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This Week in Wrestling 2024 Week 17

Brian Damage It’s Saturday and today we have ’This Week in Wrestling’, the 17th of 2024. Today Brian goes around the world of pro wrestling and talks about the latest things making news and shares all the best wrestling content from this week. (WARNING!!! Some NSFW content inside) Continue reading This Week in Wrestling 2024 Week 17

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#AEW #New Japan #This Week in Wrestling #TNA Wrestling #TWIW #WWE

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Grappling With Tragedy: Big Dick Dudley

Grappling with Tragedy is a series of articles that deal with unfortunate, tragic incidents that have occurred throughout the history of professional wrestling.

Brian Damage Grappling with Tragedy is a series of articles that deal with unfortunate, tragic incidents that have occurred throughout the history of professional wrestling. It is unlike the ‘Wrestling with Sin’ series that deals more with the seedier side of wrestling like arrests, murders and suicides. Grappling looks more at particular tragic incidents that have in some instances altered pro…

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#Big Dick Dudley #ECW #Grappling With Tragedy #The Dudley Boyz #XPW

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Rob Reviews: Starrcade '89: Future Shock

Sting.  Ric Flair. The Road Warriors. The Steiners.  Lex Luger.  The Great Muta.  Put them all together, what do you get?  Starrcade 1989 Future Shock. 

Rob Faint Sting.  Ric Flair. The Road Warriors. The Steiners.  Lex Luger.  The Great Muta.  Put them all together, what do you get?  Starrcade 1989 Future Shock.  Continue reading Rob Reviews: Starrcade ’89: Future Shock

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#Doom WCW #Jim Ross #Lex Luger #Ric Flair #Starrcade &039;89 #Starrcade &039;89: Future Shock #Sting #The Great Muta #The Road Warriors #The Samoan Swat Team #The Steiner Brothers

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The Gimmick Table: The Origin of Bastion Booger

The Gimmick Table takes a look at the origins of some of your favorite and not so favorite gimmicks of professional wrestlers.

Brian Damage A gimmick is something that is intended to hook the attention of fans to a wrestler. They may be outrageous or steeped more in reality, whatever the case may be…some have succeeded and many others have failed. The Gimmick Table takes a look at the origins of some of your favorite and not so favorite gimmicks of professional wrestlers. Continue reading The Gimmick Table: The Origin…

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#Bastion Booger #Mike Shaw WWE #The Gimmick Table #WWE #WWF

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The Man from The Isle of Malta: Baron Mikel Scicluna

The Man from The Isle of Malta: Baron Mikel Scicluna

Robert Segedy “In the corner to my left, from the Island of Malta, weighing in 275 pounds, Baron Mee-gel See-Cluna.” Joe McHugh. To readers of a certain age hearing that introduction on a Saturday morning would induce chills.  The Baron started his career under the name of Mike Valentino in the 1950’s in Canada. It wasn’t until 1965 that he became the infamous “Baron Mikel Scicluna” when he…

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#Baron Mikel Scicluna #Captain Lou Albano #WWE #WWF #WWWF

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Wrestling With Sin: 485

This is the 485th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder!

Brian Damage This is the 485th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching…

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#AEW #All Japan #BJ Whitmer #Hulk Hogan #Johnny Ace #Pro Wrestling Arrests #Pro wrestling scandals #Ring of Honor #Wrestler Arrests #Wrestling scandals #Wrestling With Sin #WWE #wwe scandals #WWE Sex Scandals #WWF

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This Week in Wrestling 2024 Week 16

Brian looks at the possible return of 'Uncle Howdy' and the Wyatt Family and shares all the best wrestling content from this week. (WARNING!!! Some NSFW content inside)

Brian Damage It’s Saturday and today we have ’This Week in Wrestling’, the 16th of 2024. Today Brian looks at the possible return of ‘Uncle Howdy’ and the Wyatt Family and shares all the best wrestling content from this week. (WARNING!!! Some NSFW content inside) Continue reading This Week in Wrestling 2024 Week 16

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#Bray Wyatt #This Week in Wrestling #TWIW #Uncle Howdy #WWE #Wyatt Family

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Whatever Happened to Vickie Guerrero?

She was the wife of a legendary wrestler, who made a career for herself in the wrestling business as a manager and on screen authority figure after her husband died. Today on the blog, we ask...'Whatever Happened to' Vickie Guerrero?

Brian Damage She was the wife of a legendary wrestler, who made a career for herself in the wrestling business as a manager and on screen authority figure after her husband died. Today on the blog, we ask…’Whatever Happened to’ Vickie Guerrero? Continue reading Whatever Happened to Vickie Guerrero?

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#AEW #Andrade #Dolph Ziggler #Edge #Eric Escobar WWE #Excuse Me #Excuse Me Vickie Guerrero #La Familia #Nyla Rose #Vickie Guerrero #Whatever Happened to Vickie Guerrero? #WWE

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Top Five Bad Publicity Stunts

There have been many times where a promoter thinks that any publicity...is still publicity and it will attract viewers to their TV show or fans to the arenas. Today's top five looks at five of the worst publicity stunts to get wrestling fans attention.

Brian Damage There is an old saying…”there’s no such thing as bad publicity.” While some may believe that is true, it can lead to negativity and people tuning out of your product. Such is the case in pro wrestling. There have been many times where a promoter truly thinks that any publicity…is still publicity and it will attract viewers to their TV show or fans to the arenas. Today’s top five…

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#Melanie Pillman Raw Interview #Michael Sam WWE #Pro wrestling scandals #Top Five Bad Publicity Stunts #WCW #Wrestling scandals #WWE #WWF

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The Gimmick Table: The Origin of Kwang

The Gimmick Table takes a look at the origins of some of your favorite and not so favorite gimmicks of professional wrestlers.

