WWE No Way Out (2012) had a lot going against it before the show even started. John Cena taking on The Big Show for the umpteenth time was booked as the main event. Despite some possibly good matches the rest… Read More ›
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6 Incredibly Overlooked SummerSlam Matches
Everyone remembers the classics, like when Bret Hart made Mr. Perfect tap at SummerSlam 1991. How about that time Bret Hart finally lost the WWF Intercontinental Championship to The British Bulldog at SummerSlam 1992, remember that? Then of course there… Read More ›
Vader Faces An Odd Opponent
Holy clashing styles, Batman! The masterful technique of Kazuo Yamazaki takes on the sheer power of Vader! Of course the encounter would not be complete without Vader being accompanied by his sinister final boss Super Nintendo music. Once the actual… Read More ›
Vader Annihilates Masahito Kakihara
Like the 5 star classic I posted about yesterday, the Union of Wrestling Forces International in general promoted a more realistic style of wrestling that downplayed things like hitting the ropes and excessive aerial maneuvers. According to the ever reliable… Read More ›
Some (Very) Small Insight Into the Origins of The Undertaker
Even as “Mean” Mark Callous, the eventual Undertaker was never the most jacked looking wrestling. As you can see Callous has a good natural build, but has a tummy that isn’t particularly defined. Also, though through the years he would… Read More ›
Savio Vega and the Bear Hug That Just Wouldn’t Stop
Here, TNT (later known as Savio Vega) almost meets his end against a pasty, dilapidated moonbounce of a big man wrestler, King Kong. Kong really makes you appreciate the more agile big men such as Bam Bam Bigelow, Vader, heck… Read More ›
A Finnish Friday
Just thought I’d give a little shout out to the Finnish visitors of this blog (I know there’s at least a few of you!). In this bout the man that would become Ludvig Borga, Tony Halme takes on Vader with… Read More ›
Dave Meltzer vs. Dana White
For a guy who is the president of a mammoth of a company like UFC, Dana White sure has thin skin when it comes to criticism. On Monday UFC uploaded the above video to its official YouTube channel. Rather than… Read More ›
Vader Almost Becomes a One-Eyed Monster
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 ›
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 ›