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The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, July 22
YES! YES! YES!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 is really the best in...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: The Best
Daniel Bryan was called upon to overcome the odds. This triumph didn't play out in the bullshit, John Cena "let's conflate the narrative even if the action belies it" way either. No, Brad Maddox, the...
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Only Daniel Bryan Can German Suplex a Swiss Dude and Get Away with It
Photo Credit: WWE.comI understand that Antonio Cesaro is in WWE, and WWE means that violence is a necessity. However, the act of performing a German suplex on a Swiss guy feels like it should violate...
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Someone Called Eva Marie a Ring Rat on the WWE Twitter Crawl? Eek, Not a Good...
Not a ring ratPhoto Credit: WWE.comI rarely ever pay attention to the Twitter crawl on the bottom of the screen during RAW. It either contains pap from WWE superstars that I can see if I choose to on...
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The Past is Prologue: Summerslam 1995 Tracing the Abrasive Announcer
Great heel wrestler, awful announcerPhoto Credit: WWE.comI had three ideas for how I was going to recap Summerslam 1995 before I watched the show. The first was that I would make the comparison that...
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Heels, the Crowd, and How Eddie Kingston Showed the Ease of Crossing Lines
Kingston went way overboard Sunday, even if his form was mostly goodPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWhat is a heel? What characteristics define a wrestling villain, both traditionally and recently? Are...
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Wrestling Six Packs: Lessons Learned from TNA's Tire Fire
The worstTNA keeps letting talent go, continues to hemorrhage money, and basically do anything except what they need to do in order to be a responsible business that also turns a profit. Failure isn't...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: The World's Strongest Slam
The Wrestling Blog is a designated official Mark Henry Appreciation Zone™, and I make no attempt to hide it. I hate being a "hipster," but I was all up in his Kool-Aid since before his gear made him...
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Your Midweek Links: Braun, Manziel, and Sheiky Baby
The Legend, Sheiky Baby!Photo Credit: WWE.comIt's hump day, so here are some links for the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 107 [Roderick Strong Arm of the Law]- Legend...
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Making the Cut the Right Way
Why did Ryan have to go?Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comBefore I get anywhere into this piece, allow me to disclaim that I have absolutely ZERO information as to the financial well-being or lack...
View ArticleAshes: We All Fall Down or Canvas for a Rising Phoenix?
A municipal employee in Allentown who looks a bit too much like Drew Gulak discussing zoning issues with a goateed Mike Quackenbush. Without context, the above 1+ minute video is the most boring piece...
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The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 108: Brian Pickett
Missin' u, EvanPhoto Credit: WWE.comEpisode 108: Evan Bourne to RunBrian Pickett comes on the show this week to first discuss RAW and SummerSlam. We are both impressed with how John Cena actually came...
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Best Coast Bias: White and Purple
The bruise isn't a bug, it's a featurePhoto Credit: WWE.comBoy, if you wanted to look at something off-putting and disgusting was this your show....oh, no. The wrestling was fine with no real...
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Daniel Bryan Vs. Ratings, or Even If He Is "Bad for Business," Why You...
Ratings-proofPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you haven't heard already, I have some news for you. Daniel Bryan's epic, 50-minute long clinic in in-ring badassery drew 400K fewer viewers from the third hour of...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Chris Jericho Meets Delirious
After his first exit from WWE, Chris Jericho roamed the wilderness of pop culture in search of physical reprieve, rock stardom, and VH1 paychecks. He didn't totally abandon pro wrestling though. Here...
View ArticleFriday Five: Wrestling on YouTube
New media!1. How much wrestling have you watched on YouTube or other video streaming sites, and if so, what has been the nature of it? (i.e. WWE vs. independent, matches vs. promos, reviews, etc.)2....
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Impactful Feedback: Turn the Page
A highlight of the show, but was it enough?Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comUsually with Impactful Feedback, I like to pick a big happening from the show and focus mostly on that point. If I don't do...
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Twitter Request Line, Vol. 38
The backbone of early SummerSlams, with the design the way Crom intendedPhoto via FlickrIt's Saturday and the Wrestling Blog, which means it's Twitter Request Line time! Usually the bossman takes the...
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This Week in Off-Topic: Steroids, Baseball, and You
Braun's suspension has set off a wave of yelling, but is discussion more needed?Photo Credit: ESPN.comThe only conceivable argument that I can think of that justifies Major League Baseball for...
View ArticleIf Ya Smellelelellelelelleah What the Arena Football League's Utah Blaze......
The one thing more exciting than watching a kick return for a touchdown (even in Arena Football, where the field is half as long as it is in college/National Football League) is watching a big fat dude...
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