David Bixenspan

11/25/20

WWE Crackdown On Wrestlers' Twitch Accounts Is Causing A Lot Of Drama

Over the last few decades, numerous events have sparked talk that pro wrestlers in the United States might finally…

David Bixenspan

PublishedNovember 25, 2020

10/31/19

NXT's Jordan Myles Isn't Standing Down Over The Racist Shirt WWE Designed for Him

It is incredibly rare for WWE talent to be vocal about their treatment at the hands of the company, and doubly rare…

David Bixenspan

PublishedOctober 31, 2019

10/25/19

Greg Hardy's MMA Career Has Been A Master Class In Cheating

In a different context, it would be hilarious.

David Bixenspan

PublishedOctober 25, 2019

10/18/19

WWE Is Banking On Crossover Athletes To Carry Its Next Creepy Saudi Show

When WWE signed a deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last year, only the basics of the pact with the Gulf…

David Bixenspan

PublishedOctober 18, 2019

10/17/19

<i>WWE 2K</i> Looks Worse Than Ever This Year

WWE 2K Looks Worse Than Ever This Year

Ah, the WWE 2K series. The cobbled-together, glorified Playstation 1 ROM hack of annualized sports franchises. More…

David Bixenspan

PublishedOctober 17, 2019

10/11/19

Seriously, What The Hell Is WWE Even Doing Right Now?

It’s been a weird week in WWE, and not in a way that anyone at the promotion would have wanted.

David Bixenspan

PublishedOctober 11, 2019

10/4/19

WWE Had The Best Action, But AEW Won The Ratings Battle By A Shocking Margin

Barring a disaster next week and beyond, everything in pro wrestling has changed. All Elite Wrestling, the biggest…

David Bixenspan

PublishedOctober 4, 2019

9/30/19

Forget The WWE-AEW War For Minute: SmackDown's Fox Premiere Is A Big Fucking Deal

This week sure looks likely to be one of the more momentous in recent wrestling history. Most of the focus is on the…

David Bixenspan

PublishedSeptember 30, 2019

9/20/19

Impact Wrestling Has A New Network, But The Same Old Question Marks

If all you knew of Impact Wrestling came through articles on this here website, you would probably view it as the…

David Bixenspan

PublishedSeptember 20, 2019

9/13/19

American Gladiators Is Iconic Because It Took Itself Just Seriously Enough

Virtually from the moment that it launched 30 years ago this week, people both loved and misunderstood American…

David Bixenspan

PublishedSeptember 13, 2019

9/6/19

Bigoted Wrestling Fans Are Getting Loud And Promotions Need To Set Boundaries

All Elite Wrestling’s All Out, the promotion’s fourth event and the last before their weekly TV show launches on TNT…

David Bixenspan

PublishedSeptember 6, 2019

9/3/19

NJPW Let KENTA Finish A Match Despite Being Obviously Concussed

Months ago, fans had Saturday circled as one of the wildest pro wrestling days of the year: All Elite Wrestling’s…

David Bixenspan

PublishedSeptember 3, 2019

8/30/19

For Better And Worse, Starrcast Isn't Like Any Other Wrestling Fan Convention

It wasn’t even late on Thursday morning during Memorial Day weekend when things got weird. I was unable to sleep on…

David Bixenspan

PublishedAugust 30, 2019

8/23/19

With NXT Moving To USA Network, WWE's Wednesday Night War With AEW Is Officially On

It is happening again.

David Bixenspan

PublishedAugust 23, 2019

8/16/19

All Elite Wrestling's Newest Signing Is As Divisive As Wrestlers Get

By the strange but very real standards that govern these sorts of things, All Elite Wrestling’s video announcement…

David Bixenspan

PublishedAugust 16, 2019

8/9/19

With Shots At "Gory Crap," Vince McMahon Uses His Old Wrestling War Playbook Against AEW

Vince McMahon is nothing if not predictable.

David Bixenspan

PublishedAugust 9, 2019

8/2/19

Everyone Is Getting Signed, But Indie Wrestling Will Be Just Fine

While the rest of the sports world is deep in a summer lull, independent wrestling is in the middle of a hectic 10…

David Bixenspan

PublishedAugust 2, 2019

7/26/19

Vince McMahon's Defiant Paranoia Was Shaped By His Steroid Trial

Twenty-five years ago this week, at the now-shuttered federal courthouse in Uniondale for the Eastern District of…

David Bixenspan

PublishedJuly 26, 2019

7/19/19

Transit Records Show How 12,000 WWE Fans Got Stranded After WrestleMania

The biggest story of WrestleMania 35 might have been just how damn long the show was, a whopping seven and a half…

David Bixenspan

PublishedJuly 19, 2019

7/11/19

Does NJPW Understand Why American Fans Like NJPW?

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Dallas show on Saturday was another step in its attempt at international expansion, but it…

David Bixenspan

PublishedJuly 11, 2019

David Bixenspan's posts

WWE Crackdown On Wrestlers' Twitch Accounts Is Causing A Lot Of Drama

NXT's Jordan Myles Isn't Standing Down Over The Racist Shirt WWE Designed for Him

Greg Hardy's MMA Career Has Been A Master Class In Cheating

WWE Is Banking On Crossover Athletes To Carry Its Next Creepy Saudi Show

WWE 2K Looks Worse Than Ever This Year

Seriously, What The Hell Is WWE Even Doing Right Now?

WWE Had The Best Action, But AEW Won The Ratings Battle By A Shocking Margin

Forget The WWE-AEW War For Minute: SmackDown's Fox Premiere Is A Big Fucking Deal

Impact Wrestling Has A New Network, But The Same Old Question Marks

American Gladiators Is Iconic Because It Took Itself Just Seriously Enough

Bigoted Wrestling Fans Are Getting Loud And Promotions Need To Set Boundaries

NJPW Let KENTA Finish A Match Despite Being Obviously Concussed

For Better And Worse, Starrcast Isn't Like Any Other Wrestling Fan Convention

With NXT Moving To USA Network, WWE's Wednesday Night War With AEW Is Officially On

All Elite Wrestling's Newest Signing Is As Divisive As Wrestlers Get

With Shots At "Gory Crap," Vince McMahon Uses His Old Wrestling War Playbook Against AEW

Everyone Is Getting Signed, But Indie Wrestling Will Be Just Fine

Vince McMahon's Defiant Paranoia Was Shaped By His Steroid Trial

Transit Records Show How 12,000 WWE Fans Got Stranded After WrestleMania

Does NJPW Understand Why American Fans Like NJPW?