It was recently reported that Roman Reigns has ‘pulled out’ of performing at WrestleMania 36 due to health issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Ryan Satin first reported the news via Pro Wrestling Sheet, however this doesn’t appear to have circulated to everyone within the company. Mark Henry is still an
Continue readingEach month in the Columns section of LOP Forums, we hold a competition to determine who was the best of the previous month. In other words, the Columnist of the Month. The winner earns the right to present you, the Lords of Pain main page audience, with an example of
Continue readingSamuel ‘Plan is joined by his The Right Side of the Pond long-time friend Maverick this week once again for the second part of their two-part in-depth exploration of the evolving relationship between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose! In Part 2, ‘Plan and Mav begin with the break-up of The
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Follow @LoPPlan Click here to add me on Facebook! Don’t forget to pick up your copy of my book, 101 WWE Matches To See Before You Die, from Amazon today! Simply click here! Credit to @StevenFnBell Just Business: WrestleMania Season Starts Now This week on The Right Side of the
Continue readingFollow @LoPPlan Click here to add me on Facebook! Don’t forget to pick up your copy of my book, 101 WWE Matches To See Before You Die, from Amazon today! Simply click here! Credit to @StevenFnBell Just Business: Looking at WWE Chronicle: Dean Ambrose “What is ‘emotional’?” – Dean Ambrose
Continue readingThis week Samuel ‘Plan discusses the in-ring return of the man many consider to be the greatest of all-time, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, and he does so by sitting down with the biggest Shawn Michaels fan he knows for an afternoon in conversation – together they cover Michaels’ past,
Continue readingNote from Mazza: ‘Sup, Lords of Pain? Been a bit hectic right now, but luckily I have a back up plan for weeks just like this. I shall be making a cameo on this week’s column to discuss entries 7 and 8 however I will be leaving you in the
Continue readingYesterday I tweeted about writing my WWE 2k19 review, fait to say in light of last night’s RAW that column will be pushed to later this week. Instead I wanted to quickly post something short on Roman Reigns and the news of him having to step away to battle leukaemia.
Continue readingSamuel ‘Plan is joined by his Australian counterpart SirSam this week as the two take a character and story-driven look at the Raw main event scene they’ve been loving while others have been far from entertained! Putting a performance art point of view first, the two explore what Dean Ambrose
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Opening Segment What a way to kick-off RAW by having Roman Reigns/Roman Reigns and Friends/Roman Reigns’ Opponent/Generic Authority Figure come down to the ring! This is exciting! Ugh, and wouldn’t you know it, just when the promo about how they’re going to win, and how their opponent is going to
Continue readingFollow @Sir_Samuel What a night of wrasslin’ at Hell in a Cell! I have to say that they WWE very nearly did it, they nearly put on a close to flawless card. Oh so nearly but oh so far. But a PPV review isn’t why you came here (there are
Continue readingCredit to Ash from Wrestling Shorts, support the talented bastard on Patreon here: Wrestling Shorts Patreon Imp’s Worst Case Scenarios For WWE Hell In A Cell WWE Hell in A Cell is once again upon us… yeah I can’t even feign it, I’m not hyped at all. But who
Continue reading‘Sup, Lords of Pain? Here we are, right on the verge of Hell in a Cell and I was expecting a stellar go-home week. Fact is, Raw and SmackDown weren’t particularly good and there weren’t any big standout performers on the main roster. This gave the network shows a bit
Continue readingPerfect 10 Wrestling Host Matt Maher (a.k.a. The Implications) plays Worst Case Scenarios! The game where the mission is to book the upcoming WWE Hell In A Cell PPV as badly as possible. The wrong winners, destroy momentum, set up the most dreadful storylines. Can YOU book it worse? (probably
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which championships are most likely to change hands at Hell in a Cell? This week, The Doc excitedly previews Hell in a Cell, his first honest to goodness preview podcast to be labeled with a term like “excitedly” since WrestleMania. Bottom line: he is
Continue readingFollow @Sir_Samuel The past two weeks of Raw have been a breath of fresh air for me. A show struggling to accommodate an absentee champion has suddenly burst to life, producing a main event scene full of moving parts, fun matchups and interesting story possibilities. However the biggest thing that
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should AJ Styles hold the title from now through the end of the year? This week, The Doc is joined by LOP and One Nation Radio’s Rich Latta to discuss and review NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV and Summerslam 2018, as well as the latter’s
Continue readingBefore I get into SummerSlam things, a little plug for some local British wrestling taking place in my home city of Nottingham! Just want to give a huge congratulations to Wrestling Resurgence for their Spandex Ballet show. The show bloody sold out before I was even able to promote anything.
