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Retro Wrestle Respawn – WCW Monday Nitro 17th of April 2000

Michael FitzgeraldJun 5, 2018June 5, 20180

“Terry Funk, you’re just too damn old” Vince Russo, April 2000 In last week’s column we looked at the first pay per view of WCW’s

Retro Wrestle Respawn – WCW Spring Stampede 2000

Michael FitzgeraldMay 29, 20180

They take on all comers, no matter what size, there won’t be any question when you get…Steinerized “Steinerized” by D. Conort, M. Seitz and J.

Retro Wrestle Respawn – ROH Gut Check 2006

Michael FitzgeraldMay 15, 20180

I thought that seeing as I’ve never covered any Ring of Honour here on the website I’d break my duck with this show, mainly because

Retro Wrestle Respawn – WWF Backlash 2000

Michael FitzgeraldMay 5, 2018May 8, 20180

So with WWE Backlash 2018 in the books, I decided to go back in time to another Backlash event for this week’s Retro article, that

Retro Wrestle Respawn – Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

Michael FitzgeraldMay 1, 20180

So with WWE running a show on foreign soil with a battle royal main event last Friday, I decided I’d dip into the vaults for

Wrestle Respawn – WrestleMania 34

Michael FitzgeraldApr 10, 2018April 10, 20180

The event is emanating from the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana Calling the action are a revolving cast of Michael Cole, Jonathan Coachman, Corey Graves,

Retro Wrestle Respawn – WrestleMania 22

Michael FitzgeraldApr 3, 20180

Coming just six months after the tragic death of Eddie Guerrero, WrestleMania 22 came at a time when the WWE was hardly at its strongest

Retro Wrestle Respawn – WrestleMania 13

Michael FitzgeraldMar 27, 20180

In some ways, WrestleMania 13 lends a lot of credence to those of a superstitious persuasion. The number 13 is considered unlucky by some, and

Retro Wrestle Respawn – WrestleMania 1

Michael FitzgeraldMar 20, 2018March 20, 20180

So with WrestleMania 34 a mere three weeks out, I’ve decided to look at three WrestleMania events of yesteryear, with one a week up to

Wrestle Respawn – How Did Mike Do with His Wrestle Kingdom 12 Predictions?

Michael FitzgeraldJan 8, 2018January 9, 20180

So two weeks ago I gave some predictions for what I thought was going to happen at Wrestle Kingdom 12. With that show now in

Wrestle Respawn – Mike Tries to Predict the Top Three Matches at Wrestle Kingdom 12

Michael FitzgeraldDec 27, 2017December 31, 20170

I haven’t been watching a lot of WWE recently. For whatever reason, the current product on offer just doesn’t really do anything for me. The

Wrestle Respawn – My Top Ten Favourite Lariats/Clotheslines

Michael FitzgeraldDec 5, 2017December 7, 20170

In the world of professional wrestling, it is sometimes favourable to keep things simple instead of overly complicating them. Yes, a fluent series of high

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 Review

Michael FitzgeraldNov 14, 20170

I’ve been planning to review this collection for a while, but due to other commitments I’ve been forced to work my way through it at

Wrestle Respawn – Five of my Favourite Bobby Heenan Commentary moments/running gags

Michael FitzgeraldSep 19, 20170

The world of wrestling fandom was hit hard over the weekend by the saddening news of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan’s passing on. Reviled (In a

WWE Backlash 2017 Review

Michael FitzgeraldMay 24, 20170

Before we start, I just want to give my sincere condolences to anyone affected by the horrific events in Manchester this week. As a proud

Retro Respawn – WCW Vs The World

Michael FitzgeraldNov 22, 2016December 13, 20160

I wasn’t planning to do this feature so soon after I’d finished the saga of articles on the N64 wrestling games from AKI/THQ, as I

Wrestling Rivalries – Chris Jericho Vs Dean Malenko

Michael FitzgeraldSep 17, 2016September 26, 20160

So, as you can probably tell from some of the articles popping up around this place, Gaming Respawn is branching out a little bit into

WWE SummerSlam 2016 Review

Dom RichardsAug 23, 2016September 15, 20160

2016 has been a bit of a strange year for the WWE. There have been some great moments, but also some equally awful moments. The