Minimum Wage Nerd
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Category: Wrestling
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When calendars turned over to 1992, the wrestling world was in unique state. WWF was still on top of the world but signs were starting to appear that a downturn was on the way. WCW was still struggling to establish an identity between a revolving door of bookers and mounting debt. And ECW was almost…
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The year 2026 has been a very good for AEW. Their weekly TV has received regular praise for maintaining a consistent quality. Dynamite in 2026 has played host to major moments in AEW history, including two world title changes, while Collision continues to be the show for “the sickos” wanting two hours of some of…
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It goes without saying that the first half of 2026 has been very kind to All Elite Wrestling. The seven-year-old promotion has been on one of the strongest runs of business since it began in 2019, with Dynamite and Collision regularly praised for their consistent quality. And while pay-per-views have typically performed well, 2026 has…
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AEW Forbidden Door 2026 is in the history books as the promotion begins, in earnest, the summer-long march to All In at London’s Wembley Stadium. The cross-promotional event, spearheaded by AEW, sat in an interesting part of the company’s 2026 pay-per-view calendar. It was following Double or Nothing 2026, which was hailed by many fans…
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There is a common phrase used when an industry is seemingly revitalized off the back of a larger entity within said industry experiencing a boom – a rising tide raises all ships. In the professional wrestling sphere, the common consensus for years has been when WWE gets hot, the rest of the industry reaps just…
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It has been almost 30 years since the Attitude Era began in the then-WWF, helping to propel the biggest boom period for professional wrestling in history. Vince McMahon became the most hated heel figure in WWF opposite the beer-swilling, middle-finger throwing rattlesnake, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, who would become arguably the biggest star and babyface…
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In the modern pro wrestling landscape, there is no shortage of talented commentators across the world. WWE has veterans like Michael Cole who worked their way up from a backstage interviewer, AEW elevated Excalibur from indie sensation to national broadcaster, New Japan has given Walker Stewart the chance to showcase his abilities on commentary that…
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Picture this. It is the end of a massive professional wrestling show and the seemingly unstoppable babyface has been left lying in the middle of the ring, with the top name in the promotion standing over them while the faction that was split appeared to come back together to see witness the babyface’s defeat. Fans,…
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It is September of 2005 in a bedroom somewhere in the Havering borough of London, England. A young man struggling in school because of his ADHD and dyslexia puts on Sky Channel 429, also known as the Wrestling Channel, to watch a match that had taken the wrestling world by storm. It was Christopher Daniels…
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Since the start of 2026, it is safe to say AEW has been on the best run of shows since 2021 as the promotion marches into the Louis Armstrong Arena in Flushing, Queens, New York, for AEW Double or Nothing. The show is scheduled for May 24, with Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita being the…
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