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A Film by Maxx Payne

Maxx Payne spent thirty-one years waiting to release his infamous WWF backstage footage. With help from Joe Dombrowski, The Thing That Should Not Be is finally seeing the light of day. In October 1995, Maxx Payne took a video camera on a World Wrestling Federation tour of Europe. Thirty-one years later, that footage is finally […]

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1979: Funky II

Part of Violent People’s FUNKIN’ FALL series: View the full index. Now, you’re probably wondering how a piece like this even comes together, especially considering that Terry Funk has literally 0 to do with the Rocky franchise. Well, I stumbled upon this segment from a 1979 episode of The Mike Douglas Show featuring both Terry […]

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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 Conversations #1: Maxx Payne & Joe Dombrowski

For the debut installment of Violent Conversations, Dan Rice sits down with Maxx Payne (Man Mountain Rock) and filmmaker Joe Dombrowski to discuss The Real Maxx Payne’s The Thing That Should Not Be, the long-awaited documentary featuring previously unreleased backstage footage from the WWF’s October 1995 European tour. Watch or purchase the documentary: https://prowrestlinglibrary.com/ Read […]

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The Nasty Boys

This week, Orchid and Colette take the express train to Nastyville when they explore the careers of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs, The Nasty Boys. Can a tag team be The Greatest Wrestler of All Time, and, if so, should it be these living, breathing Garbage Pail Kids? Hold your nose and dive deep into […]

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Dump Matsumoto

This week, Orchid and Colette pledge allegiance to the Atrocious Alliance when they take on AJW legend Dump Matsumoto! What does Chigusa Nagayo’s arch-enemy have to do with Dadaism? How far ahead of the curve was Dump’s gutter punk aesthetic? Do a wrestler need a gigantic moveset when they’re armed to the teeth with forks, […]

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1976: From West Texas to Japan: The Making of a World Champion

Written by Tony Richards Part of Violent People’s FUNKIN’ FALL series: View the full index. 1976 was a remarkable year in American professional wrestling, a year in which the United States celebrated its bicentennial, the National Wrestling Alliance continued to serve as the sport’s most influential pro wrestling organization, and Terry Funk carried professional wrestling’s […]

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