Hell In A Cell 2021
Date: June 20, 2021
Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Corey Grave
It’s time for another big theme show with the event focusing on the match we saw two days ago. This time we have a pair of matches inside the Cell, as Bianca Belair defends the Smackdown Women’s Title against Bayley and Drew McIntyre challenges Bobby Lashley for the WWE Title. Let’s get to it.
We begin at 7PMET with the pre-show on YouTube. Main show starts at 8 on Peacock.
Other options: Saint Louis at Atlanta in MLB’s ESPN Game of the Week, and Hawks at Sixers in the two best words in American pro sports: Game Seven.
Happy Father’s Day to Scott and all other dads out there, including mine.
Enjoy the show!
Seeing as it’s a repost from Scott and I fancy checking out some new/old content I thought I’d give the LPWA another shot, on VHS with the theme of ‘The Good Girls’. Rule of thumb used to be with wrestling on video tapes that it would often promise gold and deliver shit, as anyone who’s watched the likes of Koko B. Ware and the Brooklyn Brawler or Jim Neidhart and Skinner do battle on Coliseum Video, but let’s see.
Great intro with some CGI leopards turning into multi-coloured line art female wrestlers who splash off the top rope into an empty ring.
(I was unfortunately very preoccupied with work on Saturday night and didn’t get a chance to watch anything new, but here’s a timely repost of the 3-disc “Best of Hell in a Cell” DVD set from 2008 in honor of tonight’s show. I believe this was originally written in 2010-12)
The SmarK DVD Rant for Hell In A Cell
– I’m talking about the 3-disc DVD set here, not the recent PPV. I know this is an older set, but I found it on Ebay for like $3 and I’ve been wanting to work in a proper review for a while now.
– Hosted by Mick Foley, fittingly enough.
Happy Father’s Day!
More Matches Added To HIAC
https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/new-grudge-match-set-hell-cell-2/
https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/another-wrestlemania-rematch-set-hell-cell/
NBC And FOX Want More Cross Promotion With WWE
https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/wwe-may-cross-promoting-nfl-nascar/
Bayley vs. Bianca Belair Now Inside The Cell
https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/new-match-taking-place-inside-hell-cell/
Howdy!
Yeah, been a minute. I missed writing about wrestling, what can I say?
About a week ago, a match started making waves amongst the proudest of wrestling nerds, and it wasn’t just from the BoD Joshi crew.
Filthy Tom Lawlor – “Watch Syuri Kondo vs Utami Hayashishita if you value your time”
Smackdown
Date: January 19, 2007
Location: Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
We’re less than two weeks away from the Royal Rumble and that means it is time to put the finishing touches on the card. This year’s show has taken things in a slightly different direction by just having the majority of the field announced without much in the way of talking about it on screen. Other than that, Batista is getting ready to defend against Mr. Kennedy. Let’s get to it.
Sorry to break the ECW/NXT streak but I have no absolutely no desire to watch any more Heel Michael Cole and/or Matt Striker. If I’m going to sit down and watch bad wrestling, I want it to be at least fun bad wrestling.
I started writing about Herb’s cocaine-fuelled company a few years ago for my own site but The Great Crapping appears to have wiped the six type-ups I did so ah what the hell, let’s start again.
ECW on Sci Fi
Date: January 16, 2007
Location: Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas
Commentators: Tazz, Joey Styles
We are almost to the Royal Rumble and that means it is time to make Test #1 contender. That is about as obvious of a title match as there has been in a bit around here. Last week Test cost Van Dam his title shot so tonight it’s a triple threat. Normally you would think that would be saved for the Rumble if they want the biggest match possible, but ECW can be weird that way. Let’s get to it.
Bonjourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ya cheese eatin’ surrender monkeys!
Next week we’ve got a Stinker Review on the docket, but first we must close out our journey to the Summer of 1996 with a trip to our old friends from Philly. ECW was on a pretty decent hot streak at the time, although they couldn’t get on pay per view despite Paul Heyman’s many attempts. I used to have the Laserlight Digital cut of this show and I liked it so much I eventually shelled out for the RF Video version just so I could watch it with the real music left intact.
The big stories during this time period were Raven’s feud with The Sandman, which involved Raven quite literally stealing Sandman’s family from him in a super dark storyline that hit all kinds of nerves but never really had much in the way of a satisfying payoff due to Raven needing to divert course to feud with Terry Funk when 1997 came around.
Elsewhere, Taz was in the middle of his “Path of Rage”, where he’d destroy absolutely everyone on route to a big match with his nemesis Sabu. Shane Douglas was trying to connive his way to the ECW TV Title whilst also trying to avoid getting killed by the angry Pitbull’s. D-Von Dudley was trying to wrest control of The Dudley Family from his brother Big Dick.
And in the tag division Da Gangsta’s, The Eliminators, The Samoan Gangsta Party and The Bruise Brothers all hated one another and were feuding amongst themselves in various combinations, with it all building to a Four Way Dance on a future show for the tag belts themselves.
So yeah, lots going on and this show was sure to continue it. It also has genuinely one of the all-time greatest ECW matches on it, so let’s quit our jibber-jabber and watch some chuffing wrestling!
As noted in the Dynamite rant last night, I finally managed to snag some AEW Unrivaled figures off ShopAEW, and got Santana, Ortiz and Matt Hardy for $25 US each plus shipping, which is totally worth it to me. So with Hangman Page that brings my total to four now after nearly a year of trying to track any of them down here in Canada. Still need Kenny Omega, still need Chris Jericho, still need Orange Cassidy, but this is a start.
Early AEW game footage revealed!
https://cultaholic.com/posts/early-footage-of-aew-console-game-revealed
Gerald Brisco says that Vince “doesn’t surround himself with yes men”
Dynamite
Date: June 18, 2021
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Jim Ross, Taz
The Friday series continues with a special match inside an MMA cage. That may or may not be your taste, but it is certainly something different, which you have to do at some point. This time around it is Jake Hager vs. Wardlow, which is about as logical of a move as you can get. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 06.18.21
Not sure how long they’ll last there, but ShopAEW has some of the Series 4 figures available tonight: https://www.shopaew.com/figures I actually picked up Santana and Ortiz for a total of $66 Canadian with shipping, which is pretty damn cheap. I was tempted to grab Matt Hardy as well but I’m holding off for the moment.
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur
Smackdown
Date: June 18, 2021
Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Commentators: Pat McAfee, Michael Cole
For the first time in over twenty years, we’re getting a Hell in a Cell match on free TV, as Universal Champion Roman Reigns is defending against Rey Mysterio. Why you ask? There doesn’t seem to be much of a reason other than “let’s do it on TV”. That is quite the change of pace and I’m not sure how bright of a move it is. Let’s get to it.
TONIGHT! It’s happening! Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio are heading into HELL IN A CELL!
AND THEN! Jake Hager brings the cage to Dynamite while Arn Anderson’s kid makes his debut!
AND THEN!! It’s Hell in a Cell’s Pay-Per-View on Sunday as Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre settle it ONCE AND FOR ALL!
…oh, and let’s get some Euro 2020 action in as well. Portugal/Germany on Saturday and Italy/Wales on Sunday ought to be insane.
So, with that in mind, here it is — your moment of Zen:
All right, folks, we all know the rules. I expect you to obey the mod’s instructions at all time. Let’s have a good clean thread. Now — touch gloves, go to your keyboards, and come out posting!
ENJOY THE WEEKEND!
