The Blog of DOOM Weekly Compendium – 08.24.25 to 08.30.25

Happy Sunday Everyone!

We’re back again with another Blog of DOOM Weekly Compendium, where we compile all of the weeks features, articles and reviews into one place.

Last week’s Compendium can be found by clicking HERE

From the world of Botchamania we have some more FMW reviewed by everyone’s favourite Delightful Durhamite Maffew. We’ve got Ekmo/Umaga tagging up with Matty/Rosey in a prototypical version of 3 Minute Warning again, Team No Respect EXPLODES when Gedo battles Jado, and the beginning of the end begins with Kodo Fuyuki getting the pencil. Well worth a read, so click the link!
FMW Entertainment Wrestling Power Live 05.05.99 DirecTV PPV – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Collision was in the Glasgow this week, where I believe all of the microphones had to be stuck in a deep fat fryer before being handed to the interviewers and ring announcer. Isla Dawn showed up, whilst Takeshita and Tomohiro Ishii tore the house down. Niz has got you covered with the full review, so click the link below and see what he made of it all
AEW Collision Review – 08.23.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

We couldn’t have a Weekly Compendium without Blog of DOOM’s Big Cheese Scott Keith and the Keithster reviewed another edition of WCW Saturday Night this week. This one comes from 1st August 1992, with Steve Austin and Ricky Steamboat somehow conspiring to have a *1/2 level match. With two guys that talented you have to actively TRY to make it bad. Read about how WCW somehow managed that by clicking the link below
Review: The SmarK Rant for WCW Saturday Night – 08.01.92

NXT held another Takeover on Sunday, as Je’Von Evans attempted to try and take the NXT Men’s Title from Oba Femi, whilst there was a Three Way Dance for the TNA Women’s Title on the undercard. To find out how those matches shook down, along with what else happened on the card, Niz has reviewed the show and delivered the goods as always, so click the link!
NXT Heatwave Review – 08.24.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

LFG happened again, featuring WWE hopefuls trying not to bodge their stab at the big time. Sonic Reducer has reviewed the show so you can see who’s hot and who’s not this week. Click the link to find out more as the Compendium roles on!
WWE LFG Review 08.24.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Rock Star Gary is not only bringing the great reviewing this week, but he also opens his review with some top level food p*rn that should frankly be declared illegal! In World Class this week; The Missing Link is found briefly so that it can take part in a wrestling match, Chris Adams and Bill Irwin tag up as the original odd couple, and there’s enough wacky pics and gifs to make you think that you’re back in 1998 and reading DDT Digest. Click the link below, you won’t regret it!
World Class Wrestling Association 04.09.88 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

We head back to 22nd February 1986 for another episode of WWF Championship Wrestling, review by Scott Keith no less, featuring enough squash matches to make you think that you’ve accidentally stumbled into a vineyard. Top stuff as always, so give the link a click and head back to 1986!
Review: The SmarK Rant for WWF Championship Wrestling – 02.22.86

Tomas Cunha asks AI to give us it’s take on the recent AEW pay per view. It looks like AI is now capable of both sarcasm and snide comments about wrestling promotions, which probably doesn’t both well for me and the rest of the reviewers on here. Ah, but can it deliver fun comments about the misery that comes with supporting Everton, I think not!
Wrestling According To Robots: AI Reviews AEW Forbidden Door 2025 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

JOSHI BOYZ ASSEMBLE, as Jabroniville is back with yet another Joshing Spotlight, looking back to January 2001. Blog of DOOM is a great place for you to get your Joshi Fix as we have a dedicated group of reviewers looking at both classic and contemporary versions of the genre, so keep your eyes peeled on your Weekly Compendium in order to dive into the Joshi world. Click the link below and enjoy J’s most recent offering!
Joshi Spotlight: AJW on 01.21.01 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Heading back to 1st May 1994; Logan Scisco has another episode of Wrestling Challenge for us, featuring Owen Hart Vs Mo in a rare “Star Vs Star” match and a young D’Lo Brown getting squashed by The Quebecer’s (remember, they’re NOT The Mounties). Click the link to find out how Logan saw it all
What the World Was Watching: WWF Wrestling Challenge – 05.01.94 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

I think we need to give Garth Holmberg the nickname “Glutton For Punishment”, as he’s back to willingly review some AWA from the Team Challenge Series Era. I don’t even really like the GOOD AWA, so Garth suffering through this for our reading enjoyment is mighty impressive. Give the link a click so his pain isn’t for nothing
AWA Championship Wrestling Review – 01.01.90 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

We head back to this year’s WrestleMania as Alex Podgorski reviews Minus-Star Matches this week. Alex’s target of his ire this time out is the Main Event clash between John Cena and Cody Rhodes, as they kind of just have a nothing match (seems appropros considering how much of a nothing burger Cena’s Heel run was in general). Click the link to read more
Minus-Star Match Reviews: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena – WWE WrestleMania 41, Night Two – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

