Your Blog of Doom schedule tomorrow is a lot of fun: Scott looks back at the 1993 Rumble, we have a Hardcore TV recap from March 1995, and the Joshi Spotlight looks at Zenjo Ignition! Me?  I’m taking as much of a media break as I can, so I’ll be back in a day or ... Read more Sunday Night Reset: May 31, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XQUovS via IFTTT

  January 28, 1995 From the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, TX Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler The show starts off with Vince voicing over a video package hyping the 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly as underdogs who made their way to the Tag Team Title Tournament Finals and we ... Read more WWF Superstars – January 28th, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dkDKv3 via IFTTT

It was another loaded week at the North South Connection Podcast Network….here’s what dropped!   The Year That Was…….1999: Aaron breaks down the WWF PPV Year: https://ift.tt/2BjGH12   Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast: Jake Williams & Shawn Kidd cover the go-home RAW & Smackdown as we get ready for Backlash 2002:  https://ift.tt/2AnR7fx   Fighting Spirit of ’06: ... Read more North-South Connection Podcast Network Weekly Update from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZQfYDv via IFTTT

Hi Scott, Maffew’s ECW posts have shows featuring plain old boring Vance Archer in his 30s, before he became chokeslamming/water spitting/making kids cry Murderhawk Lance Archer in his 40s. My question is are there any other wrestlers who had a career peak in their 40s/50s whilst being low/mid tier in their 20s/30s? The only others ... Read more Peaked in Twilight Years from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XKecRH via IFTTT

Hey Scott, What shitty supernatural 90s stable was better, the Ministry of Darkness or the Dungeon of Doom? I realize there are no real winners here, but best of the worst. Thanks. The Dungeon had a clearly stated goal of destroying Hulkamania and managed to get the title off him.  That's two points in their ... Read more Ministry vs Dungeon from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2MhU8Rs via IFTTT

Clearly Riddle vs Lesnar isn't happening, but I'm still going to fantasy book for a second. Let's say Riddle somehow overcomes Vince and, let's say his”outspokenness”, and the brass and Brock are convinced the match could make money. Wouldn't the Fight Pit from NXT make the most sense for presenting this match? I didn't watch ... Read more Riddle vs Lesnar from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ckqIg7 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 01.23.93 Taped from San Antonio, TX Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler & Randy Savage.  Lawler and Savage bicker about which one is going to win the Rumble, but ironically, it’s the third man in the booth who is the only one to go on and actually ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 01.23.93 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2yT1kAm via IFTTT

Is it seriously only the end of MAY?  It feels like 3 decades since 2020 started. DATELINE:  Samoa Joe’s In-Ring Future Revealed https://ift.tt/2TPLcXC DATELINE:  WWE And Ric Flair Settle “The Man” Issue https://ift.tt/3df2YLC   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dkBsfG via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: December 30, 2005 Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz We’re finally finishing up the year with this one, as the road to the Royal Rumble begins. There are a few things to wrap up first and hopefully we go out with some of them being finished off. I’m not ... Read more Smackdown – December 30, 2005 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ciV9Dh via IFTTT

We’re in Orlando, Florida to continue the road to ECW Homecoming (while the brand continues down the road to the knacker’s yard). Monday Night Raw’s Jack Swagger is here as a former ECW star which coincidentally is the best compliment you can give him right now. He kills a few minutes by explaining who he ... Read more ECW on Syfy 12/22/2009 #185 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ciNsgf via IFTTT

Good evening! WWE has banned the buckle bomb after Kairi Sane’s head injury at the RAW tapings.  Probably wise. Tonight is another UFC, which is pretty much just a show. Tomorrow we return to WWF Superstars here on the blog for the Royal Rumble go-home show, and then….well I guess we’ll have to redo that ... Read more Saturday Night Thread – May 30, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TWhrEm via IFTTT

  January 23, 1995 From the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto, FL Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels The show starts with a somber sounding Vince in front of the ring. He extends an apology to Lawrence Taylor and his family over the actions of Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow. Vince also lets us ... Read more WWF Monday Night RAW – January 23rd, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BhR5GB via IFTTT

Hello You! Let’s close out Great American Bash. Sadly I don’t expect the overall match quality to be as good in this one as it was in Part One, mainly because we’re now moving into the Bischoff Era, where WCW’s trademark essentially became hot under cards with Main Events that couldn’t live up to what ... Read more Mike Reviews Every WCW Great American Bash Main Event Part Two (1995 to 2000) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gAm9S1 via IFTTT

