Sunday, December 23, 2012

What Will Happen to Professional Wrestling After the End of the World?


There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the end of the world. We were all meant to meet our maker on December 21st, and even though it never happened that won’t stop crackpots around the world predicting everything from worldwide floods to asteroid strikes to alien invasions.

However, it seems to me that we, the human race, are ignoring the most important question - what will become of professional wrestling? How will it survive in a post-apocalyptic world?

Well people, read on and you’ll find out!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

WWE TLC on Sky Box Office - TV Review

With the world due to end within the next few hours what better time is there for my latest better late than never review. Numerous MMA events and a stinking cold meant that I’ve only just caught up with WWE’s TLC, shown in the early hours of this past Monday morning on Sky Sports here in Britain.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

UFC The Ultimate Fighter Finale 16 on ESPN - TV Review

Having recently taken a look at the first of this past weekends Ultimate Fighter finales we’re now going to move forward 24 hours for the 16th final of the main competition, a massive five hours of fights shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain.

Monday, December 17, 2012

UFC Sotiropoulos vs Pearson on ESPN - TV Review

Those of you who have read my ramblings for a while will know that I’m not really a fan of reality TV. Out of all of The Ultimate Fighter series I’ve only watched three of them all the way through, and one of them was because I’d been asked to review the DVD release.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

When Wrestling Was Golden on BBC 4 - TV Review

Ah, those were the days. Sitting in my front room on a Saturday afternoon, watching two blokes trying to beat the hell out of each other, my Dad really getting into the action before he could check his pools coupon when the football results came on.

Cage Warriors 50 on Sky Sports - TV Review

It certainly has been a busy time for British MMA recently. A week after three of our major promotions held shows on the same night Cage Warriors stepped up to the plate and took their 50th show to Glasgow, with the event being shown this past week on Sky Sports.

Friday, December 14, 2012

TNA Final Resolution on Challenge - TV Review

It’s time to head off into the Impact Zone for the last time in 2012 as we take a look at TNA’s Final Resolution, shown this past Wednesday night on Challenge here in Britain.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Cage Contender Fight Stars on Premier Sports - TV Review

December 1st, 2012 may go down as one of the busiest days in British MMA history. On the night that BAMMA were holding a show in Birmingham and UCMMA were hold in a show in London the Cage Contender promotion were adding the heady mix with a show that harked back to the early days of “no holds barred” fighting at The Olympia in Liverpool.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The A4E Experience Part 3

As 2007 became 2008 I was full of hope. I had just finished a successful albeit brief stint working for Boots in Castle Mall. I had hoped that this addition to my CV would lead me to another job in the not to distant future.

Monday, December 10, 2012

UFC Henderson vs Diaz on ESPN - TV Review

It’s time to step into the Octagon once more as we take a look at the UFC’s latest appearance on Fox, headlined by Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz and shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain.

Friday, December 07, 2012

UCMMA 31 on Sky Sports - TV Review

It’s time to step into the world of British MMA for the second time this week, and this time around we’re heading to The Troxy in London for UCMMA, shown this past Wednesday night on Sky Sports here in Britain.

Monday, December 03, 2012

BAMMA 11 on Channel 5 - TV Review

It was an historic night this past Saturday as for the first time ever MMA was shown on British terrestrial television. The network that broke new ground was Channel 5, and the event in question was the 11th show from the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA).

Sunday, December 02, 2012

GPW Northern Soul - DVD Review

It’s debut time here in the pages of The Two Sheds Review. Well…..sort of. This time around we’re going to take a first look at the product offered by Grand Pro Wrestling, a promotion based in the north of England.