Best Coast Bias: C'est Un Miracle. C'est Vrai.
Damn, this ruledScreen Grab Credit: ProWresBlogThis literally happened.At 8:36 a few days ago the boss asked if someone wanted to start covering NXT. My response came in at roughly 8:36:37.This...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Chasyn Rance vs. Mike Cruz
I've sung the praises of Mike Cruz several times so far, but the man really is one of the brightest of Florida's undiscovered gems. The following match is from USWA's Wrestle Bowl 13 from January 26 of...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Podcast, Episode 113: Jeff Paternostro IV
Photo Credit: WWE.comTalking Heads Suplex '77Jeff Paternostro of Amazin'Avenue stops by to close out FOOTBALL MONTH, and the show is demarcated into two distinct halves. First, we dissect the main...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: The Midcard Transitive Property
Imperfect, but better than usualPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's not easy being Curtis Axel.You live in the shadow of your father, and will forever. You drop more non-title matches than Kendrick Lamar drops...
View ArticleIf You Can't Be The Man, Get The Man Tattooed on Your Person
Via @timothyboor on InstagramTattoo artist Timothy Boor of Kokomo, IN posted the above photo on his Instagram last night. I am not a tattoo guy, but man, if I ever had the chance to get Ric Flair put...
View ArticleAn Essay on Selling
Two rivals whose careers were so great because they made each other look so good all the timePhoto Credit: Pro Wrestling Illustrated via WWE.comMoves are cool.I will never dispute the most visually and...
View ArticleLIST-O-MANIA: Things Eric Bischoff Blames His Companies' Shortcomings on...
"And I'd have gotten away with it, if not for you pesky writers!"Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comAccording to Eric Bischoff, that omnipresent, malintented boogeyman known as "The Internet" is a...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: All-Japan Comedy Skit, Brought to You by Hallucinogens
When I think about puroresu, I imagine it to be the most serious wrestling gets without being pretentious or unwatchable. I think of Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu and Giant Baba getting into rings...
View ArticleFriday Five: The ECW Championship
EXTREEEEEEME1. Did you accept the lineage continuing when WWE revived the title?2. Buy or sell: Shane Douglas throwing down the NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling title and replacing it with the...
View ArticleFollow Friday, Instagram Edition: John Cena
Just a sample of Cena's zaniness on InstagramPhoto via @JohnCenaJohn Cena is a lot of things, but funny usually isn't a popular descriptor for him. However, I chanced upon his Instagram account, and...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? The Battle of Los Angeles
Cage and Nese are both in the Battle this weekend... will one of them win?Photo Credit: Devin ChenLabor Day weekend has arrived, but while you may have Monday off from work, wrestling never takes time...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Minute, Episode 1
What's this, a new media venture from The Wrestling Blog Industries? Yes, I have now invaded YouTube and the world of video. Welcome to The Wrestling Minute, where I will take to the video waves to...
View ArticleImpactful Feedback: The Phenomenal One IS NOT Better Than the Best in the World
The wrong guy to be droppin' pipe bombsTNA decided this week on Impact that they were going to pull a page out of the WWE's playbook and combine work and shoot into one. And quite frankly, who could...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Sad Giant Is Sad
Poor Big Show. The man grows a conscience in his older years, and he's forced to sit on the sideline, tasked with choosing whether he wants to keep his job or help out a valiant challenger, a man who...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: Palabras A Tu Madre
Will there be No Mo' Bo thanks to an ex-Generico?Screen grab via ProWresBlogYou know what's funny?I got knocked around a few times as a kid. A couple of occassions I actually won the fight I was in,...
View ArticleThe Naked (Mideon) Chef
Photo Credit: WWE.comYes, the above picture is Dennis Knight, fka Phineas I. Godwinn, fka Mideon. I caught wind of his new career as a chef on Cracked, but apparently, WWE.com did a "Where Are They...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol., 43
Criminally misusedPhoto Credit: ImpactWrestling.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 here...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho
Are you following Free Pro Wrestling? If not, you should. They collate and collect matches on YouTube from all over the world for your perusal. One such match was released by WWE from RAW on February 4...
View ArticleRemember the Indies on Labor Day
Caleb Konley dives on Andrew Everett at a CZW event, the spirit of indie wrestling personifiedPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinLabor Day is a celebration of the working man and woman in the United States...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, September 2
WAR DAMN GOATPhoto 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...
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