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Colette Arrand Aug 11, 2021. Less than a minute
“The Immortal” Hulk Hogan: A Review
Hulk Hogan’s 68th birthday is today, meaning that the man has been around long enough to properly quantify his worth on a 10 point scale. Did he fundamentally change professional wrestling for the worse? Yes. Did his right wing billionaire funded lawsuit against Gawker undermine the free press? Possibly. Was…
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mer Aug 7, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: Who’s Left?
I don’t pretend to understand why WWE does the things they do; decisions seem to be made like a freshman year film major writing their first script. It’s whatever seems most shocking in the moment, regardless of how it will serve them in the long run. Last weekend, they released…
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Miles Schneiderman Aug 3, 2021. 8 minute read
Bray Wyatt’s Strength Was His Faith In Himself
The first images were of decay. The abandoned degradation of small-town America—loose tires and wire fences, unpainted shacks and unpopulated storefronts, a church. The outermost borders of civilization just before the point where it vanished into the swamps beyond. The first words we heard him speak were, “Good things come…
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Kath Barbadoro Aug 1, 2021. 3 minute read
Bray Wyatt’s Theme Songs Reviewed
When I first heard about Bray Wyatt’s release from WWE, my thoughts immediately turned to the composer and performer of Bray’s theme song, Mark Crozer. Crozer is a British guitarist whose credits include touring with The Jesus and Mary Chain—not the kind of person you’d expect to write a hugely…
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mer Jul 31, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: Boss is Back in Town
Covid numbers keep rising, rising, rising, and WWE keeps booking shows. While we can all agree wrestling with an audience is vastly superior to wrestling with a bunch of screens in the stands, lax mask mandates and close contact makes me just a bit anxious to watch Nikki celebrate in…
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mer Jul 24, 2021. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Missionary Problems
Fans have been back for 14 days, and it’s incredible to see how much the shows seemed to have improve. Quality wise, Raw is insistent on showing the same four matches every week, but at least now we get to hear real people shouting “What?” instead of piped in boos…
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mer Jul 19, 2021. 10 minute read
Mountain Dew Major Melon Star Comes Home: WWE Money in the Bank Recap and Review
While it wasn’t a fight to the top of Titan Towers, this year’s Money in the Bank had a lot going for it. Even if the show was terrible, the return of actual people in the stands could elevate a D List PPV to at least a C-. And while…
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mer Jul 17, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: Ladies Love Moderately Unhinged Lashley
For the first time in 16 months, WWE talent performed in front of real people for a weekly show. What a time to be alive. While this crowd arguably would have clapped for anything, they got a pretty fun show on Friday night. A huge pop for Edge, a 30…
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mer Jul 10, 2021. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: Who Speared First?
Bayley has quietly been one of the leaders of the ThunderDome Era; whether she was reigning as champ or cackling maniacally, she made everybody look good while rocking some excellent pairs of black skinny jeans. It’s a shame that an injury takes her out of action just before WWE returns…
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mer Jul 7, 2021. 6 minute read
Born in the CWC: NXT’s Great American Bash Recap and Review
Bud Light Seltzer brought us the most patriotic event of the second week in July; The Great American Bash. Lady Liberty’s dismembered head and severed arm (plus torch) adorned the stage for the evening, providing a backdrop to a wide variety of entertainment including a championship cypher, the death of…
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mer Jul 3, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: No Cousin of Mine
It’s the penultimate week in the ThunderDome, and we’re all shedding a virtual tear. But before we say goodbye to the award winning and critically acclaimed technological fun house, we’ve got six more outs of piped in “you suck” chants to get through. Don’t cry for me, Yuengling Center. Orton’s…
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Brett Davis Jun 28, 2021. 6 minute read
CocoMania: Conan O’Brien’s Best Wrestling Moments
As a comedian that exists in the realm of the absurd, I have had two tentpole influences from my early youth (for better or worse): Conan and professional wrestling. What do they have in common? Well, both have featured celebrity guests, hyper-specific characters, a surprising number of hand puppets, people…
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mer Jun 26, 2021. 10 minute read
WWE Recap: Triple Dose of Hell
In another move that suggests WWE is flying by the seat of their pants at all times, the company released multiple wrestlers early Friday afternoon. Many of those released had recently appeared in storylines on TV, and a few of them were even scheduled to appear Friday night; both August…
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J.J. McGee Jun 25, 2021. 6 minute read
Karma: On Kevin Owens and the Psychology of Injury
During Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn’s match at Hell in a Cell, Zayn did his tope con giro—a flying leap over the top rope—to knock down Owens. Owens came up from the move clutching at his left arm, and spent the rest of the match in visible pain, having to…
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mer Jun 23, 2021. Less than a minute
NXT’s Diamond Mine: A Review
NXT’s newest stable made their official debut last night- after weeks of teasing with vignettes, we have an answer to who is behind the Diamond Mine faction. It’s Malcolm Bivens, managing known Bivens Enterprises client Tyler Rust, NXT newcomer Hideki Suzuki, and lead by a returning Roderick Strong. This marked…
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mer Jun 21, 2021. 8 minute read
Most Valuable Manager: WWE Hell in a Cell Recap and Review
The red milk crate above the ring, the same four sound bites from Michael Cole, and the biggest padlocks sold at Lowe’s can only mean one thing; It’s time for WWE’s most difficult to photograph gimmick. Hell in a Cell is a summer blockbuster this year, shifting from its usual…
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mer Jun 19, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: Daddy’s Home
Our final week of shows before WWE busts out the ol’ red cage and invites us all to hell. If you absolutely can’t wait to see somebody chucked at a steel cage wall tomorrow night, SmackDown offered their very first Hell in a Cell match this week, just in time…
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mer Jun 14, 2021. 6 minute read
General Manager Wanted: NXT In Your House Recap and Review
Embracing the new lifted restrictions, NXT rolled right on into your own house this weekend. The brand has been stuck in a bit of a rough patch recently, and this show was much of the same bland, middle of the road fare. Nothing terrible, but nothing to write home about.…
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mer Jun 12, 2021. 8 minute read
WWE Recap: A Doll’s House
It’s almost time for Halloween in June with Hell in a Cell, and they pulled out the big guns this week with haunted houses, face casts, more family drama than you can shake a stick at, and a lot of property distruction. Meanwhile, NXT built to this weekend’s In Your…
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mer Jun 5, 2021. 9 minute read
WWE Recap: Absolute Mad Dog
With NXT’s move to Tuesday nights, WWE has decided to shake up hump day with a variety of surprise releases to keep everybody on their toes. This week they dropped another round of talent, reportedly in the name of budget cuts. You hate to see anyone lose their job, and…
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