Liam Hoofe reviews WWE’s The Greatest Royal Rumble event… The Greatest Royal Rumble, the WWE’s first ever PPV event held in Saudi Arabia, took place this Friday evening. The event saw seven of the company’s title defended and their first ever 50 man Royal Rumble match. The WWE has pulled out all of the stops […]
Comic Book Review – WWE #16
Liam Hoofe reviews Boom! Studios’ WWE #16… Boom! Studios continue its story of the women’s revolution in this month’s comic, which focuses on Bayley and her struggle to reach the main roster. Dennis Hopeless is back on writing duty here and the story continues to be engrossing. Bayley makes for a smart choice as our […]
WWE’s Paige reportedly forced to end wrestling career due to injury
Some sad news to start the weekend with- according to a report from PWInsider, WWE superstar Paige is being forced to end her career as a wrestler due to an injury sustained at a house show last month. Paige was seen on this week’s Raw but reports suggest she was told during the show that […]
Ranking Every WrestleMania Main Event from Worst to Best
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 […]
The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak – Ranked from Worst to Best
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 […]
WWE WrestleMania 33 Review
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 […]
WWE’s The New Day lobbying for The Lion King roles
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)
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 […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania IV
In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’… The Card 20-Battle Royal (Won by Bad News Brown) *Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase w/Virgil & Andre the Giant *Don Muraco w/’Superstar’ Billy Graham vs. Dino Bravo w/Frenchie Martin *Greg Valentine vs. Ricky Steamboat *Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth vs. ‘The […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania 2
In the build-up to Wrestlemania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous instalments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: Paul Orndorff vs. Don Muraco w/Mr. Fuji (Double Count Out) IC TITLE MATCH: Randy Savage (C) w/Miss Elizabeth vs. George ‘The Animal’ Steele Jake Roberts vs. George Wells Roddy Piper w/Lou Duva […]
