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Wrestling Uncensored EP. 130: Wrestlemania 29 preview now online

April 7, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

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Wrestling Uncensored Episode 130. Original air date: April 6, 2013. Hosted by Dave Simon and Johnny North.

Simon and North previewed WWE Wrestlemania 29 on this episode including The Rock defending the WWE title versus John Cena and where they will go after the big event.

Simon and North discussed CM Punk versus The Undertaker and the latest interaction between the two with Paul Heyman dressing up as Paul Bearer and CM Punk spilling ashes onto The Dead Man.

Simon and North talked about Triple H versus Brock Lesnar, Jack Swagger versus Alberto Del Rio and everything else scheduled to take place at Wrestlemania 29.

All this and more pro wrestling on this 1-hour episode.

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Wrestlemania 29

Sunday April 7, 2013

New Jersey, United States of America

MetLife Stadium

The Rock (C) versus John Cena (WWE Championship)

The Undertaker v. CM Punk w/ Paul Heyman

Triple H w/ Shawn Michaels versus Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman (No Holds Barred, Triple H must retire if he loses)

Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez (C) v. Jack Swagger w/ Zeb Coulter (World Heavyweight Championship)

Ryback v. Mark Henry

Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (C) v. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston with A.J. Lee (WWE Tag-Team Championship)

Chris Jericho v. Fandango

Sheamus, Randy Orton and Big Show v. The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose)

Brodus Clay, Tensai and The Funkadactyls v. Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) and The Bella Twins (8-person inter-gender tag-team match)

Wade Barrett (C) v. The Miz (Intercontinental Championship)

Filed Under: Friday Night Smackdown, Monday Night Raw, NXT, Podcasts, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Wrestling Uncensored Podcast, WWE Tagged With: 3MB, A.J. Lee, Alberto Del Rio, Antonio Cesaro, Big E Langson, Big Show, Booker T, Brad Maddox, Brie Bella, Brock Lesnar, Brodus Clay, Bruno Sammartino, Cameron, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Fandango, Heath Slater, Jack Swagger, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Jinder Mahal, John Cena, Josh Matthews, Kaitlyn, Kane, Layla, Mark Henry, Matt Striker, Michael Cole, Mick Foley, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Bella, Paul Bearer, Paul Heyman, R. Truth, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Rhodes Scholars, Ricardo Rodriguez, Rob Van Dam, Roman Reigns, Ryback, Santino Marella, Seth Rollins, Shane McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Stephanie McMahon, Stevie Ray, Tamina Snuka, Team Hell No, Tensai, The Bella Twins, The Funkadactyls, The Miz, The Rock, The Shield, The Undertaker, Triple H, Trish Stratus, Vickie Guerrero, Vince McMahon, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Zeb Coulter

Wrestling Uncensored EP. 128 now online

March 24, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

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Wrestling Uncensored Episode 128. Original air date: March 23, 2013. Hosted by Dave Simon and Johnny North.

Simon and North discussed Triple H versus Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania and the new stipulations added to the match of No Holds Barred and The Game’s career on the line.

Simon and North talked about the lack of The Rock on WWE TV in the weeks leading to Wrestlemania and John Cena’s awful promo with the Primetime Players on Raw.

Simon and North also discussed Chris Jericho versus Fandango, The Miz versus Wade Barrett and what Antonio Cesaro could be doing at Wrestlemania.

All this and much more pro wrestling on this 1-hour episode.

