Embracing the fun in Wrestling
My favorite matches – the ones that stay with me forever – are those that can tell a story as beautifully without words as they can with them. Within the confines of NXT, or any other promotion for that matter, there are not many matches that have done that for me as well as Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura …
‘Twas Halloween night, and all across TwitterWrestling fans were popping for creatures and crittersThe timeline was littered with scary and spookyYet the most evil of all could be considered quite kooky A ghastly white face and a big toothy smileSaid Danhausen’s coming to frighten in styleA permanent grin though nothing was funny Except he was here to steal big bags …
Kenny Omega’s five year journey with NJPW started with his grand reveal as the newest Bullet Club member on November 8th 2014 at Power Struggle. Immediately, he stated his intentions to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, declaring “I’m here to clean up the junior division.” Omega spent barely a full-time year in the junior heavyweight division, but in …
When wrestling can be unique and emotional, in whatever way, it is at its absolute best. What Billy Dixon and everyone involved in Paris is Bumping accomplished on Thursday night was magical. We often use that word when a match is extra impressive or a promo hits the heart a little differently, but for an entire show to be …
Dusty Rhodes has far more famous promos, but his tirade leading up to the Crockett Cup in 1987 is a work of art worthy of analysis and appreciation.
WHAT IF? WHAT IF MJF TURNED FACE? (and the Horsemen form while Cody gets freed of the stipulation that he cannot challenge for title?) The title got a reaction, didn’t it? You hate it already, don’t you? Let me explain. MJF is fully acknowledged by many as wrestling’s most credible and “over” heel, and many think he is destined to …
Join JR Perez and Floyd Johnson as they discuss the 5 things in Pro Wrestling that brought them joy from the week of 10/18-10/24/20 from companies such as WWE, NJPW, AEW, and the Indies. We hope you enjoy the show!
Eighteen shows, 90 block matches and one month later, G1 Climax 30 is complete and we have a new God to worship! I think we already worshipped him, but nevertheless, all hail Kota Ibushi! Having watched so much wrestling over the past month I’m hearing screams of “Larrriiaaatttooo!!” as I try to sleep, and keep wishing I had Jyushin …
Being stuck in Newcastle with a giant pile of tape-traded oddities means I had the brilliant idea of sitting down and watching some of these old VHS trinkets. Luckily for me, Wrestle Joy were interested in the idea of reading my thoughts as I head into the wacky world of Super World Sports. I’m the last thing to a …
A love letter to Kylie Rae, wrestling, and the women in or around the business.
