WRESTLING BOOM

WWE officially broke into the video game scene in 1989 with the Super Nintendo classic WWE Wrestlemania, a game which featured superstars such as the Hulkster, Honky Tonk Man, and Andre the Giant.  Ever since Wrestlemania was released 29 years ago, WWE, or the game publishers, have never looked back.  Join me as we count down the top 5 installments from the vast 28 game history! 5) WWE 2K14 The first game to be fully published by 2K, although developed by Yukes, there was a high amount of anticipated from the millions of WWE fans worldwide for 2K14, and the game did not disappoint.  After WWE 12 and WWE 13, which were both shoddy, 2K14 revitalized the WWE series with both enhanced visuals and 30 Years of Wrestlemania, a game mode which enabled the player to replay the greatest machetes from Mania history, being just two reasons the game was an instant hit.  The Streak and Universe modes added to the content depth and made up for the fact that a traditi...

WWE, over the past few years, has declined hugely both in terms of popularity of a mass scale and respect level from even the most loyal fans.  Since Brock Lesnar won the Universal Title at Wrestlemania 33 the product has quite frankly been agonizing for 90 percent of the time, with the expectation of a few quality angles/ matches.  Anything featuring The Miz, Jeff Hardy, Alexa Bliss, or AJ Styles, tends to get over quick well, but not even the Phenomenal one can overcome the anger of him retaining the WWE Title against Shinsuke Nakamura on 4 consecutive PPVs.  All main roster storylines not featuring these four competitors plummets the interest of the crowd, not because the wrestlers are incapable of being entertaining but because WWE has lost it's touch on how to effectively utilize their talents in a captivating manner. A prime example of how much WWE has dropped in quality over the past few years is Daniel Bryan.  In 2013 going into 2014 Bryan was on fire, ...

Over the past few years the British wrestling scene has seen in a revival both in terms of the quality of production and worldwide popularity, with several promotions running shows alongside companies such as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor.  Although it is NJPW taking the world by storm as of late, it is only right that we take a look at some of the promotions that are shaping the British wrestling landscape in 2018. 5) New Generation Wrestling New Generation Wrestling was founded by Luke Ingamells in 2008 but is currently owned and run by Richard Dun.  From 2012 until 2015 NGW was the feature promotion on Challenge TV's program British Wrestling Weekly which aired throughout the UK and in several countries around the world.  NGW are most famous for hosting the Davey Boy Cup Tournament throughout late 2014- early 2015, won by 'Liverpool's Number 1' Zack Gibson, as well as the Destiny Rumble which guarantees the winner a World Title shot.  The pr...

The Bullet Club, once a band of Caucasian, Japanese hating, Heels that reaped havoc throughout New Japan Pro Wrestling, have become the hottest brand in the wrestling world and will be hosting their first ever show, All In, on September 1st 2018. When The Bullet Club, after competing for New Japan and ROH for the better part of 5 years, finally  announced that they would be promoting their own show they were met with much skepticism with millions of fans believing they didn't have either the knowledge or brand power to be successful on their own.  The millions of skeptics were quickly silenced when tickets went on sale and all 10,000 seats sold out in 30 minutes, a feat which WWE would struggle to pull off in this day and age.  Just think for a second, 10,000 tickets in 30 minutes is a ticket sale every 0.18 seconds, with some tickets selling for as much as $153 for the front row.  With so much hype surrounding the show, which is still over 2 months away, there...

WWE Money in the Bank took place on Sunday night and what a disaster it was.  Expectations for the PPV was high as previous MITB PPV's have all been one of the best shows of their respective years, and WWE also had the chance to turn around it's dismal fortunes when it comes to PPVs. As with any Money in the Bank show the ladder matches are the highlight of the show with the concept being enough to draw in the fans, with multiple wrestlers all competing in the same ring for the chance to retrieve the briefcase and guarantee themselves a match for their brands World Title.  In this year's men's Ladder match we had Braun Strowman, Bobby Roode, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Rusev, Samoa Joe, and The Miz all vying for the case.  The match was also the shows main event and after a meager 19 minutes it was Strowman who grabbed the case and won the match.  Now, although Strowman is a fan's favorite the problem here lies with the fact that Braun could...

Hi Boomers, are you all looking forward to TakeOver Chicago II tonight?  Although this weekend is one of WWE action today I want to talk about NJPW, more specifically the rivalry between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega. When Kenny Omega defeated Hirooki Goto to win the finals of the G1 Climax tournament in 2016, he booked his place against Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom XI the following year.  Omega had only just made the transition from the Junior Heavyweight Division to the Heavyweight Division and was out to prove himself to the rest of the roster; add to this that Omega was the leader of the Bullet Club, a rival faction to Okada's Chaos, you knew you were in for a spectacle, and a spectacle it was.  At the Kingdom Okada and Omega went for 46 minutes in a hard-hitting, action packed match that not only shocked the world but also rattled the ratings scale, becoming the first 6 star match of the century.  As unlucky as ...

Money in the Bank will take place this Sunday night at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, and will be for the 9th installment of the summer spectacular.  The card for the show looks to be a lot better than what Backlash produced so let's just hop that on the night it all lives up to the hype and delivers. AJ Styles is set to defend his WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura for the 4th strait PPV, but this time it is will happen under Last Man Standing rules.  Since winning the Royal Rumble match back in January Shinsuke has been on a proving path wanting to take the WWE Title from AJ Styles in any fashion possible.  At Wrestlemania Nakamura lost to Styles in their first match against one another since Wrestle Kingdom X in 2016.  Since then Styles had retained the title at the Great Royal Rumble via disqualification and then at Backlash via champions advantage when the two went to a draw.  On Smackdown last night The King of Strong Style layed...