The 2Extreme Sheds Review

Greetings to all ECW fans! A lot of you are probably thinking - what the hell is this fella doing here? Well, as a special one-off, and as a special thanks to LTJ for his kind words regarding my work, T(E)SR has come here to justECW land.Firstly I would like to thank those who spoke about my review in these pages. Thanks for the mention fellas! In this one-off, I thought I would write about why I like ECW, what I don't like, and all that.

You see, although I watch WCW, over the past few years, in my opinion, they have really messed up. They've lost a ton of their top stars because of their booking practices, and have cost two of their top stars careers because of this. When I heard that WCW was having money troubles, I put on my Nelson Muntz hat and cried HA HA! Yet when I hear ECW was having money troubles, I feared for the worst.

I Am Old School

Yours truly discovered something out about himself this past week, and I would like to announce it to the whole world.  Yes, I, Julian Radbourne, at the tender age of 29, am most definately, OLD SCHOOL.  How did I find this out? Are we sitting comfortably, then I will begin. 

After Armageddon last week, I began to read the many reviews. These ranged from crap to brilliant. My opinion - it wasn't that bad.  I began to read the reviews of some of the matches. So this column doesn't go on too long, I'm only going to concentrate on three matches. 

Wrestling E-Zine Review

Welcome to this edition of TSR. This week, I'm not going to comment on the goings on of the wrestling world. I thought I would do something a little different. This edition I will concentrate on some of the many e-mail newsletters, and reviewing their recent output.

As many of you know, I write for a few newsletters, and it was my original intention not to include the review of this newsletter in this article. However, I thought that to be totally fair, I would include all the reviews, and not leave anything out. I'm sure that all of my editors, like me, welcome all forms of feedback.

Before I start, I would just like to say that I have in no way been asked by the editors of the following newsletters or any of their staff to write the following comments about their newsletters. Also, I have not included the e-mail addresses for the newsletters. However, if you are taking my reviews to heart, and want to subscribe to any of the newsletters I have reviewed, I would be more than happy to send anyone subscription information if they e-mail me. So here goes.....

What the Frell is Going on in WCW?

With the news that Vampiro, in my opinion one of the few credible pieces of talent in WCW, has had to retire because of injuries sustained in the ring, I find myself asking a certain question again - WHAT THE FRELL IS GOING ON IN WCW?This is the second time in less than a year that a wrestler working for WCW has sustained this sort of injury, and has had to retired as a result. Granted, the Bret Hart situation is a little different. Many thought that he was near the end of his career anyway.

Random Ramblings

Welcome to this small instalment of TSR. I'm doing this one now because I'm working on a couple of articles for the various people I write for which are taking longer than expected, so I may not be able to send one out on my usual day.Firstly, a couple of messages - a big thankyou to everyone who wrote to me about my Vampiro piece. I seem to be developing a catchphrase when I say I welcome all feedback - good and bad. Also, please send all the feedback to my email address, and not to the editors. You'll get a personal reply a bit quicker that way.

My Wrestling Year

Hello, and welcome to the latest instalment of The Two Sheds Rreview. This will be the last piece from me for a couple of weeks. I know this will be disappointing to the seven people who are fans of mine, but hey, I need a break! Next Wednesday, I'm off to Bruges in Belgium for a few days. I'm really looking forward to tis short break, I won't be watching any wrestling, but hopefully I'll be able to see the England/Italy game on some Belgian TV channel.

This week's piece will be a little different. Many of you writers will probably be doing a year end review in about six weeks, but as it was my 29th birthday last Wednesday (thanks to those who sent best wishes to me), I thought I would take a look back at the past year, between my 28th and 29th birthdays. Here goes...
 

Bret Hart's Retirement

I feel I must take responsibility for something.

The other day, while reading The Jord Report, the subject being Bret Hart's retirement, I found myself totally disagreeing with everything Jordan had to say, and later, totally agreeing with everything I saw in The Snake Pit.Bret Hart is probably one of the legends in sports entertainment. It's a safe bet to say that at one time he was probably my favourite wrestler. I have never seen a moretechnically giften man than Bret, with perhaps the exceptions of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko. Although I haven't exactly agreed with everything Bret has said and done in the past three years, I did have some sorrow for him when he was screwed over by Vince McMahon, I have a lot of respect for old Vince, but what he did to Bret was utter bullshit.