Continue readingWell I’ll be damned, how good was Summer Slam? After a wholly uninspiring summer of wrestling on most fronts the WWE completely turned things around, putting on their best PPV of the year right before the leaves start to turn orange. While there will be some out there who quibble
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: What will be the Match of the Weekend from Summerslam and Takeover? This week, The Doc is feeling pretty good about the world of professional wrestling! Yes, seriously. After a weekend spent reconnecting with his purer fandom of sports entertainment, he is ready for
Continue readingPerfect 10 Wrestling Host Matt Maher (a.k.a. The Implications) and his special guest Ash from the Wrestling Shorts YouTube channel play Worst Case Scenarios for WWE SummerSlam! Booking the upcoming PPV as creatively awful as possible! Booking the answers to questions such as: Does Corbin’s baldness trump Balor’s demonless-ness? Will
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: When was a time that professional wrestling got you through a dark time in your life? This week, The Doc is joined by Jordan Fox of The Chair Shot and Indy Wrestling Radio to discuss the Summerslam card, specifically how the current build compares
Continue readingG’day Lords of Pain, welcome back to YES Relived, the series where we go back to relive one of pro wrestling’s greatest ever stories, the rise of Daniel Bryan and The Yes Movement. Starting at Summer Slam 2013 and going through to Wrestlemania 30 I will be rewatching, reviewing and
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who are the Top 5 best pushed wrestlers in WWE proper this year? This week, The Doc is joined by Rich Latta and James Boyd of One Nation Radio to discuss the potential of the recently announced all-women’s WWE pay-per-view. What are some of
Continue readingImp’s WWE Adventure Lesnar vs Reigns IV: Down As Smooth As A Dog On A Slide 2015 was a most wonderful year. We had the lows of the Royal Rumble, the highs of WrestleMania 31 and the middling Irish roads of Sheamus the WWE Champion. Looking back, man, this
Continue readingPerfect 10 Wrestling Host Matt Maher (a.k.a. TheImplications) hosts the final solo show for a while as we head into a month strong with guests! Talking the 2nd week of the G1 Climax, Impact Wrestling Slammiversary, WOS, WWE Evolution, how SummerSlam’s shaping and how flippin’ hot it is here in
Continue reading”The Doc” Chad Matthews has been a featured writer for LOP since 2004. Initially offering detailed recaps and reviews for WWE’s top programs, he transitioned to writing columns in 2010. In addition to his discussion-provoking current event pieces, he has written many acclaimed series about WrestleMania, as well as a
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: Under what set of circumstances do you feel it is OK for WWE fans to hijack a match? This week, The Doc is fighting off the blues. He went into Extreme Rules thinking good things about the possibility of being pleasantly surprised by a
Continue readingCredit to Ash from Wrestling Shorts, support the talented bastard on Patreon here: Wrestling Shorts Patreon Follow @TheDamnImplicat Imp’s WWE Adventure My First RAW Since Bobby Lashley’s Sisters About 2 months ago I questioned my entire outlook on my wrestling fandom. As much as I bang on about loving
Continue readingThe LordsofPain’s very own Matt Maher (a.k.a. TheImplications) plays Worst Case Scenarios for WWE Extreme Rules! Booking the upcoming WWE PPV as badly as possible. The wrong winners, destroy momentum, set up God awful story arcs. A bit of fun to help us remember that no matter how the PPV
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP Please take a moment to like the Facebook page for The Greatest Matches and Rivalries of the WrestleMania Era, which will be released three weeks from today on August 1st! QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who do you think will be the next Universal and WWE Champions? This week,
