Ready for Prime Time
Paige's exposure in NXT has helped her hot reaction so farPhoto Credit: WWE.comWhen NXT jumped from the realm of local television and Hulu to WWE Network, whispers of doubt started to spread around....
View ArticleDana Warrior's Message to the Fans
Photo Credit: WWE.comVia WWE.comRegardless of how one feels about Warrior the person, I can't at any juncture feel anything but sorrow and empathy for the people he left behind on this earth. Among the...
View ArticleOn Nancy Grace Pt. 2
Being an awful misogynist to her doesn't helpPhoto via IMDBNancy Grace made a lot of enemies in the wrestling world when she hurled a lot of misinformation at her viewers regarding the death of Warrior...
View ArticleROH Is Coming to Traditional, Live Pay-Per-View
Photo Credit: Scott FinkelsteinVia ROH's SiteRing of Honor, a company beleaguered by its issues broadcasting live events via Internet pay-per-view, has announced it will return to the traditional PPV...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: The Shiningest Moment of the Mean Street Posse
The Mean Street Posse, Shane McMahon's childhood friends from the hard streets of Greenwich, CT, were a walking punchline. However, they were damn good at being the butt of the joke during the Attitude...
View ArticlePick Three: Two iPPVs and a Cup
Steen will have his hands full with Alex Shelley tonightPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWelcome to Pick Three, a new feature here that will preview three of the best wrestling shows this weekend. As...
View ArticleThe Polling Place: Real Americans, Daniels and Kazarian, Renee Young
Whom will Colter get to replace Cesaro?Photo Credit: WWE.comWelcome to another new feature, The Polling Place. I will present some polls for y'all on the hot topics of the week. First up, after losing...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 73
Don't expect to see something like this in WWE for a good long whilePhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: This Here What You Call Relegation
This feud must continue, I guessPhoto Credit: WWE.comFor the members of the main WWE roster who found themselves appearing on this week's episode of NXT it was a Dickensian best/worst of.In the case of...
View ArticleThe 2013 TWB 100: Meet Your Voters and Others Receiving Votes
Close but no cigar for all four wrestlers pictured herePhoto Credit: WWE.comWelcome, everyone, to the 2013 TWB 100, a crowd-sourced ranking of the best in-ring workers in North America. This year's...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Sara del Rey vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Chikarasaurus Rex...
Several of my most cherished live wrestling experiences have come at shows promoted under the Chikara banner. I've enjoyed entire shows better than the one held on August 1, 2011 at the ECW Arena, but...
View ArticleThe Past is Prologue: Total Divas (S2, Ep. 5)/Legends House (Ep. 1) Dual...
Piper's pitfalls were at center stage on the first episode of Legends HousePhoto Credit: WWE.comFirst of all, massive apologies for again promising something on Twitter only to completely delay it due...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, April 21
TAP TAP TAP TAPPhoto 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 really the best...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: Demon Forme
Dragging the Champ to Hell, I assume...Photo Credit: WWE.comHeat is elastic. As long as the performer can act a level above Eva Marie or is a better in-ring technician than what Great Khali projects to...
View ArticleThe Big Guy Does It All
Photo Credit: WWE.comCan WWE please replace Michael Cole and JBL with Curtis Axel and The Ryback? Seriously, I derived more enjoyment from his anecdote about how his father used to serve Curt Hennig...
View ArticleOn Insider Terms and Teachable Moments
Hardy has a problem with YOU using termsPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinWrestlers and hardcore fans have been at odds for years over the use of "insider" lingo. The disagreements are as old as the age...
View ArticleLIST-O-MANIA: New Member of Evolution!
Pictured: A MYSTERYPhoto Credit: WWE.comEvolution just seems incomplete without a fourth member to complete the group's oeuvre. Now that Triple H is Ric Flair, Batista is Triple H, and Randy Orton is...
View ArticleThe 2013 TWB 100 Slow Release: #100-#76
Roderick Strong was the last one in this yearPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinThe main run of the TWB 100 kicks off today with the first 25 entrants. Let's get it started:100. Roderick StrongPoints:...
View ArticleThe Best Moves Ever: Three Amigos
The vertical suplex is the most basic "move" in pro wrestling. Everyone does it. Everyone. But one person chained three together with the panache and style to make them a signature maneuver in the...
View ArticleYour Midweek Links: Super J!
RED BELLY Rides AgainPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:Wrestling Links:- The Mandible Claw podcast, episode 21: the show about nothing...
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