Growing up in Northeast Ohio had a few perks, especially as a wrestling fan. I attended the very first WWF Survivor Series at the Richfield Coliseum, headlined by the WrestleMania III rematch between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. This wouldn’t be a singles match. Each man brought four teammates to the main event for… read more

“Hangman” Adam Page is a complicated guy. At one point, he looked like he would become AEW’s very own “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Then his feud with Swerve Strickland pushed him into madness and nationally televised arson. Even though Page lost to Jay White for the second time at Full Gear, he had a plan… read more

Eric Bischoff and X-Pac will make special appearances on next week’s NXT show. Ridge Holland opened last night’s episode by bragging about putting Chase University out of business. He said that he would dethrone NXT champion Trick Williams on Dec. 7 at the Deadline event in Minneapolis. Later in the show, Williams was talking about… read more

The New Day has been one of the most successful teams in WWE history, but they are falling apart. The timing couldn’t be worse because next week, the team will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Raw. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods lost quickly to Akira Tozawa & Otis, who are still called “Alpha Academy” despite… read more

AEW has never been shy about presenting great wrestling matches without any context or buildup. We have seen many crazy, intense feuds, but sometimes AEW likes to say, “Let’s just watch a bunch of great matches!” If you like that, then it’s the most wonderful time of the year. AEW will start its second annual… read more

What would you call a mashup of pro wrestling and MMA, including wrestlers from all of the major companies? It’s Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport, and the 12th edition of the event took place last night in Jersey City, N.J. Barnett, a former UFC heavyweight champion, presents the event a few times a year along with Game… read more

Game Changer Wrestling ran a big show last night at the second-largest mall in the country, American Dream in East Rutherford, N.J. Of course, GCW couldn’t resist the comparison to the first WCW Nitro telecast from Mall of America in Minneapolis in 1995. On that show, Lex Luger made a surprise appearance. Everyone thought he… read more

Jon Moxley retained the AEW World title at the Full Gear pay-per-view last night in a bloody brawl over Orange Cassidy in Newark, N.J. Cassidy, who defeated Moxley at last year’s Full Gear event, showed tremendous brawling ability and toughness in defeat. Moxley’s Death Riders interfered, causing Cassidy’s Conglomeration buddies to even the score. Willow… read more

Sometimes it pays to be a Paul Heyman guy. Roman Reigns was having a hard time finding a fifth member of his Survivor Series team for the War Games battle against Bloodline 2.0 at Survivor Series next weekend. During last night’s Smackdown, his Original Bloodline team found itself outnumbered in a confrontation by a 5-4… read more

AEW fans who have been waiting for Kenny Omega to return will have to keep waiting. But New Japan Pro Wrestling fans only need to wait until Jan. 5. Omega, the former AEW World champion, will wrestle Gabe Kidd at Wrestle Dynasty. Every year, New Japan holds its biggest show of the year, Wrestle Kingdom,… read more