Brian Damage
As the old, traditional New Year’s saying goes…”New Year, New You.” It’s a typical saying for people looking for a new outlook or change in the upcoming year. The year 2022 saw some positive changes in pro wrestling, but also had many challenges. When the clock strikes midnight and the year 2023 comes in…here are five things I hope to see happen in pro wrestling.
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Brian Damage
As the old, traditional New Year’s saying goes…”New Year, New You.” It’s a typical saying for people looking for a new outlook or change in the upcoming year. The year 2021 saw some positive changes in pro wrestling, but also had many challenges. When the clock strikes midnight and the year 2022 comes in…here are five things I hope to see happen in pro wrestling.
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As the old, traditional New Year’s saying goes…”New Year, New You.” It’s a typical saying for people looking for a new outlook or change in the upcoming year. To say that 2020 was a very challenging year would be a bit of an understatement. Now that the clock has struck midnight and 2020 has turned into 2021…here are five things I hope to see happen in pro wrestling.
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Tom Casola
Tom: Nothing is more disappointing when a federation has a great single wrestler and teams them up with another great single wrestler, and instead of getting that “explosion of greatness” you are left pondering “why”. That is my feelings towards these teams. For the most part, each individual are standouts and had successful single careers. However when put in a tag-team, they become lack luster. Continue reading
Craig Wilson
Ahead of WrestleMania 35 this Sunday, in the latest The Five Count, Craig lists his hopes for the show – covering everything from show length due to match outcomes and the follow-up. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
An intricate backstory is a feature of many wrestling gimmicks. For example, as a child Kane was accused of starting the fire which killed his and The Undertaker’s parents, only it was actually started by a young Undertaker. This incident was the central focus of their initial feud and also facilitated Taker’s subsequent heel turn. However, in today’s Five Count, Jamie looks at wrestlers to have been afforded similarly specific details in their backstories but for no apparent reason or payoff. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
Celebrities and WWE go together like rhubarb and custard. Almost every Wrestlemania since the very first one has been littered with famous faces, to varying levels of appreciation from fans. In today’s 5 Count Jamie looks outside of the known WWE universe and discusses five famous people he would like to see in a WWE ring. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
Today we start a new series on the blog. Our Top Five posts are usually collaborative efforts by several members of the team. However, The Five Count will see an individual writer cover five aspects of a chosen topic, in no particular order. Jamie kicks things off by looking at some matches from New Japan in 2018 to watch before Wrestle Kingdom 13 on January 4th. Continue reading
Ring the Damn Bell 