Yokozuna

The wrestling world was shocked this week when the death of Rodney Anoai, known throughout the world as Yokozina, was announced last Monday. For me it has overshadowed all other wrestling news.

Many of the newspapers and other media here in Britain have been very respectful to Anoai, with regards to himself, his profession, and his family. However, we've had the usual tabloid idiots spouting their crap, saying that it was his well known fear of spiders that killed him. Some also made fun of the fact that he was a wrestler, treating wrestling as nothing more than a kid's cartoon.

No Mercy 2000 Preview

Welcome to The Two Sheds Preview (okay, I know you've heard from me already this week, but hey! It's WWF pay-per-view time again!)

This will follow a slightly different format from my usual columns. I've got the old Two Sheds crystal ball out again, dusted it off, and shined it up real nice in an attempt to predict what will happen in just over 24 hours time at No Mercy. And after much negotiation, yours truly has got Monday off, missing our new weekly staff meetings, so, with a couple of tins of Red Bull, a big bag of cheese puffs, and a bar of Galaxy chocolate, I'll be sitting on my sofa, trying to stay awake, watching the action as it happens. But enough of this. What does the crystal ball tell me today.....

The Ass Man Cometh

And so the Ass Man cometh. Rikishi, the former cannibal and fake Arabian who failed to "make a difference" has stepped forward from the bleached blonded identity parade, left Too Fools behind, and announced himself as the man who squashed the rattlesnake with the aid of a car, and all in the name of his fellow island inhabitants.

British Television's Two-Faced Double Standards

As many of my fellow Brits know, Bravo has recently begun to show WCW Nitro on Thursdays at 10pm. This is a positive move for WCW in this country. It no longer clashes with Raw, and ison the same channel that gives us ECW (although in a somewhat limited capacity).

Random Ramblings

Hello, and welcome to this week's edition of The Two Sheds Review. I'm going to write about a couple of things, one is to do with wrestling (sort of) and the other has a slight, long past connection with wrestling.

On Saturday, 7th October, the last major sporting event at the historical Wembley Stadium, when England play Germany in a World Cup qualifying match, will take place. Wembley Stadium is known the world over. It is the home of the FA Cup Final, the League Cup Final. It has seen many memorable sporting events there. The infamous Stanley Matthews cup final. The so-called "white horse" final. Henry Cooper floored Cassius Clay there. In 1985, Live Aid began there. Many great bands over the years have played there, and English footballs's last great moment, the 1966 World Cup Final, and THAT Kenneth Wolstenholme sentence, will always be associated with Wembley.

Oh, and Summerslam 92 was there as well.

Acting Wrestlers

Firstly, I would like to thank Jordan and everyone at Powerbomb for publishing my article last week, and for letting me use it as a form of therapy. And I'd like to thank those who supported what I had to say.

And now, some sad news. The Wrasslin Analysis, the other email newsletter I wrote for, has sadly closed it's doors. I am very saddened by this news, because, although I only worked on it for a short time, TWA was the first email newsletter I wrote for. Luckily, the editor, Mr. TWA (or Michael to us who know him) is in the process of becoming the editor of another email newsletter. More news when I have it.

My First Daily Smackdown Column

Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Two Sheds Review, here in the hallowed pages of the Daily Smackdown Newsletter. Some of you may know me from my work on various wrestling fanzines and newsletters, so to all of you, I say hello!

To those who don't know me, and are probably wondering who the hell this guy is - well you're probably really wondering where the f#+k am I going to get some bloody petrol at the moment - let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am 28 years old, and I have been watching wrestling for as long as I can remember.

Summerslam 2000 Preview

Welcome everyone to The Shed. Before I go on, I'd just like to say that I'm keeping The Sheds Poll open for a while longer - sadly, I only received THREE votes - so please, I'm begging ya! The question was - Who do you think has made the easiest transistion from wrestling to acting?

