Raw Rewind: 19 April 1993

Craig Wilson

Welcome to the latest edition of ‘Raw Rewind‘ from 1993. Today we cover the episode from 19 April, featuring Money Inc. taking on the Beverly Brothers and more.

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Raw Rewind: 12 April 1993

Craig Wilson

Welcome to the latest edition of ‘Raw Rewind‘ from 1993. Today we cover the episode from 12 April, featuring Scott Steiner, I.R.S, Papa Shango and the debuting Friar Ferguson.

Well That Didn’t Work: Saba Simba

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…

Whatever Happened to Rick Steiner

Craig Wilson

Throughout the late eighties and into the nineties, he was part of one of wrestling’s most popular tag teams with his brother Scott. Today we ask, ‘Whatever Happened to‘ Rick Steiner?

Icons of Wrestling #33 – Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese

Jamie Lithgow

Height: 6’6″
Weight: 305lbs
Hometown: Mount Trashmore, Florida
Glory Days: 1994-1996
Fun Fact: Before signing for the WWF, Mike ‘Duke The Dumpster’ Droese wrestled on the Florida independent scene as Garbage Man. He even made it onto the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 Wrestlers of 1993. Granted he was number 500, but it still counts.

Mind The Logic Gap: The Outlaw Rule

Jamie Lithgow

The world of wrestling is a place often bereft of logic: Why would two (or more) performers conduct business or personal discussions in the middle of a large arena full of strangers? Why are supposedly skilled referees so easily distracted from their job? Why are wrestlers that are capable of breath-taking athletic displays so bad at climbing ladders? These gaps in logic will, for now at least, remain unfilled. However, today we shine the spotlight on one such gap that has since been closed as we take a look at The Outlaw Rule.

Top Five Heel Turns in Wrestling

Jamie Lithgow, Brian Damage, Benjamin Trecroci, Amerigo Diehl and John Carbery

Often turning a superstar heel or babyface is thrown about as the easiest option to change their fortunes. But sometimes a turn can really make a superstar. In today’s Top Five, we look at some of the most important heel turns in wrestling history.