Wrestling with Sin: 119

Brian Damage

This is the 119th 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.

Styles Clash: Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder

Benjamin Trecroci

We continue our series looking at the history of The Clash of the Champions, taking in part with Clash of Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder. Held on November 20, 1990, at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida in front of 5,000 fans. The show drew a 4.2 rating on TBS.

Great Ideas That Didn’t Last: The Black Scorpion

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. Then there are those ideas which initially were innovative…but for various reasons….faded away. Those are the focus of this latest series of posts titled ‘Great Ideas That Didn’t Last’. This latest piece focuses in on WCW’s Black Scorpion.

Styles Clash: Clash of the Champions XII: Mountain Madness

Benjamin Trecroci

We continue our series looking at the history of the Clash of the Champions, taking in part with Clash of Champions XII: Mountain Madness/Fall Brawl. Held on September 5, 1990, at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina in front of 4,000 fans. The show drew a 5.0 rating on TBS.

Wrestling with Sin: 118

Brian Damage

This is the 118th 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.

Styles Clash: Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

Benjamin Trecroci

We continue our series looking at the history of The Clash of the Champions, taking in part with Clash of Champions XI: Coastal Crush. Held on June 13, 1990, at the McCallister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina in front of 4,100 fans. The show drew a 4.1 rating on TBS.

Styles Clash: Clash of the Champions X: Texas Knockout

Benjamin Trecroci

We continue our series looking at the history of the Clash of the Champions, taking in Clash of the Champions Part X: Texas Knockout. Held on February 6, 1990, at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas in front of 3,000 fans. The show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS.