We knew it was coming, but still sad news. Superstar Billy Graham influenced so many who came after him, from Hulk Hogan to Scott Steiner and more.   ..read more

If you're anything like me, the AJPW single title scene prior to the Triple Crown is kind of a blur and I've been trying to get it clear in my head. Here's a little table I made to help see who held which title when at a glance.     Now some notes:   The International Title prior to 1981 wasn't actually in the company but was largely defended in South Korea by Ohki. This belt had tremendous prestige because it was the title for which Rikidōzan had defeated Lou Thesz in 1958. So the story goes, the NWA International Title was used by Thesz as an excuse to go skiing in Europ ..read more

Long time lurker here.  Just wanna know everyone's personal thoughts on who's the best wrestler in specific aspects of wrestling as opposed to general greatness.   Selling Comebacks Basing Control Segments Charisma Being a face Being a heel Face in Peril Hot tags On the mic Adding intensity to feuds Brawling Athleticism Ring IQ Highest floor Highest ceiling TV matches Big matches Best looking/most impactful offense     ..read more

That was awesome. Discuss ..read more

Fite TV has the main event on their event page as Vikingo defending the AAA Mega title against Swerve Strickland, Komander, and Rich Swann.  ..read more

As confirmed by Luke.   May he rest in peace ..read more

I have just watched Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi from Jan 24th 2015. I felt for a 6 minute match, it was a whole heap of fun. (See below)     It got me thinking, what are some great sub 10 minute matches?   Off the top of my head, I'd go with:   Hashimoto v Zangiev from 4/24/89     Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid from 8/30/80     Owen Hart vs. 123 Kid from KOTR 94 6/19/94   http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzmseo_owen-hart-vs-1-2-3-kid-semi-final-king-of-the-ring-1994_sport   Daisuke Ikeda vs. Takeshi Ono from 10/26/14     KENTA vs. Ricky ..read more

I feel like there's probably a few of us here who remember Kid Zombie from the old CrazyMax tape trading site and various West Coast indies, and his brother announced on Facebook the other day that he passed away. He was a big part of getting me (and a lot of others) access to wrestling in that era where DVDs became the media of choice ..read more

Cuartero, one third of the New Generation Dinamitas (who are also AAA trios champs), was arrested after the show on Friday on DV related charges against CMLL wrestler Stephanie Vaquer.  From thecubsfan's post on the incident: The incident took place on Thursday and began with a discussion between Vaquero & Cuatrero over who Cuatrero was sending messages to on his phone. It escalated, and Vaquer claims Cuatrero grabbed her by the neck and threw Vaquer into the wall, where a painting also fell off the wall and onto her. (The police report includes photos of bruises on Vaquer’s neck.) Va ..read more

Memphis Wrestling. The guy who would have taken over WWF's operations if Vince had gone to prison. And yes, TNA ..read more