The Random Wrestling Review

It's the latest match in The Game Round Robin and this time, an old rivalry is revisited as Old Man faces Tom in a crucial match! After blowing the tournament wide open with victory over Stephen, this is only Old Man's 2nd match where a victory would firmly set him up as a major contender for the overall prize. Tom meanwhile is looking to ensure he cannot finish bottom of the table in what is his...

The denizens of AT&T Stadium were hotly anticipating 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's return to the ring as Kevin Owens had promised Austin would be his guest for a special edition of the KO Show where the Rattlesnake was set to confront Owens about his previous comments denigrating Texas. The match itself wasn't announced ahead of time, and nor was the opponent of Seth Rollins, with Vince McMahon...

The 2nd edition of BracketMania is here as we put the best wrestling stables ever through the rigorous test of the tournament brackets to determine the undisputed Champion of them all. Will the NWO come out on top, how about D-Generation X, will the Four Horsemen take the prize, or maybe the Bullet Club will have their day in the sun? Could Paul Heyman take it with either The Dangerous Alliance or...

On night 2 of Wrestlemania 37, Roman Reigns had to face up to the challenge of not 1, but 2 men attempting to take his Universal Title away as Edge and Daniel Bryan stood across the ring from him in the Triple Threat main event. Also on the show, Sami Zayn faced Kevin Owens, Sheamus battled Matt Riddle for the US Title and Big E defended his Intercontinental Title against Apollo Crews.  The Random...

It's time for another episode of The Game as 'Rockstar' Alex Kirkman and Tom Smith as the Round Robin continues. This time around, our competitors have to name Hall of Fame inductees as they both look to keep themselves competitive in the overall competition. The Game this time around is brought to you by Tom, Alex and Tinky. 

1 Year, 1 Month and 1 Day after their last event in front of a crowd, WWE presented Night 1 of Wrestlemania 37 with fans in attendance once more. The first night of the event was headlined by the Raw Women's Title match between Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair. Also on the card was the WWE Title match where Bobby Lashley defended the belt against Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins took on Cesaro and Bad Bun...

On this New Year's Eve episode of RWR Now, we take a very quick look back at 2023 through the prism of a number of news stories that impacted the industry. The WWE merger with UFC parent-company, Zuffa, removal of Vince McMahon and the booking direction of Triple H all get a mention. From the AEW side they presented the biggest non-WWE show in history at Wembley in the summer but seem beset by pro...

Night 2 of Wrestlemania 36 saw WWE explore new frontiers- and not just because for the first time ever they were presenting a 2nd night of action for their annual spectacular. Chief among these was the innovative Firefly Funhouse Match between John Cena and Bray Wyatt- our hosts give their feelings on this, as well as Randy Orton and Edge's epic Last Man Standing bout, Drew McIntyre's crowning as...

The Game round robin returns this week as Tom takes on Stephen in another major challenge as they both rack their brains in an effort to name Royal Rumble participants. Prior to this matchup, Tom had won his first contest against Matt, and was looking to inflict Stephen's 2nd defeat on him following his loss to Old Man last time out.  The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this time by Tom,...

In early 2020 the Covid-19 Pandemic hit the world and all live events and sport was cancelled- with one exception- Wrestlemania DID happen, as WWE took advantage of their Performance Center to host the event in front of no crowd and, for the first time ever, played out the event over 2 nights which has been the norm ever since. This is our review of Night 1 as the Wrestlemania series enters its fi...

This time on RWR now, our hosts each make 5 picks for talent they would move from WWE to AEW and 5 picks for talent they would send the other way. Also, with CM Punk returning to wrestling again last weekend at the Survivor Series, we give our views on whether it will work, and why we are excited for it. This edition of RWR Now is brought to you by Tom, Matt and Tinky.

WWE made history at Wrestlemania 35 as Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey became the first women to headline the Showcase of the Immortals. They did so at the end of a mammoth, 5 hour+ show, the last of the single night Wrestlemanias (at least at time of release). On the undercard, Brock Lesnar defended is Universal Title against Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston challenged Daniel Bryan for t...

The makers of The Random Wrestling Review bring you an entirely new show called 'BracketMania'- the concept: a single elimination tournament where our hosts whittle down the competitors to crown the best ever of the category in question. On the debut episode we name the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, from a field of 16 worthy competitors, but who will win? Bret Hart? Randy Savage?...

