​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

Nerd Note: As a way to avoid having to go to every town back in the day the owner would give talent the opportunity to book shows in smaller towns to learn the ropes. During his time in Florida Dick Slater would co-book with Kevin Sullivan and would later book in San Antonio and the Carolina's. 

Vince McMahon had everything to gain. Inheriting his fathers company was the start of a long lasting career. You can say Vince was fed a silver spoon, but you cannot deny the way he transformed the business into just that: a million dollar industry. He had an incredible roster to work with, wrestlers from NWA who already had a following. What really defines Vince as a visionary is the attitude era. The mid to late 90s in wrestling was such a crucial time. Wrestling was being used by the teenagers of America as a way to rebel against the system. Wrestling was our rock and roll. It was a form of expression and art. It was a subculture, the antithesis to the mainstream culture being shoved down our throats. ​

Now, Vince doesn't deserve all the credit. He would be nowhere without pioneers and mic masters like the Undertaker, Mankind, and Stone Cold. These wrestlers weren't known for being the best technical wrestlers but their ability to connect with the audience to build a story and fan base was incredible. Something Vince couldn't compete with, so he ran with it. Vince didn't want to make himself look bad in the story line, unless it ultimately made him more money and earned more grandeur reviews. So he let Stone cold make him the evil corporate heel. It was genius, but Vince also thought he could make this last forever. He started losing an audience after the attitude era faded out, and after he made wrestling more of a pg sport entertainment entity, and less of a rock and roll entertainment spectacle. Wrestling isn't relatable anymore.

The definition of masculinity has shifted in society. Vince is over doing it with the muscle heads. He needs to have wrestlers who are good actors on the mic who can win over fans, and can create real controversies. Stop casting Brock Lesnar wannabes. Bring back the Mankinds and the X-Pac's. And Vince needs to let the wrestlers be themselves. Blocking the wrestlers from showing personality hinders the wrestlers visions from becoming realities. Don't say you can't repeat trends in a similar way, because that's all the music business ever does. And they make billions. 


~Mark Fuhrer
(Marijuana and wrestling enthusiast, professional songwriter)

For the first time this year I have tapped into my followers to see what they can expect from the biggest in modern wrestling history. In my opinion, with the introduction of All Elite Wrestling Dynamite, the move for Smackdown from USA Network to Fox, Impact goes to AXS TV, and Studio wrestling returns to Atlanta with the NWA. A lot is going on this month in world of pro-wrestling and we will talk about it all, but first we let's find out what will keep these followers watching and what their expectations are for the future: 

KFab Wrestling Chronicles: Well I like the fox deal that they have for smackdown and I like the fact that fox wants more of a sports presentation/feel to it. I would say the 1st step to improving would be to stop relying on the old guard and legends to help boost ratings. It prevents/hinders current talent for maximizing their potential and gaining more tv/mic time. I have never had interest in seeing 50+yr olds still wrestle. If u wanna have a royal rumble spot here & there like ddp or hacksaw fine but I can't get into taker, goldberg, kane etc anymore, they gotta go, they've been around too long and it's becoming a bit selfish. Vince or Whoever's in his ear needs to stop thinking about making a quick buck now and start thinking long term like they use to back in the day

2ndRowWrestling: For me, I’ve been watching straight since 1985. I made it through the early 90s and if anyone can get through that cartoonish era and keep watching- you’ll watch whatever they throw at you. It helps when the wrestling and storylines are actually watchable and coherent. But I’m a fan for life. I will def have Miller get back to you. Thanks for asking! -Joost

