Can Tebow Time Work on WWE's Clock?
Bring him to WWE, evangelical eye black and allPhoto Credit: Cox/Getty ImagesThe closest thing WWE has come to touching an evangelical Christian character has been Brother Love, which is to say they...
View ArticleThe Encore: Beyond Wrestling Point of No Return Preview
They'll tango again, this time, with partnersPhoto Credit: Eliot WishBeyond Wrestling went all-in on Americanrana. They booked Kevin Steen and Masada and Colt Cabana and all their wrestlers helped toss...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: One Hundred Swings!
Once upon a time, Antonio Cesaro was called Claudio Castagnoli. Daniel Bryan was named Bryan Danielson. Luke Harper was Brodie Lee. And Dave Taylor was still Dave Taylor. He was always Dave Taylor....
View ArticleFriday Five: Ravishing Rick Rude
Alright sweathogs, these questions are for you.1. Rank Rude's moustache among all-time wrestling facial hair.2. Buy or sell: Rude appearing on RAW and Nitro on the same night was the coolest bit of...
View ArticleImpactful Feedback: Survival Mode
It's no secret my disdain for TNA's recent use of the Aces and Eights stable. The constant dissension and lack of contractual obligation to the storyline has effectively killed any heat that they may...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? 2CW, ACW, and Women in Canada
One more time, with feelingPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinThe weekend has arrived, which means two things. For me, the fifth anniversary of when I took my lovely bride to be my wife and she took this...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Minute, Episode 3
Episode 3 of the Minute has dropped, and this week, I'm getting artsy on your asses. I have poems for you, limericks if you will. Subjects include Brock Lesnar and The Rock. WATCH!
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: It Was, In Fact, Morphin' Time
Destroyed instead of destroyer (screen cap courtesy of ProWresBlog)Somebody's gotta do it.I agree.I mean, this is ridiculous. It'd be like having Harry Potter with no Slytherin or...
View ArticleAtlanta Falcon, Alabama Slam
.gif Credit: Timothy Burke/DeadspinWilliam Moore is a fourth-year Atlanta Falcons safety, but judging by this tackle, he may have cut muster in another Atlanta-based business. The unidentified Rams...
View ArticleWrestling Is... Moving Forward
17 has returned, which means story has progressedPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinYesterday, at the Wrestling Is Intense show in Carbondale, IL, 17, the masked bizarro-world doppelganger of one Lightning...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Kyle Matthews vs. Shaun Tempers
Kyle Matthews and Shaun Tempers are two of the most highly-regarded unsigned wrestlers from south of the Mason-Dixon line. I've talked Matthews up a lot before on here, but Tempers hasn't grabbed me as...
View ArticleThe Past is Prologue: Total Divas Episode 8 (MIDSEASON FINALE, YO)
That cat is Nattie's son, so of course he's got a spot in the weddingPhoto Credit: WWE.comSo it's time to say a brief farewell to the reality world of Total Divas for a couple of months and it's a...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, September 16
Enjoy it while it lasts, peoplePhoto 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 Passion of the Dust
Was the Assassination of Dusty Rhodes by the Coward Stephanie McMahon (using Big Show as a proxy) done on the same night that the second half of his namesake finish was carried out done by design, or...
View ArticleIf You Weeeelllllll.......
Photo Credit: WWE.comDusty Rhodes has made so many one-off appearances where he either was a prop for a comedic segment ("I have weird kids!") or where he was doing heel stuff as a shocking swerve....
View ArticleWWE and Homophobia: Still an Issue
This is not a booable actionPhoto Credit: WWE.comRemember when Darren Young came out of the closet? Unless you've just come out of a prolonged coma, of course you have. WWE has done a terrific job of...
View Article2CW Going on Hiatus
Via their message boardSquared Circle Wrestling will be going on a winter break after their Internet pay-per-view broadcast in Binghamton, NY on November 23. The upstate New York company has been...
View ArticleSeth Rollins, Bumping, and Deceptive Appearances
Seth Rollins appears to have little to no regard for his body. Exhibit one:.gif Credit: Jerusalem of Punchsport Pagoda via Brandon Stroud/Best and WorstExhibit two:.gif Credit: Same as aboveThe above...
View ArticleWrestling Six Packs: Managers for WWE
Paul Heyman currently is enjoying his run as a Bobby Heenan-esque Svengali figure in WWE. While his clientele has not ballooned to the size of the Heenan Family, he's been effective at being a canvas...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Seated Elbows
Apparently, the move where Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson/CM Punk sit a guy down on the apron and wail on their neck from behind with elbows is called the "MMA Elbows." I feel skittish about referring to...
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