Dec 27
2015 was a year of ups and downs for WWE. While Wrestlemania 31 was a huge success and NXT has been home to tremendous programming all year long, there’s been a lot of flaws and set backs which has really hurt professional wrestling as a whole. Believe it or not, all of professional wrestling relies …
Dec 26
In December 2014 the WWE universe was awaiting the return to action of former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. A year later Daniel Bryan, WWE and the fans are in the same predicament. 6 months ago I wrote a piece detailing Bryan’s latest injury scare and his departure from WWE programming, when Bryan and …
Dec 24
Whether you’re a long-time reader of SLTD Wrestling, you’re a member of staff or you’re just passing by, I hope you’re having a splendid holiday season, no matter what holiday you may be celebrating. Hopefully you’re enjoying some much-deserved time off and are enjoying it with the people you love. For those of you unfamiliar …
Dec 22
The Royal Rumble has always been one of my most highly-anticipated pay-per-views of the year. It’s the start of the Road to Wrestlemania where all of WWE’s Wrestlemania plans start to become clear. However, the last three Royal Rumble events have been disappointing considering how easy they were to predict. In 2012, it caught a …
Dec 19
Baron Corbin, the self titled ‘Lone Wolf’ of NXT is a force to be reckoned with. Standing at an impressive 6 foot 8 and weighing near 275 pounds, Corbin is physical specimen. At 31 years of age the former NFL offensive lineman and NXT veteran is making waves in WWE. Finally he has stepped up the …
Dec 18
Last week I discussed three big points that I was hoping for from TLC this past Sunday, the first of which was a heel turn from Roman Reigns. I felt it was long overdue and if the fans are not getting behind him in their entirety, then he may as well be a heel. Most …
Dec 18
Smackdown Spectacular: Sizzle or Subpar? This episode of Smackdown this evening had much review of the happenings and developments from Monday Night RAW. The preview and opening segment featured new WWE champion Roman Reigns. In his first Smackdown as champion, Reigns took to the microphone and addressed his success and ardent feelings about winning the …
Dec 17
Dear WWE, Last night I witnessed the creative team execute each storyline to perfection, as a constant critic I would love to be one of the first to applaud the entire WWE talent and staff for finally taking the fans into consideration. I remember the attitude era’s greatest rivalry between Stone Cold and Vince McMahon …
Dec 16
Hey Folks! As always a massive thank you to everyone who took part in the eighth and final round of the SLTD Predictions League for TLC. We had 86 of you wonderful people taking part in this round and it was great to see so many of you returning! So lets get down to business! …
Dec 16
When wrestling fans talk about the NXT women’s division the first person they will talk about is Bayley, the current NXT women’s champion, after that they would probably mention Sasha, Charlotte and Becky, however, these three women have been promoted to the main roster and since they have left NXT the women’s division in NXT …
Dec 15
Tonights RAW is to follow up on the TLC PPV, and did not disappoint. We have some major developments and “fall out” from the PPV. We also have great arcs to storylines, and to follow up from last night’s segments and action. What will happen regarding Roman Reigns and his uncharacteristic upheavals of Sheamus and …
Dec 15
Before I get started with this piece, I do want to mention that the piece down below was written a few days before the TLC and RAW events this week. I do believe coming off those two shows, the WWE may be about to turn the corner in righting a few of these wrongs mentioned …
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