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Tag Archives: WWE
Superman Need Not Apply
John Cena has everything wrestling promoters revere. He’s well-built, good-looking, has a ton of charisma, and delivers in big match situations. He sells a ton of merchandise, is an ambassador for the business, and goes out of his way … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged babyface, Dusty Rhodes, Hard Times, heel, Jim Crockett Promotions, John Cena, NWA, Starrcade, Steve Austin, WrestkeMania, Wrestling, WWE
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Bryan Danielson, We Hardly Knew Ye
Yesterday afternoon, I was proofreading the first positive essay about modern professional wrestling that I had ever written. In it, I lauded the WWE for their brilliant handling of the WWE-NXT Invasion. For the first time in ages, I sat … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged American Dragon, Bryan Danielson, charisma, IWC, ROH, Vince McMahon, WWE, WWE is fucking retarded, WWE NXT
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Thoughts and Meditations: WWE NXT
Two weeks ago, Vince McMahon mercifully pulled the plug on his vision of Extreme Championship Wrestling. The show would be replaced by WWE NXT, which would pair eight rookies with eight established stars. At the end of the run, one … Continue reading
The End of Survivor Series
In a conference call with various shareholders this morning, Vince McMahon made the following announcement: We think that Survivor Series is obsolete, as far as that title is concerned. It was something that worked many, many years ago, in terms … Continue reading
Posted in Updates
Tagged Montreal, Starrcade, Stupidity, Survivor Series, The Gravest Challenge, Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE
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Bret Hart Returns
It was supposedly the biggest return in WWE history. Twelve years after the infamous Montreal Screwjob, Bret “Hitman” Hart triumphantly strode onto the Raw stage. The crowd popped when the famous guitar squeal played over the PA. The pyrotecnics were … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Impact, Jeff Hardy, Montreal Screwjobs, nostalgia, Raw, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Survivor Series '97, TNA, Wrestling, WWE
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New gig
Besides my in-depth music reporting on Rant n’ Rave With John, you can also check me out on Examiner.com. I am the new Pro Wrestling Examiner for Examiner.com I’ll have the link as soon as I’m set up.
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Tagged Chikara, DGUSA, Dragon Gate, Examiner.com, Jim Crockett Promotions, John Nagle, TNA, Wrestling, WWE
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Hulk Hogan Signs With TNA
An essay about TNA’s biggest signing Continue reading