Wrestling Magazines Were Bloody, Dumb, And Sleazy, And I Loved Them
A couple weeks ago at an independent wrestling show in New York City, the promoter, Jac Sabboth, arrived with a…
WWE Raw Segment Goes Off The Rails When Seattle Crowd Won’t Stop Booing SuperSonics Joke
Denigrating the city in which an event is being held is one of the oldest and most reliable ways for a pro wrestler to…
Accidents Happen, But Brie Bella's Just Keep Piling Up
The biggest wrestling story of the week happened by accident, during a six-woman tag team match on this week’s edition…
Brie Bella Kicked Liv Morgan In The Face And Knocked Her Out
The Bella Twins’ return to wrestling has not been going very well.
Pro Wrestling Is Great, And You Should Try Watching Less
The problem with entertainment options these days—TV shows, sports, books, blogs—is that there are too many of them.…
How WWE Cheapened Hell In A Cell
On Sunday, WWE hyped up its now annual Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event as the 20th anniversary of Mick Foley’s famous…
WWE’s Cage Matches Have Way Too Much Interference
It had been a long PPV—WWE’s Hell in a Cell 2018 clocked in at 3 hours, 40 minutes and 48 seconds plus a pre-show with…
Regardless Of Who You Cheer Or Boo, WWE Usually Isn't Listening
One of the most striking things about last Saturday’s All In pay-per-view, the independent wrestling event that sold…
Let's See If The Indie Wrestling Supershow Can Deliver On The Hype
Several months after it first made history, the indie wrestling supershow “All In” is here. On Saturday night, the…
Former WWE Personality Threatens To Kill Himself At Monday Night RAW In Extremely Ill-Advised Joke
Former WWE personality Jason Sensation, who made a name for himself in wrestling during the late 1990s by doing solid…
WWE's Newest Signing Is The "King Of Bros," A Former UFC Fighter Who Became The Indie Scene's Top Star
On Saturday night, former UFC fighter Matt Riddle, just three and a half years into his pro wrestling career,…
The Scenic City Invitational Is Everything Good And Weird About Indie Wrestling
It’s Sunday, and I’m at a semi-dive bar in a strange city. Dylan, my friend of more than 15 years, is lying unconscious…
Let’s Remember Some Guys: Early '90s WCW With Nick Aldis
Nick Aldis is now the NWA world’s champion. Not just that, he’s a fighting champion: He defended his title 20 times…
Brian Christopher Deserved So Much Better
In the 1980s, when cable television changed the pro wrestling landscape and push truly came to shove in the industry,…
Nikolai Volkoff, Cold Warrior And American Dreamer, Is Dead
Lots of wrestlers cosplayed as commies during the Cold War. Nikolai Volkoff, who died over the weekend, was way closer…
Let's Remember Some Guys: WrestleMania Vol. III
Remembering Guys does not necessarily have to involve trading cards. It’s a pursuit that can be equally at home…
Masa Saito Was A Great Wrestler And Half Of Pro Wrestling's Most Famous Arrest
Masanori “Masa” Saito, known as Mr. Saito to a generation of American wrestling fans, passed away at the age of 76 last…
The New Streaming Series Dojo Pro Is Binge-able Pro Wrestling Done Right
Pro wrestling has become a popular staple of the streaming scene as streaming has become an authentic challenge to…
Let’s Remember Some Guys: WrestleMania Vol. II
One of my favorite villainous wrestlers when I was a kid was Rick “The Model” Martel. The gimmick was simple: Martel…