The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 95: Danielle Matheson II (Mailbag!)
OH NO!Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinEpisode 95: Beelzebubba RogersDanielle Matheson, both of here and of The Mandible Claw, is back, and we're answering mailbag questions! We go through a bunch of...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: You're Better Off Listening To The New Daft Punk Song 15 Times
THAT'S WHAT HE DOPhoto Credit: WWE.comThere is an unspoken agreement, and apparently it's so unspoken only half of the participants knew that the agreement existed.Roughly, it goes like this: the WWE...
View ArticleOoh, Look Who Gets to See Iron Man 3 Before Everyone Else
Via Imgur/r/Squared CircleSo yeah, not only do CM Punk and Amy "Lita" Dumas get to attend the premiere of Iron Man 3, they get to walk the red carpet. I wonder if any of the dorks at the ECW Arena...
View ArticleWSU Reads My Mind
Welp, it's happening. Jessicka Havok will be taking on Sami Callihan at King and Queen of Ring in Vorhees, NJ on May 11th. Yeah, I know, Callihan still has to accept the challenge, but do you think...
View ArticleWWE WrestleMania Buys and You
Photo  Credit: WWE.comVia VarietyWWE announced to Variety that the company earned a record $72 million for WrestleMania 29 in total revenue. This includes ticket sales and pay-per-view buys. This is...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Hogan Doesn't Know Best (Guest Report!)
I'm all in on watching the NFL Draft this week and will catch Impact on the DVR. However, Drop Toehold writer, Wrestling Bro, and extraordinary indie fan De O'Brien fills in this week with the Impact...
View ArticleFriday Five: The Draft
Topical!1. Do you miss the WWE Draft?2. Buy or Sell: The Draft RAWs were the best because they were the most packed with wrestling.3. Do you play fantasy wrestling (not the e-fed game, but the fantasy...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? Gangstas, iPPVs, and Fun
Will Delaney be able to shake Eric Ryan's tree tonight?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinAnother weekend is upon us, which means another great slate of pro wrestling shows are on the docket. I am going to...
View ArticleTWGP in Chicago? Gotta Include Da Soul Touchaz
You can't throw a party in Chicago and not expect Da Soul Touchaz to show up, well, Acid Jaz and Marshe Rockett in particular. They are the latest team to enter the Tag World Grand Prix, which is...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Nice Work, Mox
Smackdown tonight was about one hour and 45 minutes of complete and utter boredom. Well, that's not entirely fair. Jack Swagger vs. Alberto del Rio continued their streak of having a terrible feud...
View ArticleYou Can't See the Future: Contingency for Cena
He's hurt (or is he?), but that shouldn't be the end of the worldPhoto Credit: WWE.comJohn Cena got hurt on WWE's just-ended European tour. He tore his Achilles tendon, per WWE.com. The tweet attached...
View ArticleTWGP to Experience Weightlessness
Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza, better known as Zero Gravity, will be in this year's Tag World Grand Prix. Like Da Soul Touchaz, they are Chicago-area staples who make absolute sense as competitors here,...
View ArticleIf This Be the End for The Rock...
Love him or hate him, he's had a hell of a careerPhoto Credit: WWE.comMania may have been my last match. The 3 year goal was to come in & elevate the @wwe. Then proudly "do the honors". #RockTalk...
View ArticleEmbracing Diversity: Jason Collins Coming Out and What It SHOULD Mean for...
He's out, and he should be providing an example to everyone, especially in wrestlingPhoto Credit: ESPN.comJason Collins, center for the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association,...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: The BDK (c) vs. Incoherence
Gorilla Monsoon used to say that when fans packed into the arenas, they'd be "literally hanging from the rafters." I forgave that then because I was a dumb kid. I forgive it in hindsight because...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, April 29th
THEY WOULD'VE WON!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...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Kayfabe Lives
Hey, remember that article I wrote to start the day? Is that proof enough to say kayfabe still works? No? I'm just a rube? Okay. Still, WWE using the dot-com to publicize legit injuries has worked in...
View ArticleYou Might Want to Rethink Your Strategy There, Ricardo
Photo Credit: WWE.comRicardo Rodriguez had a pretty good night last night. He won his match, first and foremost. He also got props from Zubaz on his ring attire. Score! However, I'm pretty sure if he...
View ArticleThe Quiet Rise of Ryback
Feed him more... character?Photo Credit: WWE.comI didn't see this coming at all. For as much a fan I was of the homespun Cornfed Meathead, I never saw Skip Sheffield emerging with any kind of gravitas...
View ArticleREMINDER: John Cena's a Good Dude
Photo Credit: WWE.comIt got a bit dusty in my house when John Cena brought out the Make-a-Wish kids last night. Was it coincidence? Maybe. I rag on Cena a lot for his faults in character, but man, the...
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