“It’s pretty amazing to think that a 6’3ft, 300 pound man is as lean and athletic as Brock Lesnar was. Lesnar at 300 pounds was not a guy who carried any extra weight. Strong, great agility, great quickness. I’ve never seen anyone, as we did in Seattle, attempt a Shooting Star Press at 300 pounds. […] READ MORE
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Wrestling 2 the MAX: WWE Royal Rumble 2016 Preview, Wrestling Observer Awards, & More
Sean, Gary, and Paul discuss the Wrestling Observer Awards and do a full WWE Royal Rumble 2016 Preview as well. READ MORE
Stop the begging: Hulk Hogan will be forgiven in time
When World Wrestling Entertainment made the decision to cut ties with Hulk Hogan after his private statements became public, it was a shock that the WWE would just let go of their greatest legend. Immediately, fans began to find the hypocrisy in WWE’s decision. From the racial stereotypes of Cryme Tyme to the racial insensitivity […] READ MORE
Replacing The American Dream
On June 11 of this year, the world of professional wrestling lost one of the greatest talents the world has ever known in Dusty Rhodes. After a decades long career that inspired many of today’s superstars, Rhodes took an important role in developing that very same talent that idolized him. He played an integral role to […] READ MORE
Pro Wrestling is in the Superhero Era
If you goto a theatre today, chances are you’ll see a superhero movie showing. If you go buy a bag of chips, chances are you’ll see some superhero promotion. Go get fast food? Superheroes. Buy a new videogame? Superheroes. Eveywhere you look and turn you’ll find a superhero or the simulacrum of superhero culture. Is […] READ MORE
Global Force Wrestling starts playing their hand
It has been a few months since we first heard about Jeff Jarrett’s new upstart promotion Global Force Wrestling, with Jarrett and his wife Karen traveling the world to associate themselves with wrestling companies all over the world. The promotion has been kept on the minds of professional wrestling fans through their Global partnerships with […] READ MORE
Worst Wrestlemania Ever
Wrestlemania is WWE’s biggest show of the year. You can ask any fan or employee in the company, it is a night filled with prestige, with an electricity. Wrestlemania is a magical night fuelled by an energy that can’t be put into words, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some stinkers. Arguments have been […] READ MORE
Dissecting WWE Raw Ratings 2011-2013 by Superstar
A thank you to Chris Harrington for this guest article. There’s a been a lot of talk about whether WWE has a defense on why they haven’t strapped a rocket on Daniel Bryan in light of the outspoken crowd reactions at the Royal Rumble. I decided to resurrect a project that I had started months […] READ MORE
The Problems With WWE Commentary
The commentary in wrestling is an interesting topic that I have wanted to write about for quite some time. It’s something that is an integral part of a professional wrestling show, but it can sometimes be overlooked. However, after discussing the subject with the Last Word On Sports wrestling team I began to become discouraged […] READ MORE
Jim Ross Could Be The Key to WWE on Fox Sports
Jim Ross announced today via Twitter that he has signed with Fox Sports and completed his first work for Fox Sports with a retrospective on his memories of the WWE Royal Rumble. The 62-year0old, known as the greatest pro wrestling play-by-play man alive today retired from the WWE in September of 2013 after his contract […] READ MORE