Filed Under: Friday Night Smackdown, Monday Night Raw, NXT, Podcasts, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Superstars, Wrestling Uncensored Podcast, WWE Tagged With: A.J. Lee, Adrian Neville, Alberto Del Rio, Antonio Cesaro, Big E Langston, Big Show, Booker T, Brad Maddox, Brie Bella, Brock Lesnar, Brodus Clay, Cameron, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Darren Young, David Otunga, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Edge, Epico, Fandango, Harlem Heat, Hulk Hogan, Jack Swagger, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, John Cena, Kaitlyn, Kane, Kassius Ohno, Kofi Kingston, Layla, Mark Henry, Michael Cole, Naomi, Nikki Bella, Paul Heyman, Primo, R. Truth, Randy Orton, Rhodes Scholars, Ric Flair, Ricardo Rodriguez, Rob Van Dam, Roman Reigns, Rosa Mendes, Ryback, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, Stephanie McMahon, Stevie Ray, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Tamina Snuka, Team Hell No, Tensai, The Bella Twins, The Funkadactyls, The Miz, The Primetime Players, The Rock, The Shield, The Undertaker, Theodore Long, Titus O'Neill, Triple H, Vickie Guerrero, Vince McMahon, Wade Barrett, William Regal, Zack Ryder, Zeb Coulter

Wrestling Roundup!

June 18, 2012 By Kevin Leave a Comment

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This weeks Wrestling Roundup (June 11th-17th, 2012) features the results of all four WWE television shows, the No Way Out Pay-Per-View, TNA IMPACT Wrestling, Ring of Honor results, and Johnny North’s match at MWF’s Whatever It Takes event.

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Monday June 11th, 2012

World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus def. Tensai - Non Title

Dolph Ziggler def. Christian, Jack Swagger & The Great Khali - New #1 Contender for World Heavyweight Champion (4-way Elimination Match)

Ryback def. Willard Fillmore and Rutherford “PS” Hayes (2-on-1 Handicap Match)

Big Show def. Kofi Kingston (Steel Cage Match)

Sin Cara def. Curt Hawkins

Vader def. Heath Slater

WWE Champion CM Punk & AJ Lee def. Kane & Daniel Bryan

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Wednesday June 13th, 2012

Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins def. Derrick Bateman & Percy Watson

Kaitlyn def. Natalya

The Usos def. Johnny Curtis & Michael McGillicutty

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Thursday June 14th, 2012

Zack Ryder def. Michael McGillicutty

The Primetime Players Titus O’Neil & Darren Young def. The Usos Jimmy & Jey

Hunico w/ Camacho def. Justin Gabriel

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Friday June 15th, 2012

Dolph Ziggler & Daniel Bryan w/ Vickie Guerrero def. WWE Champion CM Punk & World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus w/ AJ Lee

Brodus Clay def. Heath Slater

Beth Phoenix def. Alicia Fox

Intercontinental Champion Christian def. Jack Swagger / Vickie Guerrero – Non Title

Ryback def. Ari Cohen & Mike Testa (2-on-1 Handicap Match)

Damien Sandow def. Tyson Kidd

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Sunday June 17th, 2012

Brodus Clay def. David Otunga (count out)

World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus def. Dolph Ziggler - retains title

Santino Marella def. Ricardo Rodriguez (Tuxedo Match)

Intercontinental Champion Christian def. Cody Rhodes - retains title

PrimeTime Players Titus O’Neil & Darren Young def. Primo & Epico, The Usos, Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel - New #1 contenders

Divas Champion Layla def. Beth Phoenix – retains title

Sin Cara def. Hunico

WWE Champion CM Punk def. Kane & Daniel Bryan - retains title

Ryback def. Dan Delaney & Rob Grymes (2-on-1 Handicap Match)

John Cena def. Big Show (Cage Match)

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Thursday June 14th, 2012

TNA X-Division Champion Austin Aries def. Chris Sabin & Zima Ion (Ultimate X Match)

TNA TV Champion Devon def. Hernandez

James Storm def. AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Brutus Magnus, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Abyss, D’Angelo Dinero, Christopher Daniels, Robbie E & Bully Ray (Bound for Glory Series Gaunlet Match)

TNA Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher def. Madison Rayne

TNA World Champion Bobby Roode def. Ken Anderson

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Friday June 15th, 2012

“The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet” #DemBoys The Briscoes (Jay & Mark) def. Totally Awesome (Paradyse & “The Psychadelic Superstar” Chris Silvio).

