Mulkey Mania felt like watching the ultimate underdogs shock the world, a pair of pale brothers scoring a win so unlikely it made every kid who loved the losers believe that sometimes the impossible really could happen. …
I grew up booing Dennis Condrey, but time revealed the master behind the menace. His craft shaped my wrestling childhood, and today I remember him with respect and real gratitude. …
In the fall of 1990, I was twelve years old and as you already know by now, completely hooked on professional wrestling. WCW was my world. Sting was one of …
Thanksgiving night, 1986. I didn’t get to watch Starrcade live, but that didn’t stop the buzz from reaching me like static through a radio dial. Every wrestling magazine, every promo …
Bob Caudle, the unmistakable voice of Southern wrestling, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 95 Saturday night, leaving behind a legacy that stretches across generations of …
I was seven and a half years old when the Rock ’n’ Roll Express came crashing into my world like a double dropkick to the soul. It was 1985, and …
September 4, 1995 was Labor Day. Most people were grilling burgers or squeezing in one last swim before school started. Me? I was parked in front of the TV, with …
I don’t know why I’ve put off writing about this kid’s desk for so long, but I’m going to remedy that right now. The picture above was part of a …
WWE recently relaunched the iconic series of television specials, Saturday Night’s Main Event. This latest iteration was shown on the streaming platform Peacock instead of the traditional home of NBC. …
“It began over 5000 years ago when civilization was young…every major culture, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan; studied it, practiced it, perfected it to a fine art.They admired its Olympian …
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