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Wrestlemania is here again! And following the Random Wrestling Review's epic WrestleMania season which came to it's roaring conclusion with last year's event, it felt only right that we covered this year's spectacular as well. For Night 1, WWE were offering a triple threat match between Seth Rollins, CM Punk and Roman Reigns, a World Heavyweight Title match that would see Gunther defend the title versus Jey Uso, and a Women's World Title match pitting Tiffany Stratton against Charlotte Flair.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Alex and Tinky.
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With Wrestlemania 41 just days away the RWR crew give all their thoughts on the build up to the biggest show of the year. They assess the Cena heel turn, the decision to put Rollins, Punk and Roman together in a triple threat match, the viability of Jey Uso as a babyface World Champion, whether Iyo Sky is the babyface of the women's World Title Triple Threat match and predict the results of every match announced to this point.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Matt, Alex and Tinky.
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In the final episode of the Intercontinental Title series, we take a look back at WCW Spring Stampede 2000- the night where the new 'dream team' combination of Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff properly got the new era of WCW underway with a show containing 14 matches, crowning all new Champions in the process after having vacated all the titles beforehand, and more backstage segments, angles, swerves and promos than you can shake a stick at...enjoy!
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Alex, Matt and Tinky.
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We continue our look back through the WWE Hall of Fame archives and making a new determination about whether each inductee should retain their place or be stripped of the honour. Today we cover the 1996 Hall of Fame inductions- Jimmy Snuka, Johnny Rodz, Killer Kowalski, Lou Albano, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Pat Patterson, Vincent J McMahon and The Valiant Brothers- but who will survive the cut?
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Stephen and Tinky.
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The 2nd half of 2023 was an interesting time for AEW- the company set records with their Wembley show earlier in the year but that night was also CM Punk's last working for them. By December, the roster was badly in need of reinforcements due to departures and injuries and they would be coming in the new year, in the meantime, AEW had their final pay-per-view of the year to hold- World's End. The show would host MJF's defence of the AEW Title against Samoa Joe, the final of the Continental Classic between Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston, and a no DQ match between Christian Cage and Adam Copeland.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Tom and Tinky.
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It's finally time for Stephen Corriander to step up to take on the undefeated Gavin Duenas for Duenas' RWR Game Title. The pre-tournament favourite to win the Round Robin who feel short following two losses, gets his chance of redemption, but can he stop the man with all the momentum?
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Stephen, Gavin and Tinky.
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For TNA's 7th birthday they put on not one, but two, King of the Mountain matches- the first, the opener, was for the X-Division Title. The 2nd, the main event, for the World Title. In that match, Mick Foley was defending the title against Jeff Jarrett, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle- but who would come out on top? Also, Raven and Daffney faced Abyss and Taylor Wilde in a Monster's Ball match and the TNA Tag Titles were on the line as Team 3-D battled Beer Money Inc.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Alex and Tinky.
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It was one of the most shocking moments in WWE for years, a moment many thought would never happen- John Cena, company figurehead from 2005-2015, beloved hero to millions of children all over the world, sided with The Rock at Elimination Chamber and moved to the dark side. We take a look at the turn and our reaction to it- are we excited by the prospect of Cody vs. Cena at Wrestlemania 41? Who will win? What will they change (if anything) about Cena's presentation in the future? How does this affect Cena's final year in the ring? And why now?
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Alex and Tinky.
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Last summer, AEW brought All In to London for a 2nd year in a row at Wembley Stadium. The show was headlined by the title vs. career match between Swerve Strickland and Bryan Danielson in what would be a match of the year candidate, but was it wall worth it? It would be this title change that would eventually lead to Jon Moxley's victory a couple of months later and usher in the much maligned Bloodriders era of AEW, in favour of giving Will Ospreay his crowning moment in front of a massive crowd of his compatriots.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Stephen and Tinky.
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Last week on The Random Wrestling Review we brought to you a review of WWE's Royal Rumble event from 2014. This week we provide another perspective on the same event- but this time from the night after, as we bring you this content from the vault, which also includes more opinion about the episode of Monday Night Raw the evening after the Rumble itself. With thoughts on what was expected at that year's Wrestlemania, as well as the Elimination Chamber, before those events took place, this provides a unique insight into the viewpoint of the time.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Richard and Ben.
