The date – July 17, 2011. The place – Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. The event – WWE’s Money in the Bank PPV. The main event of that PPV was WWE Champion John Cena defending against hometown hero CM Punk. What made this main event so important was this was CM Punk’s last day of…
June 19, 1984. The Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden was the place for the 1984 NBA Draft. It is arguably the greatest draft in NBA history. #1 pick Hakeem Olajuwon would win 2 NBA titles. Charles Barkley & John Stockton would go on to have HOF careers. Other stars such as Sam Perkins, Otis…
The date – June 2, 1993. The place – Madison Square Garden. It’s the pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls & NY Knicks. The series was tied at 2-2 heading into this game and the Knicks had won 27 consecutive games at home. They were the favorites to dethrone…
The year was 1994. The setting – Madison Square Garden in New York City. Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals was between the NY Knicks & the Indiana Pacers. This series between these two bitter rivals produced a classic in Game 5. The Knicks were up 12 in the 4th quarter & seemed…
Part of what makes a compelling wrestling character click is the entrance music. There’s a certain rush that happens when you hear the opening chords/words/sound effects of your favorite wrestlers. From the moment the music hits you feel it. Here are some of my favorite entrance music: D-Generation X CM Punk Brock Lesnar “Macho Man”…
It’s here. WrestleMania is finally upon us… and it’s back in business. The COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s Show of Shows to the Performance Center and without a live crowd. This year WWE heads back to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in front of a socially-distanced, limited crowd. And like last year, this year’s Showcase…
The date was March 28, 1995. The place: Madison Square Garden. The event: Michael Jordan’s first return to the mecca of basketball since coming out of retirement. The result: MJ’s return to the Garden became known as The Double Nickel. The GOAT dropped 55 points on 21/37 FG, 10/11 FT, 4 rebounds & 2 assists…
The Chicago Bears entered this critical offseason still reeling from an embarrassing Wild Card playoff loss at the hands of the New Orleans Saints and boat loads of questions. Would this be the end of the Ryan Pace/Matt Nagy era? Would this be the end of the Mitchell Trubisky experiment? Would the Bears re-sign their…
RIP to The Marvelous One… The boxing world lost an icon and arguably the greatest middleweight boxer of all-time on Saturday as Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away at 66. During his illustrious career Hagler amassed a 62-3-2 record while holding the WBA, WBC, Ring & IBF Middleweight titles. For me personally Hagler was my favorite…
WrestleMania season is finally upon us with the 2021 Royal Rumble kicking off tonight. The CTJ Report will give its last second predictions for the kickoff program to The Road to WrestleMania. WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Asuka & Charlotte Flair(c) vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jaxx This feud has been disjointed from Day 1….
