I Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show Ep. 141
Bill Dundee taking it to Jerry Lawler in the halcyon days of Memphis 'rasslin.Screen Grab Credit: WWE.comWelcome to the first I Listen So You Don’t Have To. Basically, I listen to a handful of...
View ArticleWho Took the Hammer?
Losing the Thunder Frog has not gotten any easier over the last monthPhoto Credit: THThe Estonian Thunder Frog, the sweet, kind, gargantuan amphibian with the Herculean strength, he was sent back to...
View ArticleDispatches from the Lake: Poorly Timed Nostalgia and the Casual WWE Fan
This celebration was fun, but was it best for the narrative?Photo Credit: WWE.comWe all tend to look back at the media of our childhood with fondness and love. I’m as guilty of it as anyone. I’ve...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: The Ross Report Ep. 26
Bubba Ray Dudley tread no new ground, but is an articulate speakerPhoto Credit: ImpactWrestling.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many,...
View ArticleTwitter Request Line, Vol. 89
Not pictured: My scenePhoto Credit: Mariott.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...
View ArticleRay Rowe Injured and Other Inspire Pro-Related News
Rowe will miss a bunch of time thanks to his broken armPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinVia ROH WrestlingRing of Honor has announced that Ray Rowe will miss significant time due to injuries sustained in...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Chicken Crumbs
In my estimation, The Miz might be one of the few guys that I would call "underrated" without any trepidation. People in the biz like to trash him. He gets overwhelming hate on Twitter during any time...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Steve Austin Show, Ep. 142
Foley didn't need his finery to guest on the Steve Austin ShowPhoto Credit: WWE.comIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though...
View ArticleThe Polling Place: Grado/Abyss, SummerSlam, Fantasy Football
Is the MONSTER a good enough replacement for Grado?Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.comWelcome to the Polling Place, where I lay the choices down and you pick one per poll. First up on the docket,...
View ArticleBig Heat's Hot Takes: Who Needs A Main Event Match?
Who needs matches to end the show when you've got THIS?Photo Credit: WWE.comGlad to be back, folks! I had to take last week off to film a role in a moviedesign some new merchandise that looks like...
View ArticleFree Indie Wrestling from Georgia? That's Empire
Graphics via Empire SiteEmpire Wrestling Dot NetHailing from a small town in northern Georgia, in the gravity of the Chattanooga, TN metro area, Empire Pro Wrestling has been doing its thing for a few...
View ArticleSmackdown: Friendship is Magic
The birth of a new ship?Photo Credit: WWE.comFirst, something to add to the list of things that I find unbearable about Michael Cole: he always uses the word “nonetheless” to segue between subjects,...
View ArticleBest Coast Bias: Florida's Championship Wrestling
Oh, you bet your smartphone this ruled Photo Credit: WWE.comAfter another hour from Full Sail, a bunch of questions are in the air when it comes to NXT. Most predominant of them is probably this: how...
View ArticleThe Best Squash Match in WWE History: SummerSlam '14 Review
Our new overlord with his hype manPhoto Credit: WWE.comTH Style, y'all. Heard you can spend a set price to see this event whenever you want it too if you get some network...Highlights:On the pre-show,...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Cheap Heat with Foley, Henry, Hogan
Unsurprisingly, Henry gives the realest talk of the weekPhoto Credit: WWE.comShow: Cheap HeatEpisode: SummerSlam previewRun Time: 1:35:43Guest: Noelle Foley, Mark Henry, Hulk HoganSummary: Instead of...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle, SummerSlam 2002
SummerSlam took place last night (duh), but it wasn't the only high profile event to happen around the world of wrestling. AAA's Triplemania 21 took to the Internet airwaves to broadcast head to head...
View ArticleThe Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings, August 18
MO'NE DA GAWDPhoto Credit: Kate Briquelet/APWelcome 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...
View ArticleInstant Feedback: A Chat About Paul
Heyman was great here, but is that enough?Photo Credit: WWE.comBrock Lesnar came to RAW to claim his newly won prize. The spoils of war not only granted him dominion over WWE, but a new physical...
View ArticleThe Bonnie and Clyde of Corporate Fatcats
Photo Credit: WWE.comBy himself, I still dislike Triple H's character more than I like it on most days. However, when he's with his darling wife, co-conspirator, and future owner of WWE Stephanie...
View ArticleI Listen So You Don't Have To: Art of Wrestling Ep. 211
Cabana did a live show this weekPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinIf you're new, here's the rundown: I listen to a handful of wrestling podcasts each week. Too many, probably, though certainly not all of...
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