In The Game: WWE 2K19’s Career Mode Embraces The Weird
WWE 2K19’s career mode capitalizes on how fundamentally bizarre its product can be, and it’s one of the best video game experiences Sachin Hingoo’s had this year.
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The Miles and The Money: WWE, Saudi Arabia and the Return of Shawn Michaels
What would cause a WWE superstar to come out of retirement and place themselves into a morally grey situation? Richard Kirwin narrows it down to two things.
RAW is Renee Young, and We’re All the Better For It
Renee Young is the first permanent female announcer on WWE’s most popular program, Raw, but does it mark a shift in how the company relates to its fans?
Biff Bam Pop! Remembers Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
On Monday, we lost Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, one of the most charismatic wrestlers ever and someone that embodied that spirit of tag team wrestling.
The Boss Level of pro-wrestling pod casts
There were a few years, more than a few actually, that I didn’t follow pro-wrestling… sorry… “sports entertainment” as closely as I do now. I kept tabs, but I was … Continue reading The Boss Level of pro-wrestling pod casts
R.I.P. VADER – The Best Big Man Around
Big Van Vader, who passed away on June 18th, 2018, was everything you could ever expect from a ‘big man’ wrestler, and then some.
Upcoming Graphic Novel Featuring WWE Superstar Undertaker
An upcoming graphic novel about the Undertaker promises to give readers new revelations and surprises about the WWE superstar’s long career.
In Memoriam: Bruno Sammartino (1935-2018)
Professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino, the Italian Superman, has passed away at the age of 82. He was a graceful beast who caught the world’s attention in 1959, when he set a new world record for weightlifting, bench-pressing a mind-boggling 565 pounds.
Slow Burn: The build to Reigns vs Lesnar at Wrestlemania 34
With an estimated seven hour running time, Wrestlemania 34, live from New Orleans, looks to be the biggest, longest version of the sports-entertainment spectacle ever mounted. Within those seven hours are any number of matches worthy of a really good look, none more so than Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar.
When Good Things Happen to Good People: The Return of Daniel Bryan
Say what you want about pro-wrestling (sorry, sports entertainment) as being fake, but watching a man give up his dreams in front of a live audience is as real as it gets.
In The Game: WWE 2K18, Hollow + Scribblenauts Showdown
What happens when you find a video game unplayable? Find out, plus we review the joyfully fun Scribblenauts Showdown!
Games Well Played: A Review of NXT War Games
Working as I do on Saturday night, I wasn’t able to watch this event live and thus watched Survivor Series before sitting down to what was actually the first half … Continue reading Games Well Played: A Review of NXT War Games