No doubt one of the biggest stories at the end of the year in professional wrestling is Mandy Rose's sudden release from WWE after some of the adult content she was producing on the side got leaked onto the internet. Rose's 400 plus day NXT women's title reign came to abrupt end when the December … Continue reading Mandy Rose, Time and Money for Women in Wrestling
Review: Impact Slammiversary
This was not just a pay per view it was a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Impact Wrestling (and TNA as it was previously known). There were some appearances by TNA and Impact wrestlers from previous eras, and some tributes by video from others, including Sting, Kurt Angle and AJ Styles. There was also … Continue reading Review: Impact Slammiversary
Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2022
Note: this is an ongoing project that will be updated throughout the year as more or better information comes in, or any corrections need to be made. All the data on matches and match times were taken from http://www.profightdb.com and http://www.cagematch.net. All numbers are based on final tallys for the year, with any necessary corrections … Continue reading Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2022
Who should dethrone Roman Reigns?
This question has become a bit of a thing lately, to the point of being asked almost every day on Twitter it seems. And it's wild to see because four years ago, after the debacle that was the WrestleMania 34 main event, I was in this space asking "What to do about Roman Reigns?" The … Continue reading Who should dethrone Roman Reigns?
Naomi & Sasha Banks: Team BAD’s Good Day
And hopefully good future Note: This is a follow up piece to The Meaning of the Boss, published a few days before WrestleMania. Thanks again to Tonya to sharing her thoughts on another historic WrestleMania match. You can find her at @TheWitchMilitia on Twitter. On Sunday, April 3, Sasha Banks and Naomi made history when they … Continue reading Naomi & Sasha Banks: Team BAD’s Good Day
Cody owes you nothing
Traitor! You betrayed us! You sold out! How could you! These things and more have recently been said about Cody Rhodes re: leaving AEW and going back to the WWE. If you're like me then you've been alternating between laughing at the people saying this stuff and being concerned that there are way too many … Continue reading Cody owes you nothing
Royal Rumble 2022 Thoughts
For the first time in years the Royal Rumble was not the first WWE pay per view; oops, I mean premium live event, of the year. Day 1 kicked things off in 2021 but as is always the case the Rumble is what starts us on our road to WrestleMania. This year featured the return … Continue reading Royal Rumble 2022 Thoughts
Women’s Wrestling on TV, Present and History
Note: This is not the most up to date information, for that go to Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2022 Welcome to part 2! I chose to go back in time, as far as 2016 for RAW and Smackdown, to see how things have gone over time and how today fares vs years past. As … Continue reading Women’s Wrestling on TV, Present and History
Review – Impact Wrestling Hard to Kill
This is the first pay per view of the year for Impact Wrestling, and the fourth one that I've ever ordered. Away from all the hoopla of WWE and AEW Impact has quietly put on some good shows over the past year and a half. And now that their ill fated partnership with AEW is … Continue reading Review – Impact Wrestling Hard to Kill
Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2021
Note: this was an ongoing project that was updated throughout the year. It will be updated if and when I find better information or if I need to make any corrections. All the data on matches and match times were taken from http://www.profightdb.com and http://www.cagematch.net. I logged all of the televised women's matches for WWE, … Continue reading Women’s Wrestling on TV in 2021
Stroke of Genius 