Friday, September 30, 2011

FWA European Uprising - DVD Review

As an old crooner once said, “and now, the end is near”, because after several months we’ve finally reached the ninth and final show in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance Season One box set, and for that we’re going back to last November as Leroy Kincaide challenged Martin Stone for the World title in the main event of European Uprising, held during the Memorabilia show at the NEC in Birmingham.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Timeline: The History of WWE 1997 - DVD Review

In life there are always things that go well together, sausage and mash, fish and chips, cheese and biscuits, Morecombe and Wise. Another thing you could add to this particular list is Kayfabe Commentaries and Jim Cornette, because once again these two ingredients have come together for the latest in the Timeline: The History of WWE series.

Monday, September 26, 2011

UFC 135 Jones vs Rampage on ESPN - TV Review

It’s time to step into UFC territory again as we take a look back at the show headlined by the title clash between Jon “Bones” Jones and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, the main event of UFC 135, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

SCW March Madness 2011 - DVD Review

Last month I took a look at the Swiss Championship Wrestling product for the first time with a review of their Winter Heat 2010 DVD. Now it’s time to make a quick return with a look at their second DVD release, March Madness 2011.

Friday, September 23, 2011

UCMMA Go 4 It! on Sky Sports - TV Review

It’s time to look into the British MMA scene once again, and having tested the waters of the pay-per-view market Ultimate Challenge MMA returned to their regular television home with their latest show, Go 4 It!, shown on Sky Sports this past Wednesday evening .

Thursday, September 22, 2011

ROH Best in the World 2011 - DVD Review

Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, June 26th, 2011: It was a battle of partners, of friends, of brothers, as Davey Richards finally challenged Eddie Edwards for the World title at Ring of Honor’s Best in the World, recently released on DVD.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

WWE Night of Champions on Sky Sports - TV Review

It’s time to step into the territory of the mighty WWE once again as we take a look back at their latest pay-per-view offering, with every title on the line at Night of Champions, shown live in the early hours of this past Monday morning on Sky Sports here in Britain.

Monday, September 19, 2011

UFC Ultimate Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger on ESPN - TV Review

It was a battle of the Jakes as Shields faced Ellenberger in the main event of the UFC’s latest Ultimate Fight Night, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain.

Friday, September 16, 2011

My Refuse Collection Service is Rubbish

Back in the good old days rubbish bins in the Suffield Park area of Cromer used to be collected very early in the morning. A couple of chaps would come out and take our bins to the kerb, with the truck coming around an hour or so later to collect the rubbish. This was normally done by 9am at the latest. It was the same when we switched over to wheelie bins, except that we had to take the bins out ourselves.

TNA No Surrender on Challenge - TV Review

It’s time to step into the Impact Zone once again as we take a look at TNA’s latest pay-per-view offering, with Kurt Angle, Sting and Mr. Anderson fighting it out over the World title in the main event of No Surrender, shown this past Wednesday on Challenge here in Britain.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Teddy Hart's Crazy World of Wrestling

The chances are that if you’re reading this you’ve probably heard of Teddy Hart. He’s a third generation wrestler, grandson of the legendary Stu Hart. He was the youngest wrestler ever to be signed by WWE. He’s gone on to have a lengthy career around the world.

Strikeforce Barnett vs Kharitonov on Primetime - TV Review

Having recently reviewed Strikeforce’s recent Challengers show it’s now time to take a look at more recent events, the semi-finals of their Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on Primetime here in Britain.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Strikeforce Challengers Gurgel vs Duarte - Retro Review

With Strikeforce having held their latest major show this past Saturday what better time is there to look into their recent archives, and this time we’re going back just a few weeks as Jorge Gurgel faced Joe Duarte in the main event of the latest Challengers show.

Monday, September 12, 2011

From the Anglo-Force Archives: Stargazer

Originally intended to be the first story of a long running spin-off series, Stargazer sees Doctor Magus and Thomas Leacock travelling to the planet Rainus. Once a beautiful and peaceful world, they find it in the powerful grip of a con artist, intent on stripping the planet and it's people of it's wealth and riches.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

BAMMA 7 on SyFy - TV Review

It’s time to step into the world of British MMA again as we take a look at the latest offering from the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, with former UFC stars Frank Trigg, Paul Daley and Andre Winner featuring in BAMMA 7, shown live on SyFy this past Saturday night here in Britain.

Friday, September 09, 2011

Cage Warriors Fight Night 2 on Premier Sports - TV Review

It’s time to step into the world of British mixed martial arts again, but this time with a slight difference as Cage Warriors presented their latest show, Fight Night 2, in Amman, Jordan, shown live on Premier Sports this past Thursday evening here in Britain.

Thursday, September 08, 2011

From The Valkyrie Chronicles Archive - The Search for Magus

 Six months after the death of Ambassador Magus U.S.S. Valkyrie Chief Medical Officer Gourlak Singh begins to act strangely, until it is discovered that Magus left something behind with him.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

FWA @ London MCM Expo - DVD Review

It’s time to delve into the Frontier Wrestling Alliance box set again, and this time we’re going to take a look at the eighth show of the set, and a slightly different show this time as we look back at two days of matches at London’s MCM Expo last October.

Monday, September 05, 2011

UFC The Ultimate Ultimate - Retro Review

It was December 16th, 1995. Over a two year period the Ultimate Fighting Championship had held seven events, events featuring some of the most brutal and the most impressive performances in the fledgling sport of mixed martial arts.

Sunday, September 04, 2011

WFC 2 Bad Boys on The Active Channel - TV Review

With Britain’s World Fighting Championship holding their third show this weekend there’s no better time to look at their second offering, Bad Boys, which has been doing the rounds in a two episode format on The Active Channel for the past few weeks.

Friday, September 02, 2011

From the Anglo-Force Archives: The Cowboy

Two criminals hijack a New York jet, intent on getting to the middle east, only to get distracted by the possibility of settling some old scores in London.