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Sat, Nov 18, 2017
The special begins with Kevin Owens saying "I am so obsessed with being a WWE Superstar" and "It is where I belong". A highlight reel of his accomplishments, not only in WWE, but NXT runs with the narrator talking over top of it explaining Owens accomplishments. He doesn't look like the typical wrestler but made a huge impact on his very first night in WWE. This special shows a year long journey of Owen's career, through the triumphs and failures. (Darling's Thoughts: This intro was a good way to set the pace for what the series will be, it will be interesting to see if they use the same formula for future episodes. Also it was a bit odd to see Kevin's NXT work in the package but if that is part of the last years worth of footage they will be using it makes sense.)
Top-rated
Sat, Nov 17, 2018
WWE's documentarians are having a busy ol' week. Hot off the heels of dropping an admittedly insipid episode of Chronicle centred around Dean Ambrose, the Network have followed up with a brand spanking episode of the streaming service's flagship feature, 365. The new doc, which landed immediately after Survivor Series, is focused on the entire last year in the life of AJ Styles. The filmmakers couldn't have picked a much better time to trail the Georgian, as he made some sort of slightly made-up history as the 'longest reigning SmackDown champion', sharing dramatic clashes with Brock Lesnar and Finn Bálor along the way. Not to mention a tepid feud with Shinsuke Nakamura - which is very briefly glossed over (along with the fact part of it took place in [NAME REDACTED]). The problem with AJ is that when he's not making troublesome comments, he's a bit, well, dull. But if you film a man for an entire year, he's bound to say something interesting eventually. And he does. We'll spare you the other 40 minutes of insipid fluff by telling you what.
Top-rated
Sat, Jun 22, 2019
The period between 8 April 2018 and 7 April 2019 was a struggle for Alexa Bliss. Battling through career-threatening injuries, crippling self-doubt and the daily worry that her pig Larry-Steve might eat her as she slept (that last one is a lie, obviously) took its toll. WWE followed Alexa on that year-long journey. Bliss was the subject of the Network's latest 365 special, and she proved to be one of the best yet. The humanity within Alexa is there for all to see, and she even managed to bring some out in that old devil Vincent Kennedy McMahon. It's clear from watching this doc's 49-minute run that everyone is better for knowing Bliss. Why is it that wrestling's best heels are often super nice people behind the scenes? Alexa is another example of that, and her story is one worth watching. Think of this as a companion piece if you have watched the film, or an exhaustive run down of all the tales worth hearing if you don't have the time to see it or are sitting on the fence. It's a personal journey, one blinged up by Bliss' banging personality and emotive real-life trials.