Your Chikara Manager of the Day: Veronica Ticklefeather
From majorette to cheerleader to badass biker chick?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinVeronica, Veronica, Veronica, what happened to Veronica Ticklefeather? As the slightly snooty but magnificently...
View ArticleJoshis Always Be Innovatin'
.gif via Nerd for Hire TumblrIf you see a cool move that was "invented" after 1995, odds are, it was created by a woman wrestler in Japan. The joshi scene has always been innovative, and they continue...
View ArticleThis Week in Off-Topic: Top 25 Metallica Songs
The metal legends themselves, back when Jason Newstead was their bassistPhoto Credit: Metallica.comYes, it's come to this. TWIOT has resorted to listicles, well, at least for this week. And this week,...
View ArticleThe Face of Armageddon: Chikara Aniversario: Never Compromise Review
In my style. Get the replay here.Highlights:In the pre-show, Mark Angelosetti retained the Young Lions Cup after an amazing sequence that saw Saturyne reverse a super bomb into hurricanrana into a...
View ArticleWe Want Hosses
A hoss in name only?Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comHere’s the thing. I was playing some Extreme Warfare Revenge the other night. Yep, I still play it over a decade after its latest update, but hey,...
View ArticleInspire Pro Wrestling Is On Its Way
A new wrestling company is hitting up the Austin, TX scene. Inspire Pro Wrestling will be coming to the Marchesa Theater on July 7. It's headed up by Justin Bissonnette, who is famous for being Anarchy...
View ArticleWhen Excess Isn't Excess: A Defense of the Sarcophagus Match
Amasis ain't got time for your "too long" complaintsPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinLess is more, some might say. Honestly, I think that's a good credo to live by in any form of entertainment, but I'm...
View Article¿Chikara Es Finito?
Chikara's Events PageIf you notice on the right side of the Chikara events page linked above, every event from next month's Easton/Manhattan double shot through the final 2013 date has been cancelled....
View ArticleBret Hart's Apology
HartPhoto Credit: WWE.comI'm a bit late on the game on this, but I feel it needs to be addressed. Too often, I feel like I'm ready to pounce on a guy for fucking up and acting either aloof at best or...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, June 3
Girls Grand Prix? Pfft, NBD for this Canadian.Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWelcome to a feature I like to call "Best in the World" rankings. They're not traditional power rankings per se, but they're...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Curtis Axel's Bad Day
Curtis Axel ran at full steam with the WWE Champion doubled over while staring down at a steel chair. He hit one of his finishers, a signature running neckbreaker, flush on the steel. John Cena kicked...
View ArticleYeah Paul, I'd Be Annoyed Too
Photo Credit: WWE.comY'know, when Chris Jericho was "Cool Dad," he at least didn't do anything gross like grope Fandango's dancers or make constant gay jokes at Fandango's expense (which is something...
View ArticleThe Usos: An Appreciation
The facepaint is a nice touchPhoto Credit: WWE.comWhen Jimmy and Jey Uso came out last night with facepaint on, I cringed a little. Oh great, here we go again, WWE had such a hard time getting people...
View ArticleHAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
Photo Credit: [REDACTED]This man was seen outside the Trocadero after Chikara Aniversario: Never Compromise. He is wearing a NPA hat, which clearly stands for No Private Army, the site that has...
View ArticleTNA's Big Free Agent Is Going to Fit Right in, and That's the Problem
TNA's newest signingPhoto Credit: Mission Viejo DispatchTNA Wrestling's big free agent signing, it seems, won't be coming from the list of pro wrestling types whom every fan, reporter, and pundit drew...
View ArticleThe Newest Member of the Spectral Envoy?
Photo via r/SquaredCircle via @JaimsVanDerBeekThat's Ultimo Dragon in his new mask. It looks oddly familiar to me. Some say it looks like Shark Boy's. I think it's more a play on Hallowicked's and the...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Scheduling Dummy Shows
Quack played with fire "scheduling" those showsPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinChikara is/was (depending on your whole view of the happenings from Aniversario) a very popular wrestling company as far as...
View ArticleWrestling Six Packs: Who Could Have Called Derek Sabato?
Could he be behind Sabato's intel?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinDerek Sabato showed up at Aniversario: Never Compromise with seemingly the same envelope Mike Quackenbush was given at the end of...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Last Ride Powerbomb
I remember when Undertaker debuted the Last Ride. I was so mad, because I loved the Tombstone Piledriver something fierce. Well, I still do, as it's probably my favorite finishing maneuver of all-time....
View ArticleYour Midweek Links: Chikarageddon Fallout
The apple is the fiddle herePhoto Credit: Danielle Matheson/The Mandible ClawIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast,...
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