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 […]
I remember the first time I saw a man hit a woman. I was six years old and I was at a wedding. It was a large wedding with an open bar. In a family full of alcoholics, the best case scenario was limiting the number of drunk drivers to just one or two and […]
Featured Image: Illustration by Chris Bryan (@christhings). Featured in “Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches In Wrestling History” by Phil Schneider September 23rd has some really awesome matches that have happened on that day. And as my itch to write a wrestling piece grew more intense, I wanted to try my […]
April 17th, 2024 Dylan Summers’ hip is shattered in four different places. He finds himself, strapped to a bed, immobilized, facing a murky future with an untold number of surgeries ahead. The dimly lit confines of a Japanese hospital room, the oppressive silence weighed heavily on the mind of the man known as Necro Butcher. […]
At AEW All In 2024, the landscape of wrestling shifted. No, not with that pasty clamdigger Danielson winning the world title. It shifted with the return of Nigel McGuinness in the Casino Gauntlet match. You may know him as a commentator from his work over the past decade in ROH, WWE, and AEW. You may […]
Suddenly I’m disgruntled. By what you may ask, well that’s pretty simple. One of the best big men in pro-wrestling history; Sid Eudy, better known as Sid Vicious or Sycho Sid, passed away following his battle with Chondrosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Whilst ordinarily this wouldn’t be met with disgruntlement, rather a mourning sadness, […]
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 […]
Welcome to the fifth and final installment of Mark vs Mark, the series where I reassess my opinion of The Undertaker. The previous parts can be found here, here, here, and here. Understandably, this was the hardest part to write as I had to actually make a decision. Of course, it also let me go […]
Welcome to the fourth instalment of Mark vs Mark, a series of articles where I reassess my opinion of The Undertaker. If by some weird chance you haven’t read the other articles, they can be found here, here, and here. If you have, then thank you for putting up with me. This part is from […]
Welcome to the third instalment of Mark vs Mark, the series where I reassess my opinion of The Undertaker. If you have read any of the previous articles in this series, then you should know what you are in for. If not, then the previous entries in this series can be found here and here. […]