Brian Damage
In the late 1980’s and into the mid 1990’s, the World Wrestling Federation was geared as family sports entertainment. While we know that the WWE usually frowns upon the use of blood in matches and storylines…it was still used sparingly throughout the years when absolutely necessary. Back in 1988, the company set up an angle that, quite frankly was so brutally vicious by WWF standards, it surprised many…including the participants involved.
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Brian Damage
The Macho Man has been involved in many memorable feuds throughout his illustrious career. Opponents with names like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and Diamond Dallas Page are just a few that lit the wrestling world on fire. A combination of Savage’s intensity on promos and the fast paced wrestling style he could deliver, helped make many of his matches sensational. With all the wrestlers Savage had competed against, there was one that Savage fought hard not to get in the ring with.
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Brian Damage
When you think of steel cage matches in pro wrestling, you think of the violent, bloody and barbaric nature of them. You may immediately think of the mesh fence type structures that have been synonymous with cage matches. Whether it was Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka leaping off the top of the cage at Madison Square Garden or the violent confrontation between Harley Race and Ric Flair at Starrcade. That’s what many fans old school and new school see and remember. Continue reading
Brian Damage
It’s that time again to delve into some fun and quirky pro wrestling facts, stats and useless trivia. Some of these you may already know, but some you very well may not. All in all, though, they are all in good fun. So without any further adieu, here we go… Continue reading
Brian Damage
We all know Dustin Runnels as the WWE’s iconic character known as ‘Goldust.’ For over 20 years, with a break in between here and there, Dustin has perfectly portrayed the bizarre Goldust. While Dustin is known most for his work as Goldust, it wasn’t his first stint with the WWF/E and that’s the focus of today’s piece. Continue reading
Brian Damage
For many years there have been discussions over a wrestlers union, with Jesse Ventura being a long-time advocate for it. In today’s piece we take a look at these calls for wrestling to become unionized and the difference that it would make to the in-ring performers. Continue reading
Brian Damage
For a guy with the look that he had, King Kong Bundy’s descent from main eventing WrestleMania two to being treated as a joke by the company was staggering. In this piece we look at the career of Bundy and some of the events that played out during his time with the WWE. Continue reading
Craig Wilson and Brian Damage
With it being recently added to the WWE Network we thought a Top Five Saturday Night’s Main Event could be quite good fun. It was a show that featured many memorable moments.
Today Craig and Brian list their Top Five Saturday Night Main Event moments, plenty of old school ammo for that. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
Hogan grabs Bossman through the old school blue bars. If only the law man had thought to just let go of the cage.
Today we head back to 1989 to revisit one of the most famous cage matches in WWE history. Here’s some background to this staple of any cage match compilation –
Hulk Hogan had been involved in a feud with The Big Boss Man and Akeem (aka The Twin Towers) for months, before and after his split from Mega Powers partner Macho Man Randy Savage. The rivalry between the two teams was the focus of the 10 man tag main event at the 1988 Survivor Series, and it was actually in a match against Bossman and Akeem when Hogan and Savage split in February ’89. In those days a traditional feud ending match was a cage match, which brings us to the May 27th 1989 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event where Hogan defends the WWE Title, which he won from Savage at Wrestlemania V a few weeks earlier, against The Big Boss Man.
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Ring the Damn Bell 