FTR

David Bixenspan Jun 3, 2022. 4 minute read

Alright Guys, We Get It, You Love Bret Hart

It started well enough. When CM Punk returned to the ring against Darby Allin at AEW All Out 2021, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the start of the match was exactly the same as the increasingly legendary Bret Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid match that aired on the WWF’s flagship Monday Night Raw…

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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Apr 15, 2022. 7 minute read

In a Tale of Two Dream Matches, FTR Took On the Briscoes and the Bucks

When The Revival left the WWE, there was one match everyone wanted from more than anything else. After years of online debate among fans and dozen of potshots taken online, even becoming a running gag on a popular YouTube show, everyone wanted to see The Revival take on The Young…

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Joseph Anthony Montecillo Feb 18, 2022. 6 minute read

FTR Finally Wrestled the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, the Fathers of Their Style

There’s a danger to making one’s influences so well known. Since they first burst onto the scene in late 2010s NXT as The Revival, FTR have never made any secrets about who they were trying to be. In their aesthetic, their ring work, and their dedication to classic tag team…

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Belle Magee Nov 19, 2021. 3 minute read

What Makes a Luchador?: On FTR vs. Lucha Bros

This past Saturday night at All Elite Wrestling’s All Out PPV, the Lucha Brothers clashed with their once-unlikely new multi-promotional rivals FTR, setting a blazing pace for the massive show while also attempting to answer the question of “who is the greatest tag team in lucha libre?” If you haven’t…

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Martin Douglas Nov 12, 2021. 10 minute read

Is “Hangman” Adam Page the Voice of a Generation? (Part 4: Death of an Heir of Sorrows)

I. Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone When FTR rode into Daily’s Place in a custom pickup truck, “Hangman” Adam Page seemed to revel in the arrival of true kindred spirits. A tag team deeply entrenched in the art of pro wrestling (to the extent where they’re quite…

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