|Date: February 12, 2007|Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena |City: Phoenix, Arizona|Attendance: 11,000|Brand: Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s a nice piano based opening package to kick off the show. Tom Phillips welcomes us to Elimination Chamber, the next stop on the road to Wrestlemania. Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James Background: Mickie James recently made a return to WWE under the mask of La Luchadora. She helped … Continue reading Elimination Chamber 2017
|Date: November 20, 2016|Venue: Air Canada Center |City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada|Attendance: 17,143|Brands: Raw & Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger The show kicks off with a video based around the newest WWE 2K game and fantasy warfare. Goldberg and Brock Lesnar get a big billing as does the battle between Raw and Smackdown. Mauro Ranallo welcomes us to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Team Raw (Charlotte, … Continue reading Survivor Series 2016
|Date: October 30, 2016|Venue: TD Garden |City: Boston, Massachusetts|Attendance: 16,119|Brand: Raw |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off with the voice of a man experienced in Hell In A Cell matches, Mick Foley. The package focuses on Rusev and Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins and the first ever women’s Hell In A Cell match between Sasha Banks and Charlotte. Michael Cole … Continue reading Hell In A Cell 2016
|Date: September 25, 2016|Venue: Bankers Life Fieldhouse |City: Indianapolis, Indiana|Attendance: 13,467|Brand: Raw|tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off and it’s a pretty dramatic one about becoming a champion. Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins is main focus, and then Roman Reigns and Rusev. Michael Cole welcomes us to the first ever Clash Of Champions PPV under the WWE Banner. The New Day (Kofi Kingston … Continue reading Clash Of Champions 2016
|Date: September 11, 2016|Venue: Richmond Coliseum |City: Richmond, Virginia|Attendance: 7,000|Brand: Smackdown |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off, first a tribute to 9/11 and then a classic video package that covers most of the matches tonight. I really like the graphics on this VT. The commentary team for tonight is Mauro Ranallo, John “Bradshaw” Layfield and David Otunga. Shane McMahon’s music hits the … Continue reading Backlash 2016
|Date: August 21, 2016|Venue: Barclays Center |City: Brooklyn, New York|Attendance: 15,974 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger There’s a really good video package to kick off the show, it’s edgy with cool graphics. A lot of the matches get featured. Michael Cole welcomes us to Summerslam! Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Jeri-KO (Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens) Background: This all started with a war of words between … Continue reading Summerslam 2016
|Date: July 24, 2016|Venue: Verizon Center |City: Washington D.C.|Attendance: 15,109 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off with all of the top superstars holding flags. The package then focuses on the main events, the match between New Day and The Wyatt Family and then Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. And then finally The Club, John Cena, Enzo & Big Cass. Michael Cole welcomes … Continue reading Battleground 2016
|Date: June 19, 2016|Venue: T-Mobile Arena |City: Paradise, Nevada|Attendance: 14,150 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off focusing on the fact that this event is being held in Las Vegas. The package then focuses on the John Cena/AJ Styles match, Roman Reigns/Seth Rollins match and the Money In The Bank ladder match. Michael Cole welcomes us to the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. … Continue reading Money In The Bank 2016
|Date: May 22, 2016|Venue: Prudential Center |City: Newark, New Jersey|Attendance: 15,963 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger A video package kicks us off sort of focused around anti-establishment which isn’t really relevant to this show. Most of the matches get mentioned in the opening package though which is good. Michael Cole welcomes us to Extreme Rules! The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson – … Continue reading Extreme Rules 2016
|Date: May 1, 2016|Venue: Allstate Arena |City: Rosemont, Illinois|Attendance: 13,250 |tweet me: @BastionBlogger Payback kicks off with The New Day coming out to the ring. They’re excited about the number one contenders match to their tag team championships. And Xavier Woods offers Beyonce some help with her relationship. The Payback 2016 video package hits mostly focused around the new faces in WWE such as AJ … Continue reading Payback 2016
