Saturday, March 22, 2025

Wrestling Legends Who Debuted in the WWE Before You Remember

Wrestling Legends Who Debuted in the WWE Before You Remember
March 22, 2025
By Ryan Porzl

The WWE obviously has had it's share of legends come through their doors over the last 70 years. Many of which became legends or saw their legendary careers enhanced by the WWE. However, what some may not know is many legends in the WWE actually would debut a lot earlier for the promotion before their legendary runs. In some cases, they first arrived when they were rookies paying their dues. In this article, we'll take a look at some WWE legends who debuted and worked for the promotion before you probably thought they did.

I don't own any photos, I found them on Google. Credit to WWE or whomever owns them.

Credit to Cagematch for dates.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

WWF Survivor Series 1987 Review

WWF Survivor Series 1987 Review
September 21, 2013 (Edited March 8, 2025)
By Ryan Porzl

VHS Cover

Event: Survivor Series 1987
Tagline: The Biggest Event Since Wrestlemania III
Date: November 26, 1987
Location: Richfield, Ohio
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: Richfield Coliseum
Attendance: 21,300
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Interviewers: "Mean" Gene Okerlund & Craig DeGeorge
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The Best Thrown Together Tag Teams In Wrestling

The Greatest Thrown Together Tag Teams In Wrestling
February 12, 2025
By Ryan Porzl

Professional wrestling has been around for more than a century and one of the things it's known for is tag teams. Outside of a start up promotion, it's almost impossible to find a wrestling promotion without a tag team division or a tag team championship. Over the decades, wrestling has seen it's share of legendary teams. Many teams usually have the same origin as either siblings/family members or were trained by the same trainer or have the same background. Then there are legendary teams that had humble beginnings. These teams were basically consisted of two wrestlers who a promotion didn't have any plans for and decided to put them together and hope for the best. In this article, we'll look at the greatest tag teams in wrestling history that were thrown together..

Note: I don't own the pictures. Credit to the WWE, AEW/ROH, and TNA

Monday, January 13, 2025

A Look At The Hulk Hogan Backlash and The Hypocrisy

A Look At The Hulk Hogan Backlash and The Hypocrisy
January 13, 2025
By Ryan Porzl



On January 6, 2025, Netflix would broadcast the WWE flagship show Monday Night RAW for the first time. The show was treated a special episode with big matches and big appearances including from The Rock to The Undertaker to Triple H. However, one of the big appearances was that of Hulk Hogan. In perhaps the most memorable moment of the show, Hogan was booed out of the building and many celebrated the occasion. It's no surprise to know Hogan has had his critics but obviously, things have grown since a 2006 sex tape was leaked in 2015 revealing Hogan going on a racist rant. To many, it was considered unforgivable while others also believed Hogan made little to no attempt to make up for it. Many also think there is more to it from Hogan's support of controversial US President Donald Trump to all the accusations of him playing backstage politics. For the record, I don't condone Hogan's words and I do believe WWE was in the right to fire him in 2015 and have him spend the next few years in the wilderness. That said, as a Hogan fan, I do believe the backlash is out of control and even hypocritical. Is Hogan being targeted because he deserves it or is there more to it? Is it because some want to score points with the Internet Wrestling Community or come off virtuous or because Hogan is low hanging fruit while others who can be as bad are considered untouchable? In this article we'll look at the controversies and how Hogan's critics are hypocrites savaging him while turning blind eyes to other wrestling legends misdeeds which, yes, includes racism.

Note: I don't own the picture. Credit to WWE.

Monday, January 6, 2025

TNA Wrestlers Who Overachieved In 2024

TNA Wrestlers Who Overachieved In 2024
January 6 2025
By Ryan Porzl

In my last article, I brought up TNA's 2024 and specifically wrestlers who had a disappointing year. Obviously, not everyone can have an amazing year. However, in that article, I brought up it was part of a two part article. In this article, we'll look back at the TNA wrestlers who overachieved and did better than many thought they would. Now keep in mind, this is for wrestlers who did better than many thought. As a result, don't expect to see Nic Nemeth or Jordynne Grace or ABC on this list since they did as well as you expect.

Note: I don't own any pictures. Credit to TNA or whomever owns them.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

TNA Wrestlers Who Had A Disappointing 2024

TNA Wrestlers Who Had A Disappointing 2024
December 31, 2024
By Ryan Porzl

2024 was a huge year for TNA. After shedding the name in 2017, the promotion returned to the TNA name in 2024 and had a rollercoster ride in 2024 eventually seeing them enjoy the biggest success in a decade. As for the wrestlers, each have had varying degrees of success. With 2024 coming to a close, we'll take a look at two sets of TNA wrestlers in a two part article. In this article, we'll look at the TNA wrestlers who had a disappointing 2024 and either couldn't take that next step or didn't have the run most thought they would.

I don't own any photos. Credit to TNA or whoever owns them.

Sunday, December 22, 2024

NWA Starrcade 1987 Review

NWA Starrcade 1987 Review
January 21, 2014 (edited December 21, 2024)
By Ryan Porzl

Starrcade VHS Cover

Event: Starrcade 1987
Tagline: Chi-Town Heat/Glory Bound
Date: November 26, 1987
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: UIC Pavilion
Attendance: 8,000
Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross
Interviewers: Bob Caudle & Missy Hyatt
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View