Skip to content
WrestleJoy

WrestleJoy

Embracing the fun in Wrestling

  • Features
  • Merch
  • Patreon
  • Write for Us
  • Features
  • Merch
  • Patreon
  • Write for Us

Tag: WCW

The Case For Sting Part 2
Wrestling

The Case For Sting Part 2

JD Olivaby JD OlivaFebruary 25, 2021February 25, 2021

This is part 2 of a 2 part series. You can find part 1 here. While Ole Anderson and Jim Herd viewed Sting’s first run …

The Case For Sting Part 1
Features / Wrestling

The Case For Sting Part 1

JD Olivaby JD OlivaFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

“He can’t draw.” “He’s not a good promo.” “He’s average in ring, at best.” “He’s overrated.” For more than a generation, a section of wrestling …

Butch Reed: A Natural Epitaph
Features / Wrestling

Butch Reed: A Natural Epitaph

JD Olivaby JD OlivaFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021

On February 5th, Bruce “Butch’ Reed passed away after complications from two separate heart attacks and a COVID-19 diagnosis. Though the former star had largely …

The Second Life of Vader
Features / Wrestling

The Second Life of Vader

JD Olivaby JD OlivaFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

“I’m a big, fat piece of shit!” Those words defined the man called Vader for the WWF audience. Two years earlier, Leon White was the …

How The Great Muta Introduced a Generation To Japanese Wrestling
Features / Wrestling

How The Great Muta Introduced a Generation To Japanese Wrestling

JD Olivaby JD OlivaJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Japanese wrestling is more popular in the US than ever before. Scrolling through Wrestling Twitter, one can find multiple posts on DragonGate’s Shun Skywalker and …

The Legacy of Chris Kanyon: Who Betta?!
Features / Wrestling

The Legacy of Chris Kanyon: Who Betta?!

Molly Belleby Molly BelleNovember 30, 2020November 30, 2020

I love professional wrestling. For a multitude of reasons, it has such a unique power to bring joy to people and transcend simple entertainment. Whether …

Fig Fate!: How I Fell in Love With Fantasy Booking and the Figure Wrestling Federation
Features / Wrestling

Fig Fate!: How I Fell in Love With Fantasy Booking and the Figure Wrestling Federation

ThumblySqueezedby ThumblySqueezedNovember 23, 2020November 23, 2020

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 …

52 Weeks of Joy: Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero reach lofty heights at WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
Features

52 Weeks of Joy: Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero reach lofty heights at WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

Jonathan Snowdenby Jonathan SnowdenSeptember 7, 2020December 4, 2020

The opening segment is a blur, anime brought to life as a masked marvel matched wits and skill against a sneering villain straight out of …

Copyright © 2020 Wrestle Joy, All rights reserved.