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WWE SmackDown quickly became one of the most debated shows in wrestling even before it aired last night.  WWE.com announced Alberto Del Rio's World Heavyweight Championship victory over The Big Show Tuesday night, and the news spread like wildfire whether people wanted to know about the results ahead of time or not. Discussions popped up as to whether WWE and their official website did the right thing, but it was obvious to me from the beginning that they made the correct call.WWE has had to deal with the side effects of producing a taped product for decades, not the least of ...

As Raw went off the air, WWE Champion CM Punk stood grimacing in pain after taking a Rock Bottom from the returning Rock, last seen on WWE television at Raw 1000.  That night, CM Punk delivered a GTS to the People's Champion and "turned his back" on the fans. Unlike The Rock, Punk did not end this night on his back, and more than ever, he looks prepared for what will be one of the biggest WWE Championship matches in Royal Rumble history.Last night's Raw was built around the inevitable confrontation between Rock and Punk, a fitting clash of names when ...

About a week and a half ago, WWE.com published a story about the 2006 relaunch of ECW under their umbrella, a third brand meant to run parallel and independent of Raw and SmackDown. The story contains quotes from people who were a part of both the original Extreme Championship Wrestling as well as the new vision of the company, including Tommy Dreamer, Joey Styles, Stevie Richards, Mick Foley and Paul Heyman, all of whom made their feelings especially clear about the circus that ECW became.While the doomed third brand is not always fondly remembered, there were some things that WWE's version ...

John Cena is the one in WWE who preaches about hustling and never giving up, but Sheamus is the current poster child for perseverance.  The Big Show defeated The Great White for the World Heavyweight Championship back in October at Hell in A Cell, but Sheamus has not let up in his quest to regain the title.  It has been a hard-hitting, smashmouth feud that has given us one good match at Survivor Series and a Match of the Night when The Big Show won the championship.For Sheamus, TLC is going to be his final opportunity to finally defeat The ...

We all have our preferences on what style of professional wrestling we love to see.  Some fans enjoy the technical style, where counters are countered and one mistake can cost you the match.  Others prefer high-flying, lucha-inspired wrestling where blinking will make you miss the best moment of the night.  There is also the act of simply taking a 2X4 wrapped in barbed wire and raking it across someone's back. Lately, a few men have made the case for good, old-fashioned fistfights being the style to watch in WWE.  On Monday, Wade Barrett and Antonio Cesaro were supposed to team up ...

Ever since Survivor Series went off the air, the talk of WWE has not been about John Cena and AJ Lee's alleged relationship.  In fact, last night's Raw would be enough to make you believe that Cena has not been the center of the WWE Universe for years.  The hot topic remains The Shield, consisting of the three men from NXT who decided to bring justice to Raw.  While it has not been clearly established, Dean Ambrose took on something of a leading role in their interview with Michael Cole last week.  He spoke first, addressed each question directed at ...

Both the Internet and WWE have made a big deal about the length of time CM Punk has spent as the WWE Champion.  This Monday's episode of Raw will be the 379th day, the day before Punk ties John Cena's longest single reign with the belt before he had to give it up due to a torn pectoral muscle.  For the last time anyone else held the WWE Championship for that long, you would have to go back to Hulk Hogan's first reign nearly 30 years ago.At some point, Punk will finally lose the title and bookmark another chapter in ...

Watching last night's Raw, I got the feeling that my hopes for the future of WWE were coming true.  While the show featured several fantastic wrestling matches from stars young and old that all deserved praise, the segment of the night for me involved the new guys. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, now known collectively as The Shield, sat down with Michael Cole and had a civilized conversation about why they were now on the active WWE roster after spending a good chunk of time in the developmental system of NXT.  In a brilliant move, they told us that ...

While CM Punk's WWE Championship reign continues to get the spotlight, the other Heavyweight Championship of the World has been around the waist of a man for quite a while as well.  Sheamus has held the World Heavyweight Title for 198 days, trailing only Batista and the man who first held the belt when it was formally introduced to WWE, Triple H. Punk's future in WWE as champion is up for debate, and there is merit in both sides of the argument over whether or not he will still have gold around his waist after Hell in A Cell.  Sheamus, on ...

In professional wrestling, there has typically been at least a two-man broadcast team to call the action you see in the ring.  The play-by-play man narrates everything you see in front of you and stops to hear insight from his partner, a color analyst who provides insight as to what exactly is happening inside the ring.It is a shame, then, that William Regal, the best announcer in all of wrestling, can only be heard on Hulu Plus.  Regal originally began his broadcasting during Season 5 of WWE NXT's old format, and the banter between himself and Josh Matthews on a ...