Aug 13
Welcome to part three of Old Skool View presents……Summerslams of yesteryear. In this instalment i’ll be looking back at the Summerslams from 2000-2009, where no doubt many of you witnessed your first summerslam, but as i’m old and all that i’ve got a bit of time on you haha. Anyway, Summerslam 2000, the first Summerslam …
Jul 14
As I’m sure you’ve probably heard by now, the big blockbuster match has been announced for Summerslam! The match will see ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton challenge ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar. Hold on a minute. Why is this match happening? Is this another one of Eric Bischoff’s ‘RAW Roulette’ matches? I am a huge Randy Orton …
Jul 12
After his return to the Octagon at UFC, Brock Lesnar now has another big encounter in his 2016 Summer schedule. Following his big fight with Mark Hunt, Lesnar will now be going into SummerSlam and competing in a WWE ring for the first time since WrestleMania 32. From wrestling established WWE superstars like John Cena, …
May 26
With the 2016 Money In The Bank ladder match fast approaching, I’ve been rewatching all of the times the briefcase was exchanged for a WWE/World Title match since the idea was first introduced in 2005. There have been some great cash-ins and some not so great (hey Damien Sandow), but I’m looking at my top 5 favourite …
May 12
The 2016 Money In The Bank ladder match is fast approaching (June 19th to be exact), and at the moment WWE have some of the freshest young talents they’ve had in years, all itching to take that step up. Only two participants out of the 16 MITB winners have failed in their attempts to cash …
Feb 21
Tonight is a stacked and action-packed card and will be the best “lead-in” PPV prior to Wrestlemania. This photo of Styles-Jericho is going to be the one that everyone will remember most and pop for. This will be the one that makes its mark on the PPV, and most exciting, most looked-forward to bout (not …
Nov 26
WORLD WRESTLING EMERGENCY Randy Orton-Shoulder Injury Out 4 to 6 Months Cesaro-Torn Rotator Cuff Out 4 To 6 Months Seth Rollins-Torn Acl, Mcl, & Meniscus Out Indefinitely Tyson Kidd-Severe Neck Injury Out Indefinitely The top three names on this short list are a vital piece to WWE television programming and WWE in general, when Seth …
Nov 21
Just like realising Father Christmas doesn’t exist when you reach a certain age, there also comes a point as a wrestling fan when you discover that it’s scripted sports-entertainment and that all is not what it seems. This article may not sit pretty with some grapple fans but there is no denying the facts. The …
Oct 04
A big talking point to come out of the week in WWE is that John Cena might be taking some time off, particularly during the European tour in November. With the recent dwindling in Raw viewership, a lot of people think this could be a risky move, considering Cena’s popularity among the younger fans, and with …
Oct 03
“The wheel is going to keep turning and I understand that. Vince McMahon is going to make money despite himself. He’s a millionaire who should be a billionaire. You know why he’s not a billionaire? Because he surrounds himself with glad-handed, non-sensical, douchebag yes men, like John Laurinaitis, who’s going to tell him everything he …
Aug 20
The time is finally upon us! SummerSlam is right around the corner, and the WWE have done their best to deliver a worthy line-up, with ten matches each supported by a solid build-up. They wanted to give it WrestleMania-worthy hype, and with the aid of a well-known host, and the extension of the event to four hours, …
Aug 01
So another month has passed in the world of professional wrestling and as we near the biggest show of the summer, much has happened since my last report at the end of June. The WWE icon that is Hulk Hogan has been fired and blacklisted by WWE without a backward glance, the WWE’s resident phenom …
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