It was supposed to be a shot in the arm for a fledgling promotion and a grand return for an ageing all-time great. In the end, it not only provided neither, but was a disaster on almost every...
On July 7, 1996, in the main event of WCW's Bash at the Beach pay-per-view, Hulk Hogan executed one of the most famous heel turns in the history of professional wrestling. On the surface, it...
Implemented all the way back in 2005, Money in the Bank's impact goes beyond the mere institution of the match itself - the outcome sets up the tease of a major payoff down the road, creating genuine...
On June 27, 2011, ardent WWE fans believed the organisation was on the brink of a major creative breakthrough. After more than three years of trotting out a sanitised, advertiser-friendly product...
On June 25, 2007, the professional wrestling business changed forever when news broke that the bodies of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their son Daniel had all been found in the family home....
When fans compile their top SummerSlam matches of all time, there's always one bit of majesty that inevitably rests at or near the top of the heap. On Saturday, August 29, 1992, before a reported...
The very best wrestling shows are the ones that remind you of why you've continued to watch after so many years. Of all the feel-good wrestling reunions that have ever been pieced together, few have...
It began as a scripted angle in one company. Their rival company claimed that the scripted angle was deceptive and misleading, resulting in actual legal issues over said scripted angle. By the time...
In 2019, the professional wrestling industry profoundly changed forever. After WWE held a near-total wrestling monopoly on the mainstream level in the United States for close to two decades, a new...
On May 7, 1989, WCW held a pay-per-view called WrestleWar, which had the subtitle of "Music City Showdown", since it took place in Nashville. That "Music City Showdown" tagline would prove apropos, as...
It takes a lot for WWE to explicitly acknowledge an existing competitor on their airwaves. Though in the early stages of the Monday Night Wars, WCW and their red hot programme Monday Nitro clearly...
The original Extreme Championship Wrestling ran its final show on January 13, 2001. A non-televised event in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the show attracted 1,300 fans and was headlined by a hardcore match...
For the five and a half years that the Monday Night Wars lasted, any given Monday could have been labelled "A Tale of Two Shows", for whatever subjective reason one comes up with. You could contrast a...
No professional wrestler encompasses as much of the historical WrestleMania landscape as "The Dead Man" himself, The Undertaker. His 27 matches across the first 36 events speak to an endurance...
It was supposed to be WWE's grand return to a territory that was chomping at the bit for their unique brand of sports entertainment. A country with a rich and at times controversial wrestling history,...
