The big story this past week was WWE’s Bad Blood PPV. It would be a middling show if it wasn’t for the opening match, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in one of the best Hell in a Cell matches I’ve … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Has Some Bad Blood

At the advice of Snail of the Week, I have decided to move the Wrestling Thread to Thursday so Dynamite could be discussed more quickly. With that out of the way, here’s the big news for the week: -Braun Strowman … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Moves to a New Day

It was a relatively slow week for wrestling, so I decided to post a little project I’ve been working on; my 100 favorite wrestling themes. I went with the songs that best exemplify their wrestlers. If I based this on … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Counts Down the Best Wrestling Themes

The last few months have seen The Outrunners rise to prominence in AEW and thank Christ. I love these guys. They are so goddamn fun to watch. They’re great wrestlers, great characters, and I can’t help but adore people whose … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Loves The Outrunners

Going to be a quick one this week. -All Out was this past weekend and it was a great show. The highlight was Will Ospreay and PAC’s match. Other notable moments were the Blackpool Combat Club (sans a tearful Wheeler … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Goes All Out

It’s been a busy week for wrestling. We had three great wrestling shows over the weekend, one of the most insane career derailments in recent history, one of the greatest wrestlers in the world debuts in NXT, and more. -WWE’s … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Throws a Bash in Berlin

Got my laptop issues sorted out (by buying a new one) and about time too since it’s been wild the past few weeks. Let’s start with All In which, like most AEW PPVs, was a great show. My match reviews … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Goes All In

The big news from the wrestling world was the passing of Kevin Sullivan. He was one of the most iconic Florida wrestlers of the ’70s and ’80s. He had a Satanic gimmick that he kept up 24/7. Most wrestling fans … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Remembers Kevin Sullivan

SummerSlam, Britt Baker suspension, Logan Paul sucks, Hologram is over, and more. Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Had a Busy Week

It was a relatively slow week for wrestling (with the biggest story being Summerslam coming this weekend), so I decided to do mid-year awards (blatantly stealing from the Observer here). Wrestler of the year-Cody RhodesMost outstanding wrestler-Will OspreayTag team of … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread: Mid-Year Awards

The big wrestling news this past week was Hulk Hogan speaking at the RNC and… yeah, fuck him. Linda McMahon also spoke there and claimed that Trump gave WWE their best storylines and highest rating, which hilariously drove Dave Meltzer … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Remembers Some Words of Wisdom from Andre the Giant

A little late this week, so it’s going to be a short one. The big story over the weekend was IYO SKY and AJ Styles appearing on Japanese shows, Marigold and Pro Wrestling NOAH respectively. I wasn’t able to see … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Has Hope

Few people have had such an impact on wrestling as John Cena. He was the most important wrestler in the world for nearly two decades. He’s had a legendary career, a career that is unfortunately ending next year. He’s getting … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Isn’t Prepared for John Cena Retiring

Despite me complaining about Forbidden Door’s effect on AEW’s TV shows last week, it can’t be denied that this year’s edition was a great show. We got a bunch of great matches (and also whatever Tetsuya Naito and Jon Moxley … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Opens the Forbidden Door

I’m man enough to admit when I make a mistake. Last week, I predicted that AEW’s ratings would go back up now that MJF had returned. Well, turns out I was wrong. Not only did they not go up, they … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Admits That It Was Wrong

This past Monday, we were finally introduced to the Wyatt Sicks after weeks of interface messages and what an introduction it was. They laid waste to the backstage area, with a bunch of nameless Performance Center trainees (and Chad Gable) … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Welcomes the Wyatt Sicks

Apologies for no thread last week, I was busy and there wasn’t really much to talk about. This week, we’ve got a lot to discuss. The big thing for me this week is the continued rise of Bron Breakker. I … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Loves Bron Breakker

I’m having some computer issues, so it’s going to be short this week. We had two great wrestling shows this past weekend, WWE’s King and Queen of the Ring and AEW’s Double or Nothing. Both shows were filled with great … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Enjoys a Great Weekend of Wrestling

Going to be a quick one this week. WWE Backlash was this past weekend and it was a great show. The crowd was amazing and the matches were great. The weakest match was Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill vs. The … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Experiences Backlash

The WWE Draft was this past weekend and there weren’t many changes. That said, there were quite a few NXT call-ups and it’s great to see them get a chance for the big time. Staying on Smackdown-Cody Rhodes, Bayley, Logan … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Gets Drafted

AEW Dynasty was this past weekend and goddamn what a show it was. Let’s review the matches. -Trent Beretta defeats Chuck Taylor. A fun opening match and a good lead-in for what should be a good feud with Beretta and … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Starts a Dynasty