Paul London to Return to ROH
An Intrepid Traveler indeedPhoto Credit: Devin ChenVia ROHWrestling.comPaul London's next appearance in Ring of Honor will be months, not years, after his last one this time, as he'll be returning to...
View ArticleIt's Time to End the Attitude Dynasty for Good
An evil, but a necessary one for the purposes of this exercisePhoto Credit: WWE.comAccording to most people I know and talk to on the Internet, the Attitude Era is long dead. I don't know if there's a...
View ArticleIt's the 20th Anniversary of the First King of the Ring on PPV
Poor BretPhoto Credit: WWE.comTwenty years ago today, at the Nutter Center in Dayton, OH, the then-WWF first put their King of the Ring tournament on pay-per-view. It was notable as the last televised...
View ArticleName Your Own Price: Beyond Wrestling We Care a Lot Preview
Dickinson's in the main eventPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinBeyond Wrestling has lain low for the last year, mostly because Drew Cordeiro has spent a lot of time with his acquisition and stabilization...
View ArticleCoast To Coast: NXT Up
Let's be specific: this man can be the future, if they let himScreen Grab Credit: Brandon Stroud/With LeatherButch: Hello, Blogians! Yet again it's time for Coast to Coast, where site honcho TH (East...
View ArticleFriday Five: Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
I haven't forgotten about them this weekend!1. Which of their annual tournaments do you generally prefer: DDT4 or Battle of Los Angeles?2. Buy or sell: PWG has always been a step ahead of Ring of Honor...
View ArticleImpactful Feedback: BFG Series Selection Show
WRESTLING! YAY!Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comWell, I got my complaining about the Bound for Glory Series out of the way last week, so this week, I might as well suck it up and get a positive post...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? An Iron Man Farewell to a Legendary Feud
Cole. Callihan. One last time, this one out West.Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinSo, the weekend again is upon us, and what do you know, there's a crapload of wrestling going on around the country....
View ArticleEarly WWE Character Sketches Are Kinda Cool
Art scanned via WWE.comVia WWE.comIt's always fascinating to see the early stages of character design, especially when they turn out as differently as they actually manifested themselves. WWE released...
View ArticleAn Accidental Build to Revenge: WWE Payback Preview
The embodiment of PaybackPhoto Credit: WWE.comAs with most concepts and ideas borne from corporate board rooms by yes men under the control of a megalomaniacal chairman, the thrust behind Payback was...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Get Out of Your Own Damn Way for Once
A winning streak in sports doesn't always end on a night when the nation is watching. It's part of the charm of athletic contests. Usain Bolt loses a race not at the Olympics, but in some random meet...
View ArticleThe Past is Prologue: Survivor Series 1992 and Seeing the Light
Da Bad Guy was canvas for Mr. Perfect "seeing the light"Photo Credit: WWE.comHere we go again. // Playing the fool again. // Here we go again // Acting hard again. // Well I'm beginning to see the...
View ArticleThis Week in Off-Topic: The Best (And Worst) TV Fathers
And his fashion sense was impeccable too!Today is Fathers' Day, which means a celebration for all the guys out there who sired offspring and weren't chickenshit enough to run out on those children....
View ArticleHappy Father's Day, Curtis
Photo Credit: WWE.comIn case you haven't heard yet, Curtis Axel is the first ever progeny of an Intercontinental Champion to win the same belt. Stats in wrestling like that feel hollow to me, but there...
View ArticleAnyone but Rob van Dam, Please
The worstPhoto Credit: WWE.com, Manipulation: TH in MS PaintRob van Dam sucks.Sorry for putting the lede bluntly out in front here, but there are scant few people in wrestling I want to see on my...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: The Throwbacks vs. the Washington Bullets from Beyond's...
Beyond Wrestling's We Care a Lot happened Friday night, and I'm sure that they'll be getting out video content, whether it be previews, clips, or even full matches, sooner rather than later. When they...
View ArticleIt's Time to Unify
Pictured above, left: A wholly sabotaged IC ChampPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe idea of a title belt has become almost like a dinosaur in WWE's creative offices. This isn't a claim based on sources or...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, June 17th
Stock photo, yeah, but C'MONPhoto 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: The Whirlwind
Tonight was one of those RAWs where everything happened. It opened with Alberto del Rio confirming that what happened at Payback was indeed a double turn, and it closed with Brock Lesnar officially...
View ArticleSetting Fashion Trends? THAT'S WHAT HE DO
Photo Credit: WWE.comMark Henry had even me fooled last night with his "retirement" ceremony. If he didn't do WHAT HE DO last night, he still would've left people talking with that salmon sport coat....
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