Monday, May 31, 2010

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.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

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.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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.

Monday, May 24, 2010

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.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

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.

Friday, May 21, 2010

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.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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.

Monday, May 10, 2010

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.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

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.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

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?

Saturday, May 01, 2010

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.

Friday, April 30, 2010

WCL Season 2 Episodes 5-8 - DVD Review

It’s time to look into the world of hybrid kickboxing again as we take our second look at Chuck Norris’ World Combat League. This time we’re going to take a look at episodes five through eight of season two, but if you have no idea what the WCL is all about, then read my previous review at http://twoshedsreview.blogspot.com/2010/04/wcl-season-2-episodes-1-4-dvd-review.html.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Cage Wars Nightmare on Extreme Sports - TV Review

British mixed martial arts returned to the Extreme Sports channel here in Britain recently as Cage Wars presented their Nightmare show from last November. The show was split over the past two Saturdays, and featured Jay Adams, Graham Little and Jude Samuels on commentary, with a guy I haven’t seen since my days in the British wrestling business, “Hardcore” John Atkins, as the master of ceremonies.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

WWE Extreme Rules on Sky Sports - TV Review

It’s gimmick match overload time again, but this time it’s WWE’s turn as they present their second Extreme Rules pay-per-view shown live here in Britain on Sky Sports, with Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker handling commentary duties.

Monday, April 26, 2010

TNA Lockdown on Extreme Sports - TV Review

It’s gimmick match overload time again as Total Non-Stop Action present their annual all cage match pay-per-view, Lockdown, shown this past Friday on the Extreme Sports channel here in Britain, with Mike Tenay and Taz handling commentary duties.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Pride & Glory: Battle in the Boro - DVD Review

I’m going to stick with mixed martial arts action for my next review as I once again dip into the pile of DVD’s sent to me by Tom Tailford of A1 Productions. This time we’re going back to February 2008 and Pride & Glory’s Battle in the Boro show, held at the Eston Sports Academy in Middlesbrough.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Strikeforce: Nashville on Bravo - TV Review

It’s time to step into the world of mixed martial arts again as Jake Shields defends his Middleweight title against the legendary Dan Henderson in the main event of Strikeforce: Nashville, shown on Bravo this past Sunday night here in Britain, with Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo and Frank Shamrock handling commentary duties.

Monday, April 19, 2010

You Shoot: Jim Cornette - DVD Review

I’ve said this hundreds of times before, but I’m a sucker for old wrestling stories. So you can imagine how I felt when Kayfabe Commentaries’ latest You Shoot DVD featuring Jim Cornette was pushed through my letterbox.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

2FC Controverse Dans La Ville Rose - DVD Review

It’s time to step into the world of European wrestling once again as we take our second look at French promotion 2FC, and their Controverse Dans La Ville Rose DVD release from last November.