Continue readingPlease take a moment to like the Facebook page for The Greatest Matches and Rivalries of the WrestleMania Era, which will be released four weeks from today on August 1st! ”The Doc” Chad Matthews has been a featured writer for LOP since 2004. Initially offering detailed recaps and reviews for
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Follow @TheDocLOP Please take a moment to like the Facebook page for The Greatest Matches and Rivalries of the WrestleMania Era, which will be released four weeks from today on August 1st! QUESTION OF THE DAY: What has been your least favorite WWE creative period over the course of your
Continue readingFollow Mr. Tito on Twitter.com: @titowrestling Bookmark Mr. Tito’s Column Archive to read the current and past columns. ————————– Welcome back to the Mr. Tito Experience exclusively here at LordsofPain.net. Only 4 months to go, folks, until my final column here at LoP. I shall end here on the 20th
Continue readingFollow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who are the top 5 most engaging characters in WWE proper at the moment? This week, The Doc is joined by Rich Latta of LOP, Social Suplex, and One Nation Radio to discuss an eventful weekend in WWE that included yet another fandom-affirming NXT
Continue readingG’day Lords of Pain and welcome to the return of FACT or FICTION, the monthly/bi-monthly/quarterly/annual column where we put the the hot topics going around the world of wrestling in front of a pair of my Lords of Pain brethren and we determine if they are FACT of FICTION. In
Continue readingFollow Mr. Tito on Twitter.com: @titowrestling Bookmark Mr. Tito’s Column Archive to read the current and past columns. ————————– Welcome back to the best pro wrestling column in the land, Mr. Tito Strikes Back exclusively here at LordsofPain.net. I’m just LAUGHING at the recent news courtesy of Dave Meltzer and
Continue readingThe LordsofPain’s very own Matt Maher (a.k.a. TheImplications) goes over the cards for NXT TakeOver: Chicago and the first new standard 4 hour PPV in Money in the Bank. However, he has stopped watching WWE TV, so for the latter he will entirely have to try and piece together
Continue readingThe Greatest Matches and Rivalries of the WrestleMania Era coming soon! Follow @TheDocLOP QUESTION OF THE DAY: What has been WWE’s biggest “win,” as well as its biggest “fail,” of the decade to date? This week, The Doc is celebrating the 5th anniversary of this podcast, which debuted in week
Continue readingThe Greatest Matches and Rivalries of the WrestleMania Era coming soon! ”The Doc” Chad Matthews has been a featured writer for LOP since 2004. Initially offering detailed recaps and reviews for WWE’s top programs, he transitioned to writing columns in 2010. In addition to his discussion-provoking current event pieces, he
Continue readingFollow @TheDamnImplicat Credit to Ash from Wrestling Shorts, support the talented bastard on Patreon here: Wrestling Shorts Patreon Imp’s WWE Adventure WWE Are Like DC And They Should Worry, Marvel Is Coming WARNING, I TALK ABOUT AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. I’VE TRIED NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS, BUT IF YOU’VE
Continue reading”The Doc” Chad Matthews has been a featured writer for LOP since 2004. Initially offering detailed recaps and reviews for WWE’s top programs, he transitioned to writing columns in 2010. In addition to his discussion-provoking current event pieces, he has written many acclaimed series about WrestleMania, as well as a
Continue reading”The Doc” Chad Matthews has been a featured writer for LOP since 2004. Initially offering detailed recaps and reviews for WWE’s top programs, he transitioned to writing columns in 2010. In addition to his discussion-provoking current event pieces, he has written many acclaimed series about WrestleMania, as well as a
Continue reading– We’re live from the XL Center in Hartford, CT as Michael Cole welcomes us. He’s joined by Corey Graves and Jonathan Coachman. – We go right to the ring and out comes RAW General Manager Kurt Angle. He welcomes us to the first night of the Superstar Shakeup and
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