Retro Ramblings
Ric Flair’s Last Match
As this post goes live, Ric Flair is just a couple of hours away from wrestling his last match as part of a special event called, appropriately enough, Ric Flair’s …
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Retro Ramblings
Re-watching SummerSlam ’98
Being a big fan of old-school wrestling, I sometimes go back in time and old wrestling shows via the WWE Network on Peacock. Over the holiday weekend, nostalgia got the …
Retro Ramblings
Some of My Favorite Moments in Royal Rumble History
With wrestling being a big part of my childhood, I watched all of it I could. Most weeks, all we had available to consume were the weekly programs offered by …
Retro Ramblings
LJN WWF Wrestling Superstars Action Figures
There was a time when wrestling wasn’t just something you watched. It was something you lived. And for me, that life came in the form of stiff rubber figures with …
Retro Ramblings
I Miss Fat Pro Wrestlers
The other day, I was flipping through my well-worn copy of Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling, and somewhere between …
Retro Ramblings
Happy Birthday Nature Boy
Today marks the 73rd birthday of the greatest professional wrestler of my lifetime, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, so for this edition of Retro Ramblings, I want to share with some …
Time Capsule
1990 WWF Merchandise Catalog
Enjoy this complete scan of the 1990 WWF merchandise catalog, and when you’re done drooling over it, go check out our full scans archive for more old catalogs.
Retro Ramblings
M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys
I dabbled in more toy lines than I could count as a kid. Transformers, G.I. Joe, He-Man…you name it, I probably had at least one figure rolling around in a …
Time Capsule
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Coverage of Super Cards ’87
Growing up in the mid-late ’80s, one of my greatest joys would come when I would go to the grocery store with my Mom and be able to pick up …
Retro Ramblings
The 1990 TV Pilot ‘Tag Team’
In the mid-late ’80s, professional wrestling, and the WWF in particular, was big business. A lot of the WWF superstars were becoming household names thanks to Vince McMahon and his …