2022: The Mystique Dissolves Early I’m writing this in the aftermath of the event, and I’m still working out my feelings, so BEAR WITH ME and let’s get right into it! Seth Rollins Vs Roman Reigns The purpose of this series has always been to rank and review the Royal Rumble matches themselves, but I did want to dedicate at least a few thoughts to … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles 2022
I’m giving WWE another chance tonight. I mean, I’ve given WWE approximately 48 chances across my lifetime. I always end up crawling back to WWE at the end of the day. And I’m usually pretty happy after I do! I know it’s bad for me, but I just… I remember the good times, and I hope for the best. My recent souring on WWE has … Continue reading Survivor Series 2021 Review
This is a weird show. Big E just won the WWE Title to much acclaim. He’s not on the show. Finn Balor is dusting off The Demon character for the first time in years to be the next challenger to Roman Reigns. And he’s already an afterthought as WWE plows ahead towards Reigns/Brock in Saudi Arabia. UPDATE: Literally as I was typing this intro, they … Continue reading WWE Extreme Rules Review
Wait, this is strange. I don’t randomly review Raw. And when I do, I spend most of the night mesmerized by magical mirrors. I am doing a fill in job tonight, though, to help out 411Mania while Thomas is unavailable this week, so you get some special coverage from your buddy Stew! And what a night to watch! WWE (and Big E on Twitter) have … Continue reading Raw Review 9/13/2021
Is this the last NXT Takeover event? Is this the last RELEVANT NXT Takeover event? Is all the talk of an NXT makeover much ado about nothing? They agreement with Full Sail is over. Everyone’s favorite WWE exec, Nick Khan, has promised changes (and has also been hacking away at NXT’s lower and midcard rosters as if they were unsavory weeds). I guess we will … Continue reading NXT Takeover 36 Review
Trying something new tonight, so you’ll have to let me know what you think! I’ll be more-or-less LIVE REVIEWING SummerSlam tonight. That means I’ll be publishing this article right about when SummerSlam airs, and then updating it regularly throughout the show. Clearly a stolen idea from the Live Coverage articles over at 411Mania, but they love me there, so they’ll allow it (I hope!). I’m … Continue reading SummerSlam 2021 Review
Back in 2013, Daniel Bryan was perpetually vexed by Triple-H and Stephanie McMahon, the heel Authority of WWE, while trying to become world champion. This would lead to Bryan having a sustained crowd swell that would inevitably propel him to the main event of WrestleMania, wherein he would defeat Triple-H (with Stephanie in his corner) and Triple-H’s former associates to close the show standing tall … Continue reading WWE: Long-Form Storytelling… Or Amnesia?
I am still working on getting my wife to watch this one with me. We’ll see how it goes. We were supposed to go out dancing last night, but she bailed on me because she “was sick”, and I feel like she owes me a WWE pay-per-view in return. This is a show for which I am simultaneously excited AND full of dread. There are … Continue reading Money In The Bank 2021 Review
We are back for more Bret Hart rating action, and let’s not delay! THE QUEBECERS STEW’S THOUGHTS LOOK: 3/10 – I love the Quebecers. I mean, they were a lot of fun. What does that have to do with their appearance? Nothing. They were schmoes. CHARISMA: 7/10 – I mean, they did have Johnny Polo, although he was nowhere near the height of his powers … Continue reading Bret Hart Categories Classic: Big Show, Arn Anderson, more
I mean… I INTEND on reviewing Hell In A Cell. I guess we will see how that works out since… Come on, Peacock! I am relying on you to give me an improv day so I don’t have to stick to the rigid schedule I laid out for myself and then immediately regretted! Impulsive replacement review articles are my saving grace. (Because it’s easier to … Continue reading WWE Hell In A Cell 2021 Review
I’m not sure why NXT is essentially the hand-me-down brand. Everything that used to be a wrestling thing that is no longer a wrestling thing somehow gets given to NXT to become their wrestling thing. In Your House, Halloween Havoc, Great American Bash… these used to be real WWF/WCW pay-per-views of the 1990’s. But they’ve all be discontinued and someone decided that NXT gets to … Continue reading NXT Takeover In Your House Review
This week on Monday Night Raw, Shayna Baszler fled in terror from Alexa Bliss and her doll, Lily. I honestly did not hate it as much as others did. I mean, I hate where it’s going (Shayna putting over Spoopy Alexa), but as a segment? I was really into it. It was actually creepy when Shayna went backstage and no one was there. It loses … Continue reading Bret Hart Categories Modern: Cesaro, Britt Baker, more
Given that some of our articles here at SWO Productions involve the topic of professional wrestling, I thought there might be some of our fans out there that aren’t as well versed in the terminology some of our writers might use to explain some of of the happenings this great field of sports entertainment has to offer. Therefore, for today’s entry, I thought I’d deliver … Continue reading Jab’s Guide To Pro Wrestling Terminology
We are back to rate more wrestlers against Bret Hart’s wildly subjective three-pronged system. And Wyntyr’s with us this week again, too! ADAM COLE STEW’S THOUGHTS LOOK: 3.5/10 – He is a really small dude , but doesn’t seem like it until you see him next to other wrestlers. If you just see Cole out of context, he actually looks taller than he is. Maybe … Continue reading Bret Hart Categories Modern: Adam Cole, Hangman Page, more
At the risk of throwing my schedule into another day’s worth of disarray, I am actually going to record my thoughts on Raw tonight. The reason for this is simple. WWE has chosen to introduce in-canon zombies. And I know–I KNOW!–that expecting these zombies to become a “thing” is a fool’s errand. Their appearance was a one-off cross-promotion of Batista’s new movie during a midcard … Continue reading Stew’s Thoughts On Monday Night Raw, 5/17/21
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