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Kalamity Is Taking a Leave of Absence from Wrestling
Farewell, and good fortunePhoto Credit: Gregory Davis/DDSVia LuFisto's Facebook Fan PageKalamity, LuFisto's most prodigious student and rising star within the North American independent women's...
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Best Coast Bias: 3-2-1 Contact
Ending predictable, match not (in a good way)Photo Credit: WWE.comTo quote William the Bloody, we're all puppets - I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.Since I don't have to worry about the iron...
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ROH Returning to Philly, Hooray!
The last time ROH was here, Kassius Ohno was still Chris HeroPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinVia ROH's SiteRing of Honor will be making their return to Philadelphia for the first time since their...
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Bookers Behaving Badly
The King of the Bad Man BookersPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf I had a dime for every story I heard about a booker behaving in a way that befits a sociopath, I'd be able to take a dive in them in a tall vault...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Archibald Peck and Colt Cabana vs. the Throwbacks
If you want to know why Chikara as we know it today isn't Chikara anymore, the best place to start is right here. On the surface, it was a story of a man who had to swallow his pride and ask his rival...
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To the Fans, from a Fan: Unpacking Mike Quackenbush's Chikara Endgame
A controversial figure, but one I trustPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinFan Conclave 2011 was the only such event of its kind that I attended. Basically, it's the big Chikara meet 'n greet associated...
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The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 101: Danielle Matheson III
All about DonstPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinEpisode 101: Chikara MagnetDanielle Matheson, both of here and The Mandible Claw, returns to the show, because of course, she HAD to after the events of...
View ArticleFriday Five: News
Dirt sheets, TMZ, blogs, and more.1. How and where do you get your wrestling news?2. Buy or sell: Wrestling journalism is no better or worse than mainstream journalism in terms of ethics and reporting...
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The Past is Prologue: ECW Barely Legal 1997 (Well, The Music of It, Anyway)
RVD's moonsault is impressive, but his theme song was even more soPhoto Credit: WWE.comA few weeks back, the folks involved with the Old School Wrestling Podcast did an episode of their show on ECW...
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Any Shows This Weekend? Saturday's Made for Rasslin'
Callihan's final CZW appearance is tomorrowPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWell, the weekend's upon us again, and that means it's time for wrestling. I'm going to be running down a whole bunch of cards...
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Impactful Feedback: Slammiversary Rebound
Was this necessary?Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comQuite honestly, I don’t feel like there is much to talk about with this week’s Impact. The show wasn’t great, but there also wasn’t anything that...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Brogue Kicking Computers
Daniel Bryan as a super main event destroyer of limbs was the main thrust of the show, and granted, I am more excited for this than anything in my life in the last five years excepting my wedding and...
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Twitter Request Line, Vol. 33
Does anyone really care about this guy?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 them on...
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This Week in Off-Topic: A Short Essay on Freedom of Speech
Not pictured: A shield for lazy comediansPhoto Credit: HumanRights.org Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the...
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A Fine Plate of Kielbasa
.gif Set Credit: Chaser of Souls TumblrThe above .gif set was taken from the most recent edition of Backstage Fallout. They asked everyone about Bray Wyatt, and the above is what Big E. Langston had to...
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Where's Wrestling Retribution Project, and Why Aren't More People Angry About...
What has Jeff Katz done with your money?A couple of weeks ago, I held up the idea of Wrestling Retribution Project as being a failed opportunity to revolutionize the distribution model for professional...
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Two Girls' Nights Out for One
Kay's confirmed for the double tapingPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinTaking a page out of the SHIMMER playbook, Absolute Intense Wrestling announced that their next Girls' Night Out event will be a...
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Kane: WWE's Only Babyface
The unlikeliest babyface ever, but still a babyfacePhoto Credit: WWE.comThere are babyfaces, and then there are just dudes that the crowd cheers. Babyfaces aren't always goody-two-shoes. If you...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Bret Hart (c) vs. Davey Boy Smith, SummerSlam '92
The only time the Intercontinental Championship headlined a pay-per-view when there was also a WWF/E Championship match on the card was SummerSlam '92. There were extenuating circumstances, obviously....
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LIST-O-MANIA: Kaitlyn's Secret Admirer!
Who could be phone-stalking Kaitlyn here?Photo Credit: WWE.comWell, we're at ground zero for one of the most INTRIGUING angles in pro wrestling right now. Kaitlyn's SUPER SECRET ADMIRER will reveal...
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