Wednesday Night Wars | Week 2 Recap

By Chad Cooper Twitter @thechadcooper  It’s Week 2 of the “Wednesday Night Wars” after AEW Dynamite dominated (as expected) the television ratings despite NXT having the overall better wrestling matches last week. Nonetheless, wrestling on Wednesday nights are dope.  AEW Dynamite 1st match: Young Bucks v. Private Party Hot opener here and Private Party are rolling. I am very impressed with Quen and even more … Continue reading Wednesday Night Wars | Week 2 Recap

Top 100 Most Watched Wrestling YouTube Channels in History

The wrestling landscape in 2019 is like nothing we’ve ever seen. Various promotions have now secured TV deals, or simply bought time in local markets in an effort to secure their piece of the wrestling pie. But with all the focus on TV ratings, how do your favorite companies fare on YouTube? YouTube has become the second largest search engine in the world, behind only … Continue reading Top 100 Most Watched Wrestling YouTube Channels in History

The Wednesday Night Wars Begin with a Bang

By Chad Cooper Twitter @thechadcooper The build up to the second coming of the Monday Night Wars, which has now been dubbed Wednesday Night Wars, was more than a wrestling fan could have ever imagined as AEW “Dynamite” and WWE NXT went toe-to-toe for the first time ever. With wrestling on TV literally five to six nights a week thanks to ROH, Impact and MLW, … Continue reading The Wednesday Night Wars Begin with a Bang

NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Remembers Harley Race

by Nick Aldis On August 1st 2019, the professional wrestling world lost a man who genuinely deserves the superlatives that are often thrown around with a cavalier attitude; legend, icon, pioneer. A man who embodied what it once meant to be a pro wrestler, and a pro wrestler who embodies what it once meant to be a man. Harley Leland Race was born on April … Continue reading NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Remembers Harley Race

Vince McMahon Admits AEW is Competition and the Product Must Improve

Vince McMahon shocked investors during the Q2 earnings call by admitting the current WWE product is nowhere close to the levels it needs to be. McMahon also admitted that WWE will do something in terms of better content, more controversy, and storylines. More surprising, Vince admitted that it won’t be full Attitude Era, but stated AEW indirectly as “a new competitor”. There you have it, … Continue reading Vince McMahon Admits AEW is Competition and the Product Must Improve

The Quality of a Champion’s Reign is Reflected in the Strength of their Competition

By Erik Beaston | On Twitter @ErikBeaston Unfortunately for Seth Rollins, The Beastslayer’s run as WWE Universal Champion has been adversely affected by the lack of quality contenders up and down the Raw card. So weak is the depth on the show that management has thrown out the rules of its own brand extension and introduced a wildcard rule designed to bring more starpower to … Continue reading The Quality of a Champion’s Reign is Reflected in the Strength of their Competition

Sam Roberts Gives Dana Brooke the Shovel Job and its Hilarious

Sam Roberts who got himself into a little hot water with his NXT Takeover comments back in January, is at it again, this time completely burying Dana Brooke on commentary. But before you get out the virtual pitchforks and torches on twitter, take a peak at the clips in this tweet courtesy of @WrestlingNewsCo. Why? Because he’s hilarious. This is close to Heenan level quality. … Continue reading Sam Roberts Gives Dana Brooke the Shovel Job and its Hilarious

New Documentary Takes Second Look at the Montreal Screwjob

This week, VICELAND’s new multiple-part documentary series covering tragic pro wrestling subjects: The Dark Side of the Ring, covers the infamous “Montreal Screwjob”. The new look at one of professional wrestling’s most infamous events features interviews with Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, Jim Cornette and Bret Hart himself. New episodes of the series air every Wednesday night on Viceland at 10pm EST. / 7pm PST. Still … Continue reading New Documentary Takes Second Look at the Montreal Screwjob