Jamie Lithgow
Back in 1997 Harrison Ford was in cinemas playing the part of the ass-kicking US President who battles Russian hijackers on board Air Force One. Sounds outlandish, but imagine living in 1997 and being told who the actual president will be in 2017! Anyway, asses were also kicked in the world of wrestling so let’s head down south in this week’s ‘Meanwhile, in WCW’… Continue reading
Benjamin Trecroci
We continue our series looking at the history of The Clash of the Champions, taking in Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl. Held on September 5, 1991, at the Augusta Richmond Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia. The show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
Monday morning at Ring The Damn Bell means it’s time to travel back in time to 1997. It was a simpler time when P. Diddy was still called Puff Daddy and Oasis were top of the UK music charts. Better still, there was plenty of wrestling action to enjoy so let’s get to business in this week’s ‘Meanwhile, in WCW’… Continue reading
Brian Damage
This is the 122nd installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow
20 years ago this week, Will Smith was recruited by Tommy Lee Jones to a top secret Government agency to defend the galaxy from the worst scum of the universe. That’s right, to make us all feel old, Men In Black is 20 years old. Also 20 years old is a memorable angle from Monday Nitro. Let’s find out more in this week’s ‘Meanwhile, in WCW’… Continue reading
Brian Damage
Factions in professional wrestling have been around for years and years. Fans have their favorites and not so favorite groups. The key to a certain faction’s success is getting the right wrestlers to be added to the group. Wrestlers who gel together can make a faction look unbeatable. When faction’s just add wrestlers without giving any thought to their purpose, it can spell disaster. This piece focuses in on factions who almost had members added but for various reasons it didn’t happen. Continue reading
Benjamin Trecroci
We continue our series looking at the history of The Clash of the Champions, taking in part with Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA. Held on June 12, 1991 at the Civic Auditorium in Knoxville, Tennessee in front of 5,000 fans. The show drew a 3.9 on TBS. Continue reading
