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Impact Wrestling – tapings notes and thoughts from Wembley (many spoilers ahead!)

Saturday, January 28 2012 saw TNA return to Wembley Arena for their fourth “Maximum Impact” show… a show that was switched to a TV taping about three weeks beforehand. Two episodes of Impact, which will air in the first two weeks of February on Spike TV in the US and on Challenge TV in the UK. Spoilers – albeit badly-written, done on a phone as the show went on – lie after the break… (more…)

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Somebody Call Their Momma – They Need A-Changin’

Sometimes, you just can’t win. Even when something happens that, in the bigger picture, is actually for the best, there’s always those who like to nitpick.

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WWE 12 – Initial Thoughts

Just wanted to drop in with two cents on WWE 12… as everyone’s well aware, WWE 12 has had it’s fair share of problems – for instance, in the two weeks since the game’s release, THQ’s online servers have struggled to cope with the demand. (more…)

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WWE 12 – Preview Thoughts

Those in the US are a week away from getting their hands on a copy of this year’s wrestling game, WWE 12. With European release following days later, what can people expect out of the rebadged SmackDown vs. Raw series? (more…)

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WWE Raw – London (11/11/11) Report; Dolph Ziggler gets a birthday present after the main event

The show was almost sold out, I’d guess around 17,000 sold (from around 18,000 available). As with all of the other shows, there were a lot of kids present, and the merchandise was selling very well. (more…)

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September… New Book, Release, Whole Lotta Stuff

It’s been a while since I sat down and put fingers to keyboard on a blog entry here. Since my last update, I’ve been a little busy – starting work on a new book project (check it out over at www.wrestlingrulebook.com – hoping to get this out in the next year at least, if not in time for Christmas 2012 without putting any dates in stone!), and also finally releasing my first book on Amazon Kindle.

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Wrestling Fans – Not A Good Week To Quit Sniffing Glue!

It’s not been the best of weeks to be a wrestling fan (sorry, an entertainment fan!)… which is why this is going to be fairly short. Whether you’re a follower of WWE, or someone who prefers their action to be a little more indie, the bad news has been hammering us this week. (more…)

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My Wrestling Admission

My name’s Ian and I’m a wrestling fan. There, I said it. Not a big surprise – I’ve written columns, written a book, and done a podcast on wrestling… I’ve been to the US twice to see WrestleManias, and seen numerous live shows. (more…)

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TNA: Wembley 2011 Review – Not As Good As ’09 or ’10

January comes but once a year (thank God!), and for British wrestling fans lately, it’s marked the arrival of TNA Wrestling to our shores. (more…)

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DVRs vs Sky+ (Just Watch It Live!); MITB

If you wanted to record a TV programme back in the “old days” (God, I’m sounding older than 27 here!) it was a little fiddly. Ten years ago, you had to put a video tape into a machine, set timers (or enter a code, if you had and trusted Videoplus) and hope that your show either didn’t start late, run late, or get bumped from the schedules. (more…)

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