Fresh off his stirring turn in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, Vince Vaughn has been cast in Dwayne Johnson’s wrestling movie, Fighting With My Family. After the report last week that Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey had joined the project along with Nick Frost, the picture – which tells the true story of WWE star Paige […]
Josh Duhamel to make directorial debut with The Buddy Games for WWE Studios
Transformers: The Last Knight star Josh Duhamel is set to make his directorial debut on The Buddy Games, a new film from WWE Studios, which will see him starring alongside WWE Superstar Sheamus and Nick Swardson (Reno 911!). Deadline reports that the fil follows “a group of thirtysomething friends who reunite to play the Buddy Game. […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania I
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 Executioner Special Delivery Jones vs. King Kong Bundy w/Jimmy Hart Ricky Steamboat vs. Matt Borne David Sammartino w/Bruno Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake w/Johnny Valiant (No Contest) IC TITLE MATCH: Greg […]
Sony and WWE tag up for Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania
Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios have announced that they are tagging up for the direct-to-video release Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania, which will hit shelves in 2017, marking the ten year anniversary of the original movie. Here’s the official synopsis… Cody Maverick, hungry for a new challenge, convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known […]
WWE Raw ratings hit a record-breaking 18-year low
Despite the good run of shows over the last couple of weeks, a lack of real star power or nostalgic acts has really hurt WWE’s flagship show Raw recently. With the ratings hitting rock bottom, last Monday’s episode hit a new 18-year low. They had previously hit a new low with the 27/10 show with […]
Comic Book Review – WWE #1
Luke Owen reviews WWE #1… Seth Rollins. Roman Reigns. Dean Ambrose. Together they formed The Shield, one of the most dominant factions in WWE history—until the ultimate opportunist Seth chose to betray the group at the behest of Triple H, the “King of Kings” who has cemented himself as the authority in control of WWE. Now, […]
How the SummerSlam Card Exposes a Lack of Main Event Talent
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, […]
R.I.P “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes (1945 – 2015)
Well, today turned out to be a sucky day. Not only have we lost both Ron Moody and Christopher Lee, Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on Twitter the passing of “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes at the age of 69. One of the most charismatic entertainers of all-time in the industry, Dusty Rhodes (real name Virgil […]
WWE WrestleMania 34 Review
Liam Hoofe reviews WrestleMania 34… WWE delivered their 34th annual WrestleMania event last night. With 14 matches to cram in, and plenty of potential show stealers on the card, could the show live up to its hype? Let’s break down the show match by match, and find out. Kick Off: ‘Woken’ Matt Hardy Wins The […]
Preview of WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special
This coming Wednesday sees the release of WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special from Boom! Studios, and you can take a look at a preview of the oversized issue here… WrestleMania is the biggest event in the world of sports entertainment, and we’re celebrating it with an oversized one-shot showcasing the biggest WWE Superstars! This year’s special […]