TTR Wrestling: As you say, big things are coming this October and it's a much-needed boost for the sport as pro-wrestling in general over this past decade has fallen even further from the high pedestal that it was once sat upon, mainly due to a bad reputation getting even more tainted due to more and more silly indie gimmicks, leaving current fans of wrestling giving up on it, not to mention the very few new fans it draws in. Pro Wrestling is said to be in a huge growth period as of late, at least to us fans it is, But to the outside world, It's just another flash in the pan of the "fake" stuff coming back to the limelight, as pro-wrestling as a whole in this "woke" era, where everyone knows it's inner workings, has a very niche audience at best, despite best intentions from companies and promotions. While to fans of wrestling, AEW is showing signs that the wrestling business is in a growth period, but in reality, It isn't, As many non-fans will think, why bother with the fake stuff when they can go and watch some real fights and matches. They don't realise all the hard work and skill that goes into making a pro-wrestling match and a PW event, so all they see is scripted fighting, whereas fans will see something completely different. So with this logic, This will always be wrestling's greatest flaw that prevents mass numbers of new fans tuning in. Say, in a group of ten people who are new to wrestling, only a small number of that ten are going to stick with it based on what I described. Then, take away those people who won't like the things like the comedy stuff that Nakazawa and Orange Cassidy are doing, That already small number that may stick with wrestling will be reduced even more, leaving just a mere few of the ten people remaining, If they're lucky that is, Leaving AEW as just another wrestling show for existing fans, not a company drawing in new viewers. what would they have to do make you and keep you watching? I can't stand the goofy, comedy wrestling that litters the sport in this current day and age. It really puts me off getting into and devoting my time into a new show or company as a lot of Indie shows will book the likes of Chuck Taylor, Joey Ryan, Nakazawa, and Orange Cassidy. And now with AEW, a MAJOR company with a MAJOR TV deal signing these clowns, It really puts a downer on what should be a GREAT TIME in the timeline of the pro wrestling environment. If I'm to keep watching AEW, Get rid of these jokers and get some real wrestlers signed, and cut with the number of silly gimmicks.


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​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

​​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

Nerd Note: Billy Robinson was an extremely accomplished mat wrestler becoming a legend on every continent in the world. Robinson also trained mixed martial arts fighters in catch wrestling. Robinson also stared alongside Verne Gagne and Ed Asner in the 1974 version of The Wrestler. 

For once I will be using this article to feed into the next Monday Morning Quarterback, because this is an event that deserves that type of retelling. By now fans had been growing a little tired of nobody being able to even dent the platform that had been set up by the New World Order. Looking at this card there is a reason that 1997 is one of the peak years for WCW when it seemed like everything was going right. One thing that made WCW different was they wouldn't use the same commentary team for the entire show normally switching out Mike Tenay for Bobby Heenan on Nitro or Mike Tenay would join the team for Cruiserweight matches on PPV to provide better insight on the competitors. 

This match in my opinion was the height of the NWO's first chapter and there first major feud for the stable was the Four Horseman and this was the blow off. Earlier in the year we had the pleasure to have the unfortunate moment of seeing Arn Anderson announce his retirement and award his spot in the Four Horsemen to Curt Hennig. I will save the breakdown the match and what followed for the Monday Morning QB upcoming, but it's the little mistakes that added up. 

Overall rating: B+ 
A number of solid matches and I would also point out that even though Hogan and Sting were in the mix of their legendary feud and didn't need to be included in the event. This PPV put on display the depth that WCW had at one point and what they could do when they can focus on the booking at not things that were out of their control. 

Eddy Guerrero Def. (Pin) Chris Jericho (C) Commentator: Mike Tenay WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner Def. (Pin) Booker T. & Stevie Ray Commentator: Larry Zbyszko
Alex Wright Def. (Pin) Ultimo Dragon Commentator: Mike Tenay WCW World Television Title
Jeff Jarrett Def. (Sub) Dean Malenko
Mortis & Wrath Def. (Pin) Meng & The Barbarian
The Giant Def. (Pin) Scott Norton
Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger Def. (Pin) Randy Savage & Scott Hall No Disqualification Tag
Buff Bagwell & Kevin Nash & Konnan & Syxx Def. (Sub) Chris Benoit & Curt Hennig & Ric Flair & Steve McMichael WarGames

​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

Nerd Note: Nora Greenwald first appeared in World Championship Wrestling as one of Randy Savage's two valets following his return in 1999. 

As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

Nerd Note: A little bit of useless knowledge Joe E Legend was once a WWE employee working under the name Just Joe for about a year (2000-2001). Legend also teamed with Kevin Northcutt in NWA-TNA as the Red Shirt Security Team holding the NWA World Tag Titles in 2004. One last one about Legend is that he has been long time friends with Christian, Edge, and Rhino. 

Thirty six years ago Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat had a white hot feud with Sgt Slaughter & Don Kernodle culminating in a bloody steel cage match at The Final Conflict in March 1983. These two teams had the classic baby face vs ruthless heel dynamic and were able to sell out the Greensboro Coliseum. Sadly, Jay would pass away September 2nd, 1985 as a result of heart failure.