16 Years Gone
Ladies...Photo Credit: WWE.comOn this date, 16 years ago, the wrestling world lost Ravishing Rick Rude to heart failure brought upon by an overdose on mixed medications. He was only 40 years old, which...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Better Late Than Never
Dunno what shit Kane's been on the last two weeks, but I like itPhoto Credit: WWE.comKane has had one of the most interesting career arcs that I can imagine. He's been on the roster for 18 years under...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show Ep. 212
Austin on several topics this showPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though certainly not all of them. In...
View ArticleEveryone Announced Everything Monday
Nakamura will figure big into the first night of War of the WorldsPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinMonday morning usually is a time for people to sit at their office desks, shake off the weekend, have an...
View ArticleThe Fans Can Root For Whomever They Want
It's not the fans' fault that Roman Reigns was terribly presented, so why should they root for him?Photo Credit: WWE.comStop me if you've read these *fire emoji* takes *fire emoji* before:I can't...
View ArticleWrestling Shows Need to Be Safe Spaces
The women in the SHIMMER crowd should feel as safe as the men doPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWomen's wrestling promotions are a net good in that they provide a place for female wrestlers to find...
View ArticleHappy Trails, Takeshi Morishima
Godspeed, MorishimaPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinTakeshi Morishima, Pro Wrestling NOAH standout and former Ring of Honor World Champion, has decided to hang up the boots. The official report, which is...
View ArticleKiller Mike Just Released the Most Limousine Ridin', Jet Flyin', Kiss...
To be The Man, you get to have Killer Mike rap about you as The Man, WOOPhoto Credit: WWE.comKiller Mike, rap artist and one-half of the super-duo Run the Jewels, released a song on the 2011 album...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show Ep. 213
Austin recaps his life up to this point on the most recent showPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though...
View ArticleWar of the Worlds Night Two Card Has Been Revealed
The Young Bucks and Adam Cole won't be as friendly in the main event of War of the Worlds Night TwoPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinYesterday, Ring of Honor illuminated the card for the second of its...
View ArticleAll Red Everything Meets Spanky
The dawn of Super Worker™ Eva Marie is nigh?Photo Credit: WWE.comEva Marie was hired as fodder for Total Divas, and the lack of readiness for anything wrestling related showed the moment she was shoved...
View ArticleNXT's Developmental Quandary
Did Dana Brooke need a step between the PC and NXT?Photo Credit: WWE.comDana Brooke's arrival to NXT television has heralded another arrival of a heated debate. Brooke's talents are, in a word, raw to...
View ArticleNXT Is on Tour for Real, Baybay
NXT comin'Photo Credit: WWE.comVia WWE.comWWE has officially announced the first slate of tour dates for the NXT brand. The Albany date was leaked during RAW, but four other dates have been confirmed,...
View ArticlePro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Issue 26
Is it back to the hospital for Daniel Bryan?Photo via @WWEDanielBryanSo, it has come to my attention that you were waiting for HORB FLERBMINBER to dump his scoops ALL OVER YOUR BODIES this week. Well,...
View ArticleThe Fresh Prince of... Bálor?
Yo holmes, to... Bálor?Photo Credit: WWE.comWell, RavenCyarm has done it again. This time, the YouTube genius has found the perfect wrestling-related mash-up, two songs that go a bit too perfectly...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: The Ross Report Ep. 62
Roode and JR bitch and moan about the wrestling industry this weekPhoto Credit: Lee South/ImpactWrestling.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week....
View ArticleGlobal Wars Night One Will Be SPECTACULAR and on iPPV
ACH gets the match of a lifetimePhoto Credit: Kelly KyleWell, if you were waiting for the hammer to drop and the big matches to be announced for this year's Ring of Honor vs. New Japan Pro Wrestling...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: We Fight On Wednesday Nights
The (far distant) second best dive of Wednesday night Photo Credit: WWE.comWe were so close.We were heartbeats away from an NXT Universe without Alex Riley, a magical land where gas cost a dollar a...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 117
IT'S TEBOW TIME IN PHILADELPHIAPhoto Credit: Cox/Getty ImagesIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present, and answer them on...
View Article"THEY MAKE FIVE HOUR ENERGY FOR GOATS, MAGGLE?"
Ad graphics from WWE.comDaniel Bryan may be on the shelf for mysterious injury reasons, and his career may be in jeopardy, but hey, that doesn't mean he can't keep making that advertising scrilla. Of...
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