I’m Nacho Man! The Feud Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage Wanted No Part Of

Brian Damage

The Macho Man has been involved in many memorable feuds throughout his illustrious career. Opponents with names like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and Diamond Dallas Page are just a few that lit the wrestling world on fire. A combination of Savage’s intensity on promos and the fast paced wrestling style he could deliver, helped make many of his matches sensational. With all the wrestlers Savage had competed against, there was one that Savage fought hard not to get in the ring with.

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Wrestling With Sin: 422

Brian Damage

This is the 422nd 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.

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Top Five Worst Things About The Monday Night Wars

Brian Damage

The Monday Night Wars that took place in wrestling in the 1990’s brought about many great things. Ratings, attendance and pay per view buy rates went through the roof. It made superstars out of the likes of Steve Austin, the Rock and many others. Many wrestlers made more money during this period of time than any other point in their careers. With all that said, today on the blog, we look at the top five things that were not so great about the Monday Night Wars between WWF and WCW.

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Grappling With Tragedy: Jerry Blackwell

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 wrestling in some way.

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Where The Big Boys Came To Play At Small Houses: The Night WCW Held A Show At The Dallas Sportatorium

Brian Damage

The old rundown, rusted tin shack known as the Dallas Sportatorium was home to professional wrestling…most notably…World Class Championship Wrestling for many years. The famed building would be filled to capacity each week watching the likes of the Von Erichs battling the Freebirds among other big name stars at the time. By 1992, World Class was gone and many of the Von Erich clan were gone as well. Smaller wrestling promotions held shows there, but on September 5, 1992 one of the biggest wrestling company’s at the time World Championship Wrestling (WCW) made their way inside the famous building for a house show. It turned out to be anything but ordinary.

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Wrestling With Sin: 421

Brian Damage

This is the 421st 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.

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