The Jays Suck, Concerts Don’t And Wrestling Is Somewhere In Between

So here we are, nearly at the end of July. How the hell did that happen? I was talking to somebody the other day about how fast this year is going, and we agreed that while most years fly bye anymore, this one seems to be doing so even quicker than usual. Even though we’ve …

The Irresistible Force Meets The Immovable Object

I grew up watching wrestling, often hearing Gorilla Monsoon describe confrontations as “the irresistible force meets the immovable object.” Sometimes I would hear this and wonder to myself, what would it be like if that were actually true? And now, after all these years, I think I have my answer. Thank you, science. Spoiler: It …

Rest In Peace, Paul Bearer

This has been a bad week for deaths. Not long before Stompin Tom, I learned of the passing of William Moody, better known to pretty much everybody as Paul Bearer, the Undertaker’s manager in the WWF during the 1990’s. He was just 58, but had been having some health troubles in the last few years, …

The Best Deathmatch Ever

For the longest time I’ve been hearing about something called Inter Species Wrestling, but until this morning I had never seen it. Now that I have, I must say I approve. Well, I approve of this Fans Bring the Lego, winner eats the loser deathmatch between Moohammad the Terrorist Cow and Flip D. Berger, at …

Why They Say Don’t Try This At Home

Since I spent more of my childhood than may be healthy doing this kind of crap, this is totally hilarious. JG’s Ten Wrestling Moves That Really Hurt When You Try Them At Home Looking back, I’m amazed I wasn’t mamed or killed. Partly because the blind kid wanted to learn how the moves worked and …

TNA Wrestling Presents: How To Mess Up A Good Thing Before It Starts

Oh TNA. Even when you do something right, you can’t help doing it wrong. According to this, the decrease in pay-per-views is going to come with an increase in price. According to Multichannel News, which covered TNA’s PPV restructuring, Slammiversary in June will be priced at $39.95. Also, Bound for Glory in October will be …

TNA Cuts Back On Pay-Per-Views, Makes My Week

TNA just made the smartest business decision they’ve made since Vince Russo went bye bye. Starting immediately, the number of pay-per-view events they’ll be putting on in a year has dropped from 12 to 4. This is a fantastic move, one I wish WWE would echo. They won’t, since unlike TNA their PPVs still make …

The Person Paid To Act Like A Bad Man Acted Like A Bad Man To My Kid! No Fair!

I don’t know if this woman is a bad parent raising yet another pantywaste kid, angling for some kind of compensation, honestly doesn’t understand how playing a mean character works or all of the above, but she’s apparently serious in her belief that it’s 100% wrong for a wrestling heel to act like a giant …

Explaining A Simple Wrestling Concept To People Who Are Supposed To Be Smarter Than I Am

Catching up on some wrestling news and saw this bit of analysis (emphasis on the anal) in a Wednesday One Shots column on ProWrestling.net. Chris Shore (ROH): I am still baffled behind the naming of Rhyno and Mike Mondo as number one contenders to the ROH World and TV titles, respectively. Just typing that sentence …