NXT In 60 Seconds
Set for the rematch...tomorrow? Geez. Photo Credit: WWE.comAsuka:adds another victimOttawa audience in mixture of fear and respect: Huzzah!Asuka, later backstage: Again: I wish a chick would.Samoa...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Art Of Wrestling Ep. 329
Prohibition gabs with Cabana this weekScreen Grab from AIW YouTube pageIf you’re new, here’s the rundown. We listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though certainly...
View ArticlePodcast Deep Dive: The Jim Cornette Experience, Episode 157
Elliot takes another stab at the Cornette showPhoto Credit: Kevin SteenShow: Jim Cornette ExperienceEpisode: 157Run Time: 1:22:24A year ago, I reviewed an episode of The Jim Cornette Experience that...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: the Once and Current King
Say goodnight, JoeyPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe second title reign is dead; long live the second title reign.William Regal can set up a contendership mini-tournament that has everybody in it from Oney...
View ArticleWhen Promoters and Workers Clash, Bro
Riddle is at the center of the latest labor vs. management squabble in indie wrestlingPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinMatt Riddle is pretty much the hottest property in indie wrestling. The Ultimate...
View ArticleWWE's New Trio of Queens
Lee is one of three signings by WWEPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinTimes are exciting in WWE if one is a fan of women in wrestling. Sasha Banks and Charlotte headlined a pay-per-view, closed multiple...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Art Of Wrestling Ep. 330
Rowe, shown here stalking Matthew Palmer, talks to Colt CabanaPhoto Credit: Kelly KyleIf you’re new, here’s the rundown. We listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably,...
View ArticleOhno, The Hero Returns?
Could Hero be on his way back?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinChris Hero became Kassius Ohno in 2011 after signing a developmental contract with WWE. He was the next logical signee after WWE sopped up...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: The Continuing Adventures of Middle Management
Too much Foley, not enough ZaynPhoto Credit: WWE.comRAW narratives have been nonsensical for years now. Sure, from time to time, they've had some wake behind them, like at the beginning of the Summer...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show Ep. 384
Marella is Austin's guestPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you’re new, here’s the rundown. We listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though certainly not all of them. In the...
View ArticleIt's Still Real to the President-Elect
Above: Something Donald Trump thought was a shootPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe current President Elect of the United States and eminently frightening proto-fascist Donald Trump is no stranger to WWE. His...
View ArticleWrestling and Drug Policy
Sydal got himself into a pot pickle in Japan that could have been averted more easily if Japan wasn't so goddamn strictPhoto Credit: WWE.comMatt Sydal, formerly Evan Bourne in WWE, got into a bit of...
View ArticleHORB FLERBMINBER'S TOTALLY LEGIT WRESTLING OBSERVER AWARDS BALLOT
Cody Rhodes placed highly on Horb's ballotPhoto Credit: WWE.comHELLO MARKS, Horb here to give you the straightest, most unadulterated dope on the Internet. I haven't been around on The Wrestling Blog...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show Ep. 385
Austin talks to the former WWE timekeeperPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you’re new, here’s the rundown. We listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though certainly not all of...
View ArticleLearning to Live with Smackdown
The ruiner of good times, picturedPhoto Credit: WWE.comYikes. I did say that my posting schedule would be getting wonky, but I had no idea I would have to halt production altogether. Would it be too...
View ArticleWWE to Add UK Championship, Raid PROGRESS in the Process
Bate and Seven are among the 18 announced namesPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWWE announced today that it will hold a tournament to crown a United Kingdom Champion at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool,...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 172
Jeff Fisher's tenure remind you of someone in wrestling?Photo Credit: Getty ImagesIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and...
View ArticlePodcast Deep Dive: Vince Russo's The Brand, Episode 182
Elliot for some reason subjected himself to Russo talking for nearly an hourPhoto via Vince Russo FacebookShow: Vince Russo's The BrandEpisode: 182Run Time: 49:10Are you in desperate need of someone...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
Thus endeth the feud...probablyPhoto Credit: WWE.comAussies Aussies Aussies: Oi oi oi, there's a cage!Samoa Joe: You again.Shinsuke Nakamura: whatever "YOU again!" in Japanese isNakamura: Spaz...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Roadblock: Time Is a Flat Circle
This excellent match was wasted on lazy bookingPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf WWE were a band, then several bad booking tropes would end up as songs on its greatest hits album. Roadblock: End of the Line...
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