Editorials

John: It is WWE Extreme Rules time. I remember last year’s event fondly. The top matches like John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar, CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho and Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan were all great while the undercard was just okay although Brodus Clay beating Dolph Ziggler in four minutes hurt my head (read my [...]

Greetings jabronis, As the memories of a somewhat lacklustre Wrestlemania fades into the annals, the first noteworthy destination as we venture into the new season of WWE is the Extreme Rules PPV.  I always thought it was a tad strange that WWE stuck with the “Extreme” moniker now that all its programming adheres to a [...]

I recently read the list put out by WWE.com of the top fifty WWE Title matches of all time. After going through all the matches, I decided to make my own list and show where I disagree. Here’s part one! 50. The Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy, Ladder Match, Raw July ‘02: I’ve often called this [...]

Jee-S’ MAIN EVENT AND WWE NXT REVIEW 05/15/13 Kane defeats Seth Rollins via DQ when Dean Ambrose breaks up the pin attempt by Kane on Rollins. The Shield was going for the Cerebrus Bomb but The Usos made the save. Thoughts: It was a solid match by two very talented competitors; I just think their [...]

It’s time for another of those déjà vu reviews again, a DVD review of a TV show I’ve already reviewed, and this time around we’re heading into the world of British MMA as we head back to The Troxy in London last August for UCMMA 29. The show began with action from the light heavyweight [...]

Live from Tulsa, Oklahoma this is the Raw Deal for episode #1042. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Raw opened with a replay of the end of Raw last week when Ryback attacked John Cena at the conclusion of the program. Also, Guy Voiceover told us we would see a “face to face” between Triple H [...]

This past week on Smackdown, the Daniel Bryan vs. Dean Ambrose match has received the endorsement from both WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross and veteran, William Regal, as an excellent match that showcases many of the great aspects of professional wrestling. If you watched the match, you know they are correct and if you [...]

Fandango attacks Chris Jericho after Summer Rae fakes an injury during their dance off. Jericho had Edyta Sliwinska as his partner, but they never got the chance to dance. ^What a waste of a dance contest. I obviously hate the dancing part of Fandango’s character, but the aggressiveness is awesome! I honestly believe Fandango and [...]

It’s time to head over to the Impact Zone once again as we take a look at the latest of TNA’s One Night Only shows, Joker’s Wild, shown this past Wednesday night on Challenge here in Britain. The format of this show borrowed a little from something WCW did many years ago, a tournament format [...]

Jee-S is here with me this week covering both NXT and Main Event, and I’m covering Smackdown as usual! I couldn’t be happier to have him on the team every week from here on out! Enjoy! NXT REVIEW 05/07/13 First off, I just want to say thank you to everyone who read my reviews for [...]

It’s time to step into the realm of Canada’s Northern Championship Wrestling once again, and having taken a look at two episodes of their Full Blast series we’re now going to take a first look at their all-women’s show. So join me now as we head back to last July for Femmes Fatales IX. The [...]

Greetings jabronis, When Ryback was announced as Super Cena’s challenger for the WWE Title at Extreme Rules I, like many others of you I’m sure, immediately foresaw it as a straightforward victory for Johnny Boy in what will likely be a pretty lengthy title reign now the strap is back around his waist after a [...]

Live from Roanoke, Virginia this is the Raw Deal for episode #1041. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Guy Voiceover (not the real name) told us that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman were at WWE Headquarters earlier in the day. We’ll find out what they were doing. Also, Ryback walked out on John Cena last week. [...]

John Cena comes to the ring to talk about defending the WWE Title at Extreme Rules. Vickie Guerrero interrupts and brings out Ryback. Ryback announces that Extreme Rules will be a last man standing match against John Cena. ^I like this rivalry. I don’t expect Cena to lose the title at Extreme Rules, but I [...]

It’s time for another of those déjà vu reviews where we take a look at a DVD release of a television show I’ve already seen, and this time around we’re looking at a show that introduced a new player to the main event scene. The DVD in question is WWE Hell in a Cell 2012. [...]

Welcome to ThunderStruck! Jee-S will be back with me covering the shows next week, but for this week it’s just me all by my lonesome. Enjoy! WWE Main Event Review 05/01/13 Kofi Kingston defeats Antonio Cesaro with trouble in paradise to retain the United States Championship. ^Fantastic match between these two! Cesaro should have the [...]

It was the battle of the Ultimate Fighter coaches as the Ultimate Fighting Championship presented UFC 159, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain. The show began with the prelims and the bantamweight encounter between Bryan Caraway and Johny Bedford. This was a pretty good fight. [...]

Live from Columbus, Ohio this is the Raw Deal for episode #1040. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Thank you. There was no opening video package this week. Instead, Michael Cole welcomed us to the show saying that Raw was sold out in Columbus, Ohio. The announcers for the show are Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield [...]

Ricardo Rodriguez wins the opening match no-DQ against Big E. Langston and Zeb Colter where the winner gets to pick the stipulation for the World Title match at Extreme Rules. Rodriguez rolls up Colter after involvement from AJ Lee, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger. ^This is definitely one of the most creative [...]

We’re taking a trip into Ring of Honor territory once again, and this time around we’re looking at another DVD tribute to a former employee. The man in question is A.J. Styles, and the two disc set is entitled Styles Clash. And as is the custom with these things let’s start at the beginning with…. [...]