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So what do you get when you put a bunch of ageing former WWE superstars with one of the most controversial figures in the history of basketball? No, it’s not a mid-nineties WCW show, it’s iGeneration Wrestling, and this edition sees us taking a trip back...
It promises to be an interesting week.
Seven days to go until the transfer window slams shut again and we all find out whether Glenn Roeder’s long and protracted search for a long and productive striker to add to his permanent stock actually bears...
This edition of The Two Sheds Review sees me continuing an occasional series which began at the beginning of July. Having reviewed the DVD release of Ring of Honor’s first full show here in Britain, “Unified”, and their collaboration with the Frontier...
Wow. There are not many words that can describe what Usian Bolt did in the 200m Olympic final tonight.
The Jamaican blew apart the field and a record that has stood since 1996, after Michael Johnson did something similar in Atlanta. Don't you just love witnessing...
It’s the biggest wrestling event of the summer, and it’s hard to believe it’s in it’s twentieth year. Yep, it’s WWE Summerslam, headlined by four massive matches, and shown live on Sky Box Office here in Britain.The show begins with a match that could...
What can I say, the saga of my maternity pay continues would you believe. Here’s the latest. My application form has been “misplaced”. Oh yes, it would have to be mine that the lady at the government agency can’t find which means it’s looking more...
Here I am again then. I actually feel that I haven’t got much time for anything at the moment. It’s a round of non-stop looking after Melissa and being with my parents (yes they’re here again but they wouldn’t miss Milly’s christening on Sunday...
As I understand it, the evening I was offered my current job on the sportsdesk was the very same moment Glenn Roeder picked up a telephone call from (presumably) Neil Doncaster asking him help Norwich out of an eight point hole.
The following morning...
One has to admit that house-hunting (or shall we call it area-hunting, as we´re still none the wiser as to where exactly we want / can afford to live) in the heat of August is not the most pleasant thing to do. However, as the clock on our present tenancy...
It’s gimmick match overload time again (and I know the readers of Wrestling Edge are going to love that opening line) as I make my monthly trip to the kingdom of TNA with their latest pay-per-view, Hard Justice, headlined by Samoa Joe defending his World...
So, introductions first.
Name: Michael Bailey. I’m a sports journalist for Archant Norfolk, writing for among others the Eastern Daily Press and Evening News, and on a host of different sports.
I also put together Monday’s Champions! supplement for...
It’s make or break time for Brock Lesnar. Can the former WWE Champion score his first UFC victory against the veteran Heath Herring. And can one of the greatest of all, Georges St-Pierre, successfully defend his welterweight title angst Jon Fitch? Well,...
With this year’s edition of Summerslam not that far away, I’m going to start a new tradition with this review. Many of you will know that before each year’s Wrestlemania, I review a past Wrestlemania. So why not do that with the second biggest show of...
On 30 July 2008, Parish and Town Councillors had an opportunity to listen to the Boundary Committee present its unitary proposals for Norfolk. The event was kindly hosted by the Norfolk County Association of Parish & Town Councils – and you...
I have been humming and singing the song Feliz Navidad for the past few days, much to the annoyance of my husband. You must know it: Feliz Navidad (x 3), Prospero Año y felicidad. I wanna wish you a Merry Xmas … Yes, it´s a Christmas...
As Melissa’s baptism is fast approaching we have to attend a course at the local church on how to be a good catholic! We have to go every evening this week for about an hour and listen to a married couple talk about Jesus and the 10 commandments...
And so the 44th Cambridge Folk Festival winds to a close. The attendees take down their tents, the curry van rumbles into the distance, Martin Carthy is carefully dusted down and gently placed into storage to be taken out for next year.Seth Lakeman, on...
Genuine conversation heard today: "Top of the mornin' to ye, Jimmy! How are ye?"As the traditional Sunday morning edition of the Archers was broadcast from Stage 1 for die-hard fans, I was in the Club Tent for a little guitar workshop with bluesman Eric...
Some of you may remember that just over a month ago I reviewed Kayfabe Commentaries’ “Guest Booker with Raven” DVD, where he booked Scott Hall and Kevin Nash’s entry into the old ECW in 1996. Well, as I was so impressed with the spot of fantasy booking,...
While I keep spotting Kate Rusby out of the corner of my eye and muse whether buying a mandolin is really a good idea, the music just keeps coming at Cambridge. In the Club Tent, the smallest of the three stages (but most intimate) we had Irish folkers...
You are, of course, supposed to wash your hands before putting contact lenses in, but I have the distinct impression that a trip to the facilities at Coldham Common would leave you rather less sanitary than before.More to the point, last night started...
Last Sunday Ian and I borrowed Chica, our neighbours´ dog, for the day and went off to some lakes about half an hour´s drive away. It was a gloriously sunny day, the water was clear and refreshing and we had no end of fun splashing about with our...
So what do you get when combine mixed martial arts fights with those fought under K-1 kickboxing rules? No, it’s not Pride/K-1 Shockwave 2002, it’s four years later than that, as we’re going to take a look at the DVD release of the K-1 Premium Dynamite...
There's a peculiar feeling of uneasiness in the VIP tent when you're almost rubbing shoulders with Mark Radcliffe and a few of the Levellers and was that really Kate Rusby sitting outside? You don't want to stand and stare, but then it hardly feels right...
The name of Iain Dale will probably mean very little to you, so let me fill you in with a few background details.Iain was selected as the Conservative party candidate for the North Norfolk constituency at the 2005 General Election. He announced that he...