The All Night Express def. Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander

“American Wolf” Davey Richards & “No Fear” Mike Mondo – time limit draw

Adam Cole defeated BJ Whitmer, Kyle O’Reilly & ROH TV Champion Roderick Strong w/Truth Martini (Corner Survival “Proving Ground” Match) - New ROH TV Title #1 contender

Jay Lethal def.”Unbreakable” Michael Elgin w/Truth Martini

Jay Briscoe def. “The Outlaw” Charlie Haas (Texas Death Match)

ROH World Champion “Wrestling’s Worst Nightmare” Kevin Steen def. “Die Hard” Eddie Edwards – retains title

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Saturday June 16th, 2012

MWF Regional Champion Ivan Sullivan def. Chakal by DQ – retains title

Darkko def. Gatean L’Amour

Johnny North def. The Green Phantom (Aided with a low blow by Carl Choquette)

Alex Silva & Marvelous Jeff def. Bryan Kevins, Maverick and Lex Lerman

SOA Amin def. Razen

Chris Cruze def. Nico Marshall (Chain match)

Pauly Platinum and Stew win the MWF Tag Team Titles in a four team ladder match

MWF National Champion Shayne Hawke def. Pat Guenette – retains title

Filed Under: Friday Night Smackdown, Monday Night Raw, NXT, Superstars, TNA, WWE Tagged With: "American Wolf" Davey Richards, "No Fear" Mike Mondo, "The Psychadelic Superstar" Chris Silvio, Abyss, Adam Cole, AJ Lee, AJ Styles, Alex Silva, Alicia Fox, Ari Cohen, Beth Phoenix, Big Show, BJ Whitmer, Bobby Roode, Bound For Glory, Bound for Glory Series, Bound for Glory Series Gaunlet Match, Brodus Clay, Brooke Tessmacher, Brutus Magnus, Bryan Kevins, Bully Ray, Camacho, Caprice Coleman, Carl Choquette, Cedric Alexander, Chakal, Charlie Haas, Chris Cruze, Christian, Christopher Daniels, CM Punk, D'Angelo Dinero, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Darkko, Darren Young, Derrick Bateman, Dolph Ziggler, Eddie Edwards, Friday Night Smackdown, Gatean L'Amour, Green Phantom, Heath Slater, Hunico, Impact Wrestling, Intercontinental Champion, Ivan Sullivan, Jack Swagger, James Storm, Jay Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Jeff Hardy, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Johnny North, Justin Gabriel, Kaitlyn, Kane, Ken Anderson, Kevin Steen, Kofi Kingston, Kurt Angle, Kyle O'Reilly, Lex Lerman, Madison Rayne, Mark Briscoe, Marvelous Jeff, Maverick, Michael Elgin, Michael Mcgillicutty, Mike Testa, Mo, Montreal Wrestling Federation, MWF, MWF National Champion, MWF Regional Champion, MWF Tag Team Titles, MWF What Ever It Takes 2012, Natalya, Nico Marshall, NXT, ohnny Curtis, Paradyse, Pat Guenette, Pauly Platinum, Percy Watson, RAW Supershow, Razen, Ring of Honor, Rob Van Dam, Robbie E, Roderick Strong, ROH TV Champion, ROH World Title, ROH Wrestling, Rutherford "PS" Hayes, Ryback, Samoa Joe, Shayne Hawke, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Soa Amin, Stew, SUPERSTARS, Tensai, The All Night Express, The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet, The Briscoes, The Great Khali, The Green Phantom, The Primetime Players, The Usos, Titus O'Neill, TNA, TNA Impact, TNA Knockouts Champion, TNA World Champion, Totally Awesome, Truth Martini, Tyler Reks, Tyson Kidd, Vader, Willard Fillmore, Wrestling Roundup, WWE, WWE Champion, WWE Superstars, WWE World Heavyweight Champion

Wrestling Uncensored EP. 87 now online

June 10, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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Wrestling Uncensored Episode 87. Original air date: June 9, 2012. Hosted by Dave Simon and Jeremy Prophet.

