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Hello Boomers and welcome to the new series, Rivalry Rewind.  The series will aim to follow the biggest rivalries in the history of the WWE, and will run every Friday for the next ten weeks, so plenty to get excited about.  This week we look at the rivalry between 'The Best in the World' CM Punk and the 'Cenation Leader' John Cena, which lasted for almost 2 years. In the Summer of 2011 John Cena was the reigning WWE Champion and was the premiere target of The Nexus, lead by no other than CM Punk.  Punk had recently seen of superstars such as Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio but wanted more, he wanted to defeat Cena and prove he was better than the man who had been ruling the roost for the past 6 years.  On 27th June 2011, CM Punk made his presence known when he interrupted John Cena's match with R-Truth, and cut the most popular promo in wrestling history, one which caught the attention on millions worldwide.  After much persistence Punk finally got the matc...

Welcome back folks, I hope the wrestling watchings going well and you are enjoying the early built to Money in the Bank.  Today, I would like to count down my top 10 Raw matches, something which, let me tell you, is a difficult task, as over it's 25 year and 1,300 plus episode history the program has had some incredible matches by an array superstars.  Here are my Top 10 Raw matches of all time! 10) Bret Hart vs. 123 Kid- July 11th 1994 After cited among the greatest contests, not just in Raw history but wrestling history, this match was one of 123 kid's (also known as Sean Waltman, Syxx and X-Pac) first and biggest matches in his WWF career.  For Bret Hart, this was a match that put him to the test and pushed him so much to his limits that the two men hugged it out after the finish in a show of respect.  Although the action was close throughout the 20 minutes, the WWF Champion tapped out the Kid after he reversed a dropkick into a Sharpshooter. 9) ...

Welcome to the new weekly post, Showcase, where I will be bringing you 10 pictures, both classic and modern, from around the wrestling world.  As Backlash 2018 took place just last night, today we will be looking back at some of the best pics from the PPV's 14 show history. Becky Lynch at Backlash 2016 after becoming the first ever Smackdown Women's Champion Scotty 2 Hotty leveling Dean Malenko with a Step-up Enziguri during a Light-Heavyweight Title bout from Backlash 2000 John Cena hitting a double leg drop on Shawn Michaels and Edge during a WWE Title match at Backlash 2007 Carmella making her entrance at Backlash 2017, accompanied by valet James Ellsworth Shelton Benjamin hitting RVD with a Superplex at Backlash 2006, in the only match in history in which both a Title and the Money in the Bank Briefcase were up for grabs Jeff Hardy staring down his brother Matt after the latter said the famous words 'I Quit' during th...

WWE Backlash 2018 will go down tomorrow night in Newark, New Jersey, a city known for it's rowdy crowds and intense atmosphere.  Backlash is one of the most historically consistent PPV's in WWE, generally putting on a very solid show, with the exception of the odd match here and there.  This year's event will feature 8 matches on the main show, and one on the pre-show, with a huge tag team bout looking to take the main event spot.  Here are Wrestling Boom's predictions for this year's Backlash event. Pre-show: Bayley vs. Ruby Riott Prediction: Riott to win and send Bayley packing 1) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura- WWE Championship Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura to finally defeat Styles and walk away the new WWE Champion 2) Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor- Intercontinental Championship Prediction: Seth Rollins to retain the Intercontinental Championship and send Balor even further down the card 3) Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton- United States Cham...

WWE has held 13 shows under the Backlash name and will hold the 14th this Sunday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in what is hopefully a better show than the Greatest Royal Rumble...but let's not go there.  In the wake of Backlash 2018, I just want to have a quick chat about the best Backlash show to ever grace our TV screens (or whatever device you watch your wrestling on these days), that being Backlash 2007. Backlash 2007 was held in the Philips Arena, in Atlanta, Georgia, in front of a lively crowd of 14,500 members of the WWE Universe.  The show followed on from Wrestlemania XXIII, one of the best Mania's of all time, and had a lot to live up to, and boy, it lived up to it alright, with three of the matches making it onto my  Top 10 Backlash Matches of all Time List .  The show kicked off with an amazing tag team bout between the Hardy Boyz and the team of old-school brawlers, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.  This match is one of the mos...

Backlash is a WWE PPV that ran annually from 1999 until 2009, in which is was removed from the WWE schedule only to return in September 2016, only 2 months after the Draft.  Throughout it's 13 show history, which will become 14 on Sunday when Backlash takes place once more, the PPV has played host to some incredible matches.  Here are my top 10 Backlash matches of all time. 10)  Matt Hardy vs. MVP- United States Championship, 2008 This is a classic example of a hidden gem, in which storytelling is at the forefront of the contest. The once tag team of Matt Hardy and MVP split up in shocking fashion in November 2007 when Montel Vontavious Porter had a change of heart and brutally attacked the knee of Hardy.  5 months later, in April 2008, Hardy got his revenge on MVP, defeating him at Backlash and walking away the new United States Champion in the process.  The match was well worked, centering around Hardy's knee injury, with the Carolina native finally ov...