Brian Damage
This story comes to us in an age where there was no internet, no social media sites, no TMZ or any other super fast means to get news. There were no television taping spoilers to ruin the illusion of a seemingly live event. The year was 1985, the then World Wrestling Federation was just starting to get its feet wet as a national promotion. Everything wasn’t out there for fans to become smart to they way pro wrestling was run.
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Brian Damage
She was ‘Stunning’ Steve Austin’s first ever valet during his WCW sting. However, after just one series of TV tapings, she disappeared from television. Today, though, in this latest piece in the series, we ask ‘Whatever Happened to‘ Vivacious Veronica. Continue reading
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The post-WrestleMania season traditionally signals a new ‘season’ of WWE TV. With that in mind, and ahead of the superstar shake-up, in today’s Top Five we look across both rosters and discuss what performers are most due a change in fortune. Continue reading
Brian Damage
On one night in 1997, due to TV tapings, live events and broadcast schedules, wrestling fans saw ‘Ravishing’ Rick Rude appear on three different wrestling promotion’s shows on the same night. Today we go back almost 20 years to see the events that led to that moment. Continue reading
Brian Damage
With the recent surge in popularity of journeyman wrestler James Ellsworth in the WWE, it makes me want to look back at another particular journeyman. While this jobber never had his own line of T-shirts or get a shot at a world title, his story is no less impressive. This is the story of Jake ‘The Milkman’ Milliman. Continue reading
Brian Damage
There are few venues as synonymous with the WWE as the iconic Madison Square Garden. Many of the biggest moments in WWE history have taken place at the venue including Hulk Hogan’s first title win, Jimmy Snuka leaping from the top of the steel cage through to the inuagural WrestleMania. Today we look at the WWE’s relationship with MSG. Continue reading
Brian Damage
In today’s journey back in time, Brian looks back at one of his favourite superstars growing up, Paul Orndorff, and one of the greatest managers ever, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, and the fact that ‘Mr Wonderful’ fired him as his manager not once, but twice. Continue reading
