Brian Damage
March 26th, 2001 was one of the darkest days in pro wrestling history. On that date, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) folded and was sold to Vince McMahon and the WWE, its main rival. What could have been, what should have been? Those are questions that sadly, we really never got the opportunity to find out. Oh sure, we as fans got to see a very watered down version of WCW in the WWE, but it wasn’t the original plan. Continue reading
Brian Damage
It is one of the biggest matches in the history of the WCW. A match that could have sold out any venue and headlined virtually any PPV. Yet, in their wisdom, the company gave it away for free on TV. In this latest ‘A Moment in Time‘, we look at the moment Goldberg won the WCW title. Continue reading
Jamie Lithgow, John Carbery and Brian Damage
Time for another ‘Top Five‘ and this time the theme is ‘white meat’ babyfaces i.e. those fist-pumping good guys, and gals, with no rough edges that kids love. However, as this is a ‘Top Five’ we shall no doubt be mentioning the babyfaces so good at being good that even old fogies like us can’t help but cheer for them too.
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John Carbery
Today we debut a new series of posts under the theme ‘Alternative Wrestling History‘. This series will look at some of the “what if?” moments from wrestling history. It’s not the only debut though, as it’s also the first post from our newest contributor John Carbery and he looks at what would have happened had Sting been the third member of the nWo.
Craig Wilson
In June 2011, CM Punk identified himself as a “Paul Heyman guy” – a phrase that has since spawned a WWE t-shirt. During his career, Heyman has wrestled various superstars who can all lay claim to having been a ‘Heyman guy (and gal). Today we look at some of the less well remembered, or known, superstars that performed under the tutelage of the former ECW owner. Continue reading
Craig Wilson
Today is the 20th anniversary of WCW Nitro debuting on our screens. To mark that occasion, Craig – who was never a WCW fan back in the day- goes back in time, thanks to the WWE Network, and takes in the debut of a show he’s never seen in its entirety before. Continue reading
Craig Wilson, Brian Damage & Jamie Lithgow
We follow up last week’s Top Five Worst WWE Gimmicks of the 1990s by looking at equally terribly gimmicks over in World Championship Wrestling. Whether it’s goofy characters or terrible debuts, you’ll find them in this latest Top Five.
Brian Damage
This past Sunday WCW icon Sting made his Wrestlemania debut in a losing affair to Triple H. The next day Vince McMahon was quoted talking about taking sting from obscurity. Was this a shot at TNA or a slight on Sting? That’s the subject of this piece from Brian. Continue reading
Brian Damage
Imagine if you will…you’re ready to turn on Monday Night Raw and without warning Dixie Carter appears on your screen announcing that TNA wrestling has taken over the WWE’s time slot. Instead of seeing your favorite WWE superstars like Daniel Bryan, John Cena, The Wyatt Family, etc…you were now getting wrestlers like Ethan Carter III, Magnus, Eric Young and the Menagerie. The show you were accustomed to watching for years was replaced with a different style or brand that you just weren’t anticipating.
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Ring the Damn Bell 