The Best and Worst WrestleMania Moments in the Last 10 Years (Part 2 of 2)

03/21/2024 04:14:31 PM

WrestleMania 39 (Photo credits: AP, WWE, Arab News)

I have been following professional wrestling (although not in a very religious way) since 2012. I have seen WrestleMania during Holy Tuesday of the said year; and it has been a yearly thing for me to watch the show, be it live, primetime replay, or on-demand. That said, it's fair to say I have watched WrestleMania for 12 consecutive years – and probably going on 13 by April 6-7 (or April 7-8 by the Philippine Standard Time).

The Best and Worst WrestleMania Moments in the Last 10 Years (Part 1 of 2)

03/21/2024 12:50:34 PM

WrestleMania 33 stage. Photo from AAPLed.com

I have been following professional wrestling (although not in a very religious way) since 2012. I have seen WrestleMania during Holy Tuesday of the said year; and it has been a yearly thing for me to watch the show, be it live, primetime replay, or on-demand. That said, it's fair to say I have watched WrestleMania for 12 consecutive years – and probably going on 13 by April 6-7 (or April 7-8 by the Philippine Standard Time).

Newsletter: Dexcon: WrestleStorm – Electrifying Pro Wrestling Comes This March 2024

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Get ready to be at the epicenter of global wrestling excitement! Dexcon: WrestleStorm, an electrifying pro wrestling weekend, will happen on March 23 at UNBOX Greenhills and March 24 at Brawl Pit Bulusan, Quezon City. The meet and greet will be on Day 1 while the main wrestling action comes to you on Day 2. 

The Rundown Slam: MWF Noche Buena 2022

12/15/2022 01:48:29 PM

The year 2022 has seen a massive resurgence from the Philippine wrestling scene. From late 2021's online-only show, a tournament which saw a collaboration among the country's three wrestling promotions, and the full-blown rebirth of live events which involves World Underground Wrestling, a startup Filipino Pro Wrestling, and the now long-standing Manila Wrestling Federation, which just had its first physical and king-sized year-ending show since 2018 (or at least, before the Aksyonovela TV tapings took over in place of MWF's big shows in late 2019).

MWF title returns home at Road To Fate this September! Who will be the Next Champion?

08/27/2022 10:51:21 AM

The Philippine wrestling scene has returned, and this September, they would even go bigger as Manila Wrestling Federation (MWF) is set to stage one of the staple annual events at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Money in the Bank 2021

07/30/2021 12:11:38 AM

John Cena and Roman Reigns (Photo from WWE, obtained via CBS Sports)

After a year and a half, World Wrestling Entertainment has finally ditched the all-virtual ThunderDome welcomed back live events and its crowd—aptly called WWE Universe—into its fold.

The Rundown Slam: AEW Revolution 2021

03/14/2021 09:24:48 PM

All Elite Wrestling proved why they're the best US alternative to the... well, you know who. For 8 times out of 10, its recent reiteration of Revolution PPV delivered nothing but all the exciting action.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021

03/09/2021 06:19:57 PM

WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 poster (obtained from Cageside Seats)

The first of two pitstops to this year's WrestleMania had taken place last month—and of course, it's always a diabolical one.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Hell in a Cell 2015

11/7/2015 4:38:35 PM

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WWE's Hell In A Cell may not be scheduled in the exact Halloween evening, but certainly was a perfect treat for such.

What’s the reason to say not to? You got two cage fights, and a fitting character in The Undertaker? Plus, kinda ironic in the set-up... the city of Los Angeles (that's a good introduction, Michael Cole!).

Without any further ado, let’s get down to business.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Battleground 2015

7/26/2015 4:37:01 PM

WWE Battlegound Poster (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Well, things are about to take a swerve as SummerSlam approaches. But before we head to a season switch, we got a warfare called Battleground, where some of the feuds had some sort of very long-but-almost forgettable beginnings.

