The John Report Wrestling Blog

Monday Headlines: Madusa is Out of Her Mind

By Jacob Lindsey

The fact that this is the Headline for today proves that it was really slow news weekend. There was a lot of junk to sift through, but none of it was particularly newsworthy. This bit, though, belongs at the top of the “forgotten ‘star’ trying to hold on to any ounce of celebrity while sacrificing pride and sanity” pile. It also belongs in the “Kurt Angle” file on Twitter, where someone gets on and says stupid stuff because they’re totally insane. In this case, it’s former WWF Women’s Champion Madusa aka Alundra Blayze. I’ll explain after the jump. Read more…

WTF! TNA Impact Wrestling 02/02/12
By Marc B

‘Ello, ‘ello, ‘ello, what’s all this then? It’s time for Impact on the road in jolly old England. I have been looking forward to this week’s show, as I am a big fan of TNA taking their show on the road. It makes the product seem relevant and adds a sense of freshness. So how did they do? Let’s see shall we? Read more…

I don’t often talk about happenings outside of the WWE, but that doesn’t mean I only watch Vince McMahon’s promotion.  This has been a great week for professional wrestling.  Raw was excellent, and saw the seeds planted for a Punk vs. Jericho feud, as well as the returns of Triple H and the Undertaker.  Despite this intrigue, I feel more compelled to talk about TNA.  Or IMPACT!  Or whatever the hell it’s being called right now.  Not because of their above-average television show this week, but rather because of the most blatant nepotism the industry has seen since the days of territories.  I’m of course speaking of Eric and Garett Bischoff.

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WWE Superstars 02/02/12
By Graham Galloway

You know what they say, third time’s the charm! On that note I would like to present the third instalment of WWE Superstars Review by Graham Galloway. This week I thought I would provide information relating to my history as a wrestling fan. Firstly, I am not actually a fan of ‘Wrestling’ but rather a fan of the WWE. I watched the WWE a lot as a kid during the Attitude Era. As my teen years approached I fell away from the product, as is the norm in my homeland of Scotland. I started watching again in my late teens around 2008.

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Canton’s Corner: The Wrestling Week in Review – February 4
By John Canton
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Welcome to Canton’s Corner. It was a good week of wrestling on TV this week. I thought Raw was excellent while both Smackdown and TNA Impact Wrestling were above average this week too. I’ll cover all three of those, plus the usual polls, video, Melo Out and other things you’ve come to expect from Canton’s Corner. It’s the Super Bowl on Sunday. If you follow me on Twitter you know I’m a huge NFL fan, even more than I am a wrestling fan. Before I get to the wrestling part of the column, I need to share my pick.

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 Hello everyone, and welcome to the 5th, 3rd, 80th whatever Smacking Of Smackdown review. In lieu of asking you to leave a comment below after you read these carefully crafted words, I would ask you to send a fruit basket or maybe a flower arraignment instead. If that’s a little to inconvenient for you, then I suppose a comment will do.

Alright, let’s smack your cares away! (Great, I thought I finally found a catchphrase but now I have the “Fraggle Rock” theme song stuck in my head. That’s going to be there all day.)

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The second WrestleMania was unique in that it emanated from three different cities: Long Island (New York), Chicago and Los Angeles with each city getting one hour of live action.

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On The Aire: Selective Hearing
By Mike Aires

Last Friday’s column, besides being about awesome and horrible characters, featured my picks for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.  I was fairly close on my predictions for the entire show, minus a couple of minor things here and there.  Cena and Kane going at it outside of the ring (right by a TJR sign, no less) to a Double Disqualification was fairly predictable.  The World Heavyweight Championship went about as planned, as did the WWE Championship match.  The Rumble, however, was a big freaking curve ball.

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Congratulations, You’ve Won the Royal Rumble! Part One
Written by Christian Michael

WWE’s last PPV offering was the Royal Rumble. I think it’s fair to say that the match that carries its namesake is one we all look forward to. The Royal Rumble match sets the winner on a road towards destiny as he earns a World Title Match at WrestleMania. The first four years of the event did not provide such an opportunity for the winners. Then in 1992, amid chaos and controversy surrounding the WWF Championship, the title was declared vacant and it was announced that the winner would become the new WWF Champion. Starting in 1993 and all the way until the present day the winner of the Royal Rumble Match would be granted a Championship Match at the biggest event of the year. In this two part column I will be looking at what winning the Royal Rumble Match has done for the winner’s career. Since the match started having title implications in 1992, that’s where we will start.

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Friday Headlines: World Peace Achieved! Poverty Eliminated! Cruiserweights Return!

Yes it’s true, ladies and gentlemen. Peace on Earth has finally been achieved…oh… it hasn’t? Crap. Well, that’s too bad, but I have better news than that for the .00283F5% of the world’s people that make up the wrestling smark population. PWInsider is reporting that WWE is currently working on a brand new series for the WWE Network that would be focused solely on cruiserweight wrestlers. I have to say that this must be stopped. This is just the beginning. First it’s cruiserweights, but then along comes Judy Bagwell. After her, Rick Steiner shows up and starts arguing with the Chucky doll. Then Kevin Nash shows up and…well, he just acts like Kevin Nash and before you know it the Mayan prophecies are fulfilled and WCW has returned!

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NXT 5.48 Review
By Lonestar

Just a few quick bits of business before I get to the review. First of all, I did watch the Royal Rumble live and I’ll be talking about my experience in a column I’m currently writing. Second, NXT was finally posted at nxt.wwe.com some time while I was writing this review a few hours before my deadline. I only got to see the show because of a very grainy upload of the episode to youtube. Apparently international viewers got to see NXT as usual but in the USA it was held back for as-of-now unexplained reasons. I apologize if I missed the subtleties of facial expressions or incorrectly called certain moves. With that out of the way, let’s get on with the show!

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Disasterpiece Theatre: Wrestlemaniac
By Jacob Lindsey

From Netflix:

Director Alphones makes a big mistake when he decides to shoot his film in a remote Mexican ghost town. Turns out ,the town is the lair of the legendary El Mascarado—a deranged wrestler who begins to kill off cast and crew in bloody death matches. One by one, El Mascarado stalks, captures and attacks his victims, as the remaining members of the group try to find a way to stop the killing spree.

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