Hey Scott- Hope all is well. Here is a question that I don’t think was ever asked.  Let’s say Vince did sell, what do you think the number would be?  Ufc was sold for 4 billion. I am assuming they go higher than that correct? Seems like a fair assumption.  Maybe the Khans have that ... Read more If Vince sold… from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TTtfaA via IFTTT

Bret Hart is seemingly the gold standard for safe in ring workers. Jeff Jarrett seemingly has a great reputation as one as well. Who else ranks up there as being very safe? Besides LOD, Vader, The Nasty Boys, and Nia Jax, who else has a reputation sitting on the other end of the spectrum?  Stay ... Read more Safest workers from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ezxRdP via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Hope you and yours are safe. Quick question, has a 'drunken' angle ever worked, we've seen it with depressing regularity in the 'E'? Jake the Snake Hawk Jeff Hardy (Twice now)  and  Scott Hall in WCW And others, I'm sure I've missed, but have these angles ever actually been successful?? I can't remember any ... Read more Embarrassing angles from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XIgmkN via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – Boston Garden 02.07.87 Kind of assuming most of this was on Prime Time around this time, but we’ll give it a look. Taped from Boston, MA Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Killer Ken Resnick Hercules Hernandez v. Billy Jack Haynes Bobby Heenan brings out Mr. ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – Boston Garden 02.07.87 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BhWUUr via IFTTT

The weekend is here! DATELINE:  Chris Jericho says that “a deal is being worked out” with Mike Tyson.   https://ift.tt/2XhGX9u Maybe they can hire Mike’s mystery solving team to be in the corner!  The pigeon would probably turn on him, though. DATELINE:  Nigel McGuinness furloughed by WWE. https://ift.tt/2XaQI98 Also writer Chris DeJoseph, too. Here’s a TNA ... Read more Daily News Update – May 30, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2MgMiqU via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: May 29, 2020 Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves We’re very slowly closing in on Backlash but tonight is all about the Intercontinental Title tournament. That means a pair of semifinal matches and one of them is actually interesting. It’s AJ Styles vs. Elias and Jeff Hardy vs. ... Read more Smackdown – May 29, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XCPQt2 via IFTTT

Scott,   Do you get Amazon Prime up there? Verne Gagne's “The Wrestler” movie is available on it & It's just begging for one of your snarky reviews. It's an easy watch at less than an 1:45 & there are lots of interesting cameos, including Rhodes & Murdoch. Plus it focuses on Verne getting too old ... Read more Verne Gagne’s The Wrestler from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XfRqSM via IFTTT

We made it! Hey, this weekend I start a project for my guys at CRAB Wrestling in Maryland.  Don’t wanna give anything away, but you will see what it is.  So that’s why this is rushed — need to do research. Tomorrow, Mike returns to review WCW Great American Bash main events!  Pray for him. ... Read more Friday Night Party Thread: May 29, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BfRKZ6 via IFTTT

Footage of Jerry Lawler throwing a fireball in Mabel’s face at the recent Mid-South Coliseum show is played. Lance Russell and Dave Brown are handling commentary and they are coming to us from the WMC-TV5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee.  Brown notes that the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship is held up due to referee problems in ... Read more What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 15, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36Kbbol via IFTTT

What match-ups between wrestlers did you enjoy at first, but then got tired of them when they were rode into the ground?  I remember being that way with Christian vs Sheamus in the WWE in 2014.  I swear for awhile there they had a match every week on Raw  More recently it was Seth Rollins ... Read more Good Match-Ups You Got Sick Of? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2McGEGx via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Been enjoying your work for 20+ years… The recent repost of Scott Hall invading WCW made me think how his promo (or maybe Hogan's “Stick It!” promo after the Bash turn) fundamentlly changed the direction of the business.Austin's 3:16 promo would be another example. Can you or the blog think of any other examples ... Read more Business-changing promos from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Afi6Kd via IFTTT

Hi Scott; With many years of perspective on Bret’s career(probably not helped by his opinion of himself), where would you say he ranks as a worker now? Yes, he took the business too seriously, but to me his work was solid, he was able to come up with inventive finishes, and he could have good ... Read more Bret question(not Montreal) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2M9xZ7B via IFTTT

