Welcome to the fourth stat pack. I like to publish these every five pay per views to update you on the statistics of the wrestlers as we go. The last one was published after Royal Rumble 1991 and what’s happened since then? Well, Hulk Hogan is still World Champion. Well, he lost the belt to Ultimate Warrior who lost it to Sgt Slaughter who then … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 4
Another 5 Pay Per Views down and another stat pack! This is the third stat pack so far and will be covering every PPV of the 1980’s as well as the 1990 Royal Rumble show. So 15 PPVs in all from the original Wrestlemania to Royal Rumble 1990. The last stat pack I did was just after Survivor Series 1988. Since then we’ve had two … Continue reading Stat Pack Vol 3
Every Man For Himself. That’s what the Royal Rumble match is all about and this year is no different. This is the first pay per view of the 90’s and it features every big star of the WWE. I love the Royal Rumble match, its probably the one I look forward to the most every year. It’s fast paced, you get guys going at it … Continue reading Royal Rumble 90
The WWF Thanksgiving Tradition continues for its third year and this year is another big one. These Survivor Series PPVs always rate highly because of their fast paced, action packed matches. The big change for this PPV is that unlike the two last editions that have featured four matches of five man teams, this one has five matches of four man teams. Hot off the … Continue reading Survivor Series 89
It’s time to Feel The Heat! Summer 89 is the next stop on our journey and it looks to be a good one. Hulk Hogan is still WWE World Heavyweight champion and he teams up with good friend Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake to take on former World champion “Macho Man” Randy Savage and his new partner, Zeus. Zeus was Hogan’s enemy in film “No … Continue reading Summerslam 89
The Mega Powers Explode! That was the tagline for the 1989 Wrestlemania V PPV. And this is a Wrestlemania V review. So what do we know about this card coming off the back of the Royal Rumble PPV? Well Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage finally fell out and as a result headline this pay per view. It would seem that Hogan doesn’t like faces … Continue reading Wrestlemania 5
I love a Royal Rumble. So here we go with the second annual Royal Rumble Pay Per View. Going into this one Randy Savage is still the World Champion and has no obvious number one contender. I guess it’d either be Ted Dibiase, Big Boss Man, Bad News Brown or Akeem. He’ll be in the Rumble later on. Ultimate Warrior, the Intercontinental champion is feuding … Continue reading Royal Rumble 89
We’re back for the final PPV of 1988 and it’s a Survivor Series 1988 review. Now I love a Survivor Series as seen last year when it was ranked as WWE’s #1 PPV up to that point in my eyes. This year is much the same with four Survivor Series matches including one big twenty man tag team match. So fifty of WWE’s top superstars … Continue reading Survivor Series 88
Hello and welcome to this Summerslam 88 review. This is the first ever Summerslam and I have high hopes for it. Coming off the back of Wrestlemania IV we’re starting to see higher production values, more captivating storylines and a higher tempo of action. Randy Savage is the reigning World Heavyweight champion and the biggest storyline heading into this pay per view is his … Continue reading Summerslam 88
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
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