Simon and Prophet discussed John Cena beating Lord Tensai and embarassing Michael Cole on the most recent episode of Monday Night Raw. Simon and Prophet talked about the current feud between Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio and the demotion of Brodus Clay.

Simon and Prophet talked about the WWE potentially releasing Randy Orton, Christian appearing at TNA Slammiversary and much more pro wrestling on this 80-minute episode.

Filed Under: Friday Night Smackdown, Monday Night Raw, NXT, Podcasts, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Superstars, TNA, Wrestling Uncensored Podcast, WWE Tagged With: A.J. Styles, Alberto Del Rio, Austin Aries, Big Show, Brodus Clay, Christian, Christopher Daniels, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Dixie Carter, Dolph Ziggler, Eve Torres, Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Jack Swagger, Jeff Hardy, Jim Ross, John Cena, John Laurinaitis, Kane, Kazarian, Kurt Angle, Lord Tensai, Michael Cole, Mr. Anderson, Randy Orton, Ricardo Rodriguez, Rob Van Dam, Robert Roode, Ryback, Samoa Joe, Santino Marella, Sheamus, Sting, Triple H, Vince McMahon

TNA: Impact Wrestling launches in New Zealand

January 10, 2012 By admin

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Melbourne, Australia (January 6, 2012): IMPACT WRESTLING the organisation that is home to Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, “The Icon” Sting, Kurt Angle and the biggest names in professional wrestling are delighted to announce that New Zealand’s SKY Television will begin airing flagship program “IMPACT WRESTLING” weekly on the BOX (SKY channel 005), in addition to monthly pay-per-view events which will be available on SKY ARENA. IMPACT WRESTLING will air every Saturday at 9:30pm on the BOX starting Saturday January 21st with New Zealand fans now able to watch stars including Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode and Kurt Angle each Saturday Night.

The show will air just one day after the U.S. broadcast to ensure continuity with TNA payper- view events which will be broadcast LIVE on SKY ARENA. IMPACT WRESTLING continues its strong growth in Australia. Fuel TV, Australia’s only dedicated 24-hour action sports channel have acquired new programming to complement the weekly screening of IMPACT WRESTLING Saturday Nights at 8:30pm. “Xplosion” and “Greatest Matches” will join the line-up of weekly shows broadcast on Fuel TV. “Xplosion” will air every Saturday Night at 7:30pm AEDT starting January 14th with a special catch up episode airing at 6:30pm AEDT on January 14th.

“Xplosion” features exclusive interviews and matches with your favourite Superstars. Get caught up with all the news, results and upcoming matches on IMPACT WRESTLING and monthly pay-per-views events. TNA’s GREATEST MATCHES will feature the very best matches from all the TNA Pay-Per-Views over the last two years and is set to start in February on Fuel TV!

For more information, visit www.impactwrestling.com or facebook.com/impactwrestlingaus

Filed Under: Pro Wrestling Uncensored, TNA Tagged With: @tnawrestling, Abyss, Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, Crimson, Dixie Carter, Gunner, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan, Rob Van Dam, Samoa Joe, Sting, TNA, TNA New Zealand, TNA Wrestling

Bloodstained Memoirs Review

November 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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Bloodstained Memoirs features exclusive interviews with an all-star pro wrestling cast of Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Christian Cage, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, Ultimo Dragon, Nora Greenwald (Molly Holly), Keiji Muto (The Great Muta) and Rob Van Dam.

The documentary is very dated (2005) and was dubbed as “The most anticipated wrestling documentary of all-time,” for the shocking comments made by some of the stars. While the interviews lack direction at times, there is no question that fans will be stunned by what they hear. Steroids, tragic deaths, and crooked higher-ups in the business are just a few of the interesting topics discussed.

