Posts by Matt Dowd

I Will Bear True Faith and Allegiance – Smackdown Live Recap – August 1, 2017

Happy August, and welcome to another edition of Smackdown Live here on The Dark Match.  Let’s get this damn good...

Fun With Photoshop – 205 Live Recap – July 25, 2017

205 Live starts with a backstage interview of Neville, recapping Raw’s confrontation between himself and Tozawa where Akira was able...

Democracy (And Wrestling Too) – Smackdown Live Recap – July 25, 2017

So here we are, another Tuesday, only this is not just another Tuesday.  Today, the New Health Care Bill got...

Crowdsourcing – WWE Battleground 2017 Recap and Reactions – 7.23.2017

The Dark Match is proud to bring to you our first crowdsourced article.  WWE Battleground was live last night from...

Fun With Flags – The Dark Match Predicts WWE Battleground 2017

Hopefully we make Sheldon Cooper proud here.  As WWE moves into the Philadelphia area for WWE Battleground (which why wouldn’t...

Tried so hard, and got so far – NXT Recap – 7/19/2017

Tried so hard, and got so far – NXT Recap – 7/19/2017

Before we get into this NXT recap, The Dark Match mourns the tragic loss of Chester Bennington, the voice of...

Shame on you, Birmingham – 205 Live Live – July 18, 2017

Shame on you, Birmingham – 205 Live Live – July 18, 2017

I am live in Birmingham, Alabama, God’s Country, that land that I love, but seriously, shame on you damn people....

I Wish Roman’s Entrance Music had Words – Monday Night Raw Recap – 7/17/2017

Raw is in Nashville, Tennessee for what the internet assumes will be an exercise in the inevitable, with Roman going...

The Dark Match Editorials – Why I’m Taking My Niece to the Mae Young Classic

Thursday afternoon, I will make my way to the Full Sail Arena in Orlando, Florida for the Mae Young Classic,...

The One Where the Jobber Pulls Double Duty – 205 Live Recap – 7/11/2017

The One Where the Jobber Pulls Double Duty – 205 Live Recap – 7/11/2017

San Antonio gets to play host to 205 Live, the most exciting hour of WWE programming on television (usually) following...