And now.... THE TWO SHEDS PREVIEW In this segment, I will preview the matches at Summerslam, giving my views on them. This will be followed next week by The Two Sheds Review. So here goes.
 

Random Ramblings Part 2

Hey everyone! With Summerslam just around the corner, here are my views on this upcoming spectacular, and a few other things in the wrestling world. I know this is my second column this week, but hey! I've got a lot to say! And unlike a certain other wrestling newsletter, whose columnists just seem to spend their time insulting each other, I'm going to talk (mainly) about wrestling. So here goes.....

The Rock v Triple H - again! Okay, I know King Kurt has been thrown into the mix, and this is nothing more than a ploy to turn Triple H from a heel into a babyface, but come on! Couldn't the bookers come up with something more imaginative?

Gordon Solie - one of the true announcing greats has been lost to us. Rest in piece.
 

Mark Callaway - On the Undertaker's Last Ride

Congratulations to everyone and everything to do with TWA! Happy 200th! A good job done by all!

And congratulations to Emma! Have fun at Nottingham University!

And now, down to business. This week - MARK CALLOWAY - ON THE UNDERTAKER'S LAST RIDE.

I think it would be fair to say that in all of my years of watching wrestling, all these years watching technical wizards, monstrous powerhouses, high-flying marvels, that The Undertaker is probably one of my all time favourites. Having been misused by WCW (where have I heard that before), Mark Calloway came to the WWF in 1990, and became the most lethal force to ever enter a McMahon ring - The Undertaker. With Brother Love as his manager, the Undertaker totally destroyed Koko B. Ware, Dusty Rhodes and The Hart Foundation.

Random Ramblings

Hey folks! How is everyone! A few words to Sam Jerry, of Rounding the Squared Circle fame - the TRUE inspiration to last week's column. Sorry Jordan, you should have told me! And a big hey to Junkpile!

Hogan v Russo - Work or Shoot?

Hey everyone! How are things? Well, this is my first "proper" column for TWA, so before I go any further, I'd like to thank a few people - James Ellis at Stunner, Nick Allen at Tombstone, James Gallagher at The Main Event, and a special hi to Junkpile - you truly are the man!

Now, ever since the Great American Bash, it seems like every wrestling writer in the world (except Luis in New York) has been writing about the Hogan/Russo thing. I know I'm a bit late, but hey, I'm new to this rag, so cut me some slack!
 

The Radicals - Where Are They Now?

As I write this, just a few days before Fully Loaded, I thought I would take the time to ask where four men who got the wrestling world talking a about six months ago were doing now. So let us begin....

Owen Hart - One Year On

I thought that now would be a good time to look back on the tragic events of one year ago - the tragic death of Owen Hart.

Wrestling has lost many starts over the past year or so - Rick Rude, Louie Spiccoli, Bobby Duncum Jr, and Gorilla Monsoon, to name but a few.

However, Owen's death hit home because we saw the events played out as they actually happened, from the fatal fall to when Jim Ross broke the news to the world.

My personal views, written a few days after the events, were published a few months back, but now, a year on, how has Owen's death affected the wrestling world?

The Complete United Kingdom Wrestling Alliance

Wednesday Rampage Week 1
    With the Norwich Corn Exchange filled to capacity, Two Sheds, the Chairman of the UKWA board came to the ring to a rousing reception. Taking the microphone, Sheds thanked the crowd for attending this inaugural event, and promised top notch wrestling action. He said that the tournaments to crown the first UKWA champions would culminate in their first pay-per-view event, The New Age.

The Two Sheds Review Awards 2000

It's a cold December night here in Cromer, as wrestling and local celebrities gather at the Anglia Court Hotel, overlooking the North Sea, for the first, annual Two Sheds Review Awards, sponsored by the Mads Timm Appreciation Society.

Whodunnit?

As Doctor John Watson came down for breakfast on this warm September morning, he entered the study and found his friend and colleague, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, reading a letter that had just arrived.