World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective: Ken Shamrock vs. Jeff Jarrett (WWF 5/25/99)

WWF Sunday Night Heat #44 (aired 05/30/99)Mark of the Quad Cities ArenaMoline, Illinois Chris This is a qualifying match for the 1999 King of the Ring. Shamrock won the 1998 version of the tournament and is looking to repeat. This is a really ideal Sunday Night Heat match. Jarrett takes control early with his beautiful […]

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World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective: Ken Shamrock vs. Don Frye (PRIDE FC 2/24/02)

World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective is a review series from three of the founders of Violent People reviewing the matches (and fights) of Ken Shamrock. A not so elegant ripoff of Segunda Caida’s Complete & Accurate series. Matches will be rated as either SOFT or HARD. Pride 19Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan Sam Was PRIDE fixed? Ken […]

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Violent People Road Report: Pittsburgh, Piledrivers, and Pummel Horses

October 2nd 2024: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—a date long circled on our family calendar. The family was filled with anticipation usually reserved for a holiday or birthday. Not for AEW Dynamite, but because Simone Biles’ Gold Over America Tour was going to be there. Somewhere along the way though, my nephew Rodrick and I found ourselves displaced—bumped […]

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25 Under 25: 5-1

Welcome to the finale of Violent People’s 25 Under 25. Ranking the top wrestlers currently under the age of 25. Read our intro post to learn more! 5. Yuma Anzai (53 Points,7 Votes)  High Vote: 1 (Tanner) % of Ballots Made: 36.8% Well, you can’t say All Japan doesn’t see him as the next guy. […]

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Infinite Best

The Sad Year Bret “The Hitman” Hart sat in the darkened locker room, the roar of a distant crowd echoing through concrete walls. The air carried the stale scent of dried sweat, baby oil, and the bitter stench of lost ambition.1 His hair hung in long, damp strands, the last remnants of his pre-match shower […]

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25 Under 25: 20-16

Welcome to Part 1 of Violent People’s 25 Under 25. Ranking the top wrestlers currently under the age of 25. Read our intro post to learn more! 20. Brayden Toon: (14 Points, 2 Votes) High Vote: 4 (nomorecreatives, Tanner) % of Ballots Made: 10.5% Big dude that able to do crazy shit” is an underrated […]

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An Exercise in Wasting time

Will Ospreay vs. MJF – AEW International Championship(AEW Dynamite #250) [Jun. 17 2024] Kicking your audience in the dick is a choice. For some bookers, it’s a valuable tool that they use to sew the fabric of a satisfying payoff at a major occasion later down the line. For others, it’s a crutch that they […]

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2010: Violent

Original Art courtesy of Elicia Mccoy My choice of 2010 was two-fold. Firstly I wanted to cover the brief departure from WWE. Secondly to revisit winning the inaugural wXw Ambition. Bryan’s release was stemmed from being deemed too violent. Let me add some background, Bryan Danielson had been signed and released by WWE at least […]

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