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  1. I'm convinced this had a knock-on effect to Jericho's match with AJ Styles at 'Mania 32 also. I reckon ol' Y2J wasn't up for taking the fall to the 'newcomer' after having lost his last WrestleMania match, even though this was clearly a totally different situation. The fact that AJ then went on to face Roman for the title a month later further solidifies this idea in my head. I guess Daniel Bryan would sort of count for this, since he went from winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of WMXXX to opening WM31/Play Button, but since he actually won that ladder match for the Intercontinental belt I'm not sure it's the demotion it seems.
  2. Perhaps because if the biggest match of your career is someone else’s retirement match, it suggests you won’t much of a career left? Personally I’m not arsed either way, but I assume a 31 year old shouldn’t be of the mentality that the biggest match they’ll ever have has already passed them by.
  3. The moment he turns the stereo on is gold. Pure gold.
  4. viral marketing or something
  5. Personal bias very much showing since I was there, but these two stick firmly in the mind - first of all it’s Edge being almost overwhelmed as Cardiff sing along to his theme far better than anyone’s ever done for Jericho: Later that evening Drew finally brings back Broken Dreams. This had me believing I was going to see a Scotsman win a world championship in front of my very own eyes.
  6. Doubly so when you factor in how that Solo hoodie reveal comes from his introduction at Clash at the Castle, except this time Drew was the beneficiary. The moment after it happened was so great - the way Drew hesitated for half a second, then decided to take advantage, when previously he would definitely have gone after the Bloodline. Can't decide if they're setting him up to take the Raw belt from Rollins at 'Mania or to challenge Cody after he definitely wins the big title. I'd be happy with either.
  7. Daaaaaad!

    Gladiators

    This theme tune gets stuck in my head every time I hear it. I was pleased to notice them using it on the adverts for the latest revival of the show, which aired its first episode tonight and, sure enough, it's the classic song from 1992 being used again. Gladiators is a format that seems to have significant value compared to many other 90s Saturday night formats. It's been broadcast across ITV, Sky and now the BBC, probably owing to the simple yet effective nature of the show. For me, what gives it its global appeal is that it's about as 'pro wrestling' as a game show can get - a sentiment only aided by the likes of Mason Ryan, Nick Aldis and even Hulk Hogan across the pond being involved in its various different versions. The contenders are the plucky faces, fighting from below to try and get on top, drawing you in as they get smashed to the floor with giant cotton buds, resulting in you willing them to throw coloured balls into hoops and run up escalators to reach their goal. That's before you even mention the likes of John 'FERST HWISTLE' Anderson and classic heel Wolf, a character so charismatic that the Americans stole his gimmick for their revival in 2008. As a kid, I loved watching with my sister on the TV in the spare room, so it was a nostalgic experience sitting down to watch it with my own children this evening. Sure enough, from a brief glimpse of the general reaction, it seems this latest version has found an audience too and hopefully this can lead to more series down the line. Oh, and since this is the UKFF I assume I am probably obliged to mention Jet at some point. There was a significant lack of cartwheels on the updated version. Thoughts on Gladiators? We can go brand new or classic, just don't mention John Fashanu.
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