Embracing the fun in Wrestling
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 heir to Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor World Championship Wrestling. On this night, they will unleash what many have called Dusty Rhodes’ greatest creation. Two rings wrapped in steel with two teams of …
One of the most remarkable things about AEW is the uplifting and energetic environment that fills the locker room. With a growing list of homegrown stars like Britt Baker, Darby Allin, Jungle Boy, and MJF, AEW presents its roster with a unique opportunity to learn, grow, and become your own star in the wrestling world. However, the company has …
One of the biggest stories surrounding WRESTLEMANIA 37, was Night One’s history making main event, which saw Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair go head to head for the Smackdown Women’s Championship. WRESTLEMANIA is always a time where emotions run high for WWE superstars, but this time, it was even more significant as these incredibly talented women took center stage at American …
AEW’s weekly YouTube show ‘AEW Dark’ has presented a platform for independent wrestlers to showcase themselves to an audience of over 200,000 each week. For fans of AEW Dark, they have been given the experience of seeing a number of talented superstars like Will Hobbs, Top Flight, and Red Velvet get their start within an AEW ring. Each week …
This is part 4 of a multi-part series on CM Punk. You can find part 5 here. We began in the latter months of 2011, as we remembered the trials that CM Punk had suffered, from his infamous ‘Pipe Bomb’ promo to losing the WWE Championship, having the ‘Summer of Punk’ derailed, and finally winning his title back from …
WrestleManias are built on moments. One of my favorite parts of the iconic TLC 2 at WrestleMania X7 is a tiny “blink and you’ll miss it” moment, and it’s something you’ll never quite understand without knowing the context, but it makes me shake my head and laugh every single time. I’ll help set the stage a bit. We’re less …
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 not have been a critical or creative success, it made a lot of money at the box office. More importantly, it helped push the WWF’s brutal national touring schedule. During this era, the Fed …
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 WWF’s penchant for bigger and better left them with a show that on paper should have been epic but turned into a bloated mess. The week after Wrestlemania 1, the WWF surrendered its TBS …
In the modern era of professional wrestling, the industry is filled with powerful female figures. From the women of WWE, IMPACT, and AEW to the joshi of Japan and the luchadoras of Mexico, these talented queens of the ring have been breaking new ground for quite some time. Throughout the history of professional wrestling some have come along who have …
This is part 3 of a multi-part series on CM Punk. You can find part 4 here. We began our journey with a voice, a tale of CM Punk as he decreed himself ‘The Best In The World’, discussing the trials he battled through in order to win the WWE Championship back from the man who stole his title, …