The 34th edition of Wrestlemania saw the WWE back in New Orleans, site of Daniel Bryan's victory and the end of The Undertaker's undefeated streak 4 years earlier. This time around, Brock Lesnar was defending the Universal Title against Roman Reigns, Triple H & his wife, Stephane McMahon faced the challenge of Kurt Angle and the debuting Ronda Rousey, John Cena had issued a challenge to The Un...

For the latest episode of The Game our competitors (Old Man and Stephen Coriander) face the same challenge as Tom and Matt did 2 weeks ago. This is Old Man's first matchup in the round robin, while Stephen was successful in his first match against Matt, so it's all to play for as they attempt to name as many wrestlers to hold the World Tag Team Title that existed in WWE between 1971 and 2010. The...

Next up in the Wrestlemania series it is time for 'The Ultimate Thrill Ride' a show stuffed with big matches including Goldberg defending the Universal Title versus Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns and Undertaker battling over 'their yard', Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho's personal war, Randy Orton challenging Bray Wyatt for the WWE Title and John Cena teaming with Nikki Bella to face The Miz and Maryse....

With WWE's TV ratings seen big growth in the last year, the merger of WWE with UFC, AEW putting on a show at Wembley Stadium this summer, that had a bigger paid-for attendance than any non-WWE show in history, and a potential recovery for British independent wrestling, we ask whether wrestling has re-entered a boom period, what a boom period in 2023 would like, and why the recent upturn in commerc...

WWE had been gearing up for what they were hoping would be the biggest Wrestlemania in history after the announcement that the show would be at AT&T Stadium in front of a projected crowd of 100,000. Those hopes were put under threat however when in the Autumn, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Sting and Randy Orton were all stricken by injury that would put them out of action for the big event. This le...

It's time for another clash between Random Wrestling Review hosts in The Game. This time around Matt faces Tom where each of them have to name as many wrestlers who won the World Tag Team title that existed in WWE between 1971 and 2010- the longer they held the belts over the course of their career, the more points they get. There's 20 minutes on the clock, who will be this edition's winner? The R...

The main event of Wrestlemania 31 would see Brock Lesnar defend his WWE Title against Roman Reigns however, the party was crashed by Mr Money In The Bank, Seth Rollins, who sensationally inserted himself into the match and walked away the winner. Before all that, Rollins had battled Randy Orton, Undertaker looked to come back from his first ever loss at 'Mania the previous year, against Bray Wyatt...

As the Wrestlemania series rolls on, we repost our review of Wrestlemania 30 from 2021, a night most famous for seeing the end of The Undertaker's streak at the hands of Brock Lesnar, and the crowning of Daniel Bryan in the main event. Bryan faces Triple H in the opener to qualify for the WWE Title match, then battles Randy Orton and Batista to take home the gold. In addition to all that John Cena...

For Wrestlemania 29, WWE decided that they quite liked the money to be made from a match between The Rock and John Cena, and so decided to ignore their promise of 'once in a lifetime' from the previous year, and book a rematch between the two, this time for the WWE Title. Rematches were the name of the game for the show, as in a return bout from their clash at SummerSlam 2012, Triple H would battl...

On the latest episode of RWR Now, Matt, Alex and Tinky each present their fantasy booking vision for next year's Wrestlemania- will they choose to finally go all in on Cody Rhodes defeating Roman Reigns? What will happen to the World Heavyweight Championship? All will be revealed... The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Matt, Alex and Tinky. 

For Wrestlemania 28, WWE promised us an event that would be "once in a lifetime" as The Rock made his Wrestlemania in-ring return, against John Cena in a match that had been subject to a one-year build, and which remains one of, if not the biggest, Wrestlemania in history. In addition to the Rock and Cena's battle, the company were also promoting this as the 'end of an era" as Triple H and Underta...

In this edition of RWR's 'The Game' Stephen Corriander faces Matt Roberts in a unique quiz competition where they have to name the WWE Champions- not particularly hard you might think, but in a twist for this one, they have to name them in order- starting with the very first WWE Champion, from 1963, all the way up to the present day!  The Random Wrestling Review is brought to you this week by Matt...