It’s time! It’s Time! It’s useless wrestling facts time! Yes, in case you were wondering, it is time for yet another round of useless wrestling facts, stats and otherwise pointless trivia. Some of these facts you may be well aware of, while others perhaps not. In any case, they are all in fun. So let’s get to it and learn something about nothing.
It isn’t uncommon for a major corporate company like WWE to cut talent to save a few bucks here and there. There have been many times the company has had mass layoffs and “future endeavored” several wrestlers. Today on the blog, we look at five current and former WWE superstars who were once almost or actually fired by the promotion and eventually became big stars.
Bryan Danielson (Formerly known as Daniel Bryan in WWE) has always been considered one of the very best professional wrestlers in the business. Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin was groomed in WWE’s style since day one and many fans and wrestlers alike, never gave him the respect that Danielson has received throughout the years. The two opposites were rivals on screen and off with Danielson admitting that while the respect was there, the two did not like one another personally. That animosity seemed to spill over into their characters on a random WWE produced show called ‘Talking Smack.’ On that particular episode, the lines between kayfabe and reality were blurred.
Make no mistake about it, pro wrestling does have a dark side to it. There are hundreds upon hundreds of stories about the dark and sometimes sinister side as chronicled in my ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. This piece is a direct opposite of that. With every bad story I have shared…there are also positive stories. Stories of wrestlers making it above and beyond the ring. Positive stories to inspire. Pro wrestlers aren’t all drug addicts, scam artists and carny sideshows. They all don’t die at an early age, or are broke and need to wrestle till they die. They don’t necessarily have to get into acting like The Rock or Batista. They don’t have to necessarily switch over to MMA like Brock Lesnar or CM Punk. Some of these stories are just about hard work, dreaming big and doing whatever it takes to succeed. We’ve already covered some stories as chronicled in part 1, part 2 , part 3 and part 4. With that said, let’s look at some positives…
B. Dangerous, Brian Damage, Gypsy King and Lowlife Louie Ramos
This week’s top five is all about wrestlers who were really good inside the ring, but weren’t the best at doing interviews and promos. We would also like to give a warm welcome to a new contributor to the blog…The Gypsy King! Welcome!
It’s Saturday and today we have ’This Week in Wrestling’, the 29th of 2021. Today Brian examines the potential AEW signings of both CM Punk and Bryan Danielson and how they stack up to when WCW signed Scott Hall and Kevin Nash and shares all the best wrestling content from this week.
B. Dangerous, Brian Damage and Lowlife Louie Ramos
This week’s Top Five, let’s try to come up with a top five on Daniel Bryan who looks like his WWE career may be coming to an end next week. Rumors have it, his contract is up and may go wrestle elsewhere. Could be matches or moments that really stood out in WWE or anywhere else that he has competed.
Make no mistake about it, pro wrestling does have a dark side to it. There are hundreds upon hundreds of stories about the dark and sometimes sinister side as chronicled in my ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. This piece is a direct opposite of that. With every bad story I have shared…there are also positive stories. Stories of wrestlers making it above and beyond the ring. Positive stories to inspire. Pro wrestlers aren’t all drug addicts, scam artists and carny sideshows. They all don’t die at an early age, or are broke and need to wrestle till they die. They don’t necessarily have to get into acting like The Rock or Batista. They don’t have to necessarily switch over to MMA like Brock Lesnar or CM Punk. Some of these stories are just about hard work, dreaming big and doing whatever it takes to succeed. We’ve already covered some stories as chronicled in part 1 and part 2. With that said, let’s look at some positives…
This week’s top five is looking at the top five greatest feuds and or rivalries in pro wrestling history. What feuds grabbed your attention and made you glued to your seat whether at a venue or watching at home? Continue reading →