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The Intercontinental Champions series continues with the final major show in the career of our latest Champion in the series- Kevin Nash. Nash made a surprise appearance in the Rumble on a night where the fans in attendance decided to stage somewhat of a protest over WWE's general booking including the apparent overlooking of most popular babyface in the company, Daniel Bryan, in favour of long-time main event guys, John Cena, Randy Orton and, in the Rumble itself, a returning Batista.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Alex and Tinky.
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BracketMania is here again-the official arbiter of the best of everything, and this time around we're putting 16 Survivor Series teams through the tournament brackets to find the greatest of all time. Will Hulk Hogan be in with a shout with one of his teams? Will Team Alliance finally get their victory following the invasion story? Will The Hart Brothers take overall glory? Will Team Smackdown from 2005 push their claim? Or will another team take their place as number 1?
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Alex & Tinky
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In 2010 major things were kicking off in TNA- Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff were brought in at the beginning of the year and brought with them a whole bunch of wrestlers (some big names, some, not so big), did away with the 6-sided ring and made the decision to move Impact to Monday nights and go head to head with Raw, just like they had done with Nitro some 15 years previous. Sacrifice 2010 comes from a still early part of the Hogan and Bischoff regime, and sees AJ Styles challenging Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Title in the main event.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Stephen and Tinky.
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It's been a long time coming, but finally we bring you part 2 of our complete overhaul of the WWE Hall of Fame, where we assess every single entrant and their merit for remaining in. Last time we covered the 1993 and 1994 inductions, this time we take on 1995, namely, Pedro Morales, The Grand Wizard, The Fabulous Moolah, Ivan Putski, Antonino Rocca and George 'The Animal' Steele.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Old Man, Stephen and Tinky.
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Back in 1999 the wrestling business was booming big time and in an attempt to cash in on the success being enjoyed by WWE, WCW and ECW, a new promotion formed that would feature the wrestling stars of yesteryear, and put them on pay-per-view. What followed was one of the most infamous events in history, culminating in a main event featuring Jake 'The Snake' Roberts and Yokozuna against Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart and King Kong Bundy.
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Alex and Tinky.
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In the 2nd 'The Verdict' episode where Stephen Coriander leads Alex and Tom through some key aspects of non-WWE wrestling history. Last time, the three gave their verdict on Will Opsreay's career and this time around they discuss the series of 4 major matches between Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada in New Japan. Will Alex and Tom agree that they are among the greatest matches of all time, or will they go down like a lead balloon- The Verdict will decide!
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Tom, Stephen and Alex.
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Since 2018 WWE have been taking their Premium Live Events to Saudi Arabia twice a year and raking in major money for doing so. Way back when the deal was first done, many criticised the company's decision to do so, some of its talent refused to go and perform and others were unable to on safety grounds, but the shows went ahead nonetheless. All this brings us to our review of a night that will go down in infamy- due to the World Cup tournament that dominated the undercard of the show, and the once in a lifetime battle between D-Generation X and The Brothers of Destruction which saw Shawn Michaels come out of retirement for his first match in 8 and a half years...
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Matt, Alex and Tinky.
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Another year is in the books and 2024 may have been the biggest yet as the business end of pro wrestling shifted massively over the last 12 months- from WWE's merger with UFC and the creation of TKO, The Rock joining the TKO board and the announcement of the Netflix deal to AEW securing major talents from New Japan, beefing up their own roster while leaving New Japan with large gaps to fill, and their own work to secure a TV deal that should keep them going for at least the medium term, its' been massive, and that's without even discussing what happened in the ring! Also, with the end of the WWE Network, what does that mean for the archive content that was previously available, and perhaps most specifically, how will it affect this very podcast...
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Matt, Alex and Tinky.
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For this year's Christmas episode of the Random Wrestling Review the team are going back to the turn of the Millennium, and the first WWE pay-per-view of the 21st century, as they presented the Royal Rumble. It was a night that featured the debut of Tazz in WWE, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz squaring off in a celebrated tag team tables match, the ultra-violent WWE Title match street fight between Triple H and Cactus Jack, as well as the Rumble itself of course, but even then may still be best remembered by some, for the controversial Miss Rumble Swimsuit contest. It's time for us to give it the RWR treatment...
The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Sam, Alex and Tinky.
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A few months ago, Gavin Duenas defeated Alex Kirkman to become the new 'The Game' Champion, now Gavin faces his first title defence, against Tom Smith. Tom finished joint 2nd in the Round Robin tournament with a record of 2-2, and hopes to unseat the undefeated champion as the pair attempt to name as many WCW wrestlers as they can.
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