Joe Hendry Interview
Following on from my blog piece about crossover athletes in the world of professional wrestling, I got the chance to speak with Joe Hendry, a Professional Wrestler from Edinburgh who has crossed over into Amateur Wrestling and will be competing at the upcoming Commonwealth games…
Professional Wrestling and Crossover Athletes
In the past few weeks the WWE has been in the news with the recent signing of former UFC star and Olympian, Ronda Rousey. This has been one of the biggest signing for the WWE (and professional wrestling as a whole) in years. After much…
BREAKING NEWS: Enzo Amore released from WWE
WWE announced this evening that Eric Arndt (Enzo Amore) has been released from his contract with the company. This comes amidst allegations of sexual assault from a female on Twitter who claims Amore raped her after drugging her back in October 2017. It has recently come…
Undertaker Retired?
Last night on RAW 25, the Undertaker made his return to the WWE since his loss at Wrestlemania 33 last April. He addressed the crowd and spoke about how for the past 25 years he has been “digging holes and taking souls”. Everything Undertaker…
RAW 25: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Well RAW 25 was something, wasn’t it? Hyped up to be a celebration of 25 years of Monday Night Raw, this was to be one of the greatest episodes ever. Emanating from not one but TWO venues, the Barclays centre and the more “exclusive” Manhattan…
Woken Matt is Broken
Broken Matt was one of the most entertaining parts of professional wrestling back in 2016. What started as a over the top storyline in TNA transcended the usually norm for professional wrestling plot lines and became a phenomenon; everyone who knew about it was talking…
205 [viewers] Live.
It’s no secret that ‘205 Live’ has been somewhat of a failure. Since the beginning of the show back in September 2016 it’s just not got the attention it deserves, the higher ups in the WWE don’t care about it and neither does the audience.…
“BritWres” has a problem.
British Wrestling is currently at its best, never before has the British wrestling scene been as big or as exciting as it is now. What were once small companies running a show every now and again has turned into a full-time job with shows frequently,…
Just a thought… Finn Balor needs to win the Rumble
In the past few weeks, Finn Balor has been teaming with his former Bullet Club brothers, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows to form the “Balor Club”. Fans had been clamouring for this band of (good) brothers to form in the WWE since back in 2016…
How the video game review has changed in the digital age.
Video Game reviews have been around since video games began, like every other form of commercial art (such as film or music) people are interested to know about the product before they buy it. It is a big investment to pay upwards of £30/40 for…
Why the public’s perception of professional wrestling is wrong.
Ever since I was 5 I have been captivated by the sport – yes, I said sport – that is professional wrestling. Ever since I first saw Triple H pedigree John Cena in the middle of the squared circle I was hooked. The stories that…
It’s time to go back to hindering Jinder[ing].
My ramblings while drinking a coffee in Starbucks. The Jinder experiment has failed. We all can agree on this. Yes it’s elevated a talent above jobber level but he just doesn’t feel main event (minus the entrance, more on that later). It’s time to drop…
WTF Moments from WCPW: Loaded
WhatCulture’s very own wrestling company, WCPW, made it’s highly anticipated debut on Monday night with the first ever episode of ‘Loaded’. These are the WTF moments for ‘WCPW: Loaded’ (all due respect to King Ross). A YouTube channel and Media website has launched a Wrestling…
Exclusive Interview with Adam Pacitti
Adam Pacitti, the general manager of WCPW and one of the fantastic personalities at WhatCulture, kindly agreed to participate in this exclusive interview. To start with I want to thank Adam for agreeing to this and for being such a great person to speak to,…
BREAKING NEWS: ROMAN REIGNS SUSPENDED
In a shocking announcement Joe Anoa’i (Roman Reigns) has been suspended by the WWE. He will be suspended for 30 days for violating the companies wellness policy; no other details were given. This comes as a shock to many as just last night on RAW…
WWE Money in the Bank Fallout Reactions
(Before you read this I advise you check out my predictions for “Money in the Bank” which can be found by clicking here) Last night WWE hosted its annual “Money in the Bank” Network special/PPV, the event has been generally well received but here is…
Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards, Why Ramsay should not die!
