UCUK Payback on Sky Sports - TV Review

Following their return to British television last month, Ultimate Challenge UK presented their second show on Sky Sports this past Saturday night with Payback, held at The Troxy in London and shown on a seven day delay, mixing UK1 kickboxing bouts with mixed martial arts encounters. Dave O'Donnell and O.J. Borg presented the show, with Malcolm Martin and Rob Nutley handling commentary duties.

Spotland Scrappers: Tune in to Brit Pro - DVD Review

A couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail from an un-named chap asking me if I wanted to review his promotion's latest DVD release. He also sent me a website link.

WWE Summerslam on Sky Box Office - TV Review

It's the biggest show of the summer, as the good and great of World Wrestling Entertainment gather in Los Angeles for Summerslam, shown live on Sky Box Office here in Britain, and headlined by John Cena challenging Randy Orton for the WWE title, and Jeff Hardy defending his World title against C.M. Punk in a TLC match.

ROH Steel City Clash - CPC Movies DVD Review

As Ring of Honor continue to release their shows on DVD at great pace, it's not surprising that they can't get their top talent on each and every show.

Surviving the Dungeon: The Legacy of Stu Hart - DVD Review

When you mention the name of Stu Hart, you immediately think of the infamous dungeon in Hart House in Calgary. Now, the great man himself is the subject of a recently released DVD entitled Surviving The Dungeon: The Legacy of Stu Hart.

TNA Hard Justice on Bravo 2 - TV Review

It's the time of the month again where the great and good of Total Non-Stop Action gather in the Impact Zone in Florida for their latest pay-per-view, Hard Justice, shown on a three day delay here in Britain on Bravo 2, with Kurt Angle defending the TNA World Championship against Matt Morgan and Sting.

ROH Steel City Clash - DVD Review

We're taking another trip to Ring of Honor territory with my latest review, with a look back at their March 20th show in in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania and Steel City Clash, headlined by a tag team encounter pitting KENTA and El Generico against Nigel McGuinness and Davey Richards.

WWF Summerslam 1989 - Retro Review

With WWE's Summerslam just a few days away, I'm once again going to revive my tradition of reviewing a past Summerslam. Having reviewed the first show in 1988 last year, I'm now going to take a look back at the 1989 show, headlined by Hulk Hogan & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake against "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Zeus. Commentary for this one was handled by Tony Schiavone and Jesse "The Body" Ventura.

Gentleman's Choice: The Chris Adams Story - DVD Review

When I think of World Class Championship Wrestling, I naturally think of the top stars of the company, the Von Erich brothers. Then I begin to think of it's other stars, and naturally, British star "Gentleman" Chris Adams comes to mind, and he's the subject of a recently released documentary, Gentleman's Choice, brought to us by Mickey Grant, the producer of WCCW's highly acclaimed television show.

Starrcade: The Essential Collection - CPC Movies DVD Review

You know what the really interesting thing about WWE's vast video library is? For years we were told that anything that happened outside of a WWE arena was the pits.

ROH Insanity Unleashed - CPC Movies DVD Review

The day after Ric Flair made his debut, the Ring of Honor crew moved their travelling carnival to Indianapolis for Insanity Unleashed.

Justin Lee Collins: The Wrestler on Sky One - TV Review

Over the past few years there have been quite a few British television documentaries about professional wrestling, including Louis Theroux's visit to WCW and his infamous confrontation with the Sarge, and Anna Nolan's attempt to portray every aspect of women's wrestling as sleazy.

ROH Insanity Unleashed - DVD Review

It's time to step into Ring of Honor territory again, and this time we're going back to this past March 14th, the day after Ric Flair made his ROH debut, to Insanity Unleashed, featuring Nigel McGuinness and Austin Aries against Jerry Lynn and Tyler Black in the main event. Once again the commentary is handled by Dave Prazak and Larry Zbyszko.

UFC 101: Declaration on ESPN - TV Review

After much wrangling since the demise of Setanta Sports, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has finally found a new home on British television with ESPN, who began their coverage with UFC 101: Declaration, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning, with Anderson Silva taking on Forrest Griffin, and Kenny Florian challenging B.J. Penn for the Lightweight title. As always, commentary is handled by Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan.

UFC 3: The American Dream - Retro Review

With UFC 101 just a few days away, I thought it would be a good idea to once again delve into their past, following up my reviews of UFC 1 & 2 with UFC 3: The American Dream. Held in September 1994, this was the show that was meant to feature the re-match between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, but things didn't exactly go to plan.

Starrcade: The Essential Collection - DVD Review

Long before Vince McMahon got the idea of holding a certain super show called Wrestlemania, Jim Crockett Promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance came up with a super show of their own, and in November 1983, Starrcade was born, headlined by Harley Race defending the NWA World title against Ric Flair.

ROH Stylin' and Profilin' - CPC Movies DVD Review

There seems to be a trend in the professional wrestling business. Whenever a legend retires, they do the rounds, making in-ring appearances, briefly talking about their careers before interacting with the lead heel of the promotion.

Terry Funk's Wrestlefest - CPC Movies DVD Review

In September 1997, one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, former NWA and ECW World Champion Terry Funk, announced that he was calling it a day. Of course, the man who has had more comebacks than Lazarus only managed to sit with his feet up for a few months, but when stars from America and Japan gathered in Texas to celebrate his career, they didn’t know that.