It is being reported from sources within WWE that WrestleMania 36 is still “wide open in many regards.” {:class=“restrict-width”} At this point in previous years, there would be run-sheets or tentative WrestleMania lineups around, though those have been made more secretive in recent years. According to Sean Ross Sapp from Fightful.com, no one he’s spoken to has seen a run sheet or anything related to WrestleMania 36 yet.

Current WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch has been announced as the guest for Tuesday’s episode of WWE Backstage on FS1. {:class=“restrict-width”} The show will also feature CM Punk’s third appearance as an analyst. The combination of Becky Lynch and CM Punk should help to boost viewing figures for WWE Backstage. Which has struggled to maintain a strong viewing audience since the show began in October 2019. {:class=“restrict-width”} And with The Royal Rumble PPV just around the corner it will be interesting to hear Punk’s thought’s on the line-up and the build, to one of the most popular WWE Pay-Per-Views of the year.

It’s important not to shy away from the big topics, so this time around I am focussing on…. Is there a place for comedy in wrestling? I featured Orange Cassidy in my first piece and how much I have been taken in by the gimmick so far so it got me to thinking more about comedy in wrestling, in addition to this I am currently working my way through a hell of a lot of Chikara on Amazon Prime – there are about TEN seasons of content for FREE if you are a Prime Member (for the record this article is not sponsored by Amazon Prime and other streaming services are available….

Things to leave in the 2010’s… {:class=“restrict-width”} Happy New Year! Welcome to the return of the roaring 20’s, a surge in individuals’ positivity, changes in their attitude and the creation of resolutions and frequent reminders of them at every turn… well, for a few weeks anyway! Mine are temporarily on hold, thanks to illness and lack of sleeping caused by coughing fits. Despite attempting to change my outlook to be more positive, I have used the first days of 2020 to reflect on the last decade of wrestling, its events / topics / sources of irritation [delete as appropriate] and attempted to compile a list of things that should really be left in the 2010s – you know, out with the old and in with the new (and all that).