Violent People

April 2, 2025April 9, 2025

Ok I Believe You, But Grom Zaza Don’t

For the uninitiated, at the end of 2024, I started a Grom Zaza career retrospective. Like most things I do, it was a runaway success. The people were clamoring for more. One of my New Year’s resolutions, on Violent People Radio #31, was to meet deadlines. If I promise something is going to come out […]

9 mins read

Editorial

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

The Complete and Accurate Brinley Reece

This shouldn’t really need much of an introduction, right? If you’re confused about what this is, consult the picture below. If you’re still confused, after looking at the picture, go back and read the title again. Past that, I can’t help you. I’ve got Brinley Reece to watch. Arianna Grace defeats Brinley Reece (WWE NXT, […]

20 mins read

VP100

April 1, 2025March 31, 2025

VP100 2024: Honorable Mentions Part 2 (795-705)

T-795. Sonoko Kato (1 ballot, 4 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Kadaveri (97) T-795. Tornado (1 ballot, 4 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Tornado (97) T-795. Skitzo (1 ballot, 4 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: TyPls (97) T-795. Kahagas (1 ballot, 4 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Dan Rice (97) T-795. Luka (1 ballot, 4 […]

8 mins read

VP100

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025

VP100 2024: Meet the Voters & Honorable Mentions Part 1 (840-806)

Welcome to the Violent People 100 for 2024. 84 voters voted in this last year’s incredibly prestigious wrestler of the year poll, completely demolishing last year’s total of 69 voters. The 15-ballot difference between years alone came in on the last day ballots could be submitted. I am humbled. You’re all awesome. I love you. […]

8 mins read

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

Recommended Matches Roundup #45

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 where we’ll cover the past two weeks.

1 min read

Podcast

March 26, 2025May 4, 2025

Violent People Radio # 43: Hawk 2-ah: Want To Play A Game

We say this in no uncertain terms, the return of Haily Welch to the internet is meaningful. That is all we can say for now for legal reason. On this episode of VPR we play the World’s Most Dangerous Game. We fantasy book. It isn’t just fantasy booking though, it is fantasy booking using cruel […]

1 min read

March 26, 2025March 24, 2025

Chris’ Lucha Roundup: January 2025

I’ve had this 99% done for a few weeks, and then I got hit hard with life. Apologies for the most delayed column in history getting more delays. Abismo Negro Jr. vs. El Fiscal (XLL, 1/18) You can be forgiven for being underwhelmed by the words “inferno match.” Most wrestling fans will envision pyrotechnics surrounding […]

7 mins read

Editorial

March 23, 2025April 1, 2025

Bill Mercer: The World Class Voice

Sometimes it is difficult to say where a voice begins and where it ends. Some voices live only in the here and now, a fleeting present, broadcasting a moment before vanishing into the ether, never thought of or heard again. Others, like that of Bill Mercer, become more than a voice, they become a permanent […]

15 mins read

Podcast

March 19, 2025May 4, 2025

Violent People Radio #42: A Saw-nderella Story

Hell has frozen over. The story of Jon Kramer left unfinished. Decades of fandom down the drain. The world is an unfair and this is just another reminder. We must move on though and talk about wrestling. Unfortunately, I think the more episodes we do the less we understand our big tops. Time has not […]

1 min read

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Recommended Matches Roundup #44

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 where we’ll cover the past two weeks.

1 min read

Violent People

May 2026 Violent People Streaming Guide

ZONES of Disinterest

Yeetwood Mac

Wrestling Is Better When We Are Talking About Wrestling

Wrestling in Weird Places

Worn Out Tapes #6 Jun Kasai & Mitsuhiro Matsunaga vs. Nick Gage & Zandig (with Justice and A Bastard)

Worn Out Tapes #5 Rush vs. LA Park (with Chris and Colette)

Worn Out Tapes #4 Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe

Worn Out Tapes #3 Chigusa Nagayo vs. Dump Matsumoto

Worn Out Tapes #2 TLC 1-4

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

2CW Doing the Work: Syracuse 11/21/2006

Recommended Matches Roundup #69

Ok I Believe You, But Grom Zaza Don’t

The Complete and Accurate Brinley Reece

VP100 2024: Honorable Mentions Part 2 (795-705)

VP100 2024: Meet the Voters & Honorable Mentions Part 1 (840-806)

Recommended Matches Roundup #45

Violent People Radio # 43: Hawk 2-ah: Want To Play A Game

Chris’ Lucha Roundup: January 2025

Bill Mercer: The World Class Voice

Violent People Radio #42: A Saw-nderella Story

Recommended Matches Roundup #44