Wrestlemania 34

|Date: April 8, 2018|Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome |City: New Orleans, Louisiana|Attendance: 78,133|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with Chloe and Halle singing America The Beautiful. LL Cool J then narrates a video package hyping up tonight’s action. Surprisingly none of tonight’s matches are highlighted, just hype for Wrestlemania itself. The Miz (c) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor – Triple threat … Continue reading Wrestlemania 34

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

Royal Rumble 2017

|Date: January 29, 2017|Venue: Alamodome |City: San Antonio, Texas|Attendance: 52,020|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off, firstly showing some classic Royal Rumble moments before hyping up the Kevin Owens and Romans Reigns match, Charlotte and Bayley and then AJ Styles and John Cena. Michael Cole welcomes us to the Alamo Dome in San Antonio! Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley – … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2017

Wrestlemania 32

|Date: April 3, 2016|Venue: AT&T Stadium |City: Arlington, Texas|Attendance: 101,763 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Fifth Harmony kick off the show by singing America The Beautiful. There’s then a video package, first on the legacy of Wrestlemania and then hype for this event. Michael Cole welcomes us to the “greatest night in live entertainment” at Dallas, Texas. Kevin Owens (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sami Zayn vs. … Continue reading Wrestlemania 32

Survivor Series 2015

|Date: November 22, 2015|Venue: Philips Arena |City: Atlanta, Georgia|Attendance: 14,481 The show kicks off with Lilian Garcia singing the National Anthem. A video package plays focusing on 25 years if The Undertaker and his match tonight. The focus then changes to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament. Michael Cole welcomes us to the second longest running PPV of all time, Survivor Series. Roman Reigns vs. … Continue reading Survivor Series 2015

Hell In A Cell 2015

|Date: October 25, 2015|Venue: Staples Center |City: Los Angeles, California|Attendance: 17,505 A video package kicks us off, focusing on Seth Rollins and Kane and then Brock Lesnar and Undertaker. Michael Cole welcomes us to Los Angeles! John Cena is out first for his United States open challenge! He’s quick to make his challenge and it’s accepted by….Zeb Colter? Jack Swagger’s music hits and out comes … Continue reading Hell In A Cell 2015

Summerslam 2015

|Date: August 23, 2015|Venue: Barclays Center |City: Brooklyn, New York|Attendance: 15,702 |Buys: 121,000 Lilian Garcia kicks off the show by introducing the host for the evening Jon Stewart. Jon hypes up the evening and goes through some of the names involved tonight, getting varying reactions. He actually sounds like he watches the product and does a good job of promoting the card. Stewart then introduces … Continue reading Summerslam 2015

Wrestlemania 31

|Date: March 29, 2015|Venue: Levi Stadium |City: Santa Clara, California|Attendance: 76,976 |Buys: 259,000 |tweet me: @bastionblogger Wrestlemania, the biggest show of the year and it has a stacked line up. In the main event Brock Lesnar defends the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against the winner of the 2015 Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns. The two men only had two confrontations leading to their match but one … Continue reading Wrestlemania 31