WRESTLING NEWS RUMORS AND RESULTS
Jack Fenton Sep 8, 2022. 8 minute read
My Wrestling Fandom Lived and Died with Shinsuke Nakamura
On a cold January night, Shinsuke Nakamura relit a fire. I’d been a wrestling fan from childhood, growing up on the leftovers of the Attitude Era, which blossomed into Ruthless Aggression. I was captivated by the colorful characters, pure physicality and engaging storylines. Some of my fondest memories are of…
READ MORE >Rob Hutton Sep 8, 2022. 5 minute read
“Speedball” Mike Bailey Made the Most Out of Exile
If you’ve been watching independent wrestling this year, and even if you haven’t, you’ve probably heard of Mike Bailey. Lately he’s been on a storm through the America’s biggest indie promotions, having the match of the night on seemingly every show. Earlier this year, he wrestled a staggering nine matches…
READ MORE >Colette Arrand Sep 7, 2022. 9 minute read
On Killing a Wrestling Section at This Moment in History
It’s Wednesday, and nobody in the world of professional wrestling knows what that means anymore. In the practical sense, there’s Dynamite, but what does AEW’s Wednesday night show look like in the wake of All Out 2022, a pay-per-view that bore the weight of a thousand possible futures the way…
READ MORE >Leo Healy Sep 4, 2022. 6 minute read
The 1/21/99 Episode of Thunder Was Kevin Nash’s Opus
Kevin Nash – Big Daddy Cool. Big Sexy. Auteur? From quoting popular films and television shows on commentary, impersonating comedians and celebrities in front of the camera and using his and Scott Hall’s love of West Coast Hip Hop as an influence on the aesthetic and attitudes of the nWo,…
READ MORE >Cameren Lee Sep 4, 2022. 7 minute read
Jumbo Tsuruta and Mil Máscaras Revolutionized AJPW with the Idol Showdown
All Japan Pro Wrestling took a very long time to form its own identity. Between the long shadow of the Japan Wrestling Association, a comfortable reliance on big foreign names to sell tickets, the sensibilities of ace and booker Giant Baba, and the influence of Americans such as the Destroyer…
READ MORE >mer Sep 2, 2022. 7 minute read
From the Ground Up: The Women’s Tag Division Gets A Much Needed Overhaul
It’s been three months since Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of Raw one fateful Monday night, and as of this writing, we are no closer to a resolution between WWE and the former tag team champs. Both are still members of the SmackDown roster, despite numerous reports to the…
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