WrestleMania 22: A Sea Change By the Lake
Suffice to say, the Chicago Mania crowd didn't like this resultPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe last WrestleMania that wasn't held in a gigantic stadium that kills intimacy and crowd excitement, WrestleMania...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 182
WILL BIG BARTHOLOMEW SAVE HIS CHICKENS AT LETHAL LEAP YEAR?Photo Credit: WWE.comIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present,...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
the Kaiser Chiefs saw this one comingPhoto Credit: WWE.comAndrade "Cien" Almas: ¡Yo soy El Idolo! poses repeatedly, rolls out when it looks like he might get touchedOney Lorcan: Sure. chops, European...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100: 100-81
The countdown begins with Candice LeRaePhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinHello people of all genders, and welcome to the 2016 TWB 100. The list gets started this year with the first 20 entrants, so dive...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: #80-#61
Mustafa Ali, seen here superkicking GPA, kicks off this entryPhoto Credit: Ichiban Drunk via Freelance WrestlingThe list rolls on as the most #nice wrestler is revealed among others.80. Mustafa...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: #60-#41
Kyle O'Reilly, shown here giving it to Katsuyori Shibata, opens the entry for todayPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinToday, the list blows through the halfway point.60. Kyle O’ReillyPoints: 1454Number of...
View ArticleLearning To Live With Smackdown
THE GLOW IS BACKPhoto Credit: WWE.comHello again, friends. I'll flatter myself that at least some of you out there have missed my nuanced hot takes about why Luke Harper should win all the things. Not...
View ArticleWrestleMania XXIV: I'm Sorry, I Love You
The end of a career (in theory)Photo Credit: WWE.comWrestleMania XXIV is still an eminently watchable show, probably one of the best of that era. There were only a couple bum matches, and even those...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: #40-#21
Fenix is the first entry in today's portion of the list.Photo via Lucha Underground FacebookThe list draws closer and closer to its climax.40. FenixPoints: 2038Number of Ballots: 30Highest Vote:1st...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: #20-#6
The Miz kicks the proceedings off todayPhoto Credit: WWE.comToday's entry gets the list to the doorstep of the top five. EXCITING.20. The MizPoints: 3528Number of Ballots: 50Highest Vote:1st Place (Joe...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: The Darkest Timeline
Dominant no, glorious yes Photo Credit: WWE.comHighlights:SAnitY beat the makeshift team of Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong, Ruby Riot and Kassius Ohno when Killian Dain pinned Dillinger after a...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: Number Five
Asuka kicks off the Top FivePhoto Credit: WWE.com5. AsukaPoints: 4915Number of Ballots: 56Highest Vote: 2nd Place (Patrick Kay)Last Year’s Ranking: 22nd PlaceTH: Asuka's highlight matches in 2016 were...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: Number Four
The Boss is your  number four wrestler of 2016Photo Credit: WWE.com4. Sasha BanksPoints: 5121Number of Ballots:62Highest Vote: 2nd Place (Bob Godfrey, Elliot Imes)Last Year’s Ranking:1st PlaceTH: On...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: Number Three
Zayn, here shown fighting forever with Kevin Owens at the Rumble, is number threePhoto Credit: WWE.com3. Sami ZaynPoints: 5236Number of Ballots: 60Highest Vote:1st Place (Chicken Parm, Bob Godfrey,...
View ArticleLearning to Live With Smackdown
What would you rate this week's Smackdown, Mr. Dillinger?Photo Credit: WWE.comFirst things first. Did everyone make sure to tell Shane McMahon how very impressed they were with his WrestleMania match?...
View ArticlePodcast Deep Dive: The Bill Barnwell Show, March 27
Barnwell and McCullough discuss the UndertakerPhoto Credit: WWE.comShow: The Bill Barnwell ShowEpisode: 3/27/17Run Time: 59:34Guest: Andy McCulloughIf you don't follow the NFL, and especially if you...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: Number Two
The Big Dog is feeling the wrath of number two in this year's TWB 100Photo Credit: WWE.com2. Kevin OwensPoints: 5362Number of Ballots:62Highest Vote:1st Place (Mike Pankowski)Last Year’s Ranking: 3rd...
View ArticleThe 2016 TWB 100 Slow Release: NUMBER ONE
Without further ado, I'd like to ask a question. Do they want some? Time to find out...Figured as much.Dean Ambrose sure didn't want nonePhoto Credit: WWE.com1. AJ StylesPoints:5973Number of...
View ArticleA Culture of Bullies
Ranallo is pretty much an ex-WWE employee right now, and it's all thanks to WWE's systemically rotten culturePhoto Credit: WWE.comMauro Ranallo is probably never calling another match for WWE. The last...
View ArticleThe Undertaker: An Appreciation
What a poignant image from Undertaker's final WrestleManiaPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe Undertaker is dead. Long live The Undertaker.Okay, maybe that intro is a little dramatic. Mark Callaway isn't dying,...
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