Author: Mike Bryan

On August 17th, 2008, at SummerSlam, The Undertaker, and Edge battled in an epic Hell in A Cell match for the ages. By 2008, The Rated R Superstar had done it all in the WWE except defeat The Undertaker. Edge was the WWE Intercontinental Champion multiple times, WWE tag team champion on several occasions, King of the Ring, Money in the Bank winner, and let’s not forget, WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion. The Undertaker and Edge – The Journey To Their Rage in a Cage He even married Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero in an effort to stay on…

He is arguably one of the most popular superstars of the Ruthless Aggression Era. Edge has been a four-time WWE Champion, seven-time World Heavyweight Champion, five-time Intercontinental Champion, United States Champion, 14-time tag team champion, King of the Ring, Money in the Bank, and last but not least, 2010 Royal Rumble winner. In 2011, all that stopped when he was forced into retirement due to a condition called cervical spinal stenosis. All the TLCs, Hell in a Cells, and Elimination Chamber matches took a toll on the Rated R Superstar. ______________ However, in 2020 Edge proved everyone wrong by entering…

Gail Kim is the type of athlete that comes along once in a while. Her perfect combo of beauty and athleticism dominated the TNA IMPACT Knockouts Division. She was the inaugural Knockouts Champion. She held that title a record-setting seven times. Gail Kim also won the WWE Women’s Championship in her WWE debut on Monday Night Raw.  During the WWE Divas division era, Kim used her in-ring ability to escalate herself and her opponents. A true pioneer, the Toronto native was always on the pulse of the business. ________________ Gail Kim – Humble Beginnings Gail Kim started her pro wrestling…

Bret Hart and Steve Austin. After punishing Austin’s knee, the Hitman pulled him into the corner and put on the figure four around the ring post. Bret then wrapped the chair around Austin’s ankle, preparing to snap it in two like Austin did to Pillman. Unfortunately, Stone Cold got up and smacked Bret on the back with the chair. Austin attempted several submissions on Hart, but the Hitman countered every one. The WWF was definitely protecting both superstars from looking weak. Austin threw Hart to the outside of the ring. Bret Hart caught Steve Austin and rammed his head into…

Bret Hart and Stone Cold. In the late 1990s, the World Wrestling Federation looked a lot different than it is today.  Wrestling fans were becoming sick of the “good guy vs. bad guy routine.” Even though that storyline was the foundation for the business since the 1950s, WWF fans craved more. In 1996 the face of the company was the legendary Bret “Hitman” Hart. Hart had brought a sense of athleticism to the WWF that the large monsters of the 1980s could not. At this time, he was a three-time WWF Champion, two-time Intercontinental champion, two-time tag team champion, 1994…

Lance Storm is arguably one of the best in-ring performers in Pro Wrestling history. Wrestling should be about telling a story. It is the art of telling a story with your body, and the ring is a blank piece of paper. Lance Storm knew that better than anyone. He may not have been the most electrifying man in sports entertainment like The Rock or a risk-taker like Jeff Hardy, but he was a Canadian wrestling machine. Let’s take a look at the career of an underrated technical icon. The Calm Before The Storm…in Calgary, Alberta Canada Lance Storm is a…

Christian Cage made his wrestling debut in 1995 for a wrestling company owned by his trainer, Ron Hutchinson. In 1997 Christian Cage started a tag team with his best friend from middle school Adam Copeland, aka Edge. The two dominated the tag team scene in Canada as well as Japan. They were going by such names as High Impact and Suicide Blondes. Eventually, Copeland caught the eye of World Wrestling Entertainment. Adam Copeland also got his best friend, Christian Cage, a WWE opportunity. Christian Cage signed his WWE contract in 1998. Blood is Thicker than Water | Becoming The Brood…

Chris Kanyon started his career in 1992 on the East Side of Manhattan, NY. Booby Bold Eagle trained him at the Lower East Side Wrestling Gym. In his first match, he competed under the name Chris Morgan. Kanyon paid his dues; he worked as a physical therapist during the week and wrestled on weekends and nights. Eventually, he was teamed with another of wrestlings, unsung stars, Billy Kidman. Together with a hockey gimmick, Kanyon and Kidman competed against the East Coast’s best tag teams. Many don’t realize that 2001 was not Kanyon’s first appearance in World Wrestling Entertainment. In 1994…

Summerslam 1992 was the first time the WWF Intercontinental Title was the Main Event at a Pay Per View. It was also the first time a major WWF Event was held in the United Kingdom. Summerslam 1992 will forever be that moment when Englands own  British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith defeated his brother-in-law Bret “Hitman” Hart for the Intercontinental Title. Arguably one of the most iconic matches in WWE history. Bret Hart may have lost the title in the storyline, but in reality, he won. That match was the moment the World Wrestling Federation saw that The Hitman could be…

On January 25th, 1999, Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett win the WWF Tag Team Championship. Many called Owen Hart a “tag team specialist.” Throughout his career, the late great King of Harts earned that reputation. He won the tag team title with several different partners.  He was also WWF Intercontinental and European Champion. Jeff Jarrett was no stranger to championship gold either. Son of the legendary Jerry Jarrett, became WWF Intercontinental Champion, WCW World Heavyweight Champion, United States Champion, NWA Champion, TNA Champion, and King Of the Mountain. On this day in wrestling history, this unlikely pair added to their…