Life As a WWE Announcer Is Allegedly Insane
Geez, and that's only page onePhoto Credit: KINGJOBBAHWWE programming over the years has had several weak links, but even when the product has been good recently, the announcing has been a sore spot...
View ArticleDolph Ziggler Is "Injured"
Ziggler's "injury" will keep him out for a bitPhoto Credit: WWE.comSo, that big stretcher job Dolph Ziggler did on Monday night was meant to put him out of action "indefinitely." For those who don't...
View ArticlePro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Issue 37
What's the deal with Roddy Piper? HORB HAS YOUR ANSWERSPhoto Credit: WWE.comHORB FLERBMINBER back to dispense with all the news you need in your lives. Did you know MY SCOOPS are an essential nutrient?...
View ArticleTommaso Ciampa Vs. Children
Ciampa vs. kids is the next biggest feud I wanna seePhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinTommaso Ciampa was a name that was hot for a split second thanks to a big run in Ring of Honor. Then, he just stopped...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Cheap Heat July 7
Beast in the East is a huge topic of discussion on this week's showPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably,...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: Pon de Replay
Not pictured: Summer RaePhoto Credit: WWE.comYou don't need to have the moral surety of an Ehrmantraut to not believe in the half measure. Better, as usual, to believe the words of the esteemed law...
View ArticleMaybe Triple H Wasn't So Bad in 2002...
Early Aughts Triple H's least publicized burial may have been the best one for businessPhoto Credit: WWe.comIn 2002, Triple H was at the height of accusation of being an evil politicking son-of-a-gun....
View ArticleReminder: Tim Donst's Comeback Begins Tomorrow Night
Donst is on his way back. It is real.Photo Credit: Christine CoonsA few months ago, Tim Donst was at a crossroads. Cancer had attacked his kidney, and his career was in jeopardy. To think that now,...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 128
Cena as a top worker doesn't sound so funny this yearPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present, and...
View ArticleNick Gage Is Booking His Own Deathmatch Tourney
Wrestler, Twitter master... promoter?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinTonight, Nick Gage looks to make Tim Donst wish he'd never come back to wrestling at Absolute Intense Wrestling's Absolution X. But...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: The Ross Report Ep. 73
Part two of the Tenay interview is this weekPhoto Credit: Lee South/ImpactWrestling.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably,...
View ArticleSerena Deeb Has Retired
Happy trails, Ms. DeebPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinLast night (this morning?) at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Serena Deeb wrestled her final match, for the Reina promotion against Syuri. Her career...
View ArticleSmackdown: Friendship is Magic
Reigns helped out Ryback, but what about his buddy Ambrose?Photo Credit: WWE.comMost Confusing Friendship Situation - Dean Ambrose and Roman ReignsFor a couple of weeks I was happy that Ambrose and...
View ArticleTen Years Gone
Hashimoto has been gone ten years, and his loss is still felt todayPhoto via WikipediaTomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Shinya Hashimoto. He was one of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Three...
View ArticleKevin Owens' Match at Takeover Brooklyn Is Not the One Expected
Are you ready for the rematch?Photo Credit: WWE.comTen days ago in Tokyo, Japan, Kevin Owens lost the NXT World Championship to Finn Bálor in one of the best matches of the year. Many suspected WWE...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Art of Wrestling Ep. 258
Hoyt is Cabana's guest this weekPhoto Credit: Kelly KyleIf 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....
View ArticleThe Eighth Trio Is the First to Reflect the Challenge of the Immortals
A successful team in the COTI, but can they win King of Trios?Graphics via ChikaraPro.comIn 2012, Chikarametrics rent teams asunder going into King of Trios. Wink Vavasseur's mathematical meddling...
View ArticleWorld Championship Belts for Real World Champions
Rapinoe could totally take Seth RollinsPhoto via @TripleHWhenever a team wins a big Championship, WWE sends the members replica WWE World Heavyweight Championship belts. The recipients who call...
View ArticleWell, El Rey Wants Lucha Underground Back
More of this action will happen if El Rey has its wayPhoto Credit: ElReyNetwork.comThe biggest question mark in professional wrestling right now is the future of Lucha Underground. The show's first...
View ArticleOn the Presentation of Intergender Wrestling
Candice LeRae shouldn't just get pub for bumping hugePhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinAbsolute Intense Wrestling's Absolution X featured two big, intergender wrestling-based spots, Candice LeRae bumping...
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