From the Archives: Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper, Dog Collar Match
WWE Network has gone live today, so if you're one of those partaking, you won't need to scour YouTube for matches like these anymore. Of course, the first day rush to sign up has stalled out some folks...
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Hey, You Wanna See Bill Goldberg's NFL Combine Picture, Don't You?
Photo via @sallen_87Before Bill Goldberg was the jabroni-spearin', Hogan-jackhammerin', pyro-walkin', security guard-escortin', undefeated streak-makin' WCW juggernaut, he was a college football player...
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The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, February 24
Gonna miss you, EgonPhoto via PDX RetroWelcome 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: The Opiate of the Masses
How long can good wrestling keep the bad storytelling at bay?Photo Credit: WWE.comReligion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It...
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Hulkamania Comes Home
Photo Credit: WWE.comI don't care that he helped kill WCW. I don't care if he was a megalomaniac who stunted the growth of several other wrestlers. I don't care that he looks like an orange Fruit...
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St. Louis Anarchy Books a Whopper for Alex Shelley in May
Shelley will come back to the States for a veritable dream match in St. LouisPhoto Credit: Devin ChenVia their TwitterAlex Shelley does not make many appearances Stateside anymore, and I'm not sure I...
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Guest Post: This Is The Beginning
Above was not just a trios match, but a fundamental change in the way WWE presents matchesPhoto Credit: WWE.comGregg Gethard is a Philadelphia-area standup comedian, former NBA podcaster, and social...
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The Feelings Dump: On CM Punk
Let him stay homePhoto Credit: WWE.comI don't usually write about crowd reactions, because people who pay money should generally have some kind of carte blanche when their reactions to an emotional...
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The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 131: Alex Torres
The coolest but sleaziest guy in the roomPhoto Credit: NJPW.co.jpEpisode 131: You Give Dude Love a Bad NameAlex Torres of Free ProWrestling and PW Ponderings comes back to the show. We kick things off...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Old School
The Undertaker has been using the rope walking arm club for his entire WWE career. HE started calling it "Old School" when he came back as the biker character, which is funny, because now he's been...
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Your Midweek Links: The Chamber, The Network, and More
It's here...It's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Wrestling Podcast, Episode 131: Alex Torres [You Give Dude Love a Bad Name]- WWE Network...
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Best Coast Bias: Dumpster Diving
Cliché alert! Cliché alert!Photo Credit: WWE.comThe thing about WWE having their deepest, most talented roster is that not everybody can be a Cena or Orton, or, for that matter, even a Kingston. In...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: "This Footage Is Too Cruel to Show"
Jake "The Snake" Roberts is known as one of the best cerebral villains ever, but when called to draw sympathy and be a man of the people, he was one of the few who was just as effective. Feuds with Ted...
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Instant Feedback: Big Dave Needs His Spotlight
He's got the look, but can he get back the fire?Photo Credit: WWE.comBatista came back to WWE slow out of the blocks, which was to be expected. After all, he's spent four years away from pro wrestling....
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Best Coast Bias: And Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt
Something this good shouldn't be an afterthought, and yet...Photo Credit: WWE.comIt's nights like this that make me proud to be in this industry. - William RegalIf God put on a wrestling show, it would...
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This Week in Off-Topic: Freedom of Religion Doesn't Mean Freedom to Discriminate
Read it, dorksArizona governor Jan Brewer vetoed the controversial SB 1062 bill that would have made discrimination against consumers of a given store on grounds of their sexuality legal. Whether the...
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Twitter Request Line, Vol. 66
...and hailing from Rio de Janeiro...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 on...
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Call the Hotline!
Inspire Pro Wrestling has always been old school in more ways than one, but the above graphic shows that the company is willing to go back far in the time machine. A hotline? That you call for real...
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Guest Post: WWE's Developmental British Invasion
A sight the English never thought they'd seePhoto Credit: WWE.comCarrie Dunn is a published author. Her book, Spandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops: Inside the Business of British Professional Wrestling,...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: JT Dunn vs. Shynron
Women's Superstars Uncensored recently ran a secret show which I actually attended. The card opened with a Beyond Wrestling showcase match between JT Dunn, the recent winner of the Tournament for...
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