Joe Hulbert
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Wrestling
The TLC Report Card: Simply Phenomenal
At this point in previous PPV Report Cards, I’ve described events as “unique” or “different”. Well tonight we take that aspect to a whole new level as this TLC show has to be one of the most bizarre wrestling cards…
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Wrestling
The NXT Report Card (10/18/17): AOP Start a New Chapter
Last week was a momentous occasion for us all. Together, we watched through our fingers as the great ‘Cien’ fought to prove his brilliance against NXT golden boy Johnny Gargano. After some moments of fear, Andrade pulled through in the…
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Wrestling
The NXT Report Card (10/11/17): 2-0 For The Great ‘Cien’
After five months of producing these questionable report cards, I can unequivocally say that this is the most important week of hot wrestling action yet. When we started this journey, our hero Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas was a struggling man. In…
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Wrestling
The Hell in a Cell Report Card: Welcome to the Uso Penitentiary
The Hell in a Cell match has taken a strange place within the WWE product’s structure. No longer the gimmick match saved for a feud’s final fight, the Hell in a Cell is now mapped out on the schedule every…
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Wrestling
Making History Together: The New Day vs. The Usos
Tag team wrestling holds an interesting place in WWE history. At times it feels like an afterthought, a division for directionless single talents to pair up and put on solid 10 minute matches before splitting up just soon enough to…
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Wrestling
The NXT Report Card (10/4/17): The Messiah of the TV Match
As all 12 of you know, it’s very rare that I’m aware of what’s happening in the upcoming episode of NXT. However, believe it or not for the second time in a row I actually know what’s happening this week.…
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Wrestling
The NXT Report Card (9/27/17): The Big Debut…BAY BAY
This week is a big week. Why? Because I actually know what’s happening on NXT this week. Adam Cole (bay bay) is finally going to make his in-ring debut. If things go well this Report Card could be used as…
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Wrestling
The No Mercy Report Card: Passing the Torch
One month ago Alexa Bliss stood in the middle of several masked duplicates of…herself and I got very excited. She was discussing the lack of Mercy in this upcoming PPV event but no matter how happy it made me, I…
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Wrestling
The NXT Report Card (20/9/17): Experiencing the Dream
Hey guys, remember last week when I had nothing to say about NXT but “Road Dogg” Jesse James saved me by shooting a hot angle on SmackDown involving Vincent Kennedy McMahon? Well this week I’ve not been so lucky. RAW…
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Wrestling
Working a Shoot: Analyzing RAW’s Recent ‘Shoot’ Promos
In many ways, wrestling is built on the illusion of what's real and what's not. A great display of in-ring athleticism can be breath-taking but if you can make people believe with your words before the first bell even rings,…