Bret in Canada, Piper in Portland and MJF in Long Island. The more learned wrestling commentators picked up on the Dog Collar hints via the Piper reference coupled with the fact MJF literally ran from Punk on more than one occasion. I was not one of those people! I'm not a wrestling historian. I'm a relatively new fan, so I have spent the last hour watching the Dog-Collar match between Piper and Valentine. The purpose of this article is to give you an idea of what to expect i

NWA Champion Lou Thesz defends against Verne Gagne in 1952.

From 1953 a best of three falls match between Yukon Eric and Hans Schmidt

Today we are contrasting the greatest rivalry in North America with the greatest rivalry of all time. That being WCW's 1989 Steamboat/Flair trilogy with NJPW's 2017/18 Omega/Okada series. In the following graphics and charts you will find an embarrassment of riches in comparative data. The 3 match series from 1989 is almost 2 hours less in the ring than the late 2010s genre bending entry, that one benefiting from having an extra match. That being said, the average length o

Wrestling's Greatest Rivalries #3 Ricky Steamboat vs Ric Flair I watched this series of matches the day after Fastlane 2021, when those of us in the UK would be able to watch an American wrestling PPV at a reasonable hour, instead of Fastlane. Well I don't tend to watch WWE PPVs these days, but you get the idea, I made an excellent decision. This series of matches underlined exactly why I don't watch WWE anymore. I'm very into now watching Funk vs Flair and nowhere near in

In contrast, the long-absent Riho is one of the most unique competitors in AEW. For the most part, she has a pretty typical mix of offense f

A look back to a classic from Pro-Wrestling's Golden Era

This match took place in WCW on 20th February, 1989. It was the first of the three matches that made up their now legendary trilogy as they fought over the NWA Championship. This match was presented as working class hero, Steamboat versus entitled private school educated elite, Ric Flair. This match is an entertaining bout that shows of great wrestling from a different time in the industry. Dave Meltzer rated it as a five star match and Grappl users have rated it as 4.8

NWA - Into the Fire - Nick Aldis vs James Storm Two out of Three Falls - NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Nick Aldis was taken apart by James Storm. He really was. To get almost three quartersof the offence and not pickup the win is devastating. Storm's dominance was so great that he won every category in the match stats, even reversals when looking at percentages. How did Aldis win, twice? A great wrestling move and some questionable means.