|Date: October 7, 2023|Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse |City: Indianapolis, Indiana|Attendance: 14,529 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show opens with a video package voiced by Pat McAfee. Michael Cole welcomes us to Fastlane. He’s joined by Corey Graves. There’s a video package for the tag team championship match. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damien Priest) (c) vs. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso – Undisputed Tag Team Championship … Continue reading Fastlane 2023
|Date: November 26, 1987|Venue: UIC Pavilion |City: Chicago, Illinois|Attendance: 8,000 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross welcome us to Starrcade 87 and they are excited about 5 title matches tonight. Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin & Sting vs. Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner & Larry Zbyszko Background: There isn’t really much background to this feud but in UWF Michael Hayes and Eddie Gilbert have a … Continue reading Starrcade ’87
Welcome everybody to the third of my re-booking series, this time I’m re-booking Wrestlemania 3. This card had some really good matches and feuds and the card is a lot stronger than the previous 2 Wrestlemania’s. But I’ll get into the heart of the card and re-book the matches that I think could have been improved. It’s easy to do in hindsight. First let’s have … Continue reading Rebooking Wrestlemania 3
For this post I am going back in time to the 1990. 1990 featured the “big four” PPV’s with Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam and Survivor Series. You’ll find all the stats, facts and figures from those events in this stat pack. 1990 PPV Ranking 1. Royal Rumble 90 (56/100)2. Survivor Series 90 (54.58/100)3. Summerslam 90 (51.66/100)4. Wrestlemania VI (41/100) Most 1990 PPV Matches 1= Hercules … Continue reading 1990 Stat Pack
|Date: September 2, 2023|Venue: PPG Paints Arena |City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 14,584 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a standard video package. Nothing too out of the ordinary with this one, it highlights all of the top matches tonight. Michael Cole welcomes us to Pittsburgh. There’s a video package for Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus. It’s a really really good video package narrated by … Continue reading Payback 2023
This is my second blog in this series of re-booking Wrestlemania. This second Wrestlemania had 12 matches over 3 cities and I had a lot of fun re-booking this one. I honestly believe my card would have been better but who am I to argue with Vince McMahon? So first off, here is the card that aired: Nassau ColiseumPaul Orndorff vs. The Magnificent MuracoRandy Savage … Continue reading Rebooking Wrestlemania 2
|Date: August 5, 2023|Venue: Ford Field |City: Detroit, Michigan|Attendance: 59,194 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show starts with a cold open courtesy of Kid Rock. I like the mention of Summerslam’s gone by before focusing on tonight’s show. Michael Cole welcomes us to the 36th annual Summerslam event. Ricochet vs. Logan Paul Background: At the Royal Rumble in January, Logan Paul and Ricochet were participants in … Continue reading Summerslam 2023
For this post I am going back in time to pick apart the 1980’s PPV scene in WWE. I have extracted loads of statistics from the first real decade for WWE PPV and broken it all down here for you. I hope it makes for an interesting read and maybe you’ll learn a thing or two! 1980’s PPV Ranking 1. Survivor Series 89 (61/100)2. Survivor … Continue reading WWE 80’s Stat Pack
Welcome everybody to my 71st WWE Stat Pack! I have been watching every WWF/WWE PPV from the very beginning, back from Wrestlemania 1 and reviewing each and every show. Every 5 or 10 PPVs I have put together and updated a stat pack which records all the major stats, facts and figures from the big shows. This stat pack covers everything from the first Wrestlemania … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 71
|Date: July 1, 2023|Venue: The O2 Arena |City: London, England|Attendance: 18,885 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show opens up with a retro James Bond style video package. It’s really cool actually, they’ve gone all out for it. Most of the matches are highlighted in it. Michael Cole welcomes us to London. He’s joined by Wade Barrett. The crowd sound hot. Butch vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Santos … Continue reading Money In The Bank 2023
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