It’s obvious that the director/filmmaker wrote down a series of questions and never swayed away from his script, no matter what the answer was from the wrestler. Roddy Piper was definitely one of the highlights of the documentary as he gave great insight on how the industry has changed from getting ahead by being talented to scripted nonsense. He talked about wrestlers purposely hurting other wrestlers physically and there was some juicy stuff there. That specific subject was very interesting and could have been elaborated on, but the subject is changed randomly to Bret Hart for no reason. Other wrestlers on the DVD give some interesting insight on different subjects pertaining to wrestling, while others are lackluster. It is disappointing that Chris Jericho simply discusses Fozzy on a “wrestling” documentary and as oppose to an interview with Mick Foley, the DVD has footage of him at a book signing.

The filmmaker is clearly a fan/friend of Joe Legend (Just Joe in WWE) as he asked Christian Cage about him as opposed to interesting questions about his own career. The extras (which the DVD is jam-packed with) have Legend in other projects featuring a problem he had with a wrestler and a women of interest for Legend.

Fans of shoot wrestling DVDs will definitely want to pick this up. Despite the faults of a clear direction there is too many must-see interviews that will give even smart fans an informative look at some of their wrestling favourites. Controversial and more negative than positive towards how wrestling federations operate, the DVD will leave you wanting more.

Bloodstained Memoirs

155min

Directed by: David Sinnott

2006

Spark Productions

Filed Under: DVD, ECW, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Reviews, TNA, WWE Tagged With: Bloodstained Memoirs, Bruiser Brody, Buddy Rogers, Chris Jericho, Christian Cage, Christy Hemme, David Sinnott, Fozzy, Jimmy Snuka, Joe Legend, Just Joe, Keiji Muto, Mick Foley, Molly Holly, Nora Greenwald, Rob Van Dam, Roddy Piper, RVD, Spark Productions, The Great Muta, Ultimo Dragon

TNA: Immortal Forever? DVD review

August 7, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff completely changed the landscape of Total Nonstop Action two years in a row and now fans can relive how it all began in TNA’s latest DVD release Immortal Forever?

Starting from Hogan’s announcement at Madison Square Garden that he was coming to TNA and ending with the dethroning of Jeff Hardy by Sting, Hogan along with his Immortals explains why he had to take over TNA in interviews shot in the same style as the ones on Impact Wrestling. Dixie Carter along with AJ Styles, Beer Money and Kazarian give their side of Hogan’s evil takeover. While Styles puts down Hogan all the time, the others do give Hogan his dues and explain how they went along with Hogan for a while.

This DVD set also takes you back to particular moments that stood out when TNA was on Mondays. The entire feud and matches Hogan had with Ric Flair are all shown along with the complete 2010 Lethal Lockdown match featuring Team Hogan against Team Flair. Hogan explains his problems with Sting that led to Sting completely destroying Jeff Jarrett and a future suspension. Unfortunately, matches like RVD VS. Abyss from Bound for Glory 2010 and Jeff Hardy against Mr. Anderson in a ladder match for the TNA World Title from Against All Odds 2011 are shown already in progress.

Despite a few times when the story gets sidetracked with Hogan-Flair and the introduction of EV2, the biography is mostly in chronological order. As much as this is a DVD about the Hogan-Bischoff regime it is also a DVD documenting Sting’s achievements in TNA and why he decided to stay for the last two years to battle the Hulkster. Despite Sting winning the World Title Hogan does get the final say at the end of both discs.

Hogan seems genuinely upset over Carter’s comments about EV2 being the 90′s equivalent to Hulk in the 80′s. Hogan goes on a decently long rant about how the guys in EV2 do not even compare to what he did. Hogan also seems genuine when he talks about how guys need to step up now that wrestling matters. He criticizes the TNA originals for having five-star matches that no one cares about because they are not following his guidance.