Hi Scott, PhilippeTCA here. I think Quarantine is starting to affect my brain. In any case, here's my newest hit song. It's about Kane. If you wanted to link this it would be appreciated! Otherwise I'll just post it in the daily thread and let the sharks do what they will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB2No0immQU   Regards, PhilippeTCA There ... Read more Excellent new song about Kane from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2AkpdkJ via IFTTT

It’s Friday! DATELINE:  Bray Wyatt And JoJo Welcome Second Son https://ift.tt/2AoMxxt Man, when the Fiend says “Let Me In”, he’s not messing around. DATELINE:  New Non-WWE Video Game In Development https://ift.tt/36IhOre DATELINE:  Coronavirus Caused AEW To Cancel Live Event Plans https://ift.tt/2MakkgB Dammit!  Just think of how many of those t-shirts that Jericho could have sold ... Read more Daily News Update – May 29, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gzecg4 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NWA-TNA PPV #6 – 07.24.02 Well last week was Full Russo.  You never go full Russo! Live from Nashville, TN, with their first appearance at the Fairgrounds.  It looks like SHIT compared to the first few weeks of tapings.  At least they had a big-league look to the show for a ... Read more The SmarK Rant for NWA-TNA PPV 06 – 07.24.02 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gssNcW via IFTTT

  January 22, 1995 From the Sun Dome in Tampa, FL Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler   We see a stretch limo pull up as Dink is all excited. Pam Anderson then gets out and is greeted by all the wrestlers. See smiles before going into her dressing room as ... Read more WWF 1995 Royal Rumble from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dg8LAi via IFTTT

Hey Scott.   I’ve been a wrestling fan since the late 1980’s, but never watched New Japan. Would you or those on the blog recommend just jumping into New Japan World or watching some stuff on YouTube first?   I’m really curious but kind of lost as where to start, since I understand that they’ve ... Read more Watching New Japan for the First Time from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZMo9kb via IFTTT

What happened to you Scott? I get these are crazy times and wrestling with no crowds really shines a light on their issues and poor creative, especially WWE. But you make Uncle Dave look like Switzerland in the battle of WWE vs AEW with how you just gush over everything AEW does and crap over ... Read more Tony Khan’s Blog of Doom from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2B7xjgJ via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: May 28, 2020 Commentators: Andy Shepard, Tom Phillips Host: Andy Shepard It’s another Hidden Gems episode, meaning we have more dark matches from various NXT UK TV tapings. I had a good time with this last time around and hopefully that means we could still be in for some fun here. You ... Read more NXT UK – May 28, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2BdK3CL via IFTTT

Folks, my usual glurge goes here: the world has moments when it sucks.  Especially now, it can seem like we’re living in unprecedented bad times. And as such, you may feel like you can’t fix everything, so you can’t fix anything.  I’m here to say that’s bullshit. I live nowhere near Hong Kong, so China’s ... Read more The ESSENTIAL Thursday Night Thread: May 28, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zydL50 via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/2TMVvLY Come on!  Who could be heartless enough to let the Circle bankrupt themselves over a truck full of shirts?  Go buy one now!  Half off!   from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TJr9tK via IFTTT

Watching a few episodes they use some wcw and wwf/e clips. Did Vince give them permission or are they just like fuck it let’s use them and see if the old man notices. They would pay WWE to license the footage.  That’s how WWE makes a huge chunk of money and why they buy all ... Read more Dark side of the ring ? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZLvEbd via IFTTT

Hey Scott, I'm going through WWF in early 2000 and enjoying going back to my childhood. Was wondering about what the original plans of certain situations were: 1) Chris Jericho was advertised as being in the 4-way at Mania; how come he was replaced? What would've been the deal with Benoit and Angle and the ... Read more Knock On Effects from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Bbq1sw via IFTTT

Hi Scott Hope all is well Back in the early 90s (I think actually in 1990) a friend had just got satellite television and he was flicking through the channels and came across some American (non WWF) wrestling. A team called Death Row were being introduced and sadly he then changed the channel.  The name ... Read more A Random Promotion Question from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XAdfLC via IFTTT

