I won’t be breaking any news in the next 800 words. The eye-for-an-eye stipulation added to the Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins match at Extreme Rules is a horror of epic proportions. Not “horror” as […]
In the pandemic, empty-arena era of professional wrestling, the only constant for the WWE has been the notion of adjustment. With guidelines, quarantines, positive COVID-19 tests, and change around every corner, the ability to adjust […]
I wrote an editorial earlier this week in the new Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter (#1674, cover-dated June 23) that in recent weeks I’ve grown more uncomfortable watching the increasingly cavalier attitude toward the risk of […]
For close to a week now, we’ve been learning about a countless number of disgusting acts of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault of women in the pro wrestling business. These types of accounts and predatory […]
We know the narrative that WWE likes to spin for its fans and business partners. Vince McMahon is a maverick. He’s a leader and a visionary who risked it all to achieve greatness in the […]
So, how do you fix, really fix WWE? How can you ensure the company grows now, in 2020, in measurable, financially healthy ways? How does the company navigate the most uncertain times that not only […]
NJPW announced yesterday they are resuming running events in empty arenas starting on June 15. PWTorch sources indicated last week that NJPW would be announcing that the company would be announcing they would resume running […]
Sometimes stars need to be stars. In game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, it was Michael Jordan that stepped up and hit the game-winning basket to complete 3-Peat number two for the Chicago Bulls. […]
RADICAN’S GUIDE TO THE HIGHSPOTS WRESTLING NETWORK COMPANION PWG BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES 2018: FINAL STAGE SEPT. 15, 2018 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. AVAILABLE ON THE HIGHSPOTS WRESTLING NETWORK Commentator: Excalibur Note: This is the third […]
(1) Brian Cage should probably win the AEW World Championship Cage made his long-awaited debut on Saturday night, winning the Casino Battle Royal which will earn him an AEW Championship match at Fyter Fest, according […]
As much as the empty-arena venue is a significant contributor to Smackdown’s alarming viewership slide since the week after WrestleMania, another factor is just the thin star power. Roman Reigns is gone from the brand […]
The Big Show Show isn’t a vehicle from WWE Studios that I expected to succeed on Neflix. Placing semi-retired 7 foot tall wrestler Big Show in a family sitcom didn’t seem to hold a lot […]
WWE Agent B.G. James revealed on Twitter last week that his father and fellow WWE Hall of Famer “ Bullet” Bob Armstrong had brain cancer and had made the decision not to receive treatment for […]
Radican’s The Pull List is a series of columns looking at the hottest topics in wrestling, comics, movies, videogames, books, and more. RESIDENT EVIL 3 DEMO The Resident Evil 3 remake is coming out April […]
I have put together a collection of some of the most soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-’70s through the mid-’80s. I paid particular attention to the Pro Wrestling Preacher Promo pioneered by 2019 […]
With all of the major sports leagues in the world shutting down last week for the foreseeable future due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the question became whether or not WWE and several independents would be […]
The wrestling world, and the world in general, is going through some tough times right now. This will be the case for a while unfortunately. We’re all going to need to look after ourselves and […]
Introductory Note: This column appeared in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and on the PWTorch VIP website two months ago after the Royal Rumble. Since it re-aired last night for free on Raw, I am […]
On the streets of Chicago Saturday afternoon and into the early evening, folks were bundled up to the brim with winter hats, coats, gloves, and boots in order to fight the blistering cold air of […]
RADICAN’S AEW DYNAMITE BLOG FEB. 19, 2019 ATLANTA, GA AIRED LIVE ON TNT TAG TEAM BATTLE ROYAL – Winner Earns Title Shot at Revolution PPV I enjoyed the action in this match from start to […]
As the ranks of the NXT-UK roster starts to swell, and the competition for locker space in the Enfield Performance Centre gets trickier, many fans (and wrestlers themselves) are starting to wonder whether they need […]
RADICAN’S AEW DYNAMITE BLOG JANUARY 8, 2020 SOUTHHAVEN, MISS. AIRED LIVE ON TNT HANGMAN PAGE & KENNY OMEGA vs. PRIVATE PARTY Tremendous opening match between Hangman Page & Kenny Omega and Private Party. Legendary announcer […]
Two recently released pro wrestling books are very different in their subject matter, but both offer unique glimpses behind the curtain. •First up, “Life is Short and So Am I: My Life Inside, Outside, and […]
So I’m watching Rusev and Lana open up Monday Night Raw with their Divorce Proceeding and, I don’t know, 40 minutes in, it hits me: Rusev and Lana have a lot of chemistry together. He’s […]
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