Smackdown 27/08/2010 - Review

Welcome to the Smackdown review, I’m Joe aka Townie of Townie and The Griff, who can be heard hosting this week’s Chairshot Podcast on Saturday night on chairshot.podbean.com.
Smackdown kicks off with a rematch of the World Heavyweight Title match from Summerslam as Rey and Kane face off in a No-DQ bout, which ends in a [...]

Smackdown! Review 09/07/2010

This show is like washing the dishes. It’s a chore. It’s not even a big chore. It’s not a big labour that I detest or that I find hugely annoying. It’s just something I have to do. And part of the displeasure of this show is the waiting and the anticipation. I can’t sit on [...]

Maria Kanellis - YouShoot DVD Review

After years on top as the flagship Diva of the WWE, Maria was unexpectedly released earlier this year, in a move that shocked much of the wrestling community. Leaving the ring behind, Maria has turned her eye to the music industry and has an album coming out soon. But of course… like any truly great [...]

Wrestlemania XXVI Review

Wrestlemania XXVI has been and gone. So, lets not waste any more time and get stuck in with our review of the most anticipated Wrestlemania yet.

Unified Tag Team Championship: ShowMiz def. R-Truth and John Morrison
What was a potentially great opener, was marred by timing constraints. Very much the story of the night; the match went [...]

2009 Year in Review - Part 3 “The Ugly”

So, here we are. This blog documents what is wrong with the professional wrestling industry today. The worst of the worst. The true atrocities in “sports-entertainment”. Lets not waste any more time.
Ugly
Monday Night Fail
Monday Night Raw has long been a staple of the professional wrestling world. Wrestling fans watch it habitually. Through good times, and [...]

2009 Year in Review - Part 1 “The Good”

First off, readers: Merry Christmas. Secondly: sorry. We’ve been awful busy here at Chairshot.org and have neglected the blog for sometime. So many wrestling atrocities worth blogging about, so many great matches worth praising, we’ve simply fallen behind. So, what better way to make it up to you all by taking a look back at [...]

The Hottest Feud of the Summer? Part 1: WWE

With the WWE draft now set in stone, forums and news sites alike are speculating on what feud will take centre stage in the coming months, leading up to Summerslam.
Those of you looking forward to a Hunter Hurst Helms-less Summer will be thoroughly disappointed as The Game is set to return some time after Judgment [...]

WWE SmackDown! 01/05/2009 Thoughts

Was this a truely momentous occasion? Was it a genre defining, sports-entertainment spectacular? If you were to believe the numerous hype promos then yes it was.
This past week, Smackdown took place in the world’s most famous arena; Madison Square Garden, in the heart of New York City. I’ll never quite grasp why the WWE make [...]