by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Before becoming a professional wrestler Tim Donst had a background in amateur wrestling contests dating all the way back to his junior high school days. Donst’s amateur training is evident in his current in-ring work… Read More ›
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MMA: Wrestling’s Distant Cousin 4
by Daniel Johnson Kimo Leopoldo vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Countless professional wrestlers put their lives on the line every single night to show just how much athleticism the predetermined art of professional wrestling is capable of displaying. In addition to… Read More ›
Samoa Joe Debuts for Ring of Honor
by Daniel Johnson Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe ROH posted another clip as part of ROH Throwback Thursday, this time featuring some action from their very first Glory By Honor show. This was before Samoa Joe had his monster run… Read More ›
The Case for John Cena vs. Undertaker at WrestleMania XXIX
by Bad Booking Wrestlemania has always been treated as a time of year where special matches can happen. We’ve had a litany of ladder encounters, most of which had special stipulations added on. Legends like Shawn Michaels have faced off… Read More ›
6 Great Matches You’ve Never Seen: Part VI
by Jeremy Cundiff Thank you for your bandwidth. I’m Madman Szalinski, and I’m just about done with this shit. By shit, of course, I mean this six-part series on great matches that might be a bit obscure. First, I’d like… Read More ›
6 Great Matches You’ve Never Seen: Part V
by Jeremy Cundiff 5. Bas Rutten vs. Koji Kanemoto from NJPW, October 26, 2002 Thank you for your bandwidth. I’m Madman Szalinski, wishing you all a Merry Chr-what? Oh yeah, that’s right. Christmas already happened. I’ll put videos of… Read More ›
AJPW Fails to Learn a Lesson from NJPW
by Daniel Johnson Masakatsu Funaki vs. Kyotaro If you are a puroresu fan and have been able to avoid watching any NJPW from the early 2000s then I suppose congratulations are in order. The early 2000s are known as the… Read More ›
MMA: Wrestling’s Distant Cousin 3
by Daniel Johnson Sex, sex, sex. It’s a topic that never gets old. It’s perhaps then unsurprising that the above clip was picked up by Yahoo! Sports and made the rounds of the online MMA community. Leave it to Jim… Read More ›
5 WWE Feuds That Accomplished Nothing
by Kyle Childers Sports entertainment is a product based on feuds. The conflict between performers is what drives the angles at the core of almost every wrestling program produced post 1985. The innovator of the story driven overhaul of the… Read More ›
MMA: Wrestling’s Distant Cousin 2
It can be a challenge to get into MMA if you’re a wrestling fan. There may be promos, but they are a world apart from those that open WWE Monday Night Raw every week. There may be fighting, but for… Read More ›