This has to be one of the stiffest matches in existence! Yeah I know it was bad enough I put “one-eyed monster” in the title and now I have to go on about how stiff this match was. Anyway, here… Read More ›
Month: May 2012
XPW’s Undercard
A common misconception about XPW is that the organization was complete crap. While it is true that the overwhelming majority of the content they produced is worth forgetting they could have some pretty good undercard matches. This match in particular… Read More ›
Avoiding a Sausagefest
Before today I haven’t posted any solid women’s wrestling matches and now…I still haven’t! However, I’ve been meaning to feature some women’s wrestling on the blog and since I started out with a battle royal for the men, I thought… Read More ›
Father vs. Son
This match is short and with minimum contact, which makes for some interesting viewing. There are three reasons I wanted to post this clip today: *First, it reminds me of how significant fathers can be in working with their sons…. Read More ›
The Timeless Dragon
This is a well-developed match that starts simple with each of the three man teams being paired together. Ultimo Dragon is paired with Black Dragon, Funaki is paired with Joe Doering and Keiji Mutoh is paired with Yoshihiro Tajiri. The entire tone… Read More ›
Abdullah The Conqueror
A unique aspect of Abdullah The Butcher’s tenure in WWC is that beyond simply being given a monster push, he was brought in as the first holder of the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship. Abdullah and a few select others such… Read More ›
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Homosexuality
If you can believe it after watching this, the buildup surrounding the event made this match even odder to watch when it first happened. After years of putting down the wrestling business and making anti-homosexual remarks that at minimum bordered… Read More ›
The Viking Siege
Prior to ending Tatanka’s undefeated streak a serving as a member of Finish Parliament, Tony Halme stormed Herb Abrams’ UWF as The Viking. Aside from belonging to a different time than his later WWF gimmick, Ludvig Borga, he also has… Read More ›
A Tiger For Steamboat
This match happened while Ricky Steamboat was on a roll and having some of the best matches of all time with Ric Flair. That said this match is not exactly Flair/Steamboat quality. For starters the beginning has way, way too… Read More ›
6 Worst WWF Intercontinental Champions of the 1990s
Although created in the 1970s, the WWF Intercontinental Championship really came into its own in the 1980s with feuds such as Santana/Valentine, Savage/Steamboat and Rude/Warrior setting a high standard of excellence. Yet, the feuds for this title arguably only grew… Read More ›