Author: Marc Madison (Editor in Chief)

Italian-born Debrah Ann ‘Madusa’ Miceli carved a career in wrestling that women today aspire to do. Noted trainer Eddie Sharky initially trained Madusa in 1984. Her early years on the independent circuit earned her an astounding $5 a match by her own admittance. After a couple of years of trying to find her way, Madusa joined Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association. It was while there where she was engaged in her first notable rivalry. Sensational Sherri Martel was as fierce a competitor as any woman competing at the time. Early on, her time against Sherri helped set the stage for…

The Roddy Piper and Mr T rivalry defined WWF’s early celebrity crossover era, blending Hollywood flash with Piper’s unfiltered heel intensity to draw mainstream eyes to wrestling. What began as a reluctant tag main event at WrestleMania 1 exploded into a personal feud fueled by Piper’s backstage disdain for T’s “arrogance” and lack of ring savvy. The storyline peaked in an infamous boxing match at WrestleMania 2, but real animosity lingered for years.​ Roddy Piper and Mr T – The Booking of the Pop Culture Phenomenon into the WrestleMania spotlight Vince McMahon aggressively pursued celebrities to legitimize WWF nationally in…

If the 1980s gave birth to the golden age of tag teams, then the 1990s tested their endurance in an era of change, particularly these are 20 tag teams that defined the 1990s. As wrestling evolved from territories to televised dominance, tag teams adapted, merging athleticism, storytelling, and spectacle. From Japan’s stiff-strike realism to America’s attitude-era showmanship, this decade produced duos who shaped the future. The 1990s saw old-school pairings evolve into pop-culture icons. Teams like The Steiner Brothers and The Outsiders revolutionized tag team branding, while Japanese duos like The Holy Demon Army elevated the art to new technical…

Over the course of her career, Ruby Soho has seen joy, pain, success, heartbreak, and redemption. Every professional wrestler’s journey is different. While there are similarities in their means of training travel, and matches how they get to where they eventually want to be is different. From paying close attention to matches of Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, and Eddie Guerrero to finding interest in wrestling at the tender age of 15, Ruby Soho has had a love of wrestling in her blood for half her life. She was initially trained by Billy Roc at the School of Roc. For ‘Miss…

On March 19th, 1995, World Championship Wrestling presented an infamous instalment of the Uncensored PPV from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi, with the King of the Road match. What made it so infamous was a match so bizarre and unconventional that the risk of someone being severely hurt and their own mobility appeared to be in jeopardy throughout the contest. It would appear that way at least to viewers. But before tackling the match, the feud leading up to it was equally notable. From late 1994 to the Spring of 1995, the Blacktop Bully and “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes…

Over the past ten years, a number of men and women have worked to create matches and moments that stand out above all others, including the top ten wrestlers that stood out at the time. Among those men and women, some have maintained a sense of dominance regardless of promotion. For some, they have maintained the same success early in the decade that they did towards the end of it. When assembling this list, we identify the individual efforts that stood out above all others consistently. This list isn’t to disregard tag teams and their value but rather to celebrate…

On the heels of the fallout of WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, we preview the latest RAW in Advance for 3/9/26. Fans all witnessed the heated exchange between World Champion CM Punk and Roman Reigns. With a final line by Punk that left many fans’ jaws dropped. Was the comment offside? Will Reigns’ next response cut deeper and get even more personal than what we heard last week? There was also a new WWE Intercontinental Champion as Penta defeated “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio. While the win was significant, as Penta is the first Mexican-born WWE talent to capture the title, it was…

Cyndi Lauper’s involvement with pro wrestling wasn’t a cute one-off cameo—it was one of the catalysts that dragged the WWF out of smoky arenas and into mainstream pop culture. Lauper’s run as part of the “Rock ’n’ Wrestling” movement alongside Wendi Richter, Captain Lou Albano, Hulk Hogan, and MTV had helped to set the stage for WrestleMania and, at the time, changed how non-fans looked at professional wrestling.​ Below is a sourced, quote-heavy look at what she did, who she did it with, and how those people talk about her impact. How Cyndi Lauper Got Pulled Into Wrestling The whole…

In the WWE RAW after Elimination Chamber, we have the fallout in this preview of RAW in Advance for 03/2/26. With the event featuring a winner of the Women’s and the Men’s Elimination Chamber matches, we were also witness to the winner of the WWE World Championship match between CM Punk and Finn Balor. Between these matches, the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship match But on the road to WrestleMania, it feels as though things are changing on the fly and at breakneck speed. With the injuries to Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, it appears the vision (pun intended) for the…

On February 24th, 1997, was the night ECW came to Monday Night Raw. The episode began with a tag team match-up between the Godwinns and The New Blackjacks. From there, however, the episode became memorable as it came less than a year after the ‘takeover’ of the nWo in World Championship Wrestling. During the night’s first match, Jerry Lawler shared that ECW would be at Monday Night Raw. So while the ‘invasion’ portion wasn’t as apparent as some may think, it certainly broke the proverbial fourth wall. For weeks, Jerry’ The King’ Lawler spoke disparagingly about what he often referred…