26th Jan2014

WWE Royal Rumble 2014 Preview

by Chris Cummings

Here we are at the first WWE PPV of 2014 and the official beginning on the frequently-mentioned “Road to WrestleMania”. The most famous and successful gimmick match in history, the Royal Rumble, rides again with 30 men fighting it out for the opportunity to become the number one contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship […]

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21st Jan2014

WWE RAW Results & Review (20.01.14)

by Chris Cummings

Welcome back to the review and results write-up of WWE RAW, apologies for not providing a review for a couple of weeks, but here we are, back as normal. RAW opens with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon standing in the ring, they talk about the upcoming Royal Rumble PPV and the match that will take […]

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12th Jan2014

‘WWE Hell in a Cell 2013’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

WWE’s Hell in a Cell is a pay per view that I’ve never really got on board with, the idea of hosting two cell matches in one night, every year, kind of saturated the use of the cell for me, a match that was normally kept locked away for special occasions was being wheeled out […]

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06th Jan2014

‘WWE: Best PPV Matches 2013’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

Relive another historic year with THE BEST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCHES 2013, featuring over 15 of WWE’s most intense matches from its biggest events! The Rock returns to finally bring home the WWE Championship for the first time in ten years. CM Punk tries to extinguish Undertaker’s Streak in front of over 80,000 screaming fans. Triple H […]

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01st Jan2014

WWE in 2013 – Looking Back: A Year in Review

by Chris Cummings

To begin, I will say that I have gone through many emotions as a wrestling fan in 2013, from elation to despair and everywhere in between. So is the life of wrestling fandom. In the opening portion of 2013 we had CM Punk as the WWE Champion, reaching the end of his lengthy reign that […]

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24th Dec2013

WWE RAW Results & Review (23.12.13)

by Chris Cummings

Raw, the Christmas edition, opens with Good Santa (Mark Henry) and Bad Santa (Damien Sandow) having a battle-rhyme, a festive WWE themed poem-off segment to get the ball rolling. The stage is set up with Christmas trees, wrapped presents and other Christmas goodies. Triple H’s music hits and RAW is underway. The Game, alongside his […]

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24th Dec2013

Rewind: ‘Midnight in Paris’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Michael Sheen, Nina Arianda, Carla Bruni | Written and Directed by Woody Allen I must begin by saying that I usually write reviews blind, not seeing the film on numerous occassions and trying to be fully “in-the-middle” before writing, so as not to seem […]

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23rd Dec2013

‘WWE Battleground 2013’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

The inaugural WWE event, Battleground, certainly lives up to its name! With a Hardcore Rules match, a tag team encounter where an entire family’s livelihood is put on the line and a WWE Championship match that has been months in the making! This brand-new pay per view comes to us from Buffalo, New York and […]

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23rd Dec2013

‘Elysium’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga | Written and Directed by Neill Blomkamp South African director Neill Blomkamp made his feature film debut with District 9 in 2009, to much acclaim. A fantastic sci-fi film about aliens living in a Johannesburg slum and a human caught in the middle of the aliens […]

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17th Dec2013

‘WWE RAW’ Results & Review (16.12.13)

by Chris Cummings

We are now at the RAW following TLC 2013, a show that ended with Randy Orton defeating John Cena to become the new, unified and undisputed WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The WWE roster are on the stage as the show opens, and Triple H and Stephanie McMahon stand in the ring together before announcing their […]

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17th Dec2013

‘WWE TLC 2013’ Results & Review

by Chris Cummings

We have arrived at the final pay per view of 2013, TLC 2013. This show boasts, what is being promoted by WWE, one of the most important matches in the history of WWE and/or professional wrestling, the unification match between the WWE Champion Randy Orton and the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. A quick FYI, […]

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14th Dec2013

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Benedict Cumberbatch | Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro | Directed by Peter Jackson A year ago, December 2012, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released in theatres across the globe and the reaction was […]

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14th Dec2013

‘WWE TLC 2013’ Preview

by Chris Cummings

So, this coming Sunday is the annual TLC pay per view event, the night of the year where tables, ladders and chairs (oh, my) are promoted as not just weapons, but as stepladders (metaphorically and literally) to the top for WWE Superstars. This event is being given a boost of legitimate pay per view importance […]

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10th Dec2013

‘WWE RAW’ Review & Results (9.12.13)

by Chris Cummings

Welcome to this week’s results and review write up of WWE RAW, the flagship show of the biggest sports entertainment company in the world. So, tonight is a special “Slammy Awards” themed RAW, with awards being given out throughout the evening in a variety of categories, including “Superstar of the Year”, “Rookie of the Year”, […]

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09th Dec2013

‘WWE NXT’ Results & Review (05.12.13)

by Chris Cummings

Welcome, one and all, to this week’s results and review write up on NXT. This week we start things off with the NXT Women’s Champion, Paige, defending her title against the veteran main roster talent of Natalya. The fans seem pumped up for this match, and I am too, these two women are two of […]

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08th Dec2013

‘The Walking Dead 4×08: Too Far Gone’ Review [Spoiler Free]

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Cohan, Norman Reedus, Emily Kinney, Chandler Riggs, David Morrissey, Danai Gurira, Steven Yeun | Written by Seth Hoffman | Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson The following review will contain some spoilers from last week’s episode. So, here we are already, at the mid-season finale of season four of The Walking Dead… This season, so far, […]

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08th Dec2013

‘The Walking Dead 4×07: Dead Weight’ Review [Spoiler Free]

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Cohan, Norman Reedus, Emily Kinney, Chandler Riggs, David Morrissey, Danai Gurira, Steven Yeun | Written by Curtis Gwinn | Directed by Jeremy Podeswa The following review will contain some spoilers from last week’s episode. On last week’s episode we saw the re-emergence of the character formerly known as The Governor. The episode, from beginning to […]

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03rd Dec2013

‘Only God Forgives’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam, Tom Burke, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Pitchawat Petchayahon, Charlie Ruedpokanon | Written and Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson), Only God Forgives was released earlier this summer to critical acclaim, but a mixed response from audiences across the globe. […]

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03rd Dec2013

‘WWE RAW’ Results & Review (2.12.13)

by Chris Cummings

Welcome to this week’s results and review of WWE RAW. The first RAW of December is under way. The show opens with “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour playing and CM Punk making his way down the aisle and to the squared circle as we see a replay of The Shield attacking Punk last week. […]

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30th Nov2013

‘The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment begins with Vince McMahon getting out of his car at WWE headquarters in Connecticut and greeting employees as he makes his way to his office on the top floor of what was once known as TitanTowers. The documentary portion of this release begins at the beginning, […]

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27th Nov2013

‘The Walking Dead 4×06: Live Bait’ Review [Spoiler Free]

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Cohan, Norman Reedus, Emily Kinney, Chandler Riggs, David Morrissey, Danai Gurira, Steven Yeun | Written by Nichole Beattie  | Directed by Michael Uppendahl The following review will contain some spoilers from last week’s episode. So, last week was a strong and emotional episode, with most of the action taking place in the prison as Hershel […]

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21st Nov2013

‘WWE Survivor Series 2013’ Preview

by Chris Cummings

We are only a few days away from one of the original “big four” WWE events of the year, an event that debuted in 1988 and has been a staple of annual WWE pay per view ever since, the Survivor Series. Originally beginning as an event that hosted nothing but a card of eight-man elimination […]

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