WRESTLING NEWS RUMORS AND RESULTS
Maffew Dec 27, 2021. 4 minute read
The Top 10 Nerd Culture Related Wrestling Fan Signs of 2021
Having already written about video game signs this year, Botchamania creator Maffew was asked to survey the field and determine the ten best wrestling/nerd culture cross over signs. A lot of these signs are self-serving and irrelevant to the action happening in front of the wrestling which….is half the fun, but…
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Colette Arrand Dec 23, 2021. 3 minute read
CM Punk and Sting’s Facepaint: A Review
Last night, Sting wrestled in the Greensboro Coliseum, the venue in which his superstardom was launched due to his Clash of the Champions match against “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. AEW has done a good job of treating Sting matches as celebrations of the places that mattered to his career, and…
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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Dec 22, 2021. 11 minute read
Hangman Adam Page and Bryan Danielson Made an Hour Fly By
There’s a little gem hidden on the Fite stream of this match. About 35 minutes into this hour-long draw, Excalibur throws to another commercial for all the viewers watching on TNT. Meanwhile, the international stream holds on the action, complete with the commentary team still hooked up to their audio.…
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Scarlett Harris Dec 21, 2021. 4 minute read
Go Home, Women’s Wrestling!: A Conversation with Gene Kwak
Writer Gene Kwak released his debut novel, Go Home, Ricky!, about an indie wrestler named Ricky Twohatchet, earlier this year. In it, Ricky is trying to make ends meet after sustaining an injury in the ring, breaking up with his girlfriend, and receiving core-shaking news about his identity and upbringing. It’s…
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Oumar Saleh Dec 20, 2021. 8 minute read
The Planet’s Champion: A Look Back at the “New” Daniel Bryan
Undefeated in singles competition since arriving at AEW in September, Bryan Danielson has reaffirmed his standing as his generation’s most gifted in-ring performer by putting on a series of engrossing clinics. Though presented as a babyface from the moment he debuted, the “American Dragon” had been exhibiting a slightly menacing…
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Martin Douglas Dec 17, 2021. 6 minute read
78 Degrees of Wrestling: The Major Arcana of AEW (Part III: The Soul of Reason)
XV. The Devil: MJF Another obvious corollary; is there any figure in AEW more contemptible than Maxwell Jacob Friedman? And yet, there are many captivated by his spell. For starters, I must begrudgingly admit he’s a good pro wrestler—so good to the point where there are actually people out there…
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This Steve Austin Shirt I Found On Depop: A Review
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Nigel Spudes Dec 16, 2021. 4 minute read
Violento Jack vs. Tomoya Hirata Showcased the Present of Deathmatch Wrestling
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Martin Douglas Dec 10, 2021. 6 minute read
78 Degrees of Wrestling: The Major Arcana of AEW (Part II: The Soul of Will)
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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Dec 8, 2021. 13 minute read
An Interview With Kevin Ku, One of the Best Independent Wrestlers in the World
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Colette Arrand Dec 6, 2021. 1 minute read
Bron Breakker’s Use of Bolt Cutters at NXT Takeover War Games: A Review
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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Dec 5, 2021. 5 minute read
Yuji Okabayashi’s Time Limit Draws in the D-Oh Grand Prix: The Good and the Bad
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