The fourth installment of Wrestlemania is very different to any of the previous events. This show is based around a 14 man tournament for the vacant World Heavyweight title. But why is it vacant? Well, Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan in their match for the title at The Big Event but only because “The Million Dollar Man”Ted Dibiase paid the referee a lot … Continue reading Wrestlemania 4
Well after a week off from reviewing I’m back with the next stop on our journey and this time it’s the first ever Survivor Series from Thanksgiving 1987. The theme for this PPV is two teams looking to eliminate the other team one by one in four matches. The first match has an Intercontinental flavour to it, the second a womens title flavour, the third … Continue reading Survivor Series 87
Hello and welcome to my sixth blog and first ever Stat Pack. I’ve decided to have a week off from Pay Per View reviewing and instead this week I’ll give you some stats, facts and figures based on my reviews of the first five WWE PPVs. So everything you read in this blog will be referring to Wrestlemania, Wrestling Classic, Wrestlemania II, The Big … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 1
Hello folks, I’m back with the next step of our journey through WWE pay per view history and the next stop is one of the most pivotal events of all time. Wrestlemania 3. This show in my eyes was the peak of the Rock N Wrestling era featuring the culmination of some of the biggest rivalries in WWE history. It had the largest indoor attendance … Continue reading Wrestlemania 3
The next stop on our journey is in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles for WWE’s third pay per view and the only one ever to be split across three cities giving the fans in each of these cities an hour show. The pay per view is Wrestlemania 2, WWE’s biggest show of the year so they’ll try and pull out all the stops. … Continue reading Wrestlemania 2
Hey folks I’m back and this time I’m reviewing WWE’s second PPV (or first depending on how you look at it). 8 months after the original installment of Wrestlemania, we have Wrestling Classic. So what do we know about Wrestling Classic heading into the PPV? Well, we know that there is a 16 man tournament. There is no prize as such but it would … Continue reading Wrestling Classic
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