Whatever Happened to the WWE’s Most Famous Lackeys?

Brian Damage

It seems that when a wrestler debuts a rich man type gimmick in the WWE, they usually are accompanied by a second or valet. Someone who is willing to take abuse from their employer and often interferes in their matches. That has been the case recently with Jindr Mahal who has the Singh brothers of Samir and Sunil. It was also very prevalent back in the 1980’s when the ‘Million Dollar Man’ Ted Dibiase had Virgil. They may be called personal butlers, servants, ring announcers or bodyguards…but to us fans…they were known simply as lackey’s. Today on the blog, we ask ‘Whatever Happened to‘ some of the more obscure ones that you may or may not remember.

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Turning Japanese: First Impressions of New Japan Pro Wrestling

Jamie Lithgow

It is said that more and more wrestling fans from outside Japan are gravitating towards New Japan Pro Wrestling, and I am one of them. Having exclusively watched American professional wrestling for most of my life I have held a NJPW World subscription for almost six months now. Today I share my first impressions of NJPW, what I like, what I don’t like, what is different and what is the same when compared to WWE.

That’s Just A Fact of Life: Pro Wrestling Facts and Stuff

Brian Damage

Who doesn’t love facts, stats and trivia questions revolving around pro wrestling…..errr I mean Sports Entertainment. Well if you do hate them, then this piece isn’t for you…at all. For everybody else, here is yet another round of this stuff. So sit back, relax and let’s learn!

Wrestling With Sin: 168

Brian Damage

This is the 168th 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.

Wrestling With Sin: 164

Brian Damage

This is the 164th 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.

Wrestling With Sin: 162

Brian Damage

This is the 162nd 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.

Wrestling With Sin: 161

Brian Damage

This is the 161st 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.