Cardinal Sin: WCW’s Greatest Mistake Part 2
by In part one of this series, we looked at the origins of WCW’s greatest mistake. Jim Herd was the first and possibly the most controversial …
Author: JD Oliva
Cardinal Sin: WCW’s Greatest Mistake Part 1
“We want Flair!” “We want Flair!” The Baltimore crowd made their feelings abundantly clear at the Great American Bash 1991. WCW Executive Vice President Jim …
The Dream and The Superstar: How Dusty Rhodes Brought Florida Sunshine to the WWWF
The beauty of territory wrestling was the difference in styles. Each promotion had different fundamental ideas about how professional wrestling should be presented. Each of …
Macho In Memphis: Randy Savage in the CWA
Ten years ago, Randy Poffo, known to wrestling fans as the Macho Man Randy Savage, died of a massive heart attack while behind the wheel …
New Jack: The Last Outlaw
The veils of kayfabe were lifted from the pro wrestling landscape decades ago. Most people believe that what happens in front of the camera is …
The Match Beyond: The Secret History of Blood & Guts
Tonight on TNT, All Elite Wrestling will present what could be its most anticipated televised event. AEW has made no secret in being the spiritual …
The Clown Conundrum
Typically, when I write these retrospective pieces, I try to stay as professional as possible and avoid using the phrase “I.” Speaking in the first …
Wrestlemania III: Bigger, Better, Badder!
If 1985 was the year the mainstream accepted professional wrestling, 1986 was when the medium found its identity within that mainstream. While Wrestlemania 2 might …
Wrestlemania 2 – What The World Forgot
Coming off the heels of Wrestlemania, the WWF and pro wrestling itself could do no wrong. In the months leading up to Wrestlemania 2, the …
Wrestlemania on TBS?
A common misconception among pro wrestling fans is that Vince McMahon took over his father’s World Wide Wrestling Federation company, slapped the championship on Hulk …