Wrestling With Sin: 237

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.

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A Waste of Space: The WWE’s Ill Fated Faction Known as ‘The Cosmic Wasteland’

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.

Remembering The York Foundation in WCW

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.

Whatever Happened to the WWE’s The Basham Brothers?

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They both began in Ohio Valley Wrestling’s “Beginner’s Class” and were able to slowly but surely move up the ranks and ultimately ended up on the WWE’s main roster. Today on the blog, we take a look at the careers of Danny and Doug and ask ‘Whatever Happened to’ the Basham Brothers?

Great Ideas That Didn’t Last: The Straight Edge Society

Throughout the history of pro wrestling bookers and promoters have always tried to come up with new, creative and innovative ideas to generate interest in their product. Some ideas have not only succeeded…but flourished. Others were DOA from the get go. Then there are those ideas which initially were innovative but, for various reasons, faded away. Those are the focus of this latest series of posts titled ‘Great Ideas That Didn’t Last’.

Face the Facts: Another Round of Useless Facts, Stats, Trivia and All That Other Mumbo Jumbo

Brian Damage

This the latest blog piece of pro wrestling facts, stats and useless trivia. Some of these you may know and some you may not. All in all, they are all just in fun. So as usual, sit back, relax and let’s all learn some stuff together….

This Week in Wrestling 2018 Week 33

Brian Damage

It’s Saturday so time for the latest installment of ’This Week in Wrestling’, the 33rd of 2018. Today, Brian remembers Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart while sharing all the best viral content he’s stumbled upon this week.