Game of Thrones season 6 has been, so-far, fantastic. As we approach the end of season 6 we also get to see the battle between Jon Snow, the bastard son of Eddard Stark (or is he?), and Ramsay Bolton, the bastard son of Roose Bolton.…
Possible reason for “No Man’s Sky” Delay
Sean Murray, founder of “Hello Games” and the creator of the upcoming upcoming game, “No Man’s Sky” took to Twitter today to say that they have finally got the rights to use the word “Sky” after a small legal battle with the company “SKY” over…
WWE Money in the Bank Predictions
WWE’s latest Network special/PPV “Money in the Bank” airs this Sunday on the WWE Network (for just £9.99), but before that happens here are my predictions for the show! So first off is the Pre-show, Lucha Dragons vs The Dudley Boyz (can we really still…
Why Does GTA Appeal to the Casual Gamer?
Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time. It transcends the gaming industry and some would argue it’s the biggest video game series ever. People everywhere have an opinion of GTA; if you ask someone on the street they know…
Just a Thought… Playstation “won” E3
If you read my reaction articles to the E3 conferences then you will know that I feel that Playstation “won” E3 this year. For the past three years Playstation has been on top of the gaming world. The PS4 being unveiled in 2013 and demoed…
Playstation E3 Conference Reactions
In my Microsoft E3 Conference Reactions, I questioned what it would take for Playstation to “win” E3 and beat Microsoft’s strong showing. My questions were answered in full. Playstation’s conference was filled with non-stop announcements and game previews that wowed the audience. So how did…
Microsoft E3 Press Conference Reactions
After both EA and Bethesda’s underwhelming conferences can Microsoft bring out everything they have to steal the show for E3 2016? In past years Microsoft has struggled to speak to the consumer and is fighting hard to come back from the Xbox reveal in 2013.…
Ubisoft E3 Press conference Highlights
Begins with a presentation to “Dont Stop Me Now” by Queen, Guessing this will be the most awkward on stage moment of E3. People in costumes and morph suits. Just Dance 2017 announced (as expected) with an on stage dance show. Aisha Tyler takes the…
5 Reasons Why Watch_Dogs 2 Will Be Better Than Watch_Dogs
Ubisoft recently announced the upcoming sequel to the 2014 game Watch_Dogs. Releasing November 15th 2016 Watch_Dogs 2 takes players to San Francisco and will immerse the player in a new story and setting which will improve upon the foundations of the first game. This week…
Xbox One Slim Leaked
New Xbox One Leaked Yesterday morning a two leaked photos arrived on the internet which showed the much speculated Xbox One Slim. Known as the Xbox One S it will be officially revealed at the Xbox E3 conference. The new design features a “2TB hard drive,…
Wolfenstein Sequel teased
During the start of Bethesda’s E3 conference a boot up screen appeared which listed all its games; in the list was a game “New_Colossus”. This is speculated to be the new Wolfenstein game, although not officially announced its expected that its currently being worked on…
Bethesda E3 Conference reactions
For the second year Bethesda has hosted its own third party E3 conference; last year Fallout 4 was shown, DOOM was announced and Dishonored 2 was revealed. After a stellar year for Bethesda and a fantastic E3 last year can they continue this momentum? We…
E3 2016 Predictions
Bethesda: Prey 2 will be re-debuted Skyrim Remastered will be announced New Wolfenstein Game announced Dishonored 2 given release date of October 2016 Microsoft: New Xbox One slim announced Crackdown beta announced “Goes Live Now” Partnership with Occulus announced Sunset Overdrive 2 announced or Dead…
GTA V review
(Here is my review of GTA V, this was before the PS4/Xbox/PC versions had released) Grand Theft Auto V! Everything about the Grand Theft Auto series is….”Grand”, the characters, the game play and the story. But how does the latest installment do? Does it continue…
Watch_Dogs Review
(This is my Watch_Dogs review from back in 2014, with the recent announcement of the sequel I thought I would re-post it) This is the Watch_Dogs 2 trailer. Do you feel safe in this world where everything is connected? Watch_Dogs, Ubisoft’s newest IP revolves around…
EA Play Press Conference Reactions
So EA kicked off E3 2016 with their press conference for EA Play. After having an underwhelming and somewhat disappointing conference last year I was very interested to see if they could turn that around and gain some much needed momentum. The conference began with…
Fraser Porter 