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Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania III

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In the build-up to Wrestlemania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous instalments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’.The Card:The Can-Am Connection vs. Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco w/Mr. FujiBilly Jack Haynes vs. Hercules w/Bobby Heenan (Double Count-Out)King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo vs. Hillbilly Jim, Haiti Kid & Little […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania 2

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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’ SteeleJake Roberts vs. George WellsRoddy Piper w/Lou Duva & Bob Orton Jr. vs. […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania I

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’…The Card:Tito Santana vs. The ExecutionerSpecial Delivery Jones vs. King Kong Bundy w/Jimmy HartRicky Steamboat vs. Matt BorneDavid Sammartino w/Bruno Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake w/Johnny Valiant (No Contest)IC TITLE MATCH: Greg Valentine (C) w/Jimmy Hart vs. Junkyard […]

WWE: R.I.P The Diva’s Revolution (2015 – 2015)

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Luke Owen looks at WWE’s Diva’s Revolution… Let’s face it; the Diva’s Revolution was dead on arrival. From day one, the “Diva’s Revolution” was poorly represented when the whole angle revolved around Stephanie McMahon playing the figurehead of the division. She had no involvement before that point, and has seemingly had no involvement since – […]

Arrow’s Stephen Amell talks about wrestling at WWE Summerslam

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It was announced on Raw this week that Arrow star Stephen Amell will be wrestling in a tag team match at WWE’s Summerslam event with Neville against Stardust and King Barrett.But how is Oliver Queen and Casey Jones holding up?The actor tweeted out: “People who say wrestling isn’t real should see me hobbling around today like […]

R.I.P “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (1954 – 2015)

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The wrestling world is shocked this evening as TMZ reports the death of sports entertainment legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Piper was a key figure in the growth of the WWF, particularly the first WrestleMania which was a make or break event for the company. Despite his long stint in the company, he was only a […]

How the SummerSlam Card Exposes a Lack of Main Event Talent

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Jackson Ball on how the SummerSlam card exposes a lack of main event talent…WWE Battleground has come and gone, bringing with it a series of revelations that has set us on a direct collision course for Summerslam. ‘The Biggest Party of the Summer’ is one of the true marquee events of the wrestling calendar, second […]