From the Archives: Elimination Chamber from Survivor Series 2002
This Sunday marks the 17th Elimination Chamber match in WWE history. Seventeen. The Chamber still feels so new to me, and yet the first one was held a little over 11 years ago at Survivor Series in...
View ArticleCelebrate Presidents Day with the Greatest President of Them All
Today is Presidents Day in the United States of America, a day where the land celebrates its chief executives throughout its illustrious history. However, you don't need to be a partisan hack to know...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, February 17
I said yes tooPhoto via WWE ShopWelcome 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...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Building a Spectacle
An earned spotPhoto Credit: WWE.comWhen a spot gets over, it gets a reaction. Whether it happens quickly during a non-competitive exhibition match, or whether it happens towards the end of the match,...
View ArticleRAW Is Doge. Very Wrestling. Such Sign. Wow.
.gif via Wrasslor MonkeyThat sign pretty much speaks for itself. I'd say that it is the best crowd sign I've seen at RAW since that one dude brought the Fathead of Batista with his shit-eating grin....
View ArticleRemember Larry Sweeney Today
12 Large ForeverPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinLarry Sweeney, the enigmatic and charismatic wrestler and manager, would have turned 33 years old today. Nearly three years ago, a week before King of...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Podcast, Episode 130: Andrew Rosin
The best thing WWE ever did?Photo Credit: WWE.comEpisode 130: The Return of the Giant Henry O. Godwinn-weedAndrew Rosin of Bucky's 5th Quarter comes aboard the podcast this week. We dive in immediately...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Frankensteiner
The hurricanrana has become known as a little guy move because of how prominently a part of Rey Mysterio's offense it was in his lucha libre and WCW days. However, the move came to prominence to me...
View ArticleRIP Nelson Frazier
Photo Credit: WWE.comVia WrestleChatNelson Frazier, Jr., the man who was known as Big Daddy V, Viscera, Mabel, Big Daddy Voodoo, and King V during his career, passed away last night of an apparent...
View ArticleYour Midweek Links: Indies, WWE's Sexism, and the Wells Report
Where it's atPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 130: Andrew Rosin [The Return...
View ArticleBulletproof Trios: WWE Elimination Chamber Preview, Part 1
The poop's gonna go down on SundayPhoto Credit: WWE.comThe hottest feud in WWE right now is a heel vs. heel tilt between two deranged trios who are in holding patterns before their WrestleMania...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: ¡Otra Vez Miércoles Noche Trios!
BEAST IN THE WORLD~!Photo Credit: WWE.comIf there's a principle the WWE's been built around the past year and a half, their equivalent of "sun rises in the East" or "Don't bring up Tyler Perry around...
View ArticleUncertain Certainty: WWE Elimination Chamber Preview, Part 2
The winner is unclear but also crushingly obviousPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you missed Part 1, click here.In the most turbulent build towards WrestleMania in recent memory, the Elimination Chamber is less...
View ArticleCIMA to Miss Dragon Gate USA This Weekend
No uuuuuuuuuu this weekendPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIf you were planning on heading on out to the Dragon Gate USA doubleshot this weekend to see CIMA challenge Johnny Gargano for the Open the...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Just a Bunch of Hogwash
In addition to being Larry Sweeney's birthday and the day Nelson Frazier passed away, February 18 was also the anniversary of the passing of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert. Admittedly, Gilbert resides in a...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: And Now The Magic Number Is One
I cropped out the border of rainbows my eyes put on thisScreen grab via of the Day=Made TumblrBest for business is an amorphous phrase coined by a multi-million dollar conglomerate for a reason; the...
View ArticleAny Shows This Weekend? The Alternatives to Elimination Chamber
This rematch is going down this weekend and more!Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinHark! The weekend has arrived once more, and with the end of the workweek comes the prospect of WRESTLING SHOWS out the...
View ArticleGoing Out with a Bang: WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 Review
And that's the last anyone ever saw of Dean AmbrosePhoto Credit: WWE.comIn the TH style.Highlights:In the pre-show match, the Rhodes Boys beat Rybaxel when Cody Rhodes reversed a neckbreaker into...
View ArticleWell, That Was Quick
Photo via @RichardsWesleyIn the rare TNA booking move that showed prescience and savvy, the American Wolves defeated the Bro-Mans in Morgantown, WV last night to win the company's Tag Team...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: It's About Time For Their Arrival
But can the Champ get the last laugh next week?Photo Credit: WWE.comThe holding pattern is over, the brave new Networkified world awaits, and thank Crom for that. Watching NXT the past few weeks must...
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