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Instant Feedback: Rinsing and Repeating with Alberto del Rio
Sorry, this is just not effectivePhoto Credit: WWE.comA question I see in blogs or Twitter way too often is "Why is Alberto del Rio not 'over?'" The Mexican Aristocrat has been the subject of...
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Best Coast Bias: A Golden Night At Full Sail
At the risk of sounding cliche, queen reigns supremeScreen Grab via Predadora the Explora TumblrThere's a difference between being in peril against being swept out to sea; a difference between a long...
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Twitter Request Line, Vol. 56
One more time, with feelingPhoto Credit: WWE.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 because...
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Sami Callihan, Hacker?
He's a hacker nowPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinSo, Sami Callihan made it to NXT and was given the appellation "Solomon Crowe" from the Developmental Name Generator. I assumed he would be working an...
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The 2013 Bloggie Awards Nominations: Group, Tag Team, Manager
All Shield EverythingPhoto Credit: WWE.comWelcome to the nominations for the 2013 Bloggie Awards, the only awards sponsored and sanctioned by The Wrestling Blog. Much like last year, I will be...
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Wrestling Is Still Cool? Won't the Real Tursas Please Stand Up?
Photo via @LolitaSinnAres' warnings have come to fruition, and the BDK showed up to close Wrestling Is Cool in the snow yesterday. Or did they? Confusion arose out of Ares' appearance, as according to...
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The Past is Prologue: Total Divas Episode 14
Gizmo :(Photo Credit: WWE.comWe're finally an episode away from the "for realsies this time" season finale of Total Divas, and it's a slow climb to some pretty moments that will actually make my...
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The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, December 9
Good night, sweet princePhoto via USATSIWelcome 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...
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Instant Feedback: Eris
That Slammy might as well have had "To the fairest" written on itPhoto Credit: WWE.comWhen the water level from the final tidal bore of action and reaction swelling up the muddy banks of the Wishkah...
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Let's Pretend This Two Are Best Friends
Photo Credit: WWE.comMark Henry was absolutely snubbed from last night's Slammy Awards for "Double Cross of the Year," and I think even he thought he was going to win since he wore his EPIC SALMON...
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Year End Sorting Bins, 2013: Let's Shoot You into the Sun, Okay?
FFFFUUUUUUUU JAY BRADLEY FFFFFUUUUUUPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIt's time, it's time, it's SORTING TIME, wherein I place all the wrestlers I experienced in 2013 into neat little bins judging on how...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Samoa Joe vs. Willie Mack
Willie Mack is a wrestler I've been high on for a long time because he reminds me so much of Samoa Joe when he was motivated on the indie scene. Mack/Joe has been a dream match of mine for a long time,...
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2013 Year In Review/2014 Year In Preview: The Indies At-Large
Beware flying goatsPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinPromotion: Various indie promotions around North AmericaWhat Happened in 2013: Where to start, where to start. EVOLVE crowned its first Champion (AR...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: The Lasso from El Paso
I don't have a universal standard or even list of standards for what makes a submission move good or great, but one thing that helps the case of any hold is if it affects more than one body part or if...
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Your Midweek Links: The Rock Says Nothing of Substance
The new Mania logo. You like?Photo via International ObjectIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 123: Joey O....
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The 2013 Bloggie Awards Nominations: Social Media, Comedian, Announcer
Their funny is always moneyPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinThe nomination roll-out continues!Social Media Award - For the excellence of using social media and the Internet to advertise, interact with...
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The Rock Deserves Not Your Decorum
The Rock was in the wrong, and Brandon was in the right to be even more hostile than he wasPhoto Credit: WWE.comBrandon Stroud has come under a bit of fire lately for a comment he made to The Rock on...
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2013 Year in Review/2014 Year in Preview: Beyond Wrestling
Eddie Edwards with Biff Busick in a superplexPhoto Credit: Eliot WishPromotion: Beyond WrestlingWhat Happened in 2013: Beyond Wrestling came into 2013 like a lamb. Weather scrapped their plans for...
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Best Coast Bias: We Didn't Land On Main Event, Main Event Landed On Us!
The Sambo Voltron's getting increasingly non-operationalPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe temptation is strong. When you're frustrated with your lot in life, it usually is. There's that voice in the back of...
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2013 Year in Review/2014 Year in Preview: Combat Zone Wrestling
The end of an eraPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinPromotion: Combat Zone Wrestling. What Happened in 2013: CZW geared up to say farewell to two of its legends in the beginning of 2013. Scuttlebutt had...
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