The Field for This Year's G1 Climax Has Been Announced
Ibushi's tournament slate this summer is in New JapanPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe field for the G1 Climax, New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual massive round-robin tournament, has been announced, and it is...
View ArticleLeftism and Wrestling: Embrace Immigration
Bailey is wrestling's poster child for immigration reformPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinEven though capitalists and conservatives run and populate the wrestling business, as an artform, it lends itself...
View ArticleYour Midweek Links: Women's Money Fallout
Carmella and Ellsworth's scripted actions made a lot of people rightfully angryPhoto Credit: WWE.comHump Day is upon the world, and that means one thing and one thing only: LINKS ON THE WRESTLING BLOG,...
View ArticleWhen You Wish Upon a Golden Star
Of all the G1 competitors, Ibushi is the one that elicits the most real response.Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinNew Japan Pro Wrestling makes a big deal out of announcing the competitors in the G1...
View ArticleLearning to Live with Smackdown
The problem with the women's division right now is its focus on... menPhoto Credit: WWE.comWelp, we are now living in a post Overbooking in the Bank wrestling world, which means there's a whole lot of...
View ArticleAlpha Female, Kimber Lee, Tessa Blanchard Among Five New Names Added to Mae...
Alpha Female is gonna wreck some shit down in Full SailPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWWE announced five more names for the Mae Young Classic today, and two of them emanate from that wishlist I posted...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 192
The odds of seeing a nWo-type feud/invasion in the indies feels slimPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
Heroes endPhoto Credit: WWE.comBillie Kay: Don't let the mean werewolf lady scare you. You got this, boo.Peyton Royce: I do, right?Ember Moon: I'm back, baby!Full Sailors: Yay! Welcome back! Welcome...
View ArticleThe Reason Why No One Runs The ECW Arena Except For Ring of Honor and House...
Thanks a lot, jerksPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinPhiladelphia is a city inextricably linked to professional wrestling, whether as a loop city for the Worldwide Wrestling Federation in the territorial...
View ArticleMore Mae Young Classic News Than You Can Shake a Stick At
Lita will co-helm the broadcast booth for the Mae Young classicPhoto Credit: WWE.com As of Thursday afternoon, the Mae Young Classic had nine official competitors announced, one spoiler'd competitor,...
View ArticleMauro Ranallo Returns, And All Is Hell
Ranallo's back, but is it better than ever?Photo Credit: WWE.comMauro Ranallo announced last week that his hiatus from WWE would not be permanent, and that he would return to be the new voice of NXT....
View ArticleSummer Tournament News Dump ENGAGE
Lucas Calhoun gettin' that tournament shine, daddyPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinSummer in wrestling means tournaments, lots and lots of tournaments. Two mainstay tourneys happen at the end of the...
View ArticleDon't Find A Star; Tell Me a Story
This betrayal shouldn't be permanent, but that would require better storytelling from WWEPhoto Credit: WWE.comFor a minute there, I lost myself in the idea that WWE realized it made a mistake splitting...
View ArticleLeftism and Wrestling: Suplex for 15
Wrestle Circus introduced tipping, which plays into a bigger question of economics in wrestlingGraphics via WrestleCircus.comEven though capitalists and conservatives run and populate the wrestling...
View ArticleYour Midweek Links: Remember [REDACTED]
Read about why Ibushi is The Guy for the G1Photo Credit: WWE.comThe Sun has risen, and you're rolling out of bed. You have an hour to kill before heading to work, and you're not the kind of person who...
View ArticleTravis Banks Got Double Booked
Banks is spurning King of Trios for Battle of Los Angeles, and I don't blame himPhoto via Total Wrestling MagazinePro Wrestling Guerrilla went and announced the next three names for its Battle of Los...
View ArticleTH And Elliot Preview NJPW Long Beach!
Can Okada get a great match out of Cody Rhodes?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinTH: So, the day is finally here. New Japan Pro Wrestling, on US soil, no co-promotion, and broadcast live on television. It...
View ArticleLearning to Live with Smackdown
Why wasn't this match the one laid out at the pay-per-view?Photo Credit: WWE.comThis week on Smackdown I'm learning to live with:Second Verse, Same as the FirstSmackdown started out with Carmella and...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
A violent end to Stamford's historic 72 hour TV runPhoto Credit: WWE.comNigel McGuiness: Last Woman Standing for the NXT Women's World Championship tonight in the main event! You picked a good show to...
View ArticleMore Tournament News, Because You Haven't Had Enough Already
Dijak will get his chance to throw people around Reseda this yearPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinOkay, so, at present time, no fewer than four tournaments are on the docket for the rest of the summer,...
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