Opinion
The Chop – Mainstream American Pro Wrestling’s Most Exciting Unappreciated Move
Without any doubt the pro wrestling chop is one of the most feared and somewhat unappreciated moves in today’s mainstream American Pro Wrestling industry. Rarely do we see the chop, used in epic exchanges on the main stage of American broadcast pro wrestling (World Wrestling Entertainment or Impact Wrestling). Most likely the reason the chop has been so under […]
Opinion: WWE Mid Year Report
To me, if Wrestlemania was World Wrestling Entertainment’s biggest event of the year in which most storylines end and new storylines begin, then it should be viewed as the divider between the last WWE year and the new WWE year. Wrestlemania being the first event of the new WWE year. With that in mind, six […]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 2012
Pro Wrestling Illustrated recently released it’s annual list of the top 500 pro wrestlers. This year, those who subscribe to the electronic PWI received the list before it hit the shelves on September 18. Each year since 1991, the staff of Pro Wrestling Illustrated gathers who they believe to be the top 500 active pro […]
The Great Mae Young: “All hail the Queen!”
After seeing Mae Young in WWE’s toughest superstars list, I had to find out what made her so notable. Like most people in my age group, my memories of Young are of a senior citizen who participates in weird angles and Divas matches at World Wrestling Entertainment. However, after some research, I quickly learned that Mae Young is […]
Impact Wrestling: Gotta Give it to Hogan
Ever since TNA Wrestling changed the company name to Impact Wrestling, the heavy influx of veteran talent, the involvement of Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff, and the awkward transformation of Sting into “Heath Ledger’s Joker” Sting, I basically tuned out of Impact Wrestling. I would occasionally tune back in if the Wrestling community was a buzz […]
Inspirational Video about Arthur, who used DDP’s Regular Guy Yoga
(Extended Cut of above video) I always found Diamond Dallas Page as an awesome guy. When you read his bio, he started out as a manager in the wrestling business, but he began competing in ring at the age of 35. To most that’s pretty late to be breaking into in ring action. In fact, most people laughed […]
Kazushi Sakuraba: The Greatest Pro Wrestler turned MMA Fighter
Kazushi Sakuraba segment from the documentary “PRIDE: Decade” With all of the hype surrounding Brock Lesnar’s return to pro wrestling, following his successful run in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, some fans have begun to dub Lesnar as the greatest cross over star (Pro Wrestling to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)) since the genesis of MMA. This […]
Opinion: 3 Trios I Would Love to see in this Year’s King of Trios
King of Trios has been scheduled for September 14th, 15th and 16th. No teams have been announced so far, but three teams I would love to see in this year’s King of Trios are: Team Britannia – Zack Sabre Jr., D.H. Smith, and “Squire” Dave Taylor In the past, Chikara has had some interesting teams […]
WWE Magazine May 2012: WWE’s Confusing War on the Internet Continues…
“These fans suck they crap on everything… You guys don’t get it. Those fans are the best fans. They think they know so much. They’re the easiest ones to con.” -Raven, about the rabid ECW (Pro Wrestling) fans Last issue of WWE Magazine (April 2012), it seemed like WWE had just begun to embrace the Internet […]
Art of Wrestling Podcast: If you haven’t heard it, you really should
The Art of Wrestling podcast is the best source for free shoot interviews and interesting pro wrestling anecdotes and stories, straight from the superstars. (You’ll even get to hear Daniel Bryan’s musical debut.) Normally, to hear such candid interviews from currently contracted pro wrestlers from major pro wrestling organizations for free, is such a rarity, […]