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The Best of WWE In Your House (DVD Review)

The best of In Your House

Look past the camp name and cartoonish logo, and the introduction of In Your House to the WWF’s pay-per-view calendar in May 1995 marked a sizable change in direction for the company: a change that is still felt by the industry to this day. Under pressure from a soon-to-be dominant WCW, In Your House events were introduced to run each and every month in between the WWF’s ‘big five’ shows: Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam and Survivor Series. It was, in many ways, a curious time for the WWF to increase its pay-per-view output: 1995 is regarded by many longtime…

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A Halloween Special: Remembering Papa Shango

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IT’S THAT TIME of year again. The clocks have changed. The leaves are falling. The air is filled with the smell of woodsmoke. And children throughout the Western world (not to mention many, many college students) are dressing up as zombies, ghosts and other grizzlies in honour of that most macabre of holidays: Halloween. Despite being a Brit, I’ve always been a big fan of celebrating Halloween, developing a penchant for films and literature celebrating the exploits of the undead from a very young age. Looking back now, I believe that this interest was borne, at least in part, by my…

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WWF One Night Only: The Legacy of the ‘Birmingham Screwjob’ 15 Years On

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“If you want some heat, have me screw him in his hometown.” - Shawn Michaels, Heartbreak and Triumph. The crowd are throwing bottles, rubbish – hell, they’ll throw anything they can get their hands on. The ring is quickly becoming littered with the disgust of the people. They are livid. “Alright, all you Limeys” announces Shawn Michaels over the microphone as he is pelted by the passing debris, “I want you to take a look at your champion.” The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith lays in the middle of the ring, a beaten and defeated man. “Then take a look at…

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Bulldog vs Hitman: Still A Masterpiece 20 Years Later

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On August 29th, 1992, Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart and the late, great ‘British Bulldog’ Davey Boy Smith squared off in the main event of WWF SummerSlam, in front of a record crowd of more than 83,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium. These two men – then positioned as mid-carders by the World Wrestling Federation – were given the previously-unheard-of chance to headline this huge international event, and to showcase their talents to a worldwide audience. What followed was more than 35 minutes of some of the greatest wrestling ever seen; a true masterpiece that demonstrated just how much of an art-form…

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Why prestige needs to return to WWE World Titles

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Last Monday night at RAW1000, we witnessed something that we haven’t seen in a very long time. No, I’m not talking about the DX Reunion. Or The Undertaker’s return. Or any of the other cameos from a host of WWE Legends – and Sean Mooney. No, what was most surprising about Monday’s show was seeing the WWE Championship defended in the main event, in a match pitting champion CM Punk against challenger John Cena that had received a week of hype – and was the focal point of the show. But why, you ask, was that so surprising? Surely the…

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The Streak Revisited 10-0: The Undertaker vs Ric Flair

The Undertaker vs Ric Flair

In 2002, The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak reached double figures as he faced off against a true legend of the mat game – ‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair. Woooo!  The Undertaker vs Ric Flair WWF WrestleMania X8: Toronto, Ontario, Canada – March 17th 2002 Following the purchase of WCW the previous year, the landscape of the WWF was an interesting mix at this time. An Invasion angle the previous summer failed to live up to the expectations imposed upon it, primarily because the talent acquisition hadn’t been as grand as it could’ve been. Instead of Goldberg, Hulk Hogan and Sting mixing it up…

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The Streak Revisited 7-0: The Undertaker vs Kane

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At WrestleMania XIV, The Undertaker faced his biggest challenge yet: his undefeated brother Kane. James Musselwhite looks back at this historic first clash…  The Undertaker vs Kane WWF WrestleMania XIV: Boston, Massachussets – March 29th 1998 Six months prior to this match, The Undertaker and ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels set the standard by which all Hell in a Cell matches would be measured. The match, for the number one contender’s spot for the WWF Title, was settled by the introduction of a brand new character in the form of the 7-foot monster, Kane. With the match nearing its conclusion, Kane – the…

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