Scott – do you have any personal picks for the strangest angle you’ve seen in wrestling?   I’m thinking along the lines of not good or bad, but just something that seemed completely out of place.   Something that nobody was really asking for and yet it happened anyways.  My pick would be Kevin Nash getting involved ... Read more Strangest angle from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZLMCpW via IFTTT

This is one where I would be interested in the Board’s thoughts on Devon Nicholson (Hannibal) as a shoot interviewer.  I generally like him because he is quite knowledgeable about wrestling history, so he asks good questions, but also knows to shut up and let the wrestlers answer the question.  My only complaint is he ... Read more The Hannibal TV from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c728zb via IFTTT

Hey Scott Although the Dusty Finish is much maligned, do you have a favourite one? I’m quite partial to Rock’s DQ win over Ken Shamrock at Royal Rumble 1998, where he hid the brass knucks in Shamrock’s trunks. John I don’t hate the Dusty Finish at all.  It’s just that it gets tiresome when it’s ... Read more Favourite Dusty Finish? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3epBPpl via IFTTT

Well, it’s a Thursday.  To the news! DATELINE:  Injury Update On Britt Baker https://ift.tt/3eufvLp DATELINE:  Watch: Mike Tyson And Chris Jericho Brawl On Dynamite https://ift.tt/3dc4qy3 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2yEDqs6 via IFTTT

NXT Date: May 27, 2020 Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix, Tom Phillips We’re less than two weeks away from Takeover and that means a lot of the matches are already set up. Hopefully they come up with a strong main event, though I can’t imagine it’s anything but Velveteen ... Read more NXT – May 27, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c8TlMY via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: December 26, 2005 Location: Harbor Yard Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 6,500 Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Joey Styles, Jonathan Coachman We’re closing out the Raw side of 2005 with this and that could might not be the best news. With less than two weeks to go before New Year’s Revolution, it’s time to ... Read more Monday Night Raw – December 26, 2005: You Can’t Win Them All from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3eocEU4 via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 05.27.20 Live from Jacksonville, FL Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur The Inner Circle convenes outside in the parking lot to start, trying to figure out how to recoup the money spent on all the boxes of “Stadium Stampede Champions” shirts that they bought from ... Read more The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 05.27.20 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3dackrX via IFTTT

Dynamite Date: May 27, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur We’re done with Double Or Nothing and that means it’s time to start getting ready for the summer. I’m not sure what that is going to mean as AEW takes its time to get to their next pay per ... Read more Dynamite – May 27, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3daULrN via IFTTT

TONIGHT! AEW has the post-PPV show, where hopefully poor Sammy Guevara will escape without having to run away in terror from something. NXT presents Matt Riddle against Timothy Thatcher in a cage match with Kurt Angle as referee, which will make Riddle’s exit to the main roster.  And GOOD LUCK to him there, pal. RAW ... Read more The Wednesday Night War Thread from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c7YWTT via IFTTT

  January 22, 1995 Todd Pettengill is our host. The live portion of this show was in fact taped on location at the Sun Dome in Tampa, FL where the Royal Rumble PPV was being held.   Todd Pettengill is in the arena as they are setting up for the show.   Tatanka w/ Ted ... Read more WWF Action Zone – January 22nd, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36yCFgT via IFTTT

Jim Ross and Les Thatcher are doing commentary and they are still in Council, Virginia. Opening Contest for the Beat the Champ Television Championship:  Killer Kyle (Champion w/the Gangstas & D’Lo Brown) (2-1) pins Kenny Arden after a spinebuster at 1:42: Arden was a large Tennessee-based worker, often used as an enhancement talent in Southern ... Read more What the World Was Watching: Smoky Mountain TV – April 1, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2X5WuZN via IFTTT

Hello You! Last week’s show was pretty throwaway with little of any real importance going on. Let’s hope this one is a bit more exciting. Let’s watch some chuffing wrestling! This week’s matches were taped from Atlanta, Georgia. Sadly they haven’t tried going to centre stage again, which is a shame as last time they ... Read more Mike Reviews: ECW Hardcore TV #370 – 27/05/2000 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zBpJuv via IFTTT

Hope you and your family are well.  Who do you think has the bigger potential, Brian Cage in AEW or Karrion Kross in WWE? I can see Cage being big in AEW for sure in the immediate, actually feuding with Luchasaurus for sure, Lance Archer, maybe. But, I think Cross has bigger potential overall, longterm, ... Read more AEW/WWE from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2yE5FHx via IFTTT

