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[13 Aug 2008 | No Comment | 80 views]

Welcome back to “Throwing in the towel”, my regular dose of Pro-Wrestling Insanity, and the second part of the count-down to Summerslam. So here we go, with the top ten, great matches in Summerslam history!
10. Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio (2002)
One of the best openers to a WWE PPV, ever, surely??? Summerslam 2002 was bursting with an invigorating dose of freshness, the sort that spawned directly from competitors such as these two. Rey was brand new to WWE fans, having arrived just weeks before and making a huge impact by …

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[9 Aug 2008 | No Comment | 102 views]

Welcome back once more to “Throwing in the Towel”! It’s an exciting time at the moment in the world of wrestling. Not just because the Dead-man is erm, alive once more, and not just because Chris Jericho is wearing pants that reveal his shiny thighs, but because Summerslam, is just around the corner!
Now I’ve long been a fan of this super-show, often enjoying it much more than Wrestlemania. As a kid, I just always expected this one to be the show that would have the best matches, and as an …

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[5 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 83 views]

The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
Available: Silver Vision
Price: £17.99
This 3-Disc set, is one that I would imagine most of us have been looking forward to, for a long, long time. After all, The Rock, one of the most beloved performers in WWE history, has not worked an actual match, since Wrestlemania 20.
We have certainly been starved of his wrestling talents for some time, and now, with it pretty much guaranteed that we’ll never, ever see the guy work another match, it appeared to be the right time …