Brian Damage
Hello all! Here we go again! Another robust round of facts, stats and other useless knowledge of the business of professional wrestling. Some of these facts you may be well aware of and some maybe not so much. In either case, they are just meant to be fun and educate just a smidge. So let’s go and learn a little something…
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Rob Faint
In the world of pro wrestling, it’s not uncommon for a tag team with the same name to have interchangeable members. Injuries, expiring contracts, or relationship problems can cause teams to break up and recruit new members. When a team changes members the question becomes Which version was better?
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Rob Faint
Jerry Lawler has been wrestling for over 50 years. In that time, he has made many friends. He also has made many enemies. And some of those friends have become enemies and some of those enemies have become friends. This list explores the top 5 Jerry Lawler opponents. Let the debate begin!
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Brian Damage
This is the 472nd 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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Robert Segedy
Douglas Eric Embry, also known as “Flamboyant” Eric Embry wasn’t the biggest dog in the fight but surely, he had to have had the biggest heart in the sport. A known bleeder, Embry, was the booker in many organizations and is reputed to have one of the best minds in the game. Making his debut in 1977, Embry received his start working in such territories as Eddie Graham’s Championship Wrestling from Florida and Joe Blanchard’s Southwest Championship Wrestling, based in San Antonio.
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Rob Faint
In the long history of pro wrestling there have been several recognized world heavyweight championships. The WWE, AEW, NWA, WCW and AWA are a few examples. But did you know there were other organizations/alliances/federations who claimed to have a world champion? Here are 5 “Other” World Titles.
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Robert Segedy
Memories of watching wrestling back in the 60’s
I can still recall the Saturday afternoon that I stumbled upon a broadcast of Championship Wrestling from Georgia on WTBS. After being raised on years of WWWF product, the product from Georgia smacked of a realism that I had never been exposed to. What I really liked was the announcer: Gordon Solie. He never raised his voice but spoke in an even controlled manner. He called the action as he saw it and he seemed to have a through understanding of human anatomy. There also was his trademark of referring to some one that was busted open as wearing “a crimson mask.” The fact that various wrestlers bleed frequently was something that impressed me as well. The talent pool was completely different than that of the WWWF. Instead of time filling matches with various jobbers and their opponents, Championship Wrestling from Georgia showed matches that were filmed on location from various locations. Simply seeing this footage added a necessary element of realism that was missing from the programming I was used to.
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Rob Faint
When I think back to some of my favorite wrestlers of yesteryear one name immediately springs to mind: Tommy Rich. Why him? Let me tell ya about “Wildfire”.
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Brian Damage
It’s time! It’s Time! It’s useless wrestling facts time! Yes, in case you were wondering, it is time for yet another round of useless wrestling facts, stats and otherwise pointless trivia. Some of these facts you may be well aware of, while others perhaps not. In any case, they are all in fun. So let’s get to it and learn something about nothing.
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Ring the Damn Bell 