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 [...]

WWE Money in the Bank Review

The ever interminable trio of King, Cole and Striker are on the talkie tonight.
Smackdown Money in the Bank match: Kane def. Drew McIntyre, Matt Hardy, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler and Big Show
After clearing the ring early, Big Show broke the first rung of the ladder with his foot, before swatting another rung [...]

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 [...]

The Reverse Crystal Ball: From The Pages of Power Slam

What with all the nostalgia floating about, be it Chairshot.org’s XPW-like attempt to run a proper rewind service capably, or arguments raging over whether one Christopher Benoit was a technical submission hold weilding deity or kid-killer extraordinaire, one thing’s for sure: Wrestling just ain’t like it was in the old days. Therefore, I decided to [...]

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 [...]