Category: WWE Television Specials

All posts and musings relating to miscellaneous WWF/WWE television program, such as specials and documentaries.

Saturday Night’s Main Event (Jan. 24th, 2026) – A Hot Night In Montreal? You Jest.

So I wasn’t really planning on watching this show, but an acquaintance of mine did attend the show with some friends – somehow putting up with the frigid temperatures that would kill any human – and told me that it was a genuinely good show worth checking out on the Youtube feed… and that person is someone whom whenever they say a WWE show is actually good, I can generally take their word for it because we have similar tastes.

So I gave the show a watch and… while it’s not selling me on whatever WWE is doing right now, it was a delightful one-night distraction from everything else… and the best part of it all? Not a single lick of Logan Paul anywhere in sight.

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A Brief Blurb On The NXT vs TNA Showdown Show

So I managed to catch some of the NXT Showdown show on Tuesday – airing opposite an episode of Dynamite that saw Darby Allin attempt to use more explosive instruments (literally) – and I don’t have much to say other than a couple points.

First off, congratulations to the Hardys for winning the NXT Tag titles while also holding the TNA titles. How fitting that of all the TNA contracted talent, the first to hold NXT titles just so happens to be former WWE Superstars and celebrated tag team champions. Funny how that works.

Secondly, the multi-person matches went over about as well as I’d expected. Funny how a NXT contracted wrestler (Jordynne Grace) reffed a match that saw the NXT women triumph while a TNA contracted wrestler (Joe Hendry)

Oh, hi, Joe. Long time no see…

…officiated a match that saw the TNA team triumph… after TNA champion and contracted NXT wrestler Trick Williams walked out on his NXT team… so I guess it was a swerve or something? Maybe… I don’t know? I’m not sure if this is making me want to watch more NXT or get me excited for TNA’s upcoming Bound For Glory show.

Other than that, I thought it was a perfectly fine show. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that TNA got a good showing here and even won a couple matches. Had this been under Vince… oh, who am I kidding? This wouldn’t have gone past two weeks and everyone would be jobbing to Roman Reigns and his tired babyface schtick. Fuck off with that noise.

Saturday Night’s Main Event (May 24th, 2025) – Endless Commercials = ABSOLUTE CINEMA

So WWE put up the recent edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event on Youtube for those of us outside of the U.S. who lack the ability to watch this thing on Peacock… even though up here in Canada, we do indeed have NBC to watch this shit. Is this even on Netflix? Anyway, I gave it a watch… the show was mostly commercials, which was “absolute cinema” as the lame kids call it. And indeed, while you folks had commercials, we had a blank screen. It was truly riveting… almost as riveting as these bullriding events that are also on the WWE channel.

I realize it’s a TKO thing and all, but if I were subscribed to WWE on Youtube, I’d be wondering why the fuck am I getting videos about a sport I don’t care about? It’s bad enough that these people are deluded enough to think that the WWE/MMA crossover appeal is wider than it actually is – which is virtually nonexistent – but now who is going to watch RAW and think, “Gee whiz, you know what’d be cool? CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a bull riding contest.” Unless one of the bulls almost kicks one of those guys in the head and they retaliate with a Terry Funk-esque promo, there’s no appeal to this shit, folks.

Anyway, regardless of my quibbles, I saw most of the show… which was just there. Joe Tessitore and Jesse Ventura welcomed us to the show, ran down a bit of the card, and passed it on our regular announce team of Michael Cole and that fucking idiot Pat McAfee… who can go fuck himself.

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The Rest Of Saturday Night’s Main Event

On Sunday morning, I posted my reaction to the complete justified actions of one Kevin Owens to the American person, Cody Rhodes. I won’t repeat those here and will instead direct you to said post if you want to read on those again. I will add that if Armed Anderson had been around, there’d be some justice ’round these parts.

However, this is more show to talk about and I did watch the rest of the show, which was a bunch of matches within a throwback setting.

