Fig Fate!: How I Fell in Love With Fantasy Booking and the Figure Wrestling Federation
by As a wrestling fan and an avid collector (if not of wrestling figures), I absolutely love the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast. Hosted by in-ring stalwarts …
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Wrestle Joy Roundup: Best Moments From Full Gear
AEW Full Gear 2020 is in the books and the consensus began growing quickly to name it the most stacked, adrenaline-filled card All Elite Wrestling …
Terms From The Inside: Botch
At its core, pro wrestling is an intricately planned dance. A brutal and hard hitting dance, but a dance nonetheless – one that requires coordination …
Drawing The Brawling: Bring The ‘Toons to the Ring
The connection between pro wrestlers and their “nerdy” influences has never been stronger than it is right now. We live in a time where a …
Roman Reigns: The Birth of THE Guy
When Roman Reigns returned to WWE at Summerslam in August, it was a joyous occasion for fans of all stripes. Knowing that the real-life Joe …
Terms From The Inside: False Finish
Over the past few decades false finishes emerged as a common tool across the wrestling industry, particularly in North America. At the outset of a …
A Requiem for the “Broken Universe”
On August 5, 2020, Matt Hardy appeared on AEW Dynamite and explained why he looked and sounded more like, well, Matt Hardy. Or “Matthew Hardy,” …
Terms From The Inside: Squash
The wrestling squash, at its heart, is an evolution of something that harkens back to the industry’s carnival sideshow roots: the strongman showing off and …
Drawing the Brawling – When Wrestling Gets Animated
Over the years, wrestling has been complimented at times as “a cartoon come to life.” It certainly fits: bigger than life characters, twisting stories, and …
What We Learned From Impact’s Slammiversary 2020
Impact Wrestling has been through a great deal of change over the last few years – ownership battles, attempted name changes, and roster churn made …