The NBA Finals Pregame Show Could Always Use a Bit More Flair
Flair did his thang while the windbags on the NBA Finals preshow weren't any the wiserPhoto Credit: WWE.comGame four of the NBA Finals took place in Cleveland last night, and as one might expect, the...
View ArticleSmackdown: Friendship is Magic
Rollins was all smiles and was one of the things that was enjoyable this weekPhoto Credit: WWE.comDusty Rhodes is dead and Christopher Lee is dead and I have to write about Smackdown. Super. So......
View ArticleDusty Rhodes Cause of Death, and an Announcement
It's time to remember Big DustPhoto Credit: WWE.comEden Stiles, WWE ring announcer and Dusty Rhodes' daughter-in-law, took to Instagram today to give an update on the cause of his death. The embed is...
View ArticleThe TWB Roundtable: Money in the Bank
Our roundtable discussion looked a little something like this, maybe a little more civil. Only a little thoughPhoto Credit: WWE.comMoney in the Bank is on Sunday, and because it's one of the biggest...
View ArticleIt's a Shameful Thing: Money in the Bank 2015 Review
The battle continuesPhoto Credit: WWE.comIn the TH Style, of course. This show certainly is worth watching on replay on the WWE Network. Just skip the IC Title match.Highlights:Bray Wyatt returned to...
View Article"The View Never Changes"
Father and son. Blood is thicker than waterPhoto Credit: WWE.comFor those who don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook or whatever (and at this point, I'm not sure if anyone fits that bill), I am a...
View ArticleFantasy Booking The Best of The Super Juniors Pt. 2: The Brackets, The...
Cole is a great candidate to win a BOSJ-styled indie tournamentPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIn my last post, I discussed how a booked Best of the Super Juniors using all indie junior heavyweights...
View ArticleDusty Rhodes: Son of the South
Not who we wanted to be, but who we wereDusty Rhodes was a true son of the South. Not exactly the geographical south (Texas’s southerness is up for debate…), but the South, the weird, complicated,...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Art Of Wrestling Ep. 254
The former Evan Bourne was one of the many guests on this live-to-tape episodePhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week....
View ArticleThe Dusty Tribute from Last Night Made It Get Real... Dusty in There
Love you, Big DustScreen Grab via YouTube vid belowAs expected, WWE aired a tribute to Dusty Rhodes during the pre-show and again during the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. The video contained a bunch...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: This Is the Kevin Owens Show
He's high above all of youPhoto Credit: WWE.comKevin Owens is unfuckwithable right now. WWE Creative has messed up with so many other wrestlers, but Owens is just not of this world right now. Wade...
View ArticlePreston City Wrestling's UK Armed Forces Day Show Is (Mostly) Free
The Dudleys are going overseasPhoto Credit: WWE.comUK Armed Forces Day is in late June this year. Preston City Wrestling may be celebrating it a bit later than normal, but it will be celebrating in...
View ArticleProving Dusty Rhodes By Who He Wasn't
Cena is a great wrestler, but he excels as the net negative of everything Rhodes wasPhoto Credit: WWE.comNo one will ever be the next Dusty Rhodes. Dusty Rhodes will be the only Dusty Rhodes. People...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show Ep. 228
Austin fields listener questionsPhoto 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 ArticleFrom the Archives: Dusty Rhodes vs. Bob Backlund
Back in 1980, Rhodes got a shot at the WWWF TitlePhoto Credit: Pro Wrestling Illustrated via WWE.comDusty Rhodes didn't just work for Vince McMahon in the late '80s as an effacing minstrel act (that he...
View ArticleJosh Alexander Is Retiring
GodspeedPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinJosh Alexander was one of the most promising up and coming wrestlers on the indie scene. He made a name for himself in Canada and leaked down into the Rust...
View ArticleBattleground 2013 and the Rhodes Legacy
Blood is thicker than waterPhoto Credit: WWE.comOn October 6, 2013, I got myself a new favourite match and Dusty Rhodes was big part of it. The Battleground pay-per-view featured Cody Rhodes and...
View ArticlePure Fun: Dusty Rhodes On Commentary
Fewer were more fun behind the announcer's microphone than Big DustPhoto Credit: WWE.comPart of what made Dusty Rhodes special, in fact the number one thing if we're being honest with ourselves, is his...
View ArticlePro Wrestling Guerrilla Not Messing Around
Tozawa is one of the big names heading to Reseda over the next three monthsPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinI've long stated that Pro Wrestling Guerrilla needs to book more native talent, but the...
View ArticleName the Performance Center after Dusty Rhodes
Shaq wasn't ever a WWE trainee, but if he was, Rhodes would've molded him rightPhoto Credit: WWE.comDusty Rhodes has had an indelible mark on many people in the industry, but no group of people have...
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