Wrestling With A Grin The Brighter Side Of The Squared Circle Part V

Brian Damage

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 1part 2 , part 3  and part 4. With that said, let’s look at some positives…

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Wrestling With A Grin The Brighter Side Of The Squared Circle Part III

Brian Damage

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…

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WWE’s ‘G Spot’: Remembering WWE Saturday Morning Slam

Brian Damage

Leave it to Vince McMahon and try to corner every single television demographic imaginary. In the late summer of 2012, WWE returned to the Saturday morning market by giving us a show geared toward kids only. The show was known as ‘WWE Saturday Morning Slam’ and it was shown on the CW network as a part of the Vortexx Saturday morning block. Vortexx was a block of animated shows by a company called Saban which was best known for prducing ‘The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ franchise. Continue reading

FACTS A Lot: All The Pro Wrestling Facts You Can Use…Or Don’t…Either Way is Fine

Brian Damage

Here is another piece on pro wrestling facts, stats, trivia answers and all that other good stuff. These little nuggets of truth won’t win you any prizes or anything like that. It’s just all in good fun. You may know some or all or you may not know any at all. Any way you slice it, let’s go and try and learn something new or not… Continue reading

Sunday Sermon: Kofi Kingston as WWE Champion

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Craig Wilson, Brian Damage, Jamie Lithgow and Padraic Toolan

After an MVP one-hour performance in the gauntlet match on a recent Smackdown Live and a stellar showing in the Elimination Chamber, Kofi Kingston now has a title shot against Daniel Bryan at March 2019’s Fastlane event. Today, in this latest Sunday Sermon, the team look at the possibility of Kingston as WWE Champion.. Continue reading