UFC The Ultimate Finale 11 on ESPN - TV Review

After weeks of high tension and drama (so I heard, I actually didn’t see much of the show) it was down to the final two as Kris McCray and Court McGee fought it out in the UFC’s eleventh Ultimate Finale, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain, with Mike Goldberg and Kenny Florian handling commentary duties.

TNA Slammiversary on Extreme Sports - TV Review

It’s time to step into Hogan territory again as Total Non-Stop Action celebrated their eight birthday with Slammiversary, shown this past Friday night in Extreme Sports here in Britain, with Mike Tenay and Taz handling commentary duties.

UFC 38 Brawl at the Royal Albert Hall - DVD Review

The final part of the series to mark the tenth anniversary of The Two Sheds Review sees us taking another look at the first ever MMA show I saw, when the Ultimate Fighting Championship made their first visit to Great Britain in July 2002 for UFC 38: Brawl at the Royal Albert Hall, headlined by Matt Hughes defending the Welterweight title against Carlos Newton, with Mike Goldberg and Jeff Osborne handling commentary duties.

WWF Summerslam 2000 - Retro Review

Part three of the series to commemorate the tenth anniversary of The Two Sheds Review sees us taking another look at the first wrestling pay-per-view I ever reviewed, going back to the World Wrestling Federation of August 2000, when the company was in the midst of the McMahon-Helmsley era, and Kurt Angle and Triple H challenged the Rock for the WWF title in the main event of Summerslam, with Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler handling commentary duties.

UFC 115 Liddell v Franklin on ESPN - TV Review

It was meant to be one of the biggest fights of the year, but Tito Ortiz did an Alex Reid and pulled out of the big one, leaving Rich Franklin to replace him against Chuck Liddell in the main event of UFC 115, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain, with Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg handling commentary duties.

MLW Reload - DVD Review

In the second of a series of reviews to commemorate the tenth anniversary of The Two Sheds Review, I’m not going to take a look back at the first ever Supercard Sunday show I saw on The Wrestling Channel in Britain, Major League Wrestling’s Reload, held at the Manhattan Centre in New York in September 2002. I briefly mentioned this in my old Two Sheds On TV column for Wrestling X back in 2004, but I’ve never reviewed this show in full - until now.

Cage Wars Decade/Staredown on Extreme Sports - TV Review

British MMA was on the agenda again as Cage Wars returned to the Extreme Sports channel here in Britain this past Wednesday night with two one hour highlight shows, featuring former UFC stars Jeff Monson and Dan “The Beast” Severn.

Strikeforce Challengers Lindlay v Casey on Bravo 2 - TV Review

It was time for the lesser lights to show their wares recently as Strikeforce presented their latest Challengers show, broadcast on Bravo 2 this past weekend here in Britain, with Mauro Ranallo, Stephen Quadros and Pat Miletich handling commentary duties.

UFC 114 Rampage v Evans on ESPN - TV Review

It felt like we’d been waiting an age for it, but this past weekend they finally got it on in the main event of UFC 114: Rampage v Evans, 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.

WWE Over The Limit on Sky Box Office - TV Review

It’s time to step into WWE territory again as we take a look at their latest pay-per-view offering, the newly-named Over the Limit, shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on Sky Box Office here in Britain, with Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker handling commentary duties.

Moosin: Sylvia v Pudzianowski on Primetime - TV Review

So what do you get when you put a two-time former UFC Heavyweight Champion against a five-time World’s Strongest Man? You get the main event of Moosin: Sylvia v Pudzianowski, shown live on Primetime in the early hours of this past Friday morning here in Britain, with Bas Rutten, Tom Megalis and Jeff Gorman handling commentary duties.

BAMMA 3 on Bravo - TV Review

It was meant to be the biggest fight in British MA history, but the darling of the tabloid press, Alex Reid, got himself injured. But thankfully a new opponent for Tom “Kong” Watson was found in the form of Matt Horwich for BAMMA 3, shown on Bravo this past weekend here in Britain, with Christian O’Connell, Malcolm Martin and Pierre Guillet handing commentary duties.

TNA Sacrifice on Extreme Sports - TV Review

It’s time to step into Hulk Hogan’s backyard again as we take a look at TNA’s latest pay-per-view offering, Sacrifice, shown this past Friday night on the Extreme Sports channel here in Britain, with Taz and Mike Tenay handling commentary duties.

Strikeforce Heavy Artillery on Bravo 2 - TV Review

Strikeforce returned to British television screens this past Monday with their latest show, Heavy Artillery, on Bravo 2, with Brett Rogers challenging Alistair Overeem for the Heavyweight title. Commentary duties were handled by Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo.

Ultimate Challenge Never Back Down on Sky Sports - TV Review

British MMA was back on the agenda this past Wednesday night as Ultimate Challenge presented their latest show, Never Back Down, on Sky Sports, hosted by Dave O’Donnell and Jason Barrett, with Rob Nutley and Pierre Guillet handling commentary duties.

WWE Heroes #2 - Comic Review

Imagine my surprise a few weeks ago when Ricky Claydon of Titan Publishing e-mailed me asking me to review issue two of WWE Heroes, especially as I thought that my review of issue one was just a one shot deal.

UFC 113: Machida v Shogun 2 on ESPN - TV Review

It was one of the most controversial fights of 2009, and Dana White ordered an immediate re-match, which brought us to UFC 113: Machida v Shogun 2, 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.

ROH Clash of the Contenders - DVD Review

It’s time to step into Ring of Honor territory again as we go back to October 2009 and Clash of the Contenders, headlined by Austin Aries defending the ROH World title against the winner of his lucky lottery.

Cage Fighting: The Best of Ultimate Challenge - DVD Review

When EliteXC went belly up in October 2008, Dave O’Donnell, head of their British affiliate Cage Rage, quickly went into action, dissolving the Cage Rage brand and forming an entirely new company - Ultimate Challenge. Now, having held numerous events, they’ve released their first DVD - Cage Fighting: The Best of Ultimate Challenge. Basically it’s a compilation of what are meant to be their best fights. So what are these fights like then?

From the archive - 1 Stop Wrestling Exclusives

When I first began to write about wrestling on the internet way back in 2000, a man who went by the name of SamJerry said to get my work seen on as many websites as possible and by as many people as possible. In short - don't do exclusives.