WWE Elimination Chamber on Sky Box Office - TV Review

No Way Out is no more, and in it’s place is one of the greatest gimmick matches ever devised, with WWE presenting the first Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, shown live on Sky Box Office in the early hours of this past Monday morning here in Britain, with Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker handling commentary duties.

BAMMA 2 on Bravo - TV Review

It took a while, and there were apparently a few hiccups along the way, but the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts returned for their second show, broadcast on Bravo this past Sunday, with Christian O’Connell, Bret Freeman and Graham Little handling commentary duties.

UFC 110 Nogueira v Velasquez on ESPN - TV Review

It was an historic night for the Ultimate Fighting Championship as they travelled to the land down under for the first time for UFC 110: Nogueira v Velasquez, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday on ESPN here in Britain, with Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan handling commentary duties.

Geoff Thompson's Masterclass - DVD Review

In the ten years since I began this column (or blog as some people now call it) I’ve had e-mails from rather unexpected sources. Only last week I received an e-mail from a couple of Russian mixed martial art fighters asking me if I could help them find work here in Britain. A few weeks before that I received an e-mail from the people handling PR for Geoff Thompson. The first thing I asked myself was “who?”

ROH Take No Prisoners 2009 - DVD Review

It’s time to step into Ring of Honor territory again, and this time we’re going to take a look at the DVD release of their Take No Prisoners pay-per-view, held in Houston, Texas, last April, and featuring stars from the U.S., Japan, Mexico, Russia, and New Zealand, with Dave Prazak and Lenny Leonard handling commentary duties.

Ultimate Challenge Resurrection on Sky Sports - TV Review

British mixed martial arts is on the agenda again as we take a look back at Ultimate Challenge’s first show of 2010, Resurrection, shown on Sky Sports this past Wednesday here in Britain, and hosted by O.J. Borg and Dave O’Donnell, with Rob Nutley, Pierre Guillet and Malcolm Martin handling commentary duties.

UFC 109: Relentless on ESPN - TV Review

It’s the first time two Hall of Famers have faced each other, as Randy Couture went up against Mark Coleman in the main event of UFC 109: Relentless, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain, with Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan handling commentary duties.

WCW Starrcade '99 - Retro Review

It was the last wrestling pay-per-view of the 20th century, and the beginning of the end of a legendary wrestling career as Goldberg challenged Bret “Hitman” Hart at World Championship Wrestling’s Starrcade ‘99, with Tony Shiavone, Scott Hudson and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan handling commentary duties.

Strikeforce Miami on Bravo - TV Review

So what do you get when you put a wrestling superstar, the top female fighter in the world, and an ageing former NFL star together in the same building? You get Strikeforce’s latest show in Miami, Florida, shown on a one day delay on Bravo here in Britain, with Mauro Ranallo, Frank Shamrock and Stephen Quadros handling commentary duties.

WWE Royal Rumble on Sky Box Office - TV Review

We are now on the road to Wrestlemania, as thirty men entered the ring to see who would headline the biggest event of the year at WWE’s first pay-per-view of the year, the Royal Rumble, shown live here in Britain on Sky Box Office, with Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker handling commentary duties.