An Essay on Caring about the WWE Hall of Fame
If the Hall of Fame had objective merit, why is Jarrett in and Chyna not?Photo Credit: WWE.comThe announcement of Jeff Jarrett's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame had a side effect of people getting...
View ArticlePlay To Your Roster's Strengths: On Seth Rollins' Star Turn
Rollins shone because he dictated his path, not managementPhoto Credit: WWE.comRAW has opened with a 20 minute promo so many times in its history, one can be forgiven if they watched last night, got...
View ArticlePro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Vol. 4, Issue 8
A BONA FIDE HALL OF FAMERPhoto Credit: WWE.comWell, well, well, HORB FLERBMINBER is back to give you all the news you can shove into your shopping cart without tripping an alarm. How much is that,...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 225
Jarrett, in a WWE ring again? I'd bet on it.Photo Credit: WWE.comIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present, and answer...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
Cien 4, Tomasso 3, Johnny 0Photo Credit: WWE.comRemember when our champion looked more like the Mexican-American Male? Remember when Johnny Wrestling couldn't buy a win to save his life?God's...
View ArticleA Whole Lot of Thoughts about Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman,...
Reigns winning the Chamber was the right call, but is his WrestleMania opponent the same?Photo Credit: WWE.comSo, Elimination Chamber was a decent enough show. Nia Jax and Asuka went out and had a...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for February 26, 2018
Braun Strowman has become Death, Destroyer of ChambersPhoto Credit: WWE.comWelcome to a feature I like to call "Best in the World" rankings. They're not traditional power rankings per se, but they're...
View ArticleWWE Home Video Classics: Wrestlefest '93
The WWE Network has uploaded nearly 40 Coliseum Home Video releases from the late 80's and early 90's. Elliot is here to help you wade through the riches and see what is worth watching.THE...
View ArticlePro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Vol. 4, Issue 9
FINALLY, ROUSEY DEVELOPS A SECOND FACIAL EXPRESSIONPhoto Credit: WWE.comSo, you need the news, eh? You need it so bad that you can taste it, that you ACHE FOR IT. Well, you're in luck because HORB...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 226
Why does Mania not have the luster it once had for some fans?Photo 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
A champion concerned about all this white-on-white violencePhoto Credit: WWE.comVelveteen Dream: comes out to his usual big heel popTyler Bate: gets a smaller popBoth: go catch as can on the mat, Bate...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for March 5, 2018
The real winner of Oscar weekend, even if he didn't win all the awards he should havePhoto Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesWelcome to a feature I like to call "Best in the World" rankings. They're...
View ArticleAll In Has Found a Venue
The Bucks have found their venue for All InPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinThe show that started out as a friendly bet with Dave Meltzer has found a venue, and now feels like a real thing that is going...
View ArticlePro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Vol. 4, Issue 10
A HOT FREE AGENTPhoto Credit: WWE.comHalf the nation is buried under snow, but don't fret! HORB FLERBMINBER is here to dig out all the SCOOPS you need to get through your piddling, winter...
View ArticleOn Nick Gage, Rich Swann, and Second Chances
Gage paid his debt to society, which is more than Swann can sayPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinRich Swann, recently released from WWE after an incident where he was witnessed to be violently kidnapping...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 227
What if Hideo Kojima were a promoter...Photo Credit: Tribeca Film FestivalIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present, and...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
You shut your mouth when you're talking to usPhoto Credit: WWE.comTM61: feed off the audience's chantsAuthors of Pain: look to feed on themTM61: Tandem side Russian legsweep! Fistdrop + standing...
View ArticleAbbey Laith and Sage Beckett Future Endeavored
Kimber Lee, shown here in better indie days, has been released from WWEPhoto Credit: Zia HilteyWWE released four wrestlers from NXT yesterday. Two of them, Ming and Demetrious Johnson were not known to...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for March 12, 2018
"AND NOW, HERE'S BEETHOVEN'S NINTH."Photo Credit: WWE.comWelcome 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...
View ArticleNXT In 60 Seconds
Get on my level, thoPhoto Credit: WWE.comSAnitY: comes out as a unitMossatelli: come out as a unit with a small bit of dissension, but Stun Gun their way into an advantageous positionCenter Stagers:...
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