WWE PPV Reviews

Holy Hits: RoH Final Battle & WWE TLC 2012 Reviewed

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Last Sunday was a great day to be a hardware salesman. Between Ring of Honor’s Final Battle iPPV and WWE’s TLC PPV an ungodly amount of wood and steel was demolished in the name of entertainment. With the likes of John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Steen and El Generico all ready for weaponised combat, it was certainly an exciting few hours in prospect. Chris Pilkington settled in for a day and night of some of the most wince-inducing action we’ve seen in quite some time. It’s been a funny old year for both WWE and RoH. There have been times…

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WWE Survivor Series 2012 review: Did creative changes damage strong card?

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The road to this year’s Survivor Series had been a convoluted and sometimes confusing one, with matches changed seemingly on the fly and secondary storylines such as alleged liaisons and rogue referees muddying the water. But despite their best efforts, WWE ended up with a reasonably intriguing card, at least on paper. Would the second longest running PPV in WWE history be able to survive the recent slump in creativity, or would it be just another series of passable matches? Read on to find out… Survivor Series follows hot on the heels of last months Hell In A Cell (or Mild…

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Hell In A Cell 2012 Review: Is overexposure now ruining WWE pay per views?

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IN PLACE OF his regular PPV review, Chris Pilkington delves a little deeper into one of the issues that he feels hampered Hell In A Cell and stopped it from continuing the upwards trend of quality WWE pay per views this year. Is there such a thing as too much wrestling? If so, how much is too much? Are we experiencing it now? Read on to find out more. This was supposed to be a full PPV review similar to the other WWE PPV reviews I’ve done this year, so I hope you’ll excuse the fact that it has turned…

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WWE Night of Champions Review: PPV of the Year?

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On Sunday night WWE presented their latest Pay Per View, a show that certainly had the potential for greatness. With a stacked card and a myriad of intriguing storylines, would Night of Champions prove to be a heavyweight contender – or a night to forget? Night of Champions may not be considered one of the bigger PPV’s in the WWE calendar,but this year’s edition certainly had a big match feel to it. There’s the molten hot rekindling of the John Cena vs CM Punk feud, the added drama of the legality of the Brogue Kick in the Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio feud…

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WWE SummerSlam 2012 Review: A Perfect Storm?

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The 25th edition of SummerSlam carried with it a lot of high expectations. From the opening match to the main event, this show had the potential to be one of the best PPV’s that the WWE had put on for quite some time. With a main event billed as ‘The Perfect Storm’, would SummerSlam prove to be a lighting night or a light drizzle? Keep reading to find out… For whatever reason, I’ve never really bought into SummerSlam as one of the big events. Sure, it’s one of the original and therefore longest running PPV’s so deserves respect for that…

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WWE MITB 2012: A Step In The Right Direction

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Last night, WWE held the third ever Money In The Bank PPV, an event which has quickly established itself as one of the must-watch shows of the year. With two superstar packed MITB matches and two potentially great title matches on tap, MITB 2012 certainly had the potential to be a night to remember. Did it scale the heights and come out on top, or did it get it’s foot caught in the first rung? Chris Pilkington finds out. WWE are an infuriating company at times. Blessed with a talent roster that whilst not the deepest in the promotions history…

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WWE No Way Out 2012: Wrestling By Numbers

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It was a pay-per-view marred by suspensions and injuries, but did WWE No Way Out make the best of a bad situation? Our resident night owl Chris Pilkington braved the early hours to find out. Call it bad luck, karmic retribution or simply a series of unfortunate events; whatever you choose, there’s no denying that it’s been a cruel, cruel summer for the house that Vince built. To lose one main event talent is bad enough, to lose two should start alarm bells ringing and to lose three is downright careless. This is exactly what WWE has had to contend…

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