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As a wrestling enthusiast for over 30 years, my fondness for professional wrestling explores the irrational in a rational way. I will explore the details inside and outside the ring and hopefully have a laugh with you in the process. I've had the fortune to interview wrestlers from Lucha Underground, TNA, Ring of Honor, GFW, and former WWE talent as well. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @TheMarcMadison
This past Saturday, Black Label Pro featured a doubleheader that proved to be quite monumental. During the two shows, Black Label Pro Crowned new Champions. The opening show titled Erick Steven’s Presents Professional Wrestling the show’s namesake put this title on the line. The then BLP Champion and MLW talent Erick Stevens, put his title on the line against Calvin Tankman. The two men took each other to task. In a slugfest that saw both men battle and beat each other time and time again, the result was one that fans may not have seen coming. After an absolute slugfest,…
On Sunday, August 23rd, WWE presented the 2020 edition of SummerSlam. It was the promotions first event featuring the new Thunderdome concept. While opinions on the idea vary, one thing is for sure; two new champions were crowned at SummerSlam. In the first championship match, Asuka faced Sasha Banks in her second match of the night. Earlier in the evening, the empress of tomorrow faced Bayley for the SmackDown women’s championship. With the help of Banks, Bayley retained with a small package rollup. However, before that, Asuka appeared to have the match in hand on several occasions. Each time it appeared as…
At this Saturday evening’s NXT Takeover XXX, new champions were crowned at NXT TakeOver XXX. One champion was crowned after a hard-fought ladder match. The matchup involved the likes of Bronson Reed, Velveteen Dream, Cameron Grimes, Johnny Gargano, and Damien Priest. From the opening bell, fans witnessed each of these hungry competitors coming into the match with the same goal. This past week saw Johnny Gargano qualify for this match, making it a five-way battle for the championship. Throughout the contest, each man had a moment. For each participant, they had a moment where they were on the cusp of…
On Sunday, August 16th, former Ring of Honor World Champion John ‘Xavier’ Bedoya has passed away. It was reported by the family of Bedoya that the 43-year-old had died. With little details shared about his passing but the wrestling world has come to mourn the loss of this former champion. Competing as Xavier, Bedoya was slated to make his return this past March competing in ROH’s Past vs Present event slated to take place against Jay Lethal. Ring of Honor also released the following statement on the former champion’s passing. Ring of Honor is saddened to learn of the passing…
“Rollerball” Mark Rocco Passes Away
At the age of 69, British Wrestler Mark “Rollerball” Rocco has passed away. He was originally Black Tiger and appeared as part of the UK’s ITV program “World Of Sport” during its time. Wrestling fans that are familiar with the likes of Fit Finley and The Dynamite kick had memorable matches with Rocco. Throughout the rise of wrestling in the UK in the 1970s, Rocco was a noted member of two promotions in particular. Both All-Star Wrestling and Joint Promotions are where Rocco gained his notoriety. Fans of New Japan Pro Wrestling should note (if they aren’t already aware) that…
On Sunday, July 26th, Stardom crowned new champions at their Cinderella Summer in Tokyo show. Two titles changed hands as the High Speed, Goddesses of Stardom, and Wonder of Stardom belts found new homes. One of which was a familiar home. After Bea Priestly and Jamie Hayter had to vacate their Goddess of Stardom tag team championships, since they weren’t able to defend the titles do to the pandemic, new champions were crowned. With the High-Speed title on the line, a triple threat match took place between a new champion was crowned. AZM defeated Starlight Kid and Riho to win…
On Tuesday, July 21st, new IMPACT Tag Team Champions were crowned. On the heels of this past Sunday’s Slammiversary event, Ethan Page and Josh Alexander would defend their titles against a new challenge. After retaining their titles this past weekend, Alexander and Page would face a returning duo to IMPACT Wrestling. At Slammiversary, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley would return to IMPACT Wrestling. The Motor City Machine Guns would return to answer the open challenge set by The Rascalz, Zachary Wentz, and Dez Xavier. Sabin and Shelley and walk away triumphant in their return match. That win would appear to…
At Extreme Rules The Horror Show, we saw new champions crowned. The nearly three-hour event saw several matches take place, but new champions crowned. While another one suggests that there is a new champion holding the title, we will have to see what the fallout will be on tomorrow’s edition of Raw. The first set of champions crowned was, a long time coming. Two of arguably the best performers on either roster captured a tag team championships. To start the program, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura faced Kofi Kingston and Big E for the WWE Smackdown Championships. The two teams squared…
.Earlier today in a tag team match took place in Pro-Wrestling NOAH’s show. During the contest between Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya, they faced Naomichi Marufuji and Keiji Mutoh. The result was a win for Marufuji and Mutoh. Marufuji pinned Go and then proceeded to claim to be Go’s next challenger for his GHC Heavyweight Championship. At the same time, Kaito called out Mutoh to face each other. This contest is monumental as it is the first time they have ever faced each other in one on one competition. Kaito has been calling out Mutoh for months with no response…
Champions Crowned at Slammiversary | #AndNEW
On Saturday, July 18th, IMPACT Wrestling held its annual Slammiversary event. On a night full of surprises, three titles changed hands on this evening. There were new champions crowned at Slammiversary. At Slammiversary, IMPACT Wrestling also ushered in the return of former World Champions, Eric Young, eC3, and tag team champions Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley the Motor City Machine Guns. Their return to IMPACT, along with the arrival of Heath Miller, Karl Anderson, and returning Luke ‘Doc’ Gallows, made for a fun night. However, it was the new champions that were crowned that made it for an interesting evening.…








