Category: Wrestling
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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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For almost 25 years, TNA Wrestling has managed to survive despite being such a snake-bit company from the very start. It began with the Jarretts almost shutting down NWA: TNA after only a few months due to dwindling finances before being saved by Panda Energy. From there, it would be a long series of ups…
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To say the last week of WWE PR has been chaotic would be a massive understatement. The reveal of Pat McAfee as the mystery caller to Randy Orton was met with a collective “huh?” from viewers in attendance and watching live on TV. His promo that followed only confused audiences further by bringing up things…
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For wrestling fans, it goes without saying that WrestleMania season is one of the biggest times of the year for the industry. WWE is on the march to its tentpole annual event while plenty of other big events take places in the weeks and month before and after WrestleMania. AEW has their pay-per-views Revolution and…
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Across the long history of professional wrestling, there is no shortage of great shows and great matches to go back and watch. Fans can find some of the best from WWE, WCW, AEW, NWA, AWA, ECW, and so many more online fairly easily nowadays. There is no shortage of bad wrestling shows, either, for a…
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