Vital Criticism, or Never Turn Your Brain Off, Ever
Criticizing this isn't superfluous, but essentialPhoto Credit: WWE.comA WWE superstar who wished to remain anonymous sent a letter to "Internet fans" via F4WOnline. Said letter was behind the paywall,...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Young Bucks vs. The Colony, High Noon
Hey guys, have you heard? CHIKARA'S BACK! To celebrate, I will present to you a Chikara match from what I surmise is the finest wrestling event that I have ever attended, High Noon. The show was loaded...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, February 3
The Squad with their number one fanPhoto Credit: Brandon StroudWelcome 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...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Pyrrhic
The king of hollow victories?Photo Credit: WWE.comDaniel Bryan and Randy Orton get together and tell stories. They're not old wives' tales or spun yarns about golden days. They are chapters in a combat...
View ArticleGimme Stitches
Photo Credit: WWE.comRoman Reigns took a shot in the match against Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, and Rey Mysterio that opened up a pretty good gash above his right eye. WWE released "graphic" photos...
View ArticleKENTA Is Not Coming to WWE... Yet
KENTA, perhaps the most influential Japanese junior heavyweight wrestler of the last decade, spoke about his recent extended workout at the WWE Performance Center. He revealed that the workout was not...
View ArticleLOST and Found: How Chikara's Crossroads Are Similar to TV's Most Polarizing...
The DeLorean was part of Quack's masterplan, but did it pose more questions than it answered?Photo Credit: Zia HilteyLOST was a hot button for television fans for various reasons. The show started out...
View ArticleA New Worker Emerges
The Submission Squad started the rally, Icarus led the assault, and Archibald Peck turned the tide, but assailANT's choice to stay with Chikara and not rise to the sleeper cell-call of Jimmy Jacobs...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Triple Jump Moonsault
Sabu was known for a lot of things, some good, many bad. But I always dug his triple jump moonsault. On the surface, the move seemed to have superfluous motion, but aren't most highspots full of...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: Self Portrait Of The Young Man As A Rising Star
The Big Skyscraper classin' up a fan's phoneScreen Grab via PredaDORA the Explora TumblrThis was quite the packed show, and the normally rabid crowd had plenty of stuff to pick from to give their...
View ArticleYour Midweek Links: The Only Thing on Punk You Should Read
Plus, National Pro Wrestling Day stuff!Photo Credit: Zia HilteyIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week (as long as your power's not out):Wrestling Links:- The...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Podcast, Episode 128: Bryce Remsburg
Bryce doin' his thang at NPWDPhoto Credit: Zia HilteyEpisode 128: Being for the Benefit of Mr. AzerbaijanBryce Remsburg, sketch comedy icon and senior official for Chikara Pro Wrestling, yes, CHIKARA,...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: This Episode Brought To You By The Letter E
Everything he do -- especially in his home state -- he do it bigPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe biggest E of them all right now, of course, is the one who's Intercontinental Champion. The ex-Hawkeye returned...
View ArticleCreature Comforts Abroad
Photo Credit: Colt CabanaThe Sochi Olympiad has been decried, and rightfully so, for many reasons, not the least of which being the condition of accommodations for fans, the press, and most...
View ArticleAn Alpha Job: WSU Mutiny Preview
Jessicka Havok won't have this easy a time tossing around Alpha FemalePhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWhen Denver Colorado (the man, not the place!) purchased Women's Superstars Uncensored in 2012, the...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Booker T and Goldust at the Movies
Goldust has been enjoying a career renaissance in WWE lately, but it has mostly come on the back of his excellent in-ring work. He's been just as strong in character segments and skits in the past, and...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? The First Jam-Packed Weekend of '14
Can Gulak fend off AJ Styles?Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinThe year is only one month and change old, and already in wrestling, AJ Styles returned to Ring of Honor and nearly killed Roderick Strong,...
View ArticleThis Week in Sid History: Sid Betrays Hogan...Again
For this edition of This Week in Sid History, we continue with the 1992 year. In the last edition, we covered the 1992 Royal Rumble, the same one that saw Sid eliminate Hulk Hogan. This led to Hogan...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 64
The best heel, or a post-modern wrestler?Photo 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...
View ArticleMickie Knuckles Is a F'n Machine: WSU Secret Show #3 Review
Collateral damage in the shape of one Jenny RosePhoto Credit: THIn the TH Style. Look for it to drop soon on the Stream WSU site.Highlights:Shynron caught JT Dunn offguard with a spike rana to get the...
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