Craig Wilson
Our ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ series returns to the blog today. Previously we’ve looked at The Undertaker v Undertaker feud, the NWA invasion of the WWE and The Brawl for All and many more. In this edition, Craig looks at the return to the WWF in 1991 of Tony Atlas, but now renamed Saba Simba…
Brian Damage
This is the 128th 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
Craig Wilson
As we continue our countdown to WrestleMania, we go back in time ten years and check in on the happenings at WrestleMania 22. Plenty of action, big spots and memorably moments on this one. So strap yourself in and get ready for WrestleMania 22… Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow, Brian Damage & Craig Wilson
We have our first Top Five piece of 2016 and it’s the first of a two part piece. Next week we look at crap wrestlers that had good gimmicks but today we look at good wrestlers that were unfortunately for them, but thankfully for this piece, given terrible gimmicks. Without further ado. Continue reading
Brian Damage
It is something that is not uncommon in pro wrestling. A booker or promoter feels that a certain gimmick is getting old and decides to repackage a wrestler with a brand new gimmick. The wrestler may or may not be taken off TV for a few months to make fans try and forget the initial gimmick. Sometimes it works…like in the case of Glenn Jacobs who went from Isaac Yankem to Fake Diesel to finally Kane. It also worked for guys like Windham Rotunda who went from Husky Harris to Bray Wyatt. Don’t forget, before he was the party man Adam Rose…he was a psychotic hunter named Leo Kruger. Continue reading
WWE cashed in in Primo and Epico’s Puerto Rican heritage by…errr…giving them a bullfighters gimmick and a midget dressed as a bull (Image, rather aptly, courtesy of http://www.wrestlecrap.com)
Craig Wilson
For months now there have been rumours surrounding Prince Devitt being watched by the WWE. Recent rumours have also seen KENTA linked with a move from the Far East to the WWE.
Both seem like perfectly sensible moves and I certainly see a lot of value in the WWE adding international stars to the roster particularly established ones like these. That said, it does make me wonder if they will follow the long list of international stars that have joined the WWE but have been saddled with stereotypical gimmicks. Continue reading
Brian Damage
Money Mark// noun// Definition: Someone who invests money into a promotion or starts a promotion to rub shoulders with pro wrestlers.
There have been quite a few “money marks” in the business of pro wrestling since the dawn of time. Some would even go as far as to say that Dixie Carter of TNA is a classic example of one. If a photo was needed to illustrate the definition however, then you may see a picture of Paul Alperstein next to it.
Who was Paul Alperstein? He was a very successful Chicago business man who in 1994, led a group of investors to start a brand new wrestling organization….the AWF. No, it didn’t stand for “Another Wrestling Failure” or was short for AWFul….although both would be quite fitting. It stood for American Wrestling Federation and they were going to revolutionize professional wrestling. Continue reading
Ring the Damn Bell 