This past Sunday the 2013 Royal Rumble aired and was received with a very “hot or cold” reception from the WWE viewing audience. Much of the criticism and/or praise was met with The Rock capturing the WWE Championship from CM Punk. Since that title win, this moment may possibly be one of the most controversial decisions made by the WWE, according [...]
Jim Johnston Reveals His Ten Favorite WWE Music Themes
WWE‘s website has interviewed Jim Johnston where he revealed his top ten favorite entrance music themes of all time in the company. Johnston has been WWE’s sole music composer since 1985 and has single-handedly composted most of the entrance themes of all of the wrestlers’ music. The only times he hasn’t composed music for wrestlers [...]
The Dawn of The New Era Begins at The 2002 Royal Rumble
2002 was not only the 2nd year of the millennium but this was the year of the new era in the World Wrestling Federation. The era known as “The Attitude Era” was being phased out and a different day in age of wrestling was coming in, the Ruthless Aggression Era. This era came about after the WWF purchased World Championship [...]
The 2000 Royal Rumble Picks Up The Ball And Sprints
The setbacks that the 1999 Royal Rumble presented, the 2000 Royal Rumble emphatically made up for it. Not only was the 2000 Royal Rumble a direct turn around, in terms of quality, but the Rumble would be held at the holy stand grounds of professional wrestling as it would hail from Madison Square Garden [...]
The Anti-Climatic Ending To The 1999 Royal Rumble
Now that we are completely embedded in the WWF Attitude Era, we bring this dose of aggression and intensity back to the west coast in California, where The Anaheim Arrowhead Pond will host the 1999 Royal Rumble. This was an entertaining yet different Royal Rumble Pay Per View, where this was the rare occasion [...]
The 1997 Royal Rumble Was A Good Night If You’re From Texas
Hollywood actress Eliza Dushku made the widely-known phrase “go big, or go home” a well known household term when she quoted this on one of her many television starring roles. And even though this phrase has been around for quite some time, the World Wrestling Federation used this phrase to their advantage, vividly, at the [...]