On September 2nd, 2023, a day before AEW’s flagship All Out event, owner Tony Khan announced that he had fired wrestler CM Punk following a physical altercation at the last weekend’s All In show. There was a sense of doom and gloom surrounding AEW Collision that evening for the hours leading up to it. For […]
And some people say I shouldn’t be the face of this company. I’d like to ask you to close your eyes and just imagine for a minute (not really, you should be reading this with your eyes open, but bear with me). There are moments that you wish you could simply live in for the […]
Months ago, there was a discussion on Twitter about Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson, particularly in the context of Danielson’s career; there was a list posted, you’ve probably heard about it. I do not wish to rehash this debate, as one of my fellow Violent People has already touched on this in his own words, […]
In the last part of this series, we focused on how living legends Ricky Steamboat and Terry Funk tackled how to properly put over the next generation in defeat with Bret Hart and Eddie Guerrero, respectively. In keeping with this theme, It’s only right, then, that we check on how these two up-and-comers adapt to […]
Truly, I understand why professional wrestlers are, by and large, self-centered. In many ways, it feels as if selfishness is tantamount to success in such a dog-eat-dog profession like professional wrestling. You are performing at the whims of a booker, almost certainly woefully underpaid, and constantly fighting to maintain a spot amongst the men and […]
On its 30th anniversary, we reflect on a merciless bout that never wavers in its commitment to violence. Stephen Seeing as this site is named what it is, myself and Ethan, better known as Four Pillars of Hell, thought it was only right to touch on one of the matches that perfectly defines the type […]