Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
Backstage is a respite, holding a peaceful darkness before reaching the blinding lights. Fan’s excited energy is carried into every corner of the theatre, and their screaming voices all blend together. Hitting the runway the performer struts to their mark, and their gait tells the audience exactly who they are. While fans stretch their hands […] READ MORE
The face of a mountain takes on a new meaning when talking about Mount Rushmore. The blueprint behind Mt. Rushmore’s etchings serve as a framework for debate. The sculptor chose the mountains’ new inhabitants for how they represented birth, growth, development, and preservation. While Mt. Rushmore itself is nothing to be proud of, these qualities […] READ MORE
The WWE has a long and storied history and with that comes a lot of championships, and even more memorable and historic runs as champions. In this article, we are going to take a look at the longest WWE title reigns by championship using WWE’s own recognised days as champion as a metric. Longest WWE […] READ MORE
A TALE OF TWO VISIONS Pro wrestling hit a fever pitch in popularity in the 1980s. Some of the territories were still holding their own but it was Hulkamania that was taking the world by storm. At the precipice of this boom was an apparent contrast in styles. The territories had been built on the […] READ MORE
In our new series Pro Wrestling Firsts we will be taking a look back through the history of pro wrestling at some of those who can lay claim to being the first. This debut edition focuses on Chris Jericho cementing his place in history as the First AEW Champion. Lionheart, Y2J, Painmaker, Le Champion, and […] READ MORE
On Saturday, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) presents one of its planned quarterly Saturday night specials on TNT, Saturday Night Fights, with the premiere of AEW Battle of the Belts. While many have drawn comparison to the former NWA/WCW event Clash of Champions (which is currently a trademark of WWE), the name is actually one of […] READ MORE
In the 1960s, Pat Patterson was fast-rising in North America. The Montreal-born wrestler was getting bookings from all around the country, making him one of the hottest commodities in wrestling at that time. He would go on to form the Blond Bombers with partner Ray Stevens in San Fransisco – a team that Bret Hart […] READ MORE
Earlier this week, it was revealed in a story by Sports Illustrated that Billy Corgan, frontman for Smashing Pumpkins and owner of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), had secured the original Women’s World Championship belt originally held by Mildred Burke, pro wrestling’s original game-changer for women in pro wrestling. The belt will be on display […] READ MORE
Before The Client List is an extension of our ongoing series, “Before They Were Famous“, which looks at wrestlers before they became internationally famous. In this series, we will look at some of pro wrestling’s greatest and most well-known managers and/or valets, but explore their prior career as an in-ring professional wrestler. For the first […] READ MORE
On Sunday night at IMPACT Rebellion, the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann goes one on one with the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Champion Kenny Omega in a title vs title match of historic proportions. In wrestling’s storied 100+ year history, major promotions putting their titles on the line against others is a rarity. […] READ MORE
Jamie Greer joined LWOPW in 2015 and was the site's Managing Editor from 2016 through 2020. After handing over ME duties to Alex Richards, he remains a frequent contributor to the site. He's also written for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WrestleZone, The Windsor Star, and other publications. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and son.