Author: Marc Madison (Editor in Chief)

On November 26th, 1987, the WWF presented Survivor Series 1987. Howard Finkel announced the event with Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura and Gorilla Monsson as both approached the announce table. This was the inaugural Thanksgiving Day event from the Richfield Coliseum. This ushered in a team warfare squadron of faction versus faction. They had individual five on five teams facing each other along with an eight-team tag team match. Monsson and Ventura went through the rules, which included pinfall, submission, count-out, disqualification, and the referee’s elimination due to injury. We witness The Honky Tonk Man’s Team being interviewed backstage before the…

On Monday, June 17th, 2024, as Jey Uso celebrated a victory, the lights began to come down throughout the arena in anticipation of the debut of the Wyatt SICK6. Upon their debut, the trail of bodies that were left lying at the hands of these men and women were countless. Although their official debut occurred on this day, the lead-in to their arrival traces back months. WYATT SICK6 – They’re Here Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand While the group’s origins can be traced back to its namesake, Bray Wyatt, that doesn’t mean that…

While his time was now tied to politics as the Mayor of Knoxville County, Tennessee, it was one character that defined his career for over twenty years as Kane. The earliest days of Jacobs’s career began as a member of the United States Wrestling Association and Smoky Mountain Wrestling under Jim Cornette. However, prior to that, Jacobs’ life began as the child of a military family. Jacobs was born in Spain. Athletics always appeared to be his passion. As an excellent Basketball and Football player, Jacobs was an extraordinary player in High School. His Football and Basketball skills were on…

In a career that has spanned over 24 years, Christopher Park was seemingly a dark and harrowing figure in wrestling in Abyss. However, after initially joining TNA under the moniker Justice, Park underwent somewhat of a character renaissance. He would reappear for TNA as ‘The Monster’, the man who would attack Erik Watts and later become the bodyguard of Kid Kash. Abyss would later align with Don Callis and would feud with Raven and his faction, The Gathering. The dark and twisted Abyss would engage in a feud with AJ Styles the following year. Their rivalry took so many twists…

On October 2nd, 2005, legendary wrestler and one of Japan’s pillars in pro wrestling, Kenta Kobashi, stepped in the ring for Ring of Honor for a second time and with Homicide. In his second matchup, Kenta Kobashi would team with Homicide to face Samoa Joe & Low Ki. Each of these men would go on to achieve success wherever they had competed. As the bell rang, chants of KOBASHI KOBASHI would ring through the arena during ROH’s Unforgettable 2005. After the customary code of honor between Joe and Kobashi, the two men would stare at one another. Kobashi insists on…

It is remarkable to see her evolution today. A veteran of the ring since 2013, Yuka Sakazaki initially attended school with the intention of pursuing comedy as a career. Her athleticism, combined with her passion for comedy, seemed like a perfect blend as part of the DDT Pro promotion. However, while she may be a member of the DDT roster it is Tokyo Joshi Pro where she first began her career. As part of TJP, Yuka Sakazaki was a member of a stable led by Hiroshi Fukuda. Her debut was alongside Shoko Nakajima and Ura Erika as part of a…

He was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and born Donald Jacob ‘Jake’ Hager Jr. Jake Hager was a two-sport athlete while in college. As both a wrestler and a football player, he excelled. He was a second-string defensive tackle with the University. However, in his sophomore year, he pursued wrestling alone. While at the University, Hager set a record at the time for most pins in a second season with 30. During his second year of university, he was introduced to, ironically enough, current AEW commentator Jim Ross. Ross has long supported the Sooners University football team. Their…

Chances are he doesn’t like you. But even if that’s the case, with Chances Are He Doesn’t Like You, Josh Briggs, it doesn’t matter because he is very much liked. A rising star along the U.S. East Coast, Briggs found early success competing for promotions such as Limitless Wrestling and Chaotic Wrestling and now a part of the WWE’s NXT brand. For wrestlers, there are moments in time where they can say their career has turned around and they have made it. In the case of Briggs, he highlights a match he had with current NXT superstar DIJAK (Dominic Dijak)…

During the pandemic, AEW created opportunities for rising names in the independent scene like the one for WARHORSE and Cody. One such opportunity was a TNT Championship invitational match that saw then-champion Cody against WAREHORSE. This is the journey of their battle against one another for the first time ever. On one side of the ring, a ring veteran and the longest-running Independent Wrestling Television Champion. On the other side of the ring, a second-generation and fourteen-year veteran (at the time) and TNT Champion. WARHORSE and Cody – Independent Wrestling’s Hottest Character of 2020 against The American Nightmare On Wednesday,…

A veteran of decade in the ring, Trevor Lee Caddell has wrestling in his blood. As the son of the late Tracey Caddell, Lee is working to make his father proud. The North Carolina native is synonymous with his relationship with the state’s favorite wrestling brother’s the Hardy’s. While under the tutelage of Matt and Jeff Hardy, Trevor first established himself competing for his local promotion at the time CWF-Mid Atlantic in 2014. He held the record for the longest match in the promotion competing for a 105-minute match for the CWF Mid-Atlantic championship. This was then followed with his…