TNA could have also called this TNA: 2010-2011 Greatest Moments, as it feels a bit like a follow-up to last year’s Greatest Moments DVD. Considering you’re getting over six hours of storytelling and matches you definitely get your money’s worth for the low price this DVD goes for. The addition of complete matches to a DVD set like this makes it a lot more desirable than last year’s. Surprisingly the best wrestler in TNA, Kurt Angle, is rarely featured although his Bound For Glory match against Mr. Anderson and Jeff Hardy is shown.

TNA: Immortal Forever?

Rated PG-14

Distributed by Navarre

Run time of about six hours

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DVD listing–

Disc 1

The Beginning

10-27-2009 – Madison Square Garden

Hulk Hogan press conference (Impact – Oct. 27, 2009)

TNA Staff Meeting (Impact – Nov. 4, 2009)

1-4-2010

Hulk Hogan’s Impact Debut (Impact – Jan. 4, 2010)

Jeff Hardy’s TNA Re-Debut (Impact – Jan. 4, 2010)

Ric Flair’s TNA Debut (Impact – Jan. 4, 2010)

Jeff Jarrett’s promo with Hogan (Impact – Jan. 4, 2010)

Factions and Friction

The Squared Circle?

Hogan/Bischoff promo from Genesis 2010

Mr. Anderson vs. Abyss from Genesis 2010

Stars Align

TNA Makes the Move

Abyss & Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair & AJ Styles (Impact – Mar. 8, 2010)

RVD’s debut (Impact – Mar. 8, 2010)

Team Hogan vs. Team Flair

Lethal Lockdown: Team Hogan vs. Team Flair (Lockdown 2010)

The formation of Fortune (Impact – Jun. 17, 2010)

Sting Takes a Stand

Hogan and Sting Face off (Impact – May 3, 2010)

Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett (Sacrifice 2010)

“They” Are Coming

The End of Sting?

The Road to 10.10.10

Falls Count Anywhere Match- Rhino vs. Abyss (No Surrender 2010)

DISC 2

EV2 Invasion

Fortune annihilation of EV2 and the Abyss/‘Janice’ attack on RVD (Impact: Whole F’N Show – Aug. 12, 2010)

Monsters Ball: Abyss vs. RVD (Bound for Glory 2010) (already in progress)

Bound for Glory

TNA World Championship Three Way Match: Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy (Bound for Glory 2010)

The Alliance

#1 Contenders Match: Matt Morgan vs. Mr. Anderson (Genesis 2011) (already in progress)

TNA World Championship Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson (Genesis 2011)

“They” Are Here

Champions

TNA World Championship Ladder Match: Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy (Against All Odds 2011) (already in progress)

Jeff Hardy vs. Sting

TNA World Championship Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Sting (Impact – Mar. 3, 2011)

Filed Under: DVD, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Reviews, TNA Tagged With: Abyss, Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, Immortal, Impact Wrestling, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, MMA Legend Jeff Jarrett, Mr. Anderson, Navarre, Rob Van Dam, RVD, Sting, TNA, TNA Wrestling

TNA: Lockdown 2011 DVD review

August 7, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett continued their feud of the year when they nearly killed each other in the most brutal steel cage match in the history of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at TNA: Lockdown 2011.

Angle, looking to outdo his incredible steel cage matches of the past, attempted a few new maneuvers that did not go exactly as he hoped, but the end result gave fans an amazing show. Angle looked like he broke his neck once again when he attempted to reverse Jeff Jarrett’s powerbomb from the top rope. Jarrett looked like he lost all his wind when Angle landed on him after an attempted belly-to-belly suplex from the top rope. Although not the main event of the show, Angle-Jarrett was clearly the match of the night.

Lockdown started off strong with a No.1 Contender X-Division XScape Match which ended up as the last match for Jay Lethal in TNA. Lethal and Amazing Red had a nice exchange, but the match was mainly highlighted by former TNA talents Generation Me having problems working together. Sting defending the TNA Heavyweight Championship against Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam was an even back-and-forth bout until Hulk Hogan interfered and got involved in the match.