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Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match (Bret Hart vs Tom Magee 1986)

Today was supposed to be a write-up on TNA’s own version of an ECW reunion from 2010, but this is much more important since it’s the long lost Bret Hart/Tom Magee match that is supposed to be this wondrous lost match that has been talked about and yet never seen.

This year’s Starrcast will have Bret Hart and Tom Magee get together on stage and talk about this match, but WWE, being the petty promotion that they are, decided to beat them to the punch and produce this thing. In this case, I’m not going to complain, but I’ve been interesting in seeing this match ever since it became more of a thing in recent years… and having it on the Network is the best way to do it.

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March To Wrestlemania X

So in addition to “The March To Wrestlemania IX” that I wrote about yesterday and didn’t too much of, WWE Network also made available “The March To Wrestlemania X” special, which was the last push to one of the better Wrestlemania shows to bare the name. One has to wonder if the build to No. 10 would be better than the build to No. 9.

Welp, only one way to find out, I suppose.

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March To Wrestlemania IX (WWE Hidden Gem – 1993 TV Special)

So this popped up on the Network, as did the March To Wrestlemania X, which we’ll touch on tomorrow… because sure, why not? It’s the last stretch to Mania, so it fits with the times. Unfortunately, there’s three more days to fill and that means I need to fill it with other stuff. Oh well.

In any event, what “The March To Wrestlemania IX” entails is a taped 1.5 hour special featuring some brief recaps to the upcoming event’s marquee matches, a couple interview segments, and even a couple matches taped for the crowd. There’s also a couple bits with radio personality Rob Barlett being stuck in the Manhattan Center in one of those trademark WWE comedy routines that’s almost never funny.

As per usual, I offer general thoughts on each match and maybe a bit of a recap, but those expecting full-on reviews of these shows should probably look elsewhere. That’s not my thing.

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Black Saturday (World Championship Wrestling 14-July-1984)

So they dropped the Black Saturday episode of the old World Championship show from 1984… a show that aired precisely twenty-four years ago.

Once upon a time, there was an old wrestling promotion called Georgia Championship Wrestling, which was hosted by popular wrestling announcer Gordon Solie and featured popular NWA stars such as the Road Warriors, Dusty Rhodes, Ole Anderson, Ric Flair, and others. It’s been a staple of the WTBS Superstation every Saturday Night at 6:05 p.m., airing a program called World Championship Wrestling.

And then Vince McMahon came along and bought the company.

Now instead of NWA stars wrestling at a small Atlanta studio, we have pre-taped WWF matches and interviews from other arenas for other WWF programs. People were pissed at this development, but none moreso than Billionaire Ted himself, Ted Turner. WWF’s version of WCW had shit ratings, so Turner gave time slots to Ole Anderson and Bill Watts’ Mid-South circuits, both of whom did better than McMahon’s show… to make a long story short, the show was eventually sold off to Crockett and the rest is history.

And it began with this one show.

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WWE Roadblock 2016 (March 2016 WWE Network House Show Special)

I won’t spend too much time on that here because there isn’t a whole lot to talk about here; it’s a WWE house show, er, Live Event eminating from Toronto and anyone hoping for a change in the narrative on the Road To Wrestlemania (R) will be disappointed, but for those who just want a good little wrestling show, you’ve definitely got that here. A nice 2 1/2 hour with a bunch of good matches and good action.

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Live From MSG… Not This Match Again. (Oct. 2015 Network Special)

Just finished watching one of the replays.

So it’s a WWE Network exclusive show where we showcase a house show from Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of WWE. Why is this house show airing on the Network? Because it features Brock Lesnar, of course! And who is his latest, greatest opponent to send to Suplex City, Bitch?

Big Show.

Really? This is what we’re going with?

Say, remember back in 2002 when they had that one match on Smackdown and the ring broke? WOW, that was amazing. Back when Big Show was a bit of a threat and back when Brock Lesnar was interesting and not just the modern-day equivalent of 2003 Scott Steiner.

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