Remember when…Raven Crucified The Sandman in ECW

Craig Wilson

Am American promotion featuring a crucifixion angle, you say? Well, it could only have been one promotion back in the mid-90s. That’s right, Extreme Championship Wrestling. In this latest ‘Remember When’ piece, we look at when Raven crucified The Sandman.

Remember When…Chris Benoit won a WWF title in 1991

Craig Wilson

In this latest series of posts, titled ‘Remember When?‘, we take a look at one off or fleeting moments in wrestling history. In today’s post, we look back at when Chris Benoit won a WWF title back in 1991, almost a decade before the Radicalz jumped ship to the WWE.

Styling It Out: Forgotten Fashion From The World Of Wrestling

Jamie Lithgow

Like most things in life, all good wrestling characters and gimmicks evolve over time. Often the gradual tweaks made to a gimmick during it’s lifespan involve the occasional costume change. Some of these costume changes are good and some are bad, but today Jamie casts his eye over some the less memorable fashion choices from some of wrestling’s biggest names…

Remember When…A Mystery Masked Man Appeared on WWF TV in 1991

Craig Wilson

In this latest series of posts, titled ‘Remember When?‘, we take a look at one off or fleeting moments in wrestling history. In this latest piece, we look back to early 1991 when a mysterious masked superstar, later revealed to be Ed ‘Brutus Beefcake’ Leslie made several appearances on WWF TV attacking heels.

Remember When…The Rockers “Won” The WWE Tag Team Titles

Craig Wilson

In the ‘Remember When?‘ series we take a look at one off or fleeting moments in wrestling history. In this latest piece we head back 26 years, almost to the day, to when The Rockers “won” the WWF tag team titles from The Hart Foundation.

Remember When…The Lex Luger Took on Yokozuna on USS Intrepid

Craig Wilson

We return with a ‘Remember When?‘ piece, going back to the summer of 1993 to take in the bodyslam challenge that took place on USS Intrepid. On the day, a series of WWF talent and athletes attempted to slam the 600-pound world champion Yokozuna. In the end it would lead to a mega push for Lex Luger.

Remember When…Earthquake vs. Kōji Kitao Turned into a Shoot?

Craig Wilson

In this latest series of posts, titled ‘Remember When?‘, we take a look at famous, infamous or obscure moments in wrestling history. Today we take a look at the joint show between the WWF and Super World of Sports on 30 March 1991 and the match between Earthquake and Kōji Kitao.