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

Back in 2005, TNA had one of their most embarrassing moments. WWE was in their area, shooting a promo (the legendary West Side Story commercial for that year’s Royal Rumble) and some TNA wrestlers decided to pay them a visit. … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Remembers “Cookiegate”

It was Wrestlemania weekend and what a weekend it was. Let’s get to the matches: Night 1:-Rhea Ripley (c) defeats Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s World Title. Goddamn what an opening match. Becky apparently had strep throat but she … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Finishes the Story

I went to my first wrestling show over the weekend, a WWE house show. It was a lot of fun. The matches were great and the crowd (nearly 5,000 other people were there) was on fire. NXT interviewer Kelly Kincaid … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Went to a Wrestling Show

I could talk about how great wrestling was this past week but let’s be real, the thing everyone is talking about is the ending of this week’s Raw, where The Rock just fucking obliterating Cody Rhodes. It’s one of the … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Is Still Thinking About That Raw Ending

Mercedes Mone finally debuted in AEW this past week. She debuted to a super hyped crowd, excited internet reaction (especially from her stans), and… lower ratings than expected. Part of this is partially out of AEW’s control (Mercedes stans are … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Does Mid Business

There is a lot to talk about this week. Will Ospreay had his TV debut last Wednesday and it was amazing. TNA had a pretty good PPV with Sacrifice. Sami Zayn is going to be facing Gunther at WrestleMania. We’re … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Cuts a Promo

This past weekend, the wrestling world said goodbye to Sting as an active performer. His final match was a Tag Team match with Darby All in against The Young Bucks at AEW Revolution. With most retirement matches, it’s expected that … Continue reading The Weekly Wrestling Thread Says Goodbye to Sting