A opinion column I wrote for class on chair shots in sports entertainment / professional wrestling.
Tag: WWE
WWE has failed to capitalize on a Hart Dynasty feud
The WWE broke up the Hart Dynasty way too soon. But I guess tag teams in the WWE are just operating on borrowed time anyway. I think they had a decent feud that they failed to capitalize on, and I would’ve done it way differently. Unlike many of the tag teams in WWE today, David… Continue reading WWE has failed to capitalize on a Hart Dynasty feud
WWE RAW Live – Peoria, Illinois – 7/9/10
7/9/10 WWE made its annual return to Peoria tonight in a night that saw a new twist on the WWE title match, a not-on-television Cutting Edge, and a fun brawl between the RAW babyfaces and Nexus. Mark Henry d. Zack Ryder Henry played the power a lot here and won pretty quickly. The crowd was… Continue reading WWE RAW Live – Peoria, Illinois – 7/9/10
WWE NXT and Friday Night Smackdown results from Bloomington, Ill.
Written 9/22/10 about the 9/21/10 tapings Last night, WWE taped segments for last night’s NXT, next week’s NXT, and this week’s Friday Night SmackDown for their first TV tapings inside the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois. In a dark match, Tyler Reks pinned a local jobber, whose name sounded like Jesus Espinosa. Since NXT… Continue reading WWE NXT and Friday Night Smackdown results from Bloomington, Ill.
WWE DVD review: The Undertaker’s Deadliest Matches
I’m going to say that for my money, the Undertaker is the most interesting character that professional wrestling has ever created. From his beginnings, he was touted as a dead human being whose powers came from an urn in the possession of the Undertaker’s manager, Paul Bearer. Luckily, WWE and the Undertaker evolved into something… Continue reading WWE DVD review: The Undertaker’s Deadliest Matches