Just The Facts Ma’am: The Return of Useless Wrestling Facts

Brian Damage

Rumors are rumors but facts are facts! Here is another piece that delves into the most useless facts about pro wrestling. Some you may know, others not so much. Either way, sit back, read and learn something that you’ll never need to know in your whole entire life.

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Top Five Unsung Stars of the Attitude Era

John Carberry, Benjamin Trecroci, Craig Wilson and Brian Damage

One of the most popular topics on this blog is, unsurprisingly, the Attitude Era. While the heroics of the likes of The Rock, Stone Cold, The Undertaker and co are well documented. In today’s Top Five we wanted to take a look at some of the more unsung performers from that time period.

Sunday Sermon: 20 Years Since Canada vs. USA on WWE TV

Craig Wilson, Russ Morgan, Brian Damage, Jamie Lithgow and Benjamin Trecroci

In today’s Sunday Sermon, the team head back in time 20 years to the crazy world of wrestling that was in 1997. WCW are on top, there’s the upstart ECW all while WWE tries to recapture the magic of old. Today we look at the reformation of the Hart Foundation and the unique reaction that group received.

The Extreme Journey From South Korea to South Philly: The Story of Kimona Wanalaya

Brian Damage

To many wrestling fans, the name Kristina Laum might not mean all that much. However, during the 90s she would appear in ECW and WCW and very nearly in the WWE. In fact, she appears in an iconic moment from the history of Philidelphia’s Extreme Championship Wrestling. Today we take a look at the journey she made from South Korea to the crazy world of professional wrestling and beyond.

The Death of Pro Wrestling’s Last Territory: The USWA

Brian Damage

Founded in 1989, the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) had an 8-year run that came to an end in 1997. In today’s piece, Brian looks at the events that led to the companies demise and the people involved.

A Light Idea: The Birth and Subsequent Death of the WWF’s Light Heavyweight Division

Brian Damage

The recent addition of the Cruiserweight division to the WWE has resurrected the company’s interest in light heavyweight superstars. But this is certainly not the first time Vince McMahon’s company has attempted to focus on this type of action. Today we had back to the previous attempts to build a light heavyweight division.

Bait and Switch: 20 Years Since Jim Ross Announced Diesel and Razor Ramon Were Returning

Craig Wilson

Inspired in part by Jamie’s weekly ‘The Way We Was‘ jaunt through the 1996 world of wrestling, and keeping an eye on the product at the time, it would be amiss of us not to have a proper look at the fake Razor Ramon and Diesel angle. So, let’s have a look at the why and why of that angle.