Brian Damage
He wrestled for numerous promotions such as ECW, WCW, WWE, TNA and Ring of Honor. He was not only a lackey in a faction, but a leader of a couple of his own. Today on the blog, we ask…’Whatever Happened to’ Stevie Richards? Continue reading
Brian Damage
One of the greatest tag teams in the history of the wrestling business was the Midnight Express. It didn’t matter if it was the tandem of ‘Beautiful’ Bobby Eaton and ‘Lover boy’ Dennis Condrey or the combination of Eaton and ‘Sweet’ Stan Lane….The Midnight Express were an extremely successful team. Not only could the team work a great scientific match, they could brawl and adapt to any type of match they were thrust into. Add to that, having one of the greatest talkers managing them in Jim Cornette…you had a tag team that was both hated and beloved. Continue reading
Padraic Toolan, Amerigo Diehl, Lowlife Louie Ramos and Brian Damage
This week’s Top Five is what are your top wrestling factions, groups (with three or more wrestlers) or stables of all time? It doesn’t just have to be factions, but also a stable of wrestlers led by a particular manager. Continue reading
Throughout the years that World Championship Wrestling had been in business, there had been many storylines revolving around powerful factions. We can start with the Four Horsemen and work our way down to the likes of the Dangerous Alliance, The Dungeon of Doom, the New World Order, the Natural Born Thrillers and the New Blood. All had varying amounts of success and failures. It seems that most of the history of WCW involved an evil group of wrestlers wanting to take control of the company. Continue reading
Brian Damage
“Everyone come see the greatest show, Invite everybody that you know…” – Insane Clown Posse
Today on the blog, we look at the faction known as ‘The Oddities’ in the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1990’s. How did they come together? Whose idea was it? What was the original idea for the group? Ladies and gentlemen, let’s all gather around and read about the freak show that came to town… Continue reading
Brian Damage
She was a former WWE Diva Search contestant who had a brief and rather unmemorable run in the company. She really blossomed when she went to work in TNA wrestling. Today on the blog, we ask…’Whatever Happened to’ Taryn Terrell? Continue reading
Brian Damage
This is the 237th 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
Brian Damage
Do you remember the faction Cosmic Wasteland, featuring Cody ‘Stardust’ Rhodes and the Ascension? You may have forgotten them owing to their short period of time together in the WWE. Don’t worry, we’re on hand to remind you about them. Continue reading
Brian Damage
It all started after a lunch meeting with WCW announcer Tony Schiavone at the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Turner make up artist, Terri Boatright, grew up a wrestling fan. She was doing make up for the likes of CNN news anchors and guests when she caught the eye of WCW booker Ole Anderson. Anderson came up with a gimmick he thought would be perfect for Boatright. Anderson arranged a meeting between Terri and Schiavone to talk things over. Continue reading
