Author: Marc Madison (Editor in Chief)

In 2018, they had become one of the most notable factions in wrestling today. In both North America and Japan, Los Ingobernables de Japon has emerged as a powerful group. They have engaged in rivalries with some of the biggest names in wrestling from all over the world. In their three short years of existence, the group has been embraced by fans everywhere. The faction is just as successful as their leader, Tetsuya Naito. Naito’s character is of someone who apparently doesn’t care and is disenchanted, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. His rise in New Japan Pro…

Tony Atlas, better known as “Mr. USA,” stands among wrestling’s most physically imposing figures from the territorial era through the national expansion boom. Born Anthony White on April 23rd, 1954, in Roanoke, Virginia, Atlas wasn’t just another athlete stepping into the squared circle; he brought a bodybuilding pedigree that included three Mr. USA titles, turning heads long before promoters noticed his potential. “America has been good to me and I have no regrets… If I had one thing that I would do differently… the first thing that I would have done is listen… they told me, ‘You’ll do okay in…

Often talent’s journey to success is never overnight. In the Spring of 2022, then seventeen-year veteran Robert Anthony Fish’s success had come with countless opportunities and the ability to capitalize on them. Before he decided he was going to pursue wrestling as his career, Bobby Fish played football at both the high school and college level. However, it was after graduating with a degree in English, Fish began his career in 2002. While competing on the weekends, he would also work throughout the week holding various jobs such as working retail and a bartender. Fish was also an occasional high…

In a career that spanned over fifteen years, one of independent wrestling’s most deserving talents is part of a major promotion. For Thomas James ‘TJ’ Ballester, this longtime fan of Bruce Lee films and acrobatics was able to focus that passion into something more. Dreams were replaced with reality, and where the fan in Thomas James Ballester stepped back, the performer AR Fox rose up. Fox would initially compete in backyard wrestling promotions and even work odd jobs, such as a grocery store. But once AR Fox’s demand in wrestling became more prominent, so did his commitment to wrestling. He…

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…