Brian Damage A gimmick is something that is intended to hook the attention of fans to a wrestler. They may be outrageous or steeped more in reality, whatever the case may be…some have succeeded and many others have failed. The Gimmick Table takes a look at the origins of some of your favorite and not so favorite gimmicks of professional wrestlers. Continue reading The Gimmick Table: The Origin…

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#Gimmicks #Kwang WWF #Savio Vega #The Gimmick Table #WWE #WWF

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Fact Cat: Useless Pro Wrestling Facts, Stats and Trivia

Hello all! Here we go again! Another robust round of facts, stats and other useless knowledge of the business of professional wrestling.

Brian Damage Hello all! Here we go again! Another robust round of facts, stats and other useless knowledge of the business of professional wrestling. Some of these facts you may be well aware of and some maybe not so much. In either case, they are just meant to be fun and educate just a smidge. So let’s go and learn a little something… Continue reading Fact Cat: Useless Pro Wrestling Facts,…

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#AEW #AJ Styles #AWA #Bill Goldberg #Billy Gunn #Bret &039;the Hitman&039; Hart #Diesel #Evolution WWE #Hulk Hogan #Jesse &039;The Body&039; Ventura #JTG #Julia Hart #KENTA #Kevin Nash #Kevin Von Erich #Larry Zbyszko #Mean Gene Okerlund #Michael Jackson #New World Order WCW #Prince Nana #Pro Wrestling Facts #Ravishing Rick Rude #Rowdy Roddy Piper #Scott Norton #Sgt Slaughter #Starrcade 1986 #Stone Cold Steve Austin #The Bloodline #The Fabulous Freebirds #The Mid South Coliseum

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Wrestling With Sin: 484

This is the 484th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder!

Brian Damage This is the 484th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching…

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#Bobby Davis #Buff Bagwell #DDP #DDP Yoga #Deaths in Wrestling #Nature Boy Buddy Rogers #Pro Wrestling Arrests #pro wrestling deaths #Pro wrestling scandals #Sara Lee #Scotty Riggs #The American Males #Tough Enough #WCW #Wrestler Arrests #Wrestler deaths #Wrestling Deaths #Wrestling scandals #Wrestling With Sin #WWE #WWE Deaths #wwe scandals #WWE Tough Enough Season 6

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This Week in Wrestling 2024 Week 15

It’s Saturday and today we have ’This Week in Wrestling’, the 15th of 2024. Today Brian talks about Tony Khan and his latest desperate attempt for ratings and shares all the best wrestling content from this week. (WARNING!!! Some NSFW content inside)

Brian Damage It’s Saturday and today we have ’This Week in Wrestling’, the 15th of 2024. Today Brian talks about Tony Khan and his latest desperate attempt for ratings and shares all the best wrestling content from this week. (WARNING!!! Some NSFW content inside) Continue reading This Week in Wrestling 2024 Week 15

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#AEW #AEW Dynamite #All In #CM Punk #Jack Perry #This Week in Wrestling #Tony Khan

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Dress For The Job You Want, Not The Job You Have: Who Were The KOD 5?

In 1996, the WWF were about to change the way fans viewed a "jobber." Enter the KOD 5....

Brian Damage There is definitely a pecking order in professional wrestling. There are the top stars who get the big pay days and compete in the main event, then there are the mid carders who get solid pushes, but not overly pushed and then there are low card wrestlers or the curtain jerkers. They are the ones who get victories here and there, but are really used to make others look better. Some…

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#Alex the Pug Porteau #Freddie Joe Floyd WWF #KOD 5 WWF #Salvatore Sincere #The Goon #The Kiss of Death Five WWF #TL Hopper #WWE #WWF #WWF Jobbers

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You Get a US title, and You get a US title…The history of the US Title(s)

Throughout wrestling history, there have been many titles named the United States heavyweight championship.  From New York to Japan, from the AWA to the WWE, here is some history of the various US titles. 

Rob Faint Throughout wrestling history, there have been many titles named the United States heavyweight championship.  From New York to Japan, from the AWA to the WWE, here is some history of the various US titles.  Continue reading You Get a US title, and You get a US title…The history of the US Title(s)

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#AWA #Big Time Wrestling #Mid Atlantic Wrestling #NWA #The United States Heavyweight Title #WCW #WWE

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The Gimmick Table: The Origin of Black Blood

A gimmick is something that is intended to hook the attention of fans to a wrestler. They may be outrageous or steeped more in reality, whatever the case may be…some have succeeded and many others have failed.

Brian Damage A gimmick is something that is intended to hook the attention of fans to a wrestler. They may be outrageous or steeped more in reality, whatever the case may be…some have succeeded and many others have failed. The Gimmick Table takes a look at the origins of some of your favorite and not so favorite gimmicks of professional wrestlers. Continue reading The Gimmick Table: The Origin…

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#Billy Jack Haynes #Black Blood WCW #The Gimmick Table #WCW

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Spotlight on Moondog Mayne

Real name was Ronald Doyle “Lonnie” Mayne. September 12, 1944-August 14,1978. I can recall the first time that I saw “Moondog” Mayne; he had a crazed look about him and he carried a huge bone.

Robert Segedy Real name was Ronald Doyle “Lonnie” Mayne. September 12, 1944-August 14,1978. I can recall the first time that I saw “Moondog” Mayne; he had a crazed look about him and he carried a huge bone. On several occasions I recall him eating glass and swallowing live goldfish during an interview. Mayne wrestled in various National Wrestling Alliance territories as well as the WWWF in 1973.…

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#Captain Lou Albano #Moondog Lonnie Mayne #NWA #WWWF