Ollie North

WWE Rebooking Timeline: The Golden Era (1985-1992)

1985 January February March – Wrestlemania 1: April May June July August September October November December 1986 January February March April – Wrestlemania 2:  May June July August September October November December 1987 January February March – Wrestlemania 3: April …

How WrestleMania 42 Should Be Booked

Without all the celebrity and kayfabe-breaking shoots I was so into WWE for the past 2-3 years. After Vince got Successioned, I was convinced that WWE would never be bad again. I even spent north of $5000 to fly to…

Rebooking WrestleMania 30

One of the good ones! You’ve got Cesaro winning the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Brock Lesnar breaking The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak, and Daniel Bryan defying all the odds to win the WWE Championship, proving that the fans do…

What Went Wrong With Jey Uso?

And what his Main Event Push Reflects About the State of WWE at the time A shocking moment that no one expected. Jey Uso eliminates John Cena. Everyone’s hands went to their heads and mouths shot open. The winner of…

Rebooking WrestleMania 41

The Honeymoon Phase is Over WrestleMania 41 and its main event of John Cena vs Cody Rhodes marked the first important and undeniable creative misstep of Triple H’s era. There had been other missteps before but none had been as…

What Makes Pro Wrestling Good?

An Analysis of Story, Structure, and Realism in Pro Wrestling Key Takeaways: Pro Wrestling is often judged by star ratings or viewership metrics, but what actually makes a wrestling match good? In this article I analyse the core elements of…