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February 2, 2026February 3, 2026

ECW: It Ain’t Aesop’s Fables!

We don’t write obituaries for comets. We don’t see stories about them in our local papers; our social media timelines aren’t flooded with “in memoriam” tributes to these eccentric celestial objects. They simply burn out or are ejected from our solar systems. A pencil-neck at NASA probably logs this event in a database, and we […]

9 mins read

Editorial

January 6, 2026January 5, 2026

The Official Violent People NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 Review

It was alright. Ok. Now that we’ve covered that I need to get into something more important. Our beloved Sam recently posted a list of goals and expectations for 2026. These are things he’d like to accomplish as a wrestling fan and as a writer for this site. I love it and I think it’s […]

19 mins read

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Recommended Matches Roundup #64: 2025’s Essential Matches Edition

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out. This is a special edition of the roundup covering 2025’s essential matches.

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VP100

April 9, 2026April 8, 2026

VP100 2025: 20-11

20. Blue Panther (43 ballots, 2698 points)Last Year’s Rank: 19High Vote: Cal S. (1) Recommended Matches “We are all affected by the passing of time. Unless your name is Blue Panther who at the age of 65 in the year of your lord 2025 is still one of the best wrestlers going. The obvious thing […]

36 mins read

VP100

April 8, 2026April 7, 2026

VP100 2025: 30-21

30. Samoa Joe (38 ballots, 1894 points)Last Year’s Rank: 63High Vote: HD (13) Recommended Matches “We probably don’t have that many years of Joe left, so let’s appreciate what we get. And what we got is the great work we’ve come to expect from AEW Joe, just the perfect upper midcard guy you can slot […]

31 mins read

VP100

April 7, 2026April 6, 2026

VP100 2025: 40-31

40. Mike Bailey (30 ballots, 1599 points)Last Year’s Rank: 79High Vote: Alice S. (5) Recommended Matches “Someone who I have been watching on and off for a long time. Speedball Mike Bailey feels like someone who instantly clicked on AEW tv. One half of the probably my tag team of the year teaming in JetSpeed […]

23 mins read

VP100

April 6, 2026April 5, 2026

VP100 2025: 50-41

50. Demus/Mini Abismo Negro (26 ballots, 1451 points)Last Year’s Rank: 24High Vote: TyPls, Cal S. (7) Recommended Matches “Demus is on a two year streak of having match of the year in 2024 Him vs Mad Dog Connelly and this year vs El Hijo De Fishman. I look forward to 2026 when Demus vs Yuni […]

19 mins read

VP100

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026

VP100 2025: 60-51

60. Atlantis Jr. (26 ballots, 1264 points)Last Year’s Rank: 39High Vote: Stevan S., FUJIWARASMIRK (13) Recommended Matches “The most rock-solid tecnico in the world. He doesn’t have the aura of Mistico or the dazzling high-flying of Mascara Dorada or Neon, but there’s nobody I trust more on that side of the alignment to keep me […]

17 mins read

Podcast

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Violent People Radio #93: Seven Instances of Scuba

The core four, Chris, Dan, Orchid, and Pat, are back together to talk the Krule stabbing and a cheer controversy. I guess they also discuss the VP100 and the Violent People Hall of Fame.https://share.transistor.fm/s/ace41d56

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VP100

April 2, 2026April 1, 2026

VP100 2025: 70-61

70. Gabe Kidd (19 ballots, 1059 points)Last Year’s Rank: 60High Vote: TayKZY (7) Recommended Matches “After turning in (or being dragged to) a career performance with Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom, Gabe Kidd proceeded to turn in one of the most incomprehensive years I have ever seen. He lost spectacularly in the New Japan Cup, […]

23 mins read

VP100

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

VP100 2025: 80-71

80. Dominic Garrini (23 ballots, 963 points)Last Year’s Rank: 95High Vote: Dan Rice, MC (17) Recommended Matches “Dom for a wrestler who essentially has never fully broken out on his own has been on a few different paths where you could think “He might be the next thing”. First you had the young jiu-jitsu guy […]

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Podcast

April 1, 2026April 3, 2026

Late night with the 2013 Royal Rumble #99 with Dan Rice

One time i went out fishing and i caught myself a Cod fish. little did i know this was a talking cod fish. and what the talking cod fish said to me was “there not a lot in life you can rely on, friends and family will come and go but even in your darkest […]

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VP100

March 31, 2026March 30, 2026

VP100 2025: 90-81

90. Orange Cassidy (21 ballots, 845 points)Last Year’s Rank: 20High Vote: Charles F. (9) Recommended Matches “Don’t believe anyone with “OC Fatigue”. TV is just better when he’s around. “ ~ Stevan S. “The miles seemed to finally be catching up to Orange Cassidy in 2025. The man who’s been maybe the biggest fixture of […]

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Violent People

ECW: It Ain’t Aesop’s Fables!

The Official Violent People NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 Review

Recommended Matches Roundup #64: 2025’s Essential Matches Edition

ZONES of Disinterest

Yeetwood Mac

Wrestling Is Better When We Are Talking About Wrestling

Wrestling in Weird Places

World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective: Ken Shamrock vs. Vader (FMW 9/28/97)

World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective: Ken Shamrock vs. Jimmy Jacobs BLOODYMANIA III

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

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

Wolf Tickets

Why Now?

VP100 2025: 20-11

VP100 2025: 30-21

ECW: It Ain’t Aesop’s Fables!

The Official Violent People NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 Review

Recommended Matches Roundup #64: 2025’s Essential Matches Edition

VP100 2025: 20-11

VP100 2025: 30-21

VP100 2025: 40-31

VP100 2025: 50-41

VP100 2025: 60-51

Violent People Radio #93: Seven Instances of Scuba

VP100 2025: 70-61

VP100 2025: 80-71

Late night with the 2013 Royal Rumble #99 with Dan Rice

VP100 2025: 90-81