A New Tradition: AIW 2013 JT Lightning Tournament Preview
Scott is one of three women in this year's JLITPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinAbsolute Intense Wrestling has been playing around with a late-spring tournament idea for the last few years now. In 2010,...
View ArticleFourteen Years
One of Owen's finest momentsPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's hard to believe, but 14 years ago today, Owen Hart lost his life in the most senseless wrestling-related stunt gone wrong that I can remember,...
View ArticleI'm Over the Element of Surprise
This was a great swerve, but it was one of far, far too many in the eraPhoto Credit: WWE.comOne of the most frequent criticisms of shows that I see from fans all across the intellectual spectrum is...
View ArticleDogs Dressed As WWE Superstars? THIS IS RELEVANT TO MY INTERESTS
Photo Credit: WWE.comVia WWE.comFor those who know me, you know that I love dogs more than I love most people. And duh, I love wrestling too. So when those worlds collide? I'm all over it! The only...
View ArticleFriday Five: The Hart Family
In honor of Owen1. What is your favorite match pitting one or more Hart Dungeon graduate against another one?2. Buy or sell: Nattie Neidhart is one of the five best wrestlers in WWE today, period.3. Do...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend?: Let Your Fun Shine
Is this a zombie killer-killer?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinOkay, yesterday I previewed what should be this weekend's main event in terms of wrestling. Absolute Intense Wrestling's JT Lightning...
View ArticleSo, Beyond Wrestling's Americanrana Is Going to Be Loaded
Gargano is one of three big names announced since TuesdayPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinSo, earlier this week, Kevin Steen was added to the Beyond Wrestling Americanrana card to be held at Fete Music...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Schizoid Roster
There are times in WWE where everyone's a jerk. Tonight, the entire first hour of Smackdown was dedicated to showing how everyone, not just the good guys as has been their wont, acted the part. First,...
View ArticleHey Guys, Marion Fontaine Made a Friend
Via @jnottkeConcussed or not, Dolph Ziggler still knows good wrestling when he sees it. He made the trip to Cleveland for Absolute Intense Wrestling's JT Lightning Tournament, and here he is with...
View ArticleYour Chikara Wrestler of the Day: Saturyne
Two-and-a-half years ago, I did a week on the blog dedicated to Chikara. This week is about as good as any to bring some focus back onto the promotion with a cataclysmic event looming large....
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, May 27th
Pictured: NOT THE WEAK LINKPhoto 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 is...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Just Kane
WWE has spent fifteen years building up Kane as The Big Red Monster. He abducted women, tormented his brother, tortured people, and oh yeah, thanks to Triple H's investigative journalism, we found out...
View ArticleNattie Neidhart on RAW? IT'S A FESTIVUS MIRACLE
Photo Credit: WWE.comNot only did Nattie Neidhart get to wrestle on RAW last night, but she actually got a happy birthday song without humiliation. That's a controversial stand, obviously, because as...
View ArticleOn Vince McMahon's Audience
There's a reason why Vince McMahon is able to bandy that amount of cash aboutPhoto Credit: WWE.comOver the weekend, Vince McMahon, or more accurately, the intern that runs Vince McMahon's Twitter, sent...
View ArticleYour Chikara Wrestler of the Day: The Shard
The second coming of Chikara week means it's time for your Chikara Wrestler of the Day:Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinHe started out as the evil, mirror-image of Jigsaw, but over the course of seven or...
View ArticleWay to Fraternize with a White Supremacist There, John
Photo via ImgurOh hey, nothing to see here, right? John Cena's just doing what he normally does, taking pictures with the troops. Except in this shot, the soldier he's posing with on the right is...
View ArticleInside the Sarcophagus
The beginning of their troublesPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIt wasn't supposed to come to this.The Osirian Portal was supposed to be the next cornerstone trio in Chikara. Ophidian and Amasis were...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Mike Quackenbush, Manami Toyota, and Jigsaw vs. Amazing...
You can't talk Chikara without talking about their amazing Trios action. Sure, Quack may not be on the roster page anymore, and Jigsaw might be as rude as they come, but once upon a time, they teamed...
View ArticleWrestling Six Packs: NFL Guys I Want to See in WWE
He could do the Austin 3:16 promo in reverse!Photo Credit: New York Daily NewsJim Ross, ever on the human resources warpath, spoke with the National Football League Players' Association about jobs in...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Podcast, Episode 100: K. Sawyer Paul V-ish
YES! YES! YES!Photo Credit: WWE.comEpisode 100: Aladdin KaneK. Sawyer Paul of International Object, as is the tradition for every 20th episode, makes his return to the show. There's a lot of...
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