One of the many exciting toy-related announcements coming out of SDCC this year, Mattel revealed that it has partnered with WWE to release a new line of “vintage-styled, feature-packed WWE Retro action figures”. Clearly a throwback to the 90s era series of WWF Hasbro figures, these new toys will be available exclusively at Walmart starting […]
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On the morning of May 20, 2011, Randy Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name “Macho Man” Randy Savage, died after suffering a sudden heart attack while driving with his wife in Seminole, Florida. Poffo became unresponsive and lost control of his Jeep Wrangler, crashing into a tree. He was 58 years old. Best […]
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When is Wrestling Not Wrestling?
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According to this “somewhat-mostly-accurate educational parody film” by director Max Landis (Chronicle), wrestling isn’t wrestling when it it’s “fucking great” entertainment. To quote Landis, “Wrestling is melodrama. Wrestling is mythology. Wrestling is action. Wrestling is comic books. The only thing wrestling isn’t, is wrestling.” Whether or not you agree with Landis’ assessment this mockumentary, which […]
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This Sunday, WrestleMania 31 comes to us live from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. In this week’s installment of Best for Business, we’ll take a look at the card, predict the outcomes, and speculate on where WWE goes from here. Kickoff Pre-show: Fatal 4-Way for the WWE Tag Team Titles The Usos vs. Los […]
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Artist. Designer. Troublemaker. Strange kid. Peter Morris (aka Pocketwookie) is all of those things. He also happens to be a big wrestling fan and ever since January he’s been churning out a series of really cool pro-wrestler doodles. While his original goal, to sketch a “wrestler a day” leading up to the Royal Rumble (Jan […]
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Live on PPV and the WWE Network, WrestleMania 31 comes to us on March 29, 2015, from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. After February’s Fast Lane PPV, we’re officially on the road to the Super Bowl of professional wrestling! The thing is, it doesn’t really feel like WrestleMania season yet. The WWE World Heavyweight […]
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This Sunday, WWE’s Fast Lane PPV event comes to us live from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee and in this week’s installment of Best for Business, we’ll take a look at the card, predict the outcomes, and speculate on what’s in store for us at WrestleMania 31 in March. Nikki Bella vs. Paige – WWE […]
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Best for Business: In the Fast Lane…
After weeks of hostile “boos” from a WWE Universe disappointed with the outcome of the Royal Rumble, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon opened this week’s Monday Night Raw by addressing the “controversy” of The Rock’s role in Roman Reigns’ victory. Cue Roman Reigns, who made an appearance to assure The Authority (and the WWE Universe) […]
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At Sunday night’s Royal Rumble event, Kane and Big Show eliminated four of WWE’s biggest up-and-coming stars: Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, and Dean Ambrose. Why? Is this WWE’s half-assed attempt to troll its audience and remind us that The Authority has this thing rigged? If so, that’s a pretty piss-poor way to go about […]