DVD Review: True Giants

They are the men who were not only metaphorically larger than life but physically larger than many of their opponents, the big men who became legends in the world of professional wrestling. Now WWE have dipped into their vast video archive to pay tribute to these men, from Gorilla Monsoon and Andre the Giant right up to their modern counterparts Mark Henry and the Big Show, they're all here in the three DVD set True Giants.

Remembering Drew McDonald

It was with a great deal of sadness that I learned of the death last night of British wrestling legend Drew McDonald.

TV Review: UFC 183 Silva vs Diaz

It's time to step into the Octagon for our latest review to see how Anderson Silva fared in his comeback fight against Nick Diaz at UFC 183, shown in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on BT Sport here in Britain.

DVD Review: WWE Superstar Collection: Randy Orton

We're stepping into the cheap and cheerful world of the WWE Superstar Collection for our next review, and this time our subject is a third generation star who has been known by many names, Legend Killer, Viper, the Apex Predator. The man in question is Randy Orton.

TV Review: WWE Royal Rumble

It was the first stop on the road to Wrestlemania, but did it fulfil it's expectations? That was what I was hoping to find out by watching WWE's Royal Rumble, shown live in the early hours of this past Monday morning on Sky Box Office here in Britain.

DVD Review: Bryan Danielson: World Champion

He's regarded as one of the best in the world, but he's been missing from our screens because of long-term injury problems. Now he's back, so what better time is there to look at Ring of Honor's tribute to Bryan Danielson: World Champion.

Farewell.....for a couple of weeks anyway! (but not from this blog!)

I wrote the following for the blog I run for the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum here in Cromer, commenting on the end of my CWP placement. But as that blog is only aimed at museum volunteers I thought that, like my piece about my Uncle Ted, it would be a good idea to post it here as well. Enjoy!

As I write this it's Friday afternoon, and I'm sitting in the Education Room, overlooking Cromer Beach and the North Sea. There's a few people milling around down below, but not many because of the cold weather.

Electricians carrying out the building's annual safety checks are coming through the room at various intervals. There's lots of banging and the smell of paint from upstairs as the cafe undergoes a makeover, and behind me, Henry Blogg is lying on a table, with two versions of his dog Monte watching over him.

But my recently have been turning to my impending, albeit temporary departure from the museum, with my CWP work placement coming to an end on Monday, January 19th.

Catch-Up: UFC 182 Jones vs Cormier

It's time to play Catch-Up once more as we take a look at the recent past and the first big MMA fight of 2015, the Light-Heavyweight title clash that headlined UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier.

Catch-Up: TNA Bound for Glory 2014

It's time to continue with our Catch-Up series as we head back in time to Tokyo and last October, where Wrestle-1 joined TNA for what is traditionally their biggest show of the year, Bound for Glory.

Catch-Up: Cage Warriors 70-71

It's time to continue with the Christmas catch-up theme as we take a trip into the world of British mixed martial arts. We're going back to last August and Channel 4's highlight packages of two Cage Warriors shows.

Catch-Up: WWE TLC

It's gimmick match overload time once more as we continue our catch up theme by taking a look at WWE's most recent pay per view offering, TLC.

Catch-Up: WWE NXT Takeover R-Evolution

As many of you will know I've been rather busy in the past few months. My work placement at a local museum meant that I couldn't find the time to watch as much wrestling and MMA as I usually did. But as I have the next couple of weeks off I've decided to catch up on a few recent shows.

And what better place is there to start than with something that has impressed the hell out of me in the past and WWE's feeder group, NXT, as we take a look at their most recent offering, Takeover: R-Evolution.

WWE Survivor Series on Sky Box Office - TV Review

It's time to head into WWE territory once again as we take a look at their latest pay per view offering, Survivor Series, shown live in the early hours of this past Monday morning on Sky Sports here in Britain.

WWE Hell in a Cell on Sky Box Office - TV Review

It's time to head into WWE territory once again as we take a belated look at this year's Hell in a Cell, shown recently on Sky Box Office here in Britain.

WWE Night of Champions on Sky Sports - TV Review

So could Brock Lesnar dominate John Cena for a second time? That was what I was hoping to find out by watching WWE's Night of Champions, shown recently on Sky Sports here in Britain.

Uncle Ted

I recently posted the following on Blogg's Blog as part of my work for the RNLI Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum here in Cromer. As that blog is only really intended for the volunteers and staff of the museum I thought it would be a good idea to post it here so my regular readers could see it as well.

When we were putting this blog together one of the first ideas we had was to ask you if you could submit photos for an online gallery designed to coincide with our 1950’s Fashion Exhibition.

So I set about looking through the various photos I had, hoping I could find some shots of my family in the 50’s, and while I found countless old photos of Mum, Dad and various other relatives from around that time I wasn’t sure if they were from the 50’s, and I couldn’t ask the people who would know because they were no longer around.

There was only one photo I was entirely sure about.

WWE NXT Takeover Fatal 4 Way on Sky Sports - TV Review

When I first saw one of their shows a few months ago the action blew me away. But did they manage to capture lightning in a bottle again? That was what I was hoping to find out by watching WWE NXT Takeover: Fatal 4 Way, shown this past Saturday night on Sky Sports here in Britain.

WWE Summerslam on Sky Box Office - TV Review

It's meant to be the hottest event of the summer, but was it any good? That's what I'm hoping to find out by viewing this year's Summerslam, shown live in the early hours of this past Monday morning on Sky Box Office here in Britain.

Progress Chapter 11: To Fight War, You Must Become War - DVD Review

It's been a while since The Two Sheds Review has been seen online. Other commitments, some welcome, some unwelcome, as well as sheer tiredness have kept me away from watching an industry I've been following for most of my near 43 years on this planet.

But with my schedule about to become a little more settled it's time to jump right back in, and there's no better place to re-start than in the world of Progress, the hottest ticket in Britain at the moment, as we take a look at the DVD release of Chapter Eleven: To Fight War, You Must Become War.

Sorry For The Lack Of Updates.....

A quick note to say sorry for the lack of updates in the past week or so. I've been put on the British government's new Community Work Placement programme. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you'll know that it's all about, and of all the trouble I've had to put up with. It means that my time is somewhat limited at the moment, and I've been too tired to watch any wrestling or MMA. Hopefully once my work placement is sorted and I won't have to spend nearly three hours a day either travelling or waiting for buses I'll be able to get up and running again.

So all I can say for now is stay tuned!