Jan 06
Brian Pillman had the potential to be a wrestling megastar, unfortunately on October 5th 1997 he suffered a fatal heart attack and passed away. At the time of his death Pillman was 35 years old, what made it worse is that he had only recently recovered from a devastating car wreck to return to the …
Dec 05
NWA, JCP, WCW, TNA…….in Vince McMahon’s eyes there could only ever be one, WWE is that one. Wrestling was a thriving form of entertainment in the USA during the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Filled with intriguing characters and excellent ring tacticians the product boomed ,with regional promotions dotted all over the country. The majority of …
Jul 11
“In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as “real” or “true,” specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalry and relationships between participants as being genuine and not of a staged or pre-determined nature. Kayfabe has also evolved to become a code word of sorts for maintaining this “reality” within the …
Jul 04
Phew. This is gonna be tough. I have something to admit to you all about Chris Jericho’s WWE return. My name’s George, I’m 31 years old and for most of the last 15 years, I’ve been…a Jerichoholic. It’s an addiction, and a serious one at that. I hope that you’ll all support me as I …
Jun 03
In a week of endless stories about the horrors our species inflicts on each other, let’s lighten the mood with some mindless chatter about wrestling. There’s a seedy side to wrestling (actually it’s more seedy than a box of Trill), but it’s a lot less horrifying than stories of mass shootings, gang rape, murder and …
Mar 28
Thousands of men and women have walked through the curtains of the WWE over its 50+ year history, but only a handful of those men and women have walked out saying they made a difference. Bret “Hitman” Hart made perhaps one of the biggest impacts in the WWE during his wrestling career, and while …
Jan 09
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re proud to announce that, as of today (9th January 2014), SLTD Wrestling and MFX Podcast are joining forces to bring you the best possible coverage of all things professional wrestling. After a few weeks of negotiation, we agreed a deal this week and today is the dawning of a new …
Nov 24
Rey Mysterio is perhaps one of the most famous luchadores in wrestling history. He was one of the guys to innovate cruiserweight wrestling in the 90s, from his time in WCW and then of course when he went to WWE in 2002. His historic bout with Eddie Guerrero at WCW Halloween Havoc in 1997 is …
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