 'Royal Rumble' was disappointing, but "underwhelming" seems to be a fair adjective to describe a pay per view that lacked surprises and show-stealing elements. The Sports 101 PPV Panel: Mark Eddinger, from Motor Sports 101. @WorldRacing101, sitting in second with 27 points. Peter Schifani,...

‘Royal Rumble’ Preview: the 30-Man Elimination Match and CM Punk Vs. the Rock
January 26th, 2013 at 9:34 PM
***PHOTO1***Aside from 'Wrestlemania' itself, it doesn't get any bigger than the 'Royal Rumble'. And this year's, emanating from Phoenix, AZ, offers not just the traditional battle royal that everyone loves, but also a match that could easily headline the show at 'The Grandest Stage of Them All', in the form...

‘Survivor Series’ Review: a Good Show with Some Odd Surprises
November 19th, 2012 at 12:43 PM
***PHOTO1***'Survivor Series' was one of the most solid nights of content that WWE has produced in some time. Every match basically delivered on expectations, there was a twist that will interest Internet fans (although the casual fan has no way of understanding it), and even the filler "bonus" match was...

‘Survivor Series’ Preview: Can CM Punk Hold the Title for a Year?
November 18th, 2012 at 12:39 PM
***PHOTO1***'Survivor Series' from Indianapolis, IN promises a little bit of everything: a traditional elimination match, a fairly intriguing title match, and a potential for some big surprises. It's enough to almost make one forget that only five matches have been announced for the main card. Hey, when ten people from...

‘Hell in a Cell’ Review: a Lot of Filler, but the Show Mostly Satisfied
October 29th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
***PHOTO1***It would be a bit of a stretch to suggest that 'Hell in a Cell' was a great show, but considering how weak the card was, it's equally difficult to say that it disappointed. There was some decent wrestling and a few genuine surprises. It just seems fair to say...

‘Hell in a Cell’ Preview: Can CM Punk Overcome Ryback?
October 27th, 2012 at 7:13 PM
***PHOTO1***"Hell in a Cell" emanates from Atlanta, GA, this year and only features one match that lives up to the name of the show. But it's a doozy. With only six announced matches, the card definitely looks thin, but the intrigue comes in the form of the fact that the...

World Heavyweight Championship Reigns That Shouldn’t Have Happened Part Three of Three
September 21st, 2012 at 11:54 AM
***PHOTO1***Jeff Hardy (July 26, 2009 vs. CM Punk) This one holds special importance, as this writer attended this perplexing title change first hand. Punk had been slowly turning heel against The Charismatic Enigma (stupid moniker, by the way), becoming more cowardly, but definitely more compelling, along the way. And as much...

Can John Cena Overcome the Odds Against an Elbow Injury?
September 19th, 2012 at 12:36 AM
***PHOTO1***Anyone who saw John Cena vs. CM Punk at ‘Night of Champions’ can attest to just how thoroughly they tore the house down. Apparently, though, that came with a bit of a price. Aside from giving him a very bloated ankle, the poster boy of the WWE, who hasn’t had...

‘Night of Champions’ Review: Show is a Home Run; CM Punk and John Cena Steal It
September 17th, 2012 at 3:00 PM
***PHOTO1***On paper, ‘Night of Champions’ had a lot of matches that WWE has shown before, but they generally had a lot of build-up behind them, so expecting much of anything was something of a crapshoot. Luckily, most matches delivered and what the fans got was a grade-A pay per view...

‘Night of Champions’ Preview: Every Title is on the Line!
September 15th, 2012 at 11:55 PM
***PHOTO1***'Night of Champions' is here, with, amongst other things, John Cena wrestling as the hometown hero in Boston against the ninth longest-reigning WWE Champion of all time. A show of that magnitude requires no less than the Sports Media 101 PPV Panel: Mark Eddinger, from Motor Sports 101. @WorldRacing101, leading the...

Updates on Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler’s Condition Following His Collapse During ‘Raw’
September 11th, 2012 at 9:23 PM
***PHOTO1***Unfortunately, the biggest story to come out of 'Raw' last night, in spite of some big segments involving CM Punk, John Cena, and Bret Hart, was Jerry Lawler's untimely medical emergency. It was impossible to ignore for anyone who watched Monday's broadcast, as Michael Cole didn't say anything on commentary...

World Heavyweight Championship Reigns That Shouldn’t Have Happened Part Two of Three
September 10th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
***PHOTO1***In part 1, World Heavyweight Title reigns from Triple H, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio were singled out and criticized. But lousy title runs didn't end in 2006. Here's three more: The Great Khali (July 17, 2007 in a 20-man Battle Royal) This is the ultimate in “What were they thinking?” title...

‘Raw’ Reaction: CM Punk in Chicago; Paul Heyman; Champions Interact
September 5th, 2012 at 2:54 PM
***PHOTO1***After reading the results of ‘Raw’ without actually seeing the show, it sounds like WWE put together a fairly compelling three-hour broadcast on Monday. The fact that it was in CM Punk’s hometown of Chicago right as they are trying to make him into their top heel meant that something...

World Heavyweight Championship Reigns That Shouldn’t Have Happened – Part 1 of 3
September 3rd, 2012 at 12:00 PM
***PHOTO1***Randy Orton (August 15, 2004 vs. Chris Benoit) Chris Benoit had established himself as a very tough, fighting champion, holding the belt from ‘Wrestlemania’ until ‘Summerslam’. Randy Orton, at the time, was clearly an upper mid-carder who needed to cheat or have the help of his Evolution buddies to get anything...

The Final Five of TNA’s ‘Bound for Glory’ Series
September 2nd, 2012 at 2:34 PM
***PHOTO1***Bully Ray. Jeff Hardy. Samoa Joe. James Storm. Rob Van Dam. TNA announced the final five contestants in the ‘Bound for Glory’ Series on Thursday – a number that will soon be narrowed down to four. Officially, James Storm is the only one guaranteed a spot, as Samoa Joe will...

CM Punk’s Heel Turn: It’s Entertaining, but was It a Good Move?
August 31st, 2012 at 9:19 PM
***PHOTO1***While any half-way intelligent wrestling fan could tell that CM Punk was slowly transitioning into a full-fledged heel, said transition allowed his fans to maintain the illusion that he was still a baby face and continue to root for him. In fact, his “tweener” status was extremely interesting, simply because...

‘Impact’ Review: a Big Week for the BFG Series, a Small Week for Story
August 30th, 2012 at 10:22 PM
***PHOTO1***Regardless of anything, good or bad, that this site or anyone else could say about TNA, the 'Aces and Eights' angle last week left enough questions to be answered that it would be hard to avoid watching 'Impact' this week. The biggest ones, appropriately, related to Austin Aries and the...

‘Raw’ and ‘Smackdown’ Rarely Feel Like Must-see TV
August 29th, 2012 at 1:17 PM
***PHOTO1***There's something intangibly... off about 'Raw' since it's been three hours. Objectively speaking, there has been more good than bad on each episode - with only one or two exceptions, Wrestling 101 has declared all of them as at least "decent", if not good. Sure, the constant recap videos and...