The Lethal Lockdown match was a contrast compared to last year where you had Fortune and Sting as the villains against Hogan’s heroes. This year Fortune are now the heroes against Hogan’s Immortals which consisted of Nature Boy Ric Flair, Matt Hardy, Bully Ray and Abyss. Both teams start off at ringside unlike everyone having their own entrance. The bloody destruction of Flair by Fortune is truly one fans of hardcore wrestling will love, but fans of the Nature Boy will be disgusted with Flair getting butchered in the ring and forced to tap out.

TNA stays ahead of WWE when it comes to giving wrestling fans a little extra on their DVDs. Not only do you get the entire Lockdown event, but TNA provides a bonus disc that includes the entire pre-show for Lockdown, post match interviews, a music video recap, and interviews from Lockdown’s fan interaction. Jarrett looks like he is completely out of it while doing his post match interview and Angle is sporting a huge ice pack on his neck in his. The Lockdown Fan Interaction is a different look at TNA stars as they interact with their fans and give their thoughts on their matches. Mickie James and RVD come across as two who are very approachable at the event.

TNA: Lockdown 2011

Rated PG-14

Distributed by Navarre

Released on Jun. 21, 2011

Run time of about six hours

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Match listing–

X-Division XScape Match

Max Buck VS. Jeremy Buck VS. Suicide VS. Robbie E VS. Chris Sabin VS. Amazing Red VS. Brian Kendrick VS. Jay Lethal

Crimson & Scott Steiner VS. Ink Inc. VS. The British Invasion VS. Eric Young and Orlando Jordan

TNA Knockouts Championship VS. Mickie’s hair -Mickie James VS. Madison Rayne

Samoa Joe VS. The Pope D’Angelo Dinero

Matt Morgan VS. Hernandez

Kurt Angle VS. Jeff Jarrett

TNA World Title Match – Sting VS. Mr. Anderson VS. RVD

Lethal Lockdown – Fortune VS. Immortal

Filed Under: DVD, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Reviews, TNA Tagged With: Amazing Red, Hulk Hogan, Immortal, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Matt Hardy, Mickie James, Mr. Anderson, review, Rob Van Dam, RVD, Scott Steiner, Sting, TNA, TNA DVD, TNA Lockdown 2011, TNA Lockdown 2011 DVD

TNA: Bound For Glory 2010 DVD review

January 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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The biggest Total Nonstop Action Wrestling event of the year Bound For Glory, saw the crowning of Jeff Hardy as World Champion when he joined ‘they,’ an evil group ran by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff.

Now in a special two-disc DVD release, fans can relive all the memorable confrontations from TNA’s biggest pay-per-view of the year and for the first time they get exclusive pre-and-post match interviews, a behind-the-scenes look at the fan expo before the big event, the entire Before The Bell preview show for BFG and the standard music video recap and photo gallery for the extravaganza. TNA continues to deliver more bonus content than World Wrestling Entertainment does with their PPV DVD releases.

Not only did TNA deliver with a main event match of Hardy versus Mr. Anderson versus Kurt Angle for the TNA title, the rest of the card was quite possibly one of the best lineups TNA has ever presented. Rob Van Dam against Abyss was a solid hardcore match that saw the use of barbed wire boards, steel chairs and a bit of blood shed between the two. For fans of absolutely insane brawls, there will be a lot of love for the Lethal Lockdown showdown between Fortune and EV 2.0. It is the last time for many of the Extreme Championship Wrestling originals to have one true moment of glory before the group starts to fall apart and exits the company.

Eric Young teaming with Orlando Jordan in a battle against Ink Inc. provided the comedy for the night, while The Motor City Machine Guns against Generation Me featured great back and forth action and innovating high-flying maneuvers. Sting and The Pope and Kevin Nash against Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe helped elevate the shocking revelation of Hogan and Bischoff’s regime and the Knockouts match had a bit more intrigue thanks to the addition of Mickie James to TNA who definitely adds a lot more star power to that division.

