Money In The Bank 2018

|Date: June 17, 2018|Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois|Attendance: 15,214 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s a cool video package to kick off the show. Mostly focusing on the two Money In The Bank ladder matches, the Ronda Rousey v Nia Jax match and the WWE Championship match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. Tom Phillips welcomes us to Money In The Bank. Daniel Bryan vs. Big … Continue reading Money In The Bank 2018

Fastlane 2018

|Date: March 11, 2018|Venue: Nationwide Arena |City: Columbus, Ohio|Attendance: 15,119|Brand: Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show starts with a video package highlighting the importance of this show as the the final stop on the road to Wrestlemania. The main focus is on the six pack challenge for the WWE Championship but the Roode/Orton match and Charlotte/Ruby Riott match also get hyped. Tom Phillips welcomes us … Continue reading Fastlane 2018

Royal Rumble 2018

|Date: January 28, 2018|Venue: Wells Fargo Center |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 17,629|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off, it’s very stylistic and there’s a lot of emphasis on there being more Rumble than ever with the addition of the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble match. Tom Phillips welcomes us to the 31st annual Royal Rumble event. AJ Styles (c) vs. … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2018

Survivor Series 2017

|Date: November 19, 2017|Venue: Toyota Center |City: Houston, Texas|Attendance: 14,478|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @bastionblogger A video package kicks us off hyping up most of the big matches tonight. It’s a longer package than usual and covers most of the matches. Michael Cole welcomes us to the 31st annual Survivor Series. The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. The New Day … Continue reading Survivor Series 2017

Battleground 2017

|Date: July 23, 2017|Venue: Wells Fargo Center |City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Attendance: 12,500|Brand: Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a nice video package based around flags and colours. John Cena and Rusev get plenty of focus as do Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton. Tom Phillips welcomes us to the site of the Punjabi Prison, Battleground! The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (c) vs. The New … Continue reading Battleground 2017

Money In The Bank 2017

A video package kicks us off, mostly focusing on Jinder Mahal as the new WWE Champion and the two Money In The Bank ladder matches. Tom Phillips welcomes us to At Louis for Money In The Bank. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte vs. Natalya vs. Carmella vs. Tamina – Women’s Money In The Bank ladder match Background: This is the first ever women’s money in the … Continue reading Money In The Bank 2017

Backlash 2017

|Date: May 21, 2017|Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois|Attendance: 9,800|Brand: Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off focusing on the Randy Orton/Jinder Mahal, Kevin Owens/AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler/Shinsuke Nakamura matches. Tom Phillips welcomes us to Chicago for Backlash. How long until the CM Punk chants break out? Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler Background: On SmackDown, Nakamura interrupted Dolph Ziggler’s in-ring promo. … Continue reading Backlash 2017

Wrestlemania 33

|Date: April 2, 2017|Venue: Camping World Stadium |City: Orlando, Florida|Attendance: 75,245|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Wrestlemania kicks off with Tinashe singing America The Beautiful. I have no idea who she is. Some planes fly over too. A video package then plays, first focusing on Wrestlemania being the Ultimate Thrill Ride and then going through the various wrestlers. It’s a really slick video package, … Continue reading Wrestlemania 33