Embracing the fun in Wrestling
Ari Daivari shares the origin story of the Trust Busters, the reason he changed his name, why he calls Las Vegas home now (despite being from Minneapolis), and how he found out he was All Elite. He recounts what it was like to debut on AEW Rampage in his real hometown, the main event against Orange Cassidy, and what …
On June 19th, 2022, Impact Wrestling will unveil the 20th iteration of Slammiversary, originating as Total Nonstop Action’s first year anniversary in 2003. This year’s event will feature the latest Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defending his title against TNA veteran Eric Young, who was originally a part of TNA from 2004 to 2016 and then returned at the …
Last time we examined alternatives to the failed Black Scorpion storyline. Obviously, WCW Booker Ole Anderson wanted the fanbase to believe the Scorpion was actually the then-WWF World Champion, The Ultimate Warrior. This was impossible for a plethora of reasons. Instead, the company went with Ric Flair, which made little sense creatively. So who else could have been under …
Everybody has a story to tell, and at AEW these stories often weave in and out through matches and rivalries that extend over long periods of time, culminating in historic moments at grand shows. At Double or Nothing, two of the most formidable women in All Elite Wrestling are set to go head-to-head for the triumph and prestige of …
I was lucky enough to be a guest on this week’s episode of the Between The Sheets Podcast with David Bixenspan and Kris Zellner. We covered the first week of May 1990. The main topic focused on the search for a new WCW booker. To the surprise of everyone, Ole Anderson was given the position. We bounced around many …
Roman Reigns- Undisputed WWE Champion In the previous two articles, we examined whether Matt Cardona, the current NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, and IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, Moose, could claim to be pro wrestling’s actual lineal World Champion. Cardona carries the physical NWA belt, while Moose has a championship with a similar but fractured lineage. Both men offer solid claims, …
Teen prodigies have long been a part of professional wrestling’s history. In fact, some of the industry’s biggest names made their debuts as young as sixteen years old. In the west, WWE superstars Drew McIntyre and Noam Darr each debuted at sixteen, as have many other big names including AEW’s Kenny Omega. New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Kazuchika Okada and …
In the previous article, we examined the idea of establishing a true lineal champion in pro wrestling. The easiest place to start is with the current NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, Matt Cardona. However, when looking at the delineation of champions, a hard split occurred in May of 2007. What caused this fracture of the linage, and how does it …
In 1991, Nature Boy Ric Flair showed up on WWF Primetime Wrestling holding “The Big Gold Belt” and calling himself “the Real World Champion.” His contract with Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling had expired. But, due to an unreturned $10,000 deposit, the physical title belt was legally in his possession. Flair was still the NWA World Champion at that …
Pro Wrestling and television were made for each other. Going back to the DuMont days and Gorgeous George, the two were a perfect fit. In the early days of cable TV, territorial pro wrestling was a great, cheap content source. Stations needed programming, and wrestling (not just Vince McMahon’s WWF) was ready to break into the national scene. In …