Sudden Swerve

07/21/2015 07:35:52 PM

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Nobody saw it coming. Not even a lot of smarks. And if there are few, maybe we're talking about those legit and religious wrestling observers here.

The Pre-take: WrestleMania 31 (Part 2)

3/29/2015 7:31:52 PM

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Since it’s gonna be another heck-of-an-event this coming Sunday evening in Silicon Valley (Monday morning Manila time), expect the millions (and millions!) of wrestling fans around the globe to witness the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) 31st annual spectacle, popularly known as WrestleMania!

And what’s a WrestleMania for the SlickMaster – along with his followers (whom, by the way, are just countable by your fingertips!) without a “pre-take,” right? 

Talk about predictions, just like the way we have last year.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Battleground 2014

7/29/2014 3:40:50 AM

After John Cena successfully climbed the ladder to ascension, he’s up for a new challenge: and that is defending his 15^th world title in a gruelling four-way clash. With perhaps the interesting here are something I can only describe in two things: another competitor on the rise by the name of Roman Reigns and an avenging heel in Randy Orton.

Spoiler Storyline

7/19/2014 11:56:11 AM

As I looked forward to the Battleground, I saw this video circulated over the internet.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Money in the Bank 2014

7/12/2014 9:49:12 AM

I can only say nothing but few words for the last WWE pay-per-view event titled “Money in the Bank” ­— it’s really worth the “money!”

A lot of blockbuster-hyped match lived up to its expectations, with two ladder matches containing respective prizes at stake: one is for the Money In The Bank contract (which guarantees him for a contender spot for the big one), and the other is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Shield's Break-up: Battle of Emerging Hounds

06/23/14 11:47:40 AM

So, this group had their worst moment recently — having a break-up with each other. Which makes me think of this question: out of these three men, who will emerged the most?

First and foremost, though: Forgive me for doing this post if it sounds like a malanding fanboy.

Well, I'll just reiterate this: I'm not a huge fan of this former three-man faction in the recent WWE events known as The SHIELD. In fact, when I started watching them in almost all the WWE shows for the recent few months, I hated them along with the Wyatt family, also a trio heel crew in current pro wrestling scene.

Warfare: SHIELD vs. EVOLUTION

6/14/2014 10:31:47 AM

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Forgive me for posting this quite too late. To be honest with you folks, I never saw a lot of things coming following their another clash at Payback—that Seth Rollins already broke their trio up, leaving the Shield faction to only a tandem of Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns.

But I think WWE in 2014 will never be an epic year (as what Triple H declared on his year-ending mano-a-mano interview with Michael Cole over WWE.com) without their two-battled rivalry—and I am talking about the clash of the three-man factions: SHIELD versus EVOLUTION.

Just My Opinion: WrestleMania XXX – Supreme Rising Against Conspiracy

5/22/2014 2:08:45 AM

Look, it may be Randy Orton versus Batista versus Daniel Bryan for that WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt. I mean, it appeared to be like a one-on-one-on-one clash, or simply let’s call it “triple threat.”

But as I watched the event thru both online live streaming and the television coverage (which, by the way, props to Fox Philippines for saving our raging sanity), I can only sense one thing… conspiracy.

Just My Opinion: WrestleMania XXX – Step-Ladder To Supremacy

5/22/2014 1:57:41 AM

Daniel Bryan and Triple H collided in a step-ladder match en route to a triple threat battle for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on WrestleMania 30 last April.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Extreme Rules 2014

5/21/2014 8:31:25 AM

Everything just went extreme during that first Sunday of May 2014, as the World Wrestling Entertainment unleashed their latest edition of the Extreme Rules pay-per-view event held May 4 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford.

And over that three-hour stretch, I can only come with few takes regarding the matter, but too bad the Wee-LC match between El Torrito and Hornswoggle was not shown on air though. I can only manage to catch-up via their highlights aired during the evening. On the shallow aspect, it was indeed entertaining.