Brian Damage
They were identical twins who wrestled for various promotions including the USWA, WCW, ECW, TNA and the WWF. They wrestled under several different names throughout the years, winning countless tag team titles along the way. Today on the blog, we ask…’Whatever Happened To’ Ron and Don Harris? Continue reading
Brian Damage
As the Monday Night Wars were heating up between bitter rivals in WCW and the WWF…it was WCW who was getting the better of Vince McMahon’s once untouchable wrestling empire. World Championship Wrestling decided to go head to head with the World Wrestling Federation on Monday night’s by creating the Monday Nitro program. They also swooped in and signed away two of the WWF’s top talents in Kevin Nash (Diesel) and Scott Hall (Razor Ramon). With his back against the wall, Vince McMahon decided to fight fire with fire and in June of 1996…he did just that by signing then wrestling’s hottest commodity in Brian Pillman. Continue reading
Brian Damage
This is the 286th 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
Brian Damage
He was the nephew of Hulk Hogan and was the cousin to Mike Awesome. He wrestled all over the world, but his biggest recognition came from his time in World Championship Wrestling. Today on the blog we ask…’Whatever Happened To’ Horace Hogan? Continue reading
Brian Damage
If there is one definitive lesson that we can all take away from the “great” pandemic of 2020, it’s that pro wrestling (As great as it can be) desperately needs fans in attendance to make the product work. A good match can be made great with fans cheering and going crazy for it. Wrestling fans are just as much a part of the show as the wrestlers themselves in many ways. It is their fandom, their passion, their excitement that creates an inexplicable energy that the wrestlers feed off of. Continue reading
Lowlife Louie Ramos, Brian Damage, Padraic Toolan and Amerigo Diehl
What wrestlers had the best changes in gimmick and or character in pro wrestling? Continue reading
Brian Damage
The 1990’s were an era where pro wrestling was red hot. With promotions like WWF, WCW and ECW selling out venues and television ratings skyrocketing, no doubt that the business was on fire. In the shadows of all these flourishing wrestling companies was a small, independent promotion based in North Carolina. While not as well known during that time period, it was revolutionary and became a breeding ground for many future stars. The promotion in question, was known as OMEGA. Continue reading
Brian Damage
Welcome to yet another edition of useless wrestling facts, stats and other stuff to entertain you and perhaps enrich your lives. Some of these informational nuggets of truth may be well known by the masses, while others…not so much. In either case, they are simply meant for fun and enjoyment. They won’t help you graduate or get a good job, but they will give you useless knowledge on a business we all love and cherish…professional wrestling. So sit back or stand up and let’s learn a thing or two about a thing or two. Continue reading
Lowlife Louie Ramos and Brian Damage
We continue where we left off with last week’s selection. What wrestlers did NOT have success after the break up of their popular/successful tag teams. Basically, who were the Marty Jannetty’s of teams? Continue reading
