It’s pretty rare to come across wrestling video from the 1930’s at all, and it’s even rarer to find it with sound and full commentary. According to the video description, this match between Jim Londos and Bronko Nagurski took place in Philadelphia on November 18th, 1938 and was for the Los Angeles version of the …
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Lance Cade Dies At 29
When I got an email this morning telling me that Lance Cade (real name Lance McNaught) had died, I can’t say I was totally surprised. It’s hard to be surprised anymore when you hear about a wrestler dying young, and he fell into the category of guys who lost their jobs due to drug use. …
Good Baseball And Bad Wrestling
If you’re a Toronto Blue Jay or a fan of them, there’s no way you can’t be happy right now. Well ok, I need to rephrase that. If you’re a Toronto Blue Jay or a fan of them, there’s no way you can’t be happy right now…unless you happen to be a pitcher. And if …
It’s All Over!
I can’t believe how fast time goes. It seems like just yesterday that this whole prediction contest thing started, and now the damn thing’s over. Like seriously, how did that happen? I won’t waste any time and just cut to the chase. I didn’t win, but I think I did pretty well. I ended up …
Two Completely Stupid Things About Monday Night Raw This Week
I haven’t quite finished watching it yet so lord knows I may be adding to this list soon, but there are 2 things that have driven me nuts about this week’s Raw so far. Michael Cole is an idiot. And if this isn’t his fault, whoever told him to do this is an idiot too. …
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People For The Swift Return Of Bryan Danielson
I don’t often get a chance to write about PETA and wrestling at the same time, so there’s no way I’m passing this up. I wrote quite a bit in mypostthis morning about the completely ridiculous firing of Bryan Danielson. Well, it appears that among his many supporters we can now count PETA, who have …
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On Prediction Games And Bryan Danielson
I’m not sure if there’s 1 show left or if it’s 2, but either way, the pay-per-view prediction game is quickly reaching its end. When last I updated, I had 42 points. There were 5 matches counted for this past Sunday’s Fatal Four Way show (you gotta love it when the company can’t be bothered …
One Of The Many Reasons Why Jim Ross Is Awesome
If you’re a wrestling fan and you’ve never checked out Jim ross’sblog,you should. He still works for WWE though not in the announce booth where he should be, in my opinion, but working there doesn’t keep him from being honest. Sometimes you have to read between the lines to figure out what he’s going for …
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The Future Of Wrestling Looks Like No Future At All
I haven’t had a chance to watch the final episode of WWE NXT yet, but what I have had a chance to check out is the list of rookies and pros for season 2, which starts next week. Christ but there are some stupid names on this list. I’ve bitched about this before, but even …
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PPV Prediction Contest Update
Quick PPV prediction contest update here. When last I wrote about it, I was at 34 points after Wrestlemania. For some reason I never got updated standings after the last show, but from the looks of what I’m seeing in the update following Over the LimitEdge,I got 5 matches right at Extreme Rules, putting me …