As the transformation of the new pro wrestling era continues to emerge, so does the new focus and new direction of the WWE. Yes, the World Wrestling Entertainment, no longer the World Wrestling Federation. Back in the spring of 2002, WWF made the announcement that they will longer be referred as the “WWF“, and they blasted their “Get [...]
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 [...]
King Kong Bundy’s Dream May Finally Be A Reality
After years of self campaigning and unique promoting, it sounds like the WWE has finally taken a keen interest in what the social media world has been wanting to see for quite sometime. With this being said, we may see King Kong Bundy inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Earlier today [...]
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 [...]
Mick Foley Can Finally Call The WWE Hall Of Fame Home
It was October 17th 1983, live from Madison Square Garden, the World Wrestling Federation was in town having television tapings of a live show. One of the matches this particular night would be the famous Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka vs. The Magnificent Don Muraco in a steel cage match. This match would not be legendary due [...]
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 [...]
The 1996 Royal Rumble’s Dose Of Familiarity
The tagline for the 1996 Royal Rumble was “You’ve been Warned”. The tagline is ever so appropriate since looking back on this Rumble, you may think to yourself, “wow, I wasn’t expecting that”. The ’96 Rumble may not be one of the rumbles that are initially mentioned in conversation about great past events, however, when [...]