Instant Feedback: Babyface Fire Is Genetic
I swear to God, if Cody Rhodes had just busted out one mention of "Hard times," on his exit interview, I would have lost it. On a night when WWE continued down its path of rehashing things both old and...
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Now You're Just Showing Off, Dolph
Photo Credit: WWE.comThe above pose is how Dolph Ziggler spent a good two minutes between being thrown there by Dean Ambrose and reacting to Ryback entering the arena as his opponent. I get he has an...
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Track Records and Shifting Paradigms: How I Remain a Fan Despite It All
I'm okay with this, and I'm okay if you're not okay with itPhoto Credit: WWE.comI am a wrestling fan first and foremost. I only write about wrestling because I'm a fan, not because I want to use the...
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Candice LeRae, PWG, and Moving Gender Equity Forward
By taking a ton of abuse alongside other luminaries, LeRae has made itPhoto Credit: Devin ChenBack when I was still writing for Cageside Seats, I wrote an article criticizing Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's...
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Wrestling to Be Fun in New England
The entire WiF! crew, including Dan Yost, Sidney Bakabella, and Oleg the Usurper, are headed to RhodyPhoto Credit: Zia HilteyVia Wrestling Is Fun's siteWrestling Is Fun! is taking one huge geographical...
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Wrestling Six Packs: TNA Wrestlers Who Could Cross Over to WWE
WWE wants Sting so bad, or so it seemsPhoto Credit: ImpactWrestling.comThe running meme is that if someone leaves WWE, TNA will attempt to sign them just to give them the World Championship within a...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Cross Armbreaker
Wristlock. Stepover. Wrenching takedown. Cross armbreaker. The sequence of movement is quite simple, but it never fails to impress me, no matter how many times Alberto del Rio applies his signature...
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Your Midweek Links: FOOTBAW FOOTBAW FOOTBAW
IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE!Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 113:...
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Olde Timey Wrestling Looks Pretty Neat, Actually
Dasher will be there, won't you?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinAn Extravaganza of Wrestling ExhibitionsSeptember 29, in Norwalk, OH, wrestling is about to get old school as heck. An Extravaganza of...
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The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 114: Bill Hanstock
The canvas for much of our discussion tonightPhoto Credit: WWE.comEpisode 114: (What's the Story) Morning Gory?Bill Hanstock of SB Nation and Progressive Boink stops by to talk about the current...
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Best Coast Bias: Misfits, Inaction
Guys are now so afraid of Orton a show is virtually dedicated to himPhoto Credit: WWE.comWhat's more compelling, three matches spread out over an hour or two guys in suits talking for about a fourth of...
View ArticleJay Briscoe Will Be in Attendance When Ring of Honor Crowns Its New Champion
THE CHAMP WILL BE IN THE BUILDING 9/20— Jay Briscoe (@jaybriscoe84) September 4, 2013Yep, Jay Briscoe, who walked out of Ring of Honor as World Champion a few months ago, will be at Death by Dishonor...
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Coast To Coast: The ElepHHHant In The Room
How much RKOCorp is too much? Is it too much already?Photo Credit: WWE.comButch: A hearty hale and hello to all the Blogites; your intrepid Main Event and NXT reviewer Butch Rosser here from the...
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There's Too Many Men, Too Many Vipers Causing Too Many Problems
Photo found via @JaimsVanDerBeek...and there's not much punt to go round.For those who don't know, Genesis is one of my favorite musical acts ever, and even though I dig Peter Gabriel's theatrical prog...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: The Spillage That Launched a Thousand Jokes
The most cited stupid feud starter in any e-fed, on any message board, or across any means of social media that I anecdotally can think of is the time WWE started a feud between Chris Jericho and Kane...
View ArticleFriday Five: Football
The NFL is back... how does that tie into wrestling again?1. Who was your favorite former football player-turned-wrestler?2. Buy or sell: The NFL should look at WrestleMania XXIX at MetLife Stadium as...
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Impactful Feedback: Bound for Glory Series Wrap
A lock to win? He's certainly the most logical choice.Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comDoes anyone else feel like I write about the same thing every week in this space? The last two weeks were about AJ...
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Any Shows This Weekend? Southern Fried Weekend
These two will be on opposite sides of the ring tonight in TennesseePhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinFriday has arrived, which means wrestling is happening all around... THE WORLD. My focus is North...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Minute, Episode 2
Episode two of The Wrestling Minute is here! I've been accused of a lot of things, but the one that grates on me the most is that I "cut promos on Dave Meltzer." That accusation could not be further...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Wall-to-Wall Wrestling
Smackdown used to be the "wrestling" show. Starting with Paul Heyman's Smackdown Six, Thursdays, and then Fridays, would be for wrestling matches, the aficionados of the in-ring. RAW was for angles and...
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