Friday Five: Lex Luger
One of the most polarizing wrestlers ever.1. What is your favorite Lex Luger match ever?2. Buy or sell: WWE dropped the ball not having Luger defeat Yokozuna for the title.3. What is your take on the...
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Impactful Feedback: Welcome Back, AJ
Emo no morePhoto Credit: Impact Wrestling.comTonight, it seemed like the Extraordinary Gentleman's Club would be the basis for my column after a night of solid wrestling and storytelling. However, the...
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Any Shows This Weekend? Farewell, CTWE
Will the Usurper bring home the Banana on Saturday?Photo Credit: Zia HilteyHey, it's the weekend, but this ain't crazy. Here are some wrestling cards, so go to them maybe. Or not maybe. Definitely...
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Jesse Sorensen's Mom Went Bankrupt Paying for His Medical Bills
"...but don't expect us to pay for any of it!"Photo Credit: Impact Wrestling.comVia WrestleChat via the Wrestling ObserverAccording to Jesse Sorensen, Dixie Carter and TNA paid not one red cent towards...
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Twitter Request Line, Vol. 42
Not a nugget for a new generation?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present, and answer...
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This Week in Off-Topic: The Preseason Football Assessment
Will defenses figure Kaepernick and the read-option out?Photo via SFgate.comFootball is almost here. It's finally almost here.1. Do you have any expectations for the Eagles this year?I actually have...
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House Slytherin EXPLODES: Wrestling Is Cool Endless Winter Review
BEST SHIRT EVERPhoto Credit: MEIn the TH style. You can order the delayed showing of the event at Smart Mark Video on Demand.Highlights:Shenron tried a backflip move out of the corner, but he was met...
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That's a Lot of Tape on the Elbow, John
Photo via @JohnCenaOn the left is Dr. James Andrews. On the right, is John Ce... HOLY SHIT LOOK AT ALL THAT TAPE. I don't know about you, but I think the above oversell is more befitting of Shawn...
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Crackpot Theory Alert: Is TNA Trying to Devalue AJ Styles by Bad Booking?
TNA may low ball AJ Styles, but the booking hasn't been a sign of itPhoto Credit: Impact Wrestling.comBeyond Wrestling's Twitter account alternates between self-promotion (Drew Cordeiro is probably the...
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Cuz It's One, Two, Three SPEARS You're Out at the Old Ballgame
.gif via MLB.comBill Goldberg delivered his first spear in years Saturday night at the Miami Marlins' Legends of Wrestling Night promotion when they played the Colorado Rockies. You can read more about...
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The Past is Prologue: Total Divas Episode 5
Like Nikki Bella, Trey has an absentee father in his lifePhoto Credit: WWE.comIn Total Divas land, there is a basis of what an episode will be about from the onset. Lately, they've been way deeper than...
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The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, August 26
Caged Bryan is a WARBRINGING BryanPhoto 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...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: The Total Pipe Bomb
When the Bella Twins straight up buried their fellow female employees on commentary it was the most awful thing ever, right? So, AJ Lee did pretty much the exact same thing tonight, and she was lauded....
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Big Show Posing for a Sculpture?
Photo Credit: WWE.comPoor Renee Young. All she wanted to do was her job, and everyone she asked stonewalled her questions. Big Show especially gave her the cold shoulder, probably because he was posing...
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The "Stone Cold" Daniel Bryan Quandary
Bryan doesn't need to resort to vandalism to retain his auraPhoto Credit: WWE.comOver the last two weeks, Daniel Bryan has become a bona fide top WWE babyface. He dipped into the pool of casual...
View ArticleIcarus Is Gonna Fly Nooooowwww...
The next step in Icarus' guerrilla-style I Am Chikara campaign will take him to the Philadelphia Art Museum on September 14, on the weekend set aside for what would have been King of Trios this year....
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The Reddit Leak Has Plugged Itself
Via r/SquaredCircleDolphins1925, who spoiled every WWE pay-per-view result from Elimination Chamber through Money in the Bank, is hanging up the leak game. In a statement posted to his home base in...
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Wrestling Six Packs: Ways to Keep the Consumer Happy, from a Consumer
Running a show can be hard, but it's not that hard to keep most consumers happyPhoto Credit: Zia HilteyI have never been on the promotional end of a wrestling company. I possess no desire to run one...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: The Glimmering Warlock
Thanks to Keiji Mutoh, the phenomenon of doing moves to dudes while they're kneeling down has hit pretty big. The Shining Wizard gave way to Arik Cannon's Glimmering Warlock, which is just like a...
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Your Midweek Links: FOOTBAW IS NIGH
PREACHPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 112: Mike Tunison II [Long May You Stun]- This...
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