My favourite film is the 1972 musical Cabaret. I love Cabaret in its many forms, from the original 1939 book to the 50s straight play to all the different productions on the west end and Broadway, but nothing beats the film. Directed by the goat, Bob Fosse, it’s set in 1931 Berlin and tells the […]
One of my greatest talents is confusing Wrestling Observer subscribers. I’m in an invite-only online space with many WON/R readers and listeners that formed because the quality of conversation on The Board~! and the podcasts have been steadily declining for years. I consider these men—thoughtful, considerate, kind men—to be my friends. Most are AEW viewers, […]
The Oscar’s are tomorrow, and my goodness have I taken in way too much Oscar’s content for any sane person. Dozens of hours of podcasts, some specifically dedicated to the award season. I visit websites specific to the Academy Awards to feel clued in. Answering important questions like “Who worked the room at the latest […]
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 […]
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 […]
On December 29th, I celebrated my 33rd birthday. Of all the birthdays, would define it as one of the more unremarkable ones. Not of the events of the days, I went to the casino, ate a bunch of Chinese food, and had this fabulous cake my wife made. As an age though, not a particularly […]
Why do I feel like I’m compelled to write this piece every year? Do we not learn? Are you a baby brained nimrod who can only be spoon-fed your wrestling interests from Joseph? I love Joseph, Good Writer, Better Person. Its understandable how their love of DPW can be infectious. We make fun of it […]
My dad would always say the track marks covering his arms were from “working on cars.” To say I had a complicated relationship with him is both cliché and an understatement. My name is Dan Rice; his name was Dan Rice. That name has hung around my neck my entire life. Dan didn’t raise me, […]
To start off with, I’m aware two weeks after the event is the OPTIMAL time to publish a live report. AEW in All In Texas emanated from Arlington, Texas on July 12th, 2025. So of course I plan a family vacation to AUSTIN, Texas on August 15th. I was so close, but so far. I […]
The Phantom Stranger On August 13th, 2024, Pro Wrestling NOAH announced Yoshinari Ogawa’s immediate retirement following a neck injury in a tag match the prior week. According to NOAH’s social media, Ogawa strongly requested no retirement press conference or ceremony. And the wrestling world kept moving. You could attribute it to the turbulent cycle of […]