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Reliance Games announces WWE Mayhem

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Developer Reliance Games has announced that it is forming a tag team with WWE to develop the new mobile game WWE Mayhem, which will include arcade action with over-the-top signature moves enhanced by unlockable content when used in conjunction with items from a forthcoming Mattel action figure line.“Reliance is excited to be working with WWE so tightly […]

Comic Book Review – WWE SummerSlam Special 2017

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Liam Hoofe reviews Boom! Studios’ WWE SummerSlam Special 2017… WWE SummerSlam is one of the company’s biggest PPV’s and it has a long and storied history spanning back 29 years. The latest WWE special, SummerSlam 2017, from Boom! Studios gives us four stories based on historical moments and matches from the show, lovingly recreating them […]

Comic Book Review – WWE Vol. 1

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE Vol. 1…The secret behind the betrayal and destruction of THE SHIELD is revealed here! Why did Seth Rollins join Triple H and turn on his brothers, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose? Collects issues #1-4 and the WWE: Then. Now. Forever. special.Most WWE fans will tell you that purchasing decent wrestling gear […]

Five Terrible Superstar-Inspired Gimmick Matches

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at some of the worst superstar inspired gimmick matches in wrestling history…This Sunday Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt will square off in the first-ever ‘House of Horrors’ match at Payback. What exactly that consists of remains unknown at this point in time, but optimism is far from high among the […]

WWE WrestleMania 33 Review

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Liam Hoofe reviews WrestleMania 33…Well, what a night that was. Clocking in at over 7 hours Wrestlemania 33 was quite the endurance test (finishing at 6:10am in my time-zone.) For once, though, the length of the event felt justified and WWE delivered a truly great Wrestlemania that will be fondly remembered for years to come.With […]

The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak – Ranked from Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak from worst to best… This Sunday The Undertaker will compete in his 25th WrestleMania match against Roman Reigns. While this may not be the match fans are after it is certainly an interesting one, and with rumours circulating that The Undertaker may be forced to call it a […]

Ranking Every WrestleMania Main Event from Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks every WrestleMania main event from worst to best… The main event of Wrestlemania is or at least should be, the biggest WWE match in a calendar year. We hear wrestlers talk over and over again in video packages about how they watched Hogan slam Andre the Giant and have dreamt of being the […]

WWE’s The New Day lobbying for The Lion King roles

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During last night’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, The New Day cut a promo on their way to the ring where Xavier Woods mentioned that alongside the trio hosting WrestleMania 33 and a gaming event at SXSW, they are also sharpening their voice acting skills to hopefully land roles playing the hyenas in director […]

R.I.P. George ‘The Animal’ Steele (1937 – 2017)

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Pro wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer George ‘The Animal’ Steele has passed away aged 79, having reportedly suffered kidney failure. Born William James Myers in Detroit, he became a teaching and wrestling coach after a promising football career was cut short following knee issues, and entered the wrestling business in the 1960s, initially […]