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Wheeler YUTA Is the Lex Luger of the Blackpool Combat Club
Please, before you boo me off of Fanfyte, let me explain. Wrestling stables are pretty interesting. They’re meant to be, obviously, a gathering of formerly disparate talents in the name of a common cause. A stable can come in three configurations before becoming a faction: there’s the three person stable, the four person stable,…
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Alien Ant Farm’s “Smooth Criminal” Wrestling Ring: A Review
The first person to attempt a springboard moonsault in Alien Ant Farm’s ring dies.
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On SmackDown, Vince McMahon Asserted Himself As the Center of His Industry
Yesterday, at 9:19am, the WWE Twitter account announced that Mr. McMahon would open SmackDown. It is crucial that they said Mr. McMahon and not Vince McMahon, as, since 1997, there has been some separation between the Vince McMahon who runs WWE in reality, and the Mr. McMahon who runs the product that WWE sells.…
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Tonight, Vince McMahon Addresses His Enemies
Tonight, on SmackDown, Vince McMahon will reportedly appear in character as Mr. McMahon to address the allegations made against him in Wednesday’s bombshell Wall Street Journal report about his alleged use of company funds to buy the silence of several mistresses. Stephanie McMahon, who recently went on hiatus from her role in the company,…
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Vince McMahon Losing the Reins of WWE Is No Longer Impossible
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the board of World Wrestling Entertainment was investigating a secret $3 million settlement paid by Vince McMahon to an exiting employee in January of last year. There is so much to say about this, much of which the WSJ has already done, probing into an undetermined number…
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The Men’s Money in the Bank Briefcase Being Larger than the Women’s: A Review
Hanging side by side for a couple of weeks now, the men and women’s Money in the Bank briefcases aren’t the same size. WHY NOT?
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How Many Second Chances Do Wrestlers Like Jeff Hardy Get?
Jeff Hardy was arrested in Volusia County, Florida yesterday on multiple charges and was booked at 12:45 this afternoon. According to the police report, he was driving under the influence of alcohol on a suspended or restricted license. It’s the DUI that stands out, as its his third in less than 10 years. Initially,…
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The Greatest Wrestler of All Time (The Fourth Ten)
Yes, it has been awhile since I’ve written about the Greatest Wrestler of All Time, but it’s not for lack of Greatest Wrestler of All Times-es. If you remember, this project started because a friend of mine who doesn’t care about wrestling called me to the floor for naming at least a dozen wrestlers…
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AEW’s All-Atlantic Championship: A Review
A lot of stuff happened on Dynamite this week, some good and some bad. Tucked in between all of that was a pretty good match between Pac and Buddy Murphy, two of AEW’s more disconcertingly jacked flippybois. When announced, things were pretty straight: another Death Triangle/House of Black clash. Before the match, however, the…
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I, Uh, Didn’t Know NXT 2.0 Had a Premium Live Event Last Week
On Saturday, June 4, Bron Breakker defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship at NXT In Your House. The event streamed on Peacock, a service I use to stream old episodes of Columbo, WCW Thunder, and, when I need to question the purpose of life itself, WWE Premium Live Events. At the risk of…