Wrestling With Sin: 296

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This is the 296th 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 interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media. Continue reading →

Downed On The Farm: Top WWE Developmental Prospects That Never Made It…Part 12

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The WWF/WWE has had some type of developmental system for years now. Whether it was the USWA, Ohio Valley, Power Pro, Heartland, Deep South, Florida Championship Wrestling or NXT…many of the company’s top superstars got their start in at least one of them. While some developmental names like John Cena, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, The Miz, Brock Lesnar and Charlotte Flair all made big stars of themselves by first training in developmental, others never got to see the light of day. This series will focus on those wrestlers…the ones that at some point were a lock to get called up to the main roster and never quite made it. What once was hot, suddenly became a “not” as a WWE superstar. Continue reading →

The Professional Wrestling Federation: Dusty Rhodes’ Attempt at Running His Own Promotion

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‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes has been praised as both a creative genius and an ego maniac only out for himself and his friends. His booking helped catapult Jim Crockett Promotions to the national level. Some say he also led JCP into financial ruin with many of his decisions. Whether you are pro or anti Dusty as a booker and creative mind…we mustn’t lose sight that many of his ideas are still used today. Let’s also not forget that time when Dusty tried to start his own national promotion. This is the story of the PWF…The Professional Wrestling Federation and its place in wrestling history. Continue reading →

Whatever Happened to The Dicks?

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They were a successful tag team in WWE’s developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling for a number of years. When they were called up to the main roster, they were given a completely different gimmick. The team only lasted about five months before being released from the company. Today on the blog, we ask…’Whatever Happened To’ The Dicks? Continue reading →

Wrestling With Sin: 295

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This is the 295th 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 interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media. Continue reading →

Downed On The Farm: Top WWE Developmental Prospects That Never Made It…Part 11

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Brian Damage

The WWF/WWE has had some type of developmental system for years now. Whether it was the USWA, Ohio Valley, Power Pro, Heartland, Deep South, Florida Championship Wrestling or NXT…many of the company’s top superstars got their start in at least one of them. While some developmental names like John Cena, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, The Miz, Brock Lesnar and Charlotte Flair all made big stars of themselves by first training in developmental, others never got to see the light of day. This series will focus on those wrestlers…the ones that at some point were a lock to get called up to the main roster and never quite made it. What once was hot, suddenly became a “not” as a WWE superstar. Continue reading →