The first time I saw Kongo Kong was when he shoved me out of his way. It was January 2014. Heidi Lovelace and Jordynn Grace were embroiled in a “Falls Count Anywhere…
Professional wrestling has been called a man’s soap opera. This is true in the ring and backstage. Any place you find there drama of wrestling in a ring, there’s bound to be drama…
The rumors you’ve heard are true. Yes, IWA Mid-South is hardcore. Yes, the fans live for blood and gore. Yes, they were so violent back in the 90s, they were kicked out…
A few more Black Friday shopping tips for wrestling fans: Ring of Honor is offering 20% off your order and has released a new 2 DVD set featuring Samoa Joe. A new…
If you miss a week of wrestling in Louisville, you miss a lot! While I was off enjoying a family vacation in D.C., Mitchell Hull won the OVW TV title. Mitchell was…
Last night I posted a comment from IWA Mid-South Champion Shane Mercer on the blog. Eagle-eyed WWE fans spotted the man himself at ringside during Raw last night: The same fans who…
It’s not easy to run an independent promotion in the WWE era. Most promotions only last a few months at best, struggling to draw an audience and attract talent the fans…
Last week I turned off Raw twenty minutes in. I know. I missed the brawl between Brock and the Undertaker. I watch the 90 minute replay on Hulu (because I don’t have…
Listening to Jeff Jarrett on this week’s Talk is Jericho and he brings up an interesting point about the uptick in quality in independent wrestling. In the old territory days, the young…
One of the highlights of Eat Sleep Wrestle is a chapter about deathmatches, a particularly brutal form of professional wrestling frequently involving barbed wire, fluorescent light tubes, and all manner of weapons. The chapter…
