Brian Damage
By the mid 90s, Scott Levy had become one of the most interesting talents in the ring as he competed as Raven in ECW, WCW and then WWE. However, today’s focus is on Levy’s first run with the WWE when he competed, back in the early 90s, as Johnny Polo. Continue reading
Brian Damage
This is the 90th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involves 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
Throughout the history of pro wrestling bookers and promoters have always tried to come up with new, creative and innovative ideas to generate interest in their product. Some ideas have not only succeeded but flourished. Others were DOA from the get go. Those are the focus of the series of posts titled ‘Great Ideas That Didn’t Last’ which today looks at the short-lived Bobby Heenan show. Continue reading
Brian Damage
Nick Busick was a cop turned professional wrestler. His first ever match was as a jobber against Billy Red Lyons in the WWWF (Now known as the WWE) in 1978. Busick continued his dual roles as both a police officer by day and a pro wrestler by night. But Whatever Happened to Big Bully Busick?
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Ever since the WWE went into a national and then a global expansion beginning in the 1980’s, we have seen professional wrestling go through many cataclysmic changes. We’ve seen the territorial system get wiped out, we’ve seen Jim Crockett Promotions wave the white flag and sell to Ted Turner. We have witnessed the once proud AWA fall…as well as ECW and eventually WCW.
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When we think of the all time greatest wrestling factions…we think of units like the 4 Horsemen…The original nWo….DX…The Freebirds and more recently with The Shield. This piece isn’t about those teams, but rather the teams that strived to be like them only to falter. Factions that were forgotten or perhaps would like to be forgotten. Continue reading
Brian Damage
This is the 22nd installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin’ series. A series of pieces that focuses on the darker…sometimes seedier side of pro wrestling. Some stories involve sex, drugs, assault, rape and even murder! As with every single piece in the Sin series…I do not condone nor do I condemn the alleged participants. Continue reading