TNA has traditionally shaped up their entire year based off what transpires at BFG and last year’s was no different. The PPV also is a strong showing on far TNA has come along in not only bringing in some of the biggest names in pro wrestling, but also introducing brand new superstars to the wrestling audience. If you tired of WWE’s programming, TNA does offer an alternate that is not afraid to be edgy or controversial.

TNA: Bound For Glory 2010

Rated PG-14

Released on Jan. 18, 2011

Run time of 300 minutes

$19.98

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BFG Full Card

TNA Tag Team Championship

Motor City Machine Guns vs. Generation Me

TNA Knockouts Championship

Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne vs. Tara – Mickie James special referee

Ink Inc. vs. Eric Young & Orlando Jordan

TNA X Division Championship

Jay Lethal vs. Douglas Williams

Monster’s Ball

Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss

Jeff Jarrett & Samoa Joe vs. Sting, Kevin Nash, D’Angelo Dinero

Lethal Lockdown

Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Stevie Richards, Raven, Rhino vs. A.J. Styles, Beer Money, Kazarian, Matt Morgan

TNA World Championship Match: Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson

Filed Under: DVD, Pro Wrestling Uncensored, Reviews, TNA Tagged With: Abyss, Bound For Glory, Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Mickie James, Mr. Anderson, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Tara, they, TNA, TNA Wrestling

Smackdown vs. Raw 2011- Video Game Review

December 8, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

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WWE’s latest edition of the Smackdown vs. Raw series surpasses the games of years passed. With new superstars, finishers, and game modes the possibilities are endless to the amount of fun you can have while playing this game.

The game features many different modes of play, such as Road to WrestleMania, WWE Universe and WWE Storyline Designer. All three modes are unique in there own way; in
The Road to WrestleMania Mode you choose the WrestleMania paths of Christian, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, John Cena and you challenge the Undertaker as Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, or John Morrison in some very TV quality storylines. New to the game is the live WWE locker room, where you roam around interacting with superstars and divas unlocking the secret characters and legends of the game on your way to the grandest stage of the all.

In The WWE Universe Mode every action affects the results and angles of every superstar. For instance, if Edge defeats John Cena, they start a feud and interfere in each others matches bringing reasoning to the matches that you have, as opposed to winning several matches to gain a championship.

In the Storyline Designer Mode, you can create you own shows and matchups creating dream matches and feuds, or you can play pre-created storylines including Batista, Straight Edge Society and ECW.

Some of the Specialty matches have changed for better and for worse. In the Hell in a Cell match you must now perform a finisher at specific places around the cage to exit it. In Money in The Bank/Ladder/TLC matches it is easier to take done the contract/briefcase/belt no longer impossible or lengthy to acquire, and they’ve added more finishers off the ladder, including an Attitude Adjustment, RKO which is a plus. Finally all weapons are now interactive in the game, for instance if you perform a move beside a weapon, the opponent will sell the move as if he also hit the weapon. The producers did not put a lot of effort into the backstage areas, as the goal is to utilize your surroundings, yet some are impossible to use.

The game play is very similar to the past games, but changes have been to grappling move sets, with a standard arsenal as well as a groggy one change the way you play the game. In the corner you can now prop up you opponent on the top rope or put him in a tree of woe, as you could not before and the ring apron moves have slightly improved, but for the remainder of your in ring actions it’s status quo.

The only real problem with the game is that it’s dated; the game is missing a lot of current champions and members of the WWE roster. With no Nexus, Daniel Bryan, Kaval, Alberto Del Rio the game feels empty. Many other the superstars in the game are no longer on the active roster and were released by the company months before the game hit stores. I understand that superstars like Shad, MVP, Vance Archer and Luke Gallows were recently released, but Batista, Hurricane, and Finlay, are unnecessary.

Other than that the game is top notch and is highly recommended to any fan of the series.

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