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Introducing the new ‘Paul Heyman Guy’: Curtis Axel

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This past week on Raw, Paul Heyman unveiled Joe Hennig as his newest client. Richard Hattersley looks at the third generation star’s biggest opportunity yet… Prior to the main event of the 2013 Royal Rumble, The Rock posted a photo of himself and his training partner on his Twitter account as he prepared for his showdown with CM Punk for the WWE championship. Standing beside ‘The Great One’ was Joe Hennig, who The Rock called ‘talented, tough and humble”. With such an endorsement from The People’s Champion, just why was the man who went by the moniker Michael McGilicutty floundering…

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Who’s next for Brock Lesnar after Extreme Rules’ rubber match?

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As it looks like Brock Lesnar and Triple H have finally finished their marathon feud, Richard Hattersley looks at what’s next for the former Ultimate Fighting Champion… “I’ve always approached pro wrestling as it were real. I compete with the utmost intensity.” – Brock Lesnar, May 2013, Muscle and Fitness Magazine. Since Brock Lesnar’s return to the squared circle in 2012, he has performed with unparalleled authenticity. The sudden burst of his theme is enough to send the fans into frenzy, anticipating the unleashing of carnage usually only seen from a destructive stomp from Godzilla. Lesnar performs with the aura…

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For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley (DVD Review)

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In this new, three disc-set, available to buy now on DVD and Blu-Ray at WWEDVD.co.uk (yes, that was a cheap pop), WWE takes a retrospective look at one of the most riveting wrestling stories of his generation. Spanning some 30 years, this release attempts to cram as much content as fits into three hours. CM Punk accurately summarised the career of Mick Foley in just one sentence – “wrestling dialled up to eleven” – and this DVD is a testament of one underdog’s journey to the top of his industry. I greatly enjoyed having the opportunity to share in Mick Foley’s journey…

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Has The Rock wrestled his last match?

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After sustaining a catalogue of injuries in the main event of WrestleMania 29, Richard Hattersley asks whether this is the last we will ever see of The Rock in the squared circle… “Was it my last match? Possibly. I’m not too sure, and I wouldn’t rule it out.” - Dwayne Johnson in a recent interview with Peter Rosenberg posted on 22 April 2013. After both hitting their finishers multiple times, The Rock finally succumbed to a decisive Attitude Adjustment from John Cena in the closing moments of their second WrestleMania clash. In a sign of mutual respect, they two men shook hands after…

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 (DVD review)

WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 (DVD review)

The annual February pay-per-view offering from WWE has, historically, been somewhat of a mixed bag. Lumped in between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, it typically is an event that is designed to bolster buy rates and increase interest for the company’s biggest show of the year, by providing a platform to further feuds en route to the big showdowns at the ‘Granddaddy of Them All’.   Occasionally, though, it does much for than that, by providing memories and moments that have gone down in wrestling’s history books. While it may have gone through several different names, February’s pay-per-view has, in the past,…

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The Streak Revisited 21-0: The Undertaker vs CM Punk

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Just when you thought The Streak was over, The Undertaker returned for one more match at this year’s WrestleMania 29, this time clashing with CM Punk with the honour of former manager Paul Bearer on the line. Our resident Undertaker expert James Musselwhite adds a 21st article to his epic series…  CM Punk vs The Undertaker WWE WrestleMania 29: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey – April 7th, 2013 With the WWE title safely gift-wrapped into the hands of “The Great One”, CM Punk would find himself at something of a loose end in the run up to WrestleMania 29. For no real…

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WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2012 (DVD review)

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2012 (DVD review)

As my esteemed colleague Ben Veal pointed out in his WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches DVD review, 2012 featured some pretty memorable moments. And, whilst many of these culminated in huge PPV encounters, it was Raw and Smackdown that played host to many of the standout moments of the last year.  ‘The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2012′, available to buy now on DVD and Blu-Ray from WWEDVD.co.uk, distils twelve months down to three discs, cutting most of the wheat from the chaff and leaving us with a glorious collection of vignettes, interviews and matches that showcase a lot of what is…

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