Author: Marc Madison (Editor in Chief)

Darkness often falls upon all those who have crossed paths with ill-doers, especially an army of darkness. It also crosses paths with those who made deals with those they likely shouldn’t have. To make a deal with the Devil is often shuddered at. In the case of the Boston Battler, Kevin Sullivan was known babyface that decided that he needed to change who he was and how he was portrayed. The result is a faction still talked about to this very day. He would embrace the occult during a time when Satanism became widely discussed on television. “I came in…

The Triple Threat. It’s a term often used to describe someone that is multi-faceted in a particular sport. Whether it’s baseball, basketball, football, or hockey, the Triple Threat suggests that athlete is capable of doing so much as their skillset covers different areas that of their sport that makes that individual elevated as if they are elite talents among common talents. But the tale of Extreme Championship Wrestling’s Triple Threat was a collection of talents that combined size, speed, technical skill, strength, charisma, sex appeal, beauty, and brawn all in one. While all those qualities certainly exceed ‘three’ combined, they…

“Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.” ― William Shakespeare, Richard II On January 26th, 2016, the trio known as the Decay was born. Often frightening in their appearance, The Decay has frightened its opposition regardless of whom stood across from them. Led by IMPACT! mainstay, Abyss, Crazzy Steve, along with Rosemary, would come together to create a most frightening trio. Eight days earlier, Abyss and Crazzy Steve would first appear together as they beat down then IMPACT World Tag Team Champions, The Wolves. When Rosemary would join them the following week,…

On August 29th, 1988 the WWF presented its inaugural Summer event, Summerslam 88. It took place at Madison Square Garden from New York City. It was one of the inaugural major events that the WWF presented. With Gorilla Monsoon and ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham on commentary. Graham was quite excited as there was also a special referee that would be a part of the major events to take place. Howard Finkle announced the Rougeau’s entrance. This is our latest Sunday Night RetroView for Summerslam 88′. WWE Presents Summerslam 88 The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs The British Bulldogs w/Matilda With the Rougeau’s…

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures described in the Book of Revelations in the Bible. Though English translation varies, they arrive to herald the world’s end, sent by the Lord to patrol the earth. As one translation has it, “Causing it to rest quietly known as “sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague” or “given authority over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and plague, and using the beasts of the earth.” More commonly, they are named War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. The key is they are invested with authority and are harbingers of doom.…

Former TNA Knockout’s Champion and WWE Women’s Champion Gail Kim discusses all things wrestling. She opened up about a number of topics, including the future of women’s wrestling TNA / IMPACT Wrestling’s Gail Kim took some time to participate in an interview and discusses a number of topics. The former WWE Women’s Champion and TNA Knockout champion revealed her thoughts on her early training, her rekindled passion for the sport, and what the future holds for her. Check out part one of the interview below. Gail Kim discusses her initial training under Ron Hutchison, Rob Echeverria and Dave Finley. What…

On March 30th, 2003, Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho faced off against one another at WrestleMania XIX. The lead-up to the match involved a series of attacks between the two superstars. What began as Jericho initially sharing about how much he looked up to Michaels unraveled completely into something else. Jericho went from being told he ‘could be the next Shawn Michaels’ to being the ‘first Chris Jericho.’ In the weeks leading up to their confrontation with one another, a series of things took place as Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho were the marquee matchup. At the 2002 WWE Armageddon…

Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole’s story goes beyond their Unsanctioned match at NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver on August 22, 2021. Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole are joined at the hip with one another. Fans are encouraged to look beyond this recent betrayal and beyond the Undisputed Era’s narrative because their story goes back twelve years. ______________________ During their time in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), the two faced one another as part of the Twelfth Anniversary show. Cole had defeated future rival Johnny Gargano and then O’Reilly, thus moving him into the Best of the Best X tournament’s semi-finals. Cole…

While one duo managed to achieve success in the WWE as the Can-Am Connection in Tom Zenk and Rick Martel, they aren’t the duo we’re addressing, the Can Am Express. Both men came from different territories. Phil LaFon competed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as part of Rene Rougeau’s promotion as Dan Kroffat. In fact, throughout the majority of Kroffat’s career, he used this name. It wasn’t until he joined the WWE that he adapted the Phil LaFon name. Before that, Kroffat was discovered by the late Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid; he initially trained for Stampede Wrestling. Doug Furnas…

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. To mention one, it is virtually impossible not to mention the other. Their history goes well beyond what we see today. Their history with one another goes back over two decades. During their time in their native home of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Zayn and Owens would face each other for the first time. As part of the International Wrestling Syndicate, Owens and Zayn would compete at the event titled Payback’s a Bi**ch! It was also in IWS where Steen defeated Zayn to capture the IWS Championship. _______________________ Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn – Fight Forever,…