Category: Retro Wrestling
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History of Wrestling Bookers: Gagne to McMahon, Heyman to Khan
When everything is a work, when everyone is skilled at putting on a front, and when the business itself revolves around deception, how do you manage the players in that world? How do you make sure that the art of the “work” doesn’t seep into the real business — twisting how people present themselves and…
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Wrestlers Wrestling Across The Decades
For many wrestlers, wrestling is their life. Something they dedicate many years of their life to, honing their craft and attempting to create memories for the fans that last forever. Yet many have to retire mid-life due to the wear and tear the sport has on their body: building injuries, their lack of abilities with…
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Terry Funk – The Heart and Blood of Texas State
The word ‘legend’ gets thrown around a lot in wrestling but if there is one star who can truly lay claim to that moniker, it is Terry Funk. The southern ‘rassler has dedicated his life to the sport having wrestled from 1965 up until 2017, his career has spanned 52 years – across 6 different decades.…
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From Stunning to Stone Cold: Steve Austin’s ECW Transformation
YBefore he became Stone Cold, Steve Austin was “Stunning” Steve — a talented but underused WCW mid-card heel, often paired with managers like Paul Heyman or Col. Rob Parker to do most of the talking. In 1995, while sidelined with injury, Eric Bischoff fired him. A short, three-month stop in ECW followed — but it…
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Chris Benoit: The Rise, and The Everlasting Shadow
For over two decades, Chris Benoit was regarded as one of professional wrestling’s most intense and technically gifted performers. Whether competing in Japan, ECW, WCW, or WWE, he built a reputation for relentless precision, brutal realism, and a work ethic that earned him nicknames like The Rabid Wolverine and The Canadian Crippler. Yet his legacy…
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Card Subject To Change – Weirdest Wrestling Substitutions
“Card subject to change” is one of wrestling’s most common disclaimers, used on promotional materials to warn fans that the matches advertised may not always happen exactly as billed. Injuries, travel issues, company exits, storyline shifts, or even death can force promoters to shuffle the deck at the last minute. Over the years, some of…
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The Very Best of “The King of Harts” – Owen Hart
There’s no denying Bret Hart is the most celebrated member of the Hart family. His influence on WWE during the 1990s and his many accomplishments cannot be overstated. During his time in the company, he was one of the most popular wrestlers in the world and heralded as one of the very best. One downside…
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Finding The Positives from Heroes Of Wrestling (1999)
Look, I’m a man of my word, and sometimes you make a bet that doesn’t pay off. I was so sure Adam Cole would stay with WWE and not sign with AEW that I foolishly decided to hedge my bets — if he didn’t re-sign with WWE, I’d write about why Heroes of Wrestling 1999…
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Extreme Cult Heroes Who Could Have Done More in ECW
NWA’s Eastern Championship Wrestling began in the early 1990s and ended in the early 2000s. In that time, it underwent a drastic transformation, becoming one of the biggest wrestling promotions on the planet. ECW produced countless brilliant matches, moments, and talents over its near-decade stretch, but some of its best early stars are often overlooked.…
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Wrestling: Biggest Mistakes Made By The AWA
Although not as heralded as it once was, during the 1980s, the American Wrestling Association (AWA) was regarded within the top 3 wrestling promotions in North America. Founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo in 1960, it would last for over 30 years before slowly dying out in 1991. In this time however, it managed…