Minimum Wage Nerd
Just a guy trying to celebrate his fandoms at minimum wage.
Category: Wrestling
-
Let’s turn the calendars back. It’s 2016 at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, California. There are between 300 and 400 people packed shoulder-to-shoulder in this cramped, hot legion hall with little-to-no air conditioning at the end of the summer to witness one of the biggest annual tournaments on the independent wrestling scene –…
-
Coming out of April 2018, the then-Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas dropped the NXT Title to Aleister Black to close out a very strong in-ring reign and was main roster bound in WWE. He would be moved to SmackDown, have his name shortened to just Andrade, and remained fairly stagnant in WWE’s midcard. The following years saw…
-
To say WrestleMania 13 isn’t particularly memorable, on the whole, is a pretty fair statement. It is not on the lows of WreslteMania 9, 11, or 27, but there isn’t much that stands out either. This is due to WrestleMania 13 being smack in the middle of the WWF’s most important transitional periods as WrestleMania…
-
Since AEW President Tony Khan acquired Ring of Honor in March 2022, it hasn’t always been clear what RoH means in the All Elite Wrestling ecosystem. It wasn’t known if RoH could get back on TV after struggling in its final few years due to multiple talent raids, shrinking crowds, and COVID-19, all things which…
-
Barely a month into 2026 and already professional wrestling has delivered some standout highlights. One of the most memorable Wrestle Kingdoms in history headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement, AJ Styles teasing retirement, Bandido and MJF tearing the house down in what will be in discussion for TV match of the year, and so much more.…
-
The first days of January brings with it the first major wrestling show of the year, courtesy of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, with Wrestle Kingdom emanating out of the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. 2025 marked the twentieth entry in the show’s history, but more importantly it was the final show for New Japan icon and…
-
Saturday, December 28 closed the book on AEW’s final pay-per-view entry for 2025 with Worlds End. Emanating from AEW’s pseudo-forming grounds of the NOW Arena in Hoffman States, Illinois, the show would see the AEW Men’s World Title up for grabs in a four-way match and crown another Continental Classic winner. There is plenty more…
-
2025 was another interesting year for the world of professional wrestling, with no shortage of high quality shows produced amidst tougher economic times for consumers. WWE may encapsulate this best as business hit record highs on the back of John Cena’s retirement tour, despite growing criticism for WWE’s creative direction and warning signs of inflated…
-
So let’s get this out of the way off the top – Final Battle was another strong outing for Ring of Honor’s pay-per-view-level shows under Tony Khan’s ownership. The brand has especially delivered in 2025 with three excellent shows, two of which included potential Match of the Year contenders. Final Battle didn’t have anything on…
-
AEW Full Gear 2025 has come and past and, in spite of what some on social media may claim, people are actually talking about the show. Heading into the 2025 edition of Full Gear, there was talk that the show felt thrown together out of circumstance. Multiple rematches up and down the card and a…
Minimum Wage Nerd 