Friday Five: WrestleMania 29
It's here...1. What do you anticipate being the best match on the show?2. Buy or sell: John Cena should turn heel Sunday.3. Is Dolph Ziggler going to cash in? If so, on whom?4. Would you end The Streak...
View ArticleA Quick Note about Roger Ebert
Rest in peace, good sirPhoto Credit: The Atlantic WireRoger Ebert died yesterday, a day after announcing his cancer had come back. I don't know what Ebert thought about professional wrestling, but I do...
View ArticleWrestleMania 29 Countdown: Twice in a Lifetime
Photo Credit: WWE.comWWE Championship MatchThe Rock (c) vs. John CenaHow: The Rock won the WWE Championship from CM Punk at the Royal Rumble. John Cena won the Royal Rumble match, and he chose Rock as...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? WrestleCon
WRESTLING! YAY!Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWrestleMania is happening this weekend, but if you think that's the only important show going on, well, hello, welcome first-time reader of The Wrestling...
View ArticleEvery Day Should Be Saturday: Why It's Still Real To Me, Dammit
I love this stuff, and I'm not afraid to admit itPhoto Credit: WWE.comEvery Day Should Be Saturday: RASSLIN' IS REALYes, that's a link to the best college football blog in the world, Every Day Should...
View ArticleThe 2012 TWB 100: 20-6
We're getting down to the nitty-gritty here. The next level down from the top echelon, if you will.Cole wrenching Kyle O'Reilly's armPhoto Credit: Scott Finkelstein20. Adam ColePoints: 2199Ballots:...
View ArticleWrestleMania 29 Countdown Epilogue: The Hall of Fame
Photo Credit: PWI via WWE.comThis year's Hall of Fame class is absolutely loaded. Like, I'm talking 82% of the first 7500+ days of the WWE Championship's existence are going into the Hall this year. A...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 29
For a boring guy, people sure want to know what he's going to doPhoto Credit: WWE.comI'd like to start this column with three simple words: I'M TAKING OVER!Yes, in light of the fact Main Event this...
View ArticleA Note about the Hall of Fame Last Night
Did the fans' reaction to Maria Menounos cross the line?Photo Credit: WWE.comLast night at the Hall of Fame, it was reported that the fans were a bit, well, unruly. The two major watermarks on the show...
View ArticlePROGRAMMING NOTE: I'm on Terrestrial Radio Today!
Hey, do you live in Westchester Co., NY or in New York City in general and want to hear me on AM radio? Well, you're in luck. At 12:50 PM this afternoon, I will be appearing on the Scorecard program on...
View ArticleGuest Vlog: David Reviews the Cupcake Lady Cupcake Carnage Show
David Burszan, aka Chudley Cannons, went to the Cupcake Lady Cupcake Carnage wrestling comedy show on Thursday night. The Cupcake Lady is actually a comedy troupe based in New York. The show featured...
View ArticleCM Punk Just Showed You Up: WrestleMania 29 Review
Not included, the thudPhoto Credit: WWE.comIn the standard TH style.Highlights:Thanks to a Roman Reigns spear right after Randy Orton RKOed Seth Rollins from the top, Dean Ambrose was able to get the...
View ArticleIt Looks Like Daniel Bryan Has Done This Before
Photo Credit: WWE.comYeah, of all the pretty cool stuff that went down at Mania last night, this might have been easiest to miss. Hell, Daniel Bryan is probably the smallest figure in that pic. But him...
View ArticleJay Briscoe: An Appreciation
A Family PortraitPhoto Credit: @ringofhonorIt had become almost a running joke. If you're ROH World Champion, one of your first defenses is always supposed to be against Jay Briscoe. It was clockwork....
View ArticleTag World Grand Prix Goes Devastatingly Electric
Graphics Credit: ChikaraPro.comYeah, I spaced on the announcement of Sidney Bakabella's bruisers on Friday, but to be fair, I was a bit busy at work in between blog postings. But yeah, as expected, the...
View ArticleWhat Is the Meaning of WrestleMania?
The storyline development that WWE fans needed, but not the one they wanted?Photo Credit: WWE.comWrestling is the best artform in entertainment to me because it can literally be anything to anyone....
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock
Hey guys, did you enjoy WrestleMania? Can you still not get enough? Well, why not watch a match from Mania's storied past? This one is a big one, the first match that was billed as once-in-a-lifetime,...
View ArticleOne Title to Rule Them All: The Strain of the Long Reign
Has the belt consumed him?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinYou start out with the best intentions. The fans love you after you have your big moment, winning the Championship with great fanfare, usually...
View ArticleThe 2012 TWB 100 Slow Release: #5
El Generico putting the boots to both Young BucksPhoto Credit: Devin Chen5. El GenericoPoints: 3622Ballots: 40Highest Vote:1st Place (Cameron Riley, Jesse Dlugosz, Shawn Duckett, Vince Morales, Jerome...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, April 8th
Suck it, jerks.Welcome to a feature I like to call "Best in the World" rankings. They're not traditional power rankings per se, but they're rankings to see who is really the best in the world, a term...
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