NXT this week had a big six woman tag team match in the Main Event slot; as Fatal Influence took on Sol Ruca, Zaria and Lola Vice. Our main man Niz has the show reviewed, so click the link below to see what the Nizster made of it all!
NXT Review – 08.26.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Head back to the Boston Garden for a show from 8th March 1986, courtesy of Scott Keith. We’ve got something for the Joshi Boyz, as the Crush Gals, Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano are all in action. We’ve also got Randy Savage taking on Tito Santana, Bret Hart wrestling Ricky Steamboat and the babyface dream team of Hulk Hogan and JYD in the Main Event. That’s one pretty stacked card I gotta say!
Review: The SmarK Rant for WWF in Boston – 03.08.86

Alex Podgorski takes us back to Japan to look at the match between Genichiro Tenryu and Hulk Hogan in the SWS, which is a company that Maffew did a deep dive on recently so have a look in his archives if you’d like to learn more about that promotion whilst also giving Alex’s review a peruse for good measure
MID-Tier Match Reviews: Hulk Hogan vs. Genichiro Tenryu – SWS SuperWrestle In Tokyo Dome – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

It’s not just Maffew that’s diving into the vaults of FMW, as Jabroniville paid the promotion a visit this week as well with one of his Dream Matches this week being Masato Tanaka taking on Hayabusa. Click the link below for one of the internet’s best review smorgasbord’s
Masato Tanaka vs. Hayabusa (and other Dream Matches!) – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Monday Night Raw was in Birmingham this week; the home of Aston Villa and Birmingham City FC, and Kat Bourne has the show reviewed for us. So click the link below and see what Kat made of the action this week, including AJ Styles Vs Finn Balor and LA Knight taking on Bron Breakker
WWE Monday Night Raw Review – 08.25.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Logan Scisco took us back to the 2nd of May 1994 for an episode of Monday Night Raw, and we actually got an interesting Stars Vs Stars match this week as The Headshrinkers challenged The Quebecers (still not The Mounties) for the WWF Tag Team Titles. To find out how that one shook out and who left with the belts, click the link below and let Logan take you back to the past, where not all the matches sucked a$$
What the World Was Watching: WWF Monday Night RAW – 05.02.94 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

NXT continues to have it’s own version of Velocity in EVOLVE, and Sonic Reducer has reviewed the show again for us. Click the link to find out what Sonic made of barnburners such as Brooks Jensen taking on Jordan Oasis. Sometimes you just gotta roll with it
WWE Evolve Review 08.27.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

AEW was in London for Forbidden Door, featuring insanity in a cage and MJF doing everything in his power to steal the AEW Men’s World Championship. Scott Keith has the full show reviewed, so click the link below to find out what he made of it all and who left the event with the gold
Review: The SmarK Rant for AEW Forbidden Door 2025 – 08.24.25

Memphis Wrestling is one of the more enduring wrestling territories and Scott Herrin has dug into the 1987 Best Of Yearbook in order to give us a great review. Give the link a click and get transported to 1987, where a house cost less than a car today and chicken still tasted like chicken
1987 Best of Memphis Wrestling Yearbook (Vol. two, part two) – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Glutton For Punishment Garth Holmberg is back with some more ROH for us, although this episode does have a clear CMLL flavour to everything so that makes things a bit more interesting at least. Garth suffers for us every week with this stuff, so click the link and make it worth his while
ROH TV (Episode 131) Review – 08.28.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

TNA this week featured Mike Santana and Trick Williams continuing their feud in a tag team match, Fatal Influence taking on The Inspiration (and their TERRIBLE entrance music) and The Hardyz putting their TNA Tag Titles on the line in the Main Event. Scott Herrin has got the show reviewed for us as always, so give the link a click to be transported to the Impact Zone
TNA Impact Review – 08.28.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

Mike Fitzgerald (the bloke wot is writing this right now) reviewed WCW Mayhem 1999 this week, a show where Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara take a tournament between Sting, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit and Jeff Jarrett, and somehow contrive to find a way to make it nowhere near as good as it could have been. Click the link below to find out how they managed it
Mike Reviews Shows Considered To Be Stinkers – WCW Mayhem 1999 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

ROH held a pay per view this week with Death Before Dishonour. Garth Holmberg has the full review for you, so click the link below to see how the match between Bandido and Hechicero shook out, as well as the match between Athena and Mina Shirakawa. That’s a decent one-two punch to close the show in all honesty!
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025 Review – 08.29.25 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

SmackDown was an eventful one in Lyon this week, as we had a US Title Match in the Main Event as well as in-ring confrontations between John Cena/Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre/Randy Orton. Niz has got the show reviewed, so click the link below to see what he made of it all
Smackdown Review – 08.29.2025 – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

No One Can Beat Megabucks took a break from Transformers ads this week and decided to look at Gobots adverts instead. Click the the link below to find out more
Tooned In: Gobots Commercials – Scott’s Blog of Doom!

AEW Dynamite began it’s residency at the old ECW Arena this week; and Scott Keith has got the show reviewed. Click the link to see how finds shaped up when Claudio Castagnoli took on Darby Allin in the wild Main Event
Review: The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 08.27.25

Big thanks as always to both Conor and Craig for handling both the Daily Updates and the news headlines here on the site. Good on you chaps!

For your random video of the week; we take a look at Power Move Pro Wrestling, an early Fifth Gen stab at translating the grapple game to the console realm