I was surprised to hear on “The Dark Side Of The Ring” episode about Owen Hart's death how the majority of the Hart Family not only didn't support Martha in her lawsuit against the WWF, but some members actively worked against her.  Were they that afraid of Vince McMahon and the WWF, or was it ... Read more The Hart Family vs Martha Hart from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c8NCa2 via IFTTT

Hey Scott, I recently noticed a strong difference between AEW and WWE for me. With WWE, everyone is pretty much blah and in the middle with slight exceptions. With AEW, there are characters I really enjoy that they’ve built well (Hangman Page, Darby, MJF, Jungle Boy) and others that I absolutely can’t stand (Cody, Moxley, ... Read more Character Appreciation from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XyVjAZ via IFTTT

Hi Scott, With an hour spare, I’ve reviewed the Bruiser Brody episode for you if you want to post it. Cheers, Dave Narrator Mick Foley cites Bruiser Brody as an inspiration and introduces the three key experts: Tony Atlas, one of the last people to see Brody alive. Dutch Mantel, wrestler and booker. Abdullah the ... Read more Dark Side of the Ring: Bruiser Brody (by Dave!) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZOu4W5 via IFTTT

(Might as well merge the reposted TV rants into one column now.  Keeping them split into separate ones wasn’t doing any better numbers anyway.  Also, a reminder that these were written at times far apart from each other, in the early days of the WWE Network.)   The SmarK Rant for Monday Night RAW – 10.09.95 ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WCW Monday Nitro / WWF Monday Night RAW – 10.09.95 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TGs7ak via IFTTT

My shoulder is feeling much better, thanks to Andy for filling in yesterday. DATELINE:  Deonna Purrazzo coming to Impact Wrestling! https://ift.tt/2AcXGSd WHAT’S [INSERT FUNNY NAME HERE] DOING IN THE IMPACT ZONE? DATELINE:  Kairi Sane suffers head injury at RAW tapings https://ift.tt/2X7Eo9T I’ll give you ONE GUESS who she was wrestling when she got injured. DATELINE:  ... Read more Daily News Update – May 26, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2X3ngSq via IFTTT

  January 22, 1995 From the Liberty High School in Liberty. NY Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Ted DiBiase The show starts off with a recap of the Tag Team Tournament semifinals as we now have Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka vs. 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly for the titles at the Royal Rumble ... Read more WWF Wrestling Challenge – January 22nd, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZG0Ybo via IFTTT

After watching the awesomeness that was Stadium Stampede, is it clear that WWE was stupid to not throw a whole bunch of money at Matt Hardy to stay on as a producer and in creative? Given we’re in an era of cinematic matches, it feels like he’s someone you’d definitely want running the production on ... Read more Matt Hardy the Producer from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TFwjH3 via IFTTT

Dear Scott, When people think of ring psychology, one of the very first names that pops up is Jake the Snake Roberts. Despite that, his matches were, at best, mostly in the 3-star range. How can a guy be so synonymous with psychology, yet boast so few “classic” matches? Because he was around when wrestling ... Read more Jake Roberts and psychology from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2M2i5fb via IFTTT

This came up in one of the comment sections so I can't claim credit for noticing it but do you realize that the first summer slam was layed out almost exactly like the first Wrestlemania? You had a tag match with a special referee as the main event. A title change. Another title match between ... Read more First Summer Slam from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zA63ar via IFTTT

Did you ever have a favorite jobber tag-team, or jobber to the stars tag-team?  I always liked Well Dunn in the early 1990's WWF.  I think their only big win came against the Bushwackers, (Which they cheated to do, of course), on an episode of Superstars, of which the Bushwackers immediately got their win back ... Read more Favorite Jobber Tag-Team? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Xxka8d via IFTTT

Hey Scott,   Here's a big what if for you.  We've all heard that Vince did the catwalk repel before the show to show Owen it was safe.  Let's say that the harness gives way then and Vince falls.  Does the show still go on then? If it was Vince?  100% he would want the ... Read more OTE ’99 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2A6qjjQ via IFTTT

Take it easy and rest your shoulder, Scott — I got your back! Cageside, hit me with the news and rumors and innuendo! Matt Riddle is getting THE CALL to the main roster.  Expect the match with Thatcher to be how they write him out of NXT. They never fired Drew Gulak; his contract expired ... Read more Daily News Update and Chatting: May 26, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cadAtW via IFTTT

Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10.16.95 I’m actually recovering from a shoulder injury at work today but I’ll power through an Observer Flashback for you.  I guess I’ll just be typing one-handed. Um, never mind. There’s a big main event at the Tokyo Dome!  And it sure didn’t go down how anyone expected. – Keiji Muto ... Read more Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10.16.95 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36xHLdd via IFTTT

Monday Night Raw Date: May 25, 2020 Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe It’s Memorial Day and that means the tributes will be strong this week. We’re also on the road to Backlash and I’m not sure what that is going to mean. We do at least already ... Read more Monday Night Raw – May 25, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3c1b9tp via IFTTT

Howdy Blog O’Doomers! It’s a long holiday weekend for many of us on the board so that means RAW’s number will probably be even lower than normal. There is a Michael Vick-based replay of a game on Monday Night Football. Not a lot else on that I am excited about so…Keep it clean! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TCZcDU via IFTTT

AJW TV (Jan. 26th, 1993): (Taped 04.01.1992) * Yay, I found another AJW TV show! This show features the up & coming junior team of Sakie Hasegawa & Debbie Malenko up against established veterans and title-holders in Manami Toyota & Akira Hokuto! We start off with some year-end awards show, with the injured Mariko Yoshida ... Read more Joshi Spotlight: AJW TV & AJW/JWP Rival Match from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZHKC1A via IFTTT

A lengthy video package hypes the three-way dance that is booked for the ECW Arena on April 8. Joey Styles provides commentary for this broadcast, which features matches from the March 18 ECW Arena show. Opening Contest:  Mikey Whipwreck (1-1) beats Jason after a flying hurricanrana at 8:32: This is hyped as the final confrontation ... Read more What the World Was Watching: ECW Hardcore TV – March 28, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XsZU7R via IFTTT

We’re in Laredo, Texas and Alleged GM Tiffany has invited former champ Kane to show up, as if WWE would consider bringing an old star to the C-Brand to boost ratings in 2020. Tiffany starts the show to tell us how proud she is of Shelton Benjamin and Christian’s ladder match at TLC. The noise-machine ... Read more ECW on Syfy 12/15/2009 #184 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2X1cKLy via IFTTT

January 21, 1995 From the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler This week, Bret Hart is the guest on the “Heartbreak Hotel.”   Razor Ramon vs. Charlie Hunter The announcers talk about Razor facing Jarrett at the Rumble while Lawler brings up William Shatner, claiming ... Read more WWF Superstars – January 21st, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZwF1LH via IFTTT

Scott, I believe you said that the Bruiser Brody episode was so bleak that you didn't want to do a recap, but 🙁 Please? It was so raw, can you at least give some thoughts and have a thread for people to discuss. Semi-related – I remember that PWI at the time pretty much reported ... Read more Bruiser Brody – Dark Side of the Ring from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TC77RO via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Am I the only one that truly gets annoyed when the talking heads and the Conrad co-hosts tout Randy Orton as one of the best ever?? Are we missing something here? It's one of those things where wrestlers and people in the business love the guy and apparently see things in what he ... Read more Randy Orton from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zjl14D via IFTTT

Hey Scott, After watching DON, I have to say that while all the wrestlers in the main event had their moments – Ortiz's “I can't swim!, the clearing the bar spot, Matt's general insanity and of course Jericho is an all time comedic great – none of them hold a candle to the physical comedic ... Read more Comic Timing from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zks7WB via IFTTT

Hi Scott, Stadium Stampede and the MITB match are bound to be compared given the style and circumstances involved.   Why did the AEW match work so well for you when you didn’t like MITB?  What were the key differences? Thanks It had commentary that was funny and added to the match.  It was shot in ... Read more Stadium Stampede vs MITB from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZznXEU via IFTTT

Over the years I've always seen Martha Hart as somewhat of a villain in the Owen story.  She refuses to let him in the WWE HoF and wants nothing to do  with WWE or pro wrestling in any form.  But watching the latest Dark Side of the Ring on Owen, Martha is seen in a much ... Read more Martha from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gl71rD via IFTTT

I guess it’s Memorial Day in the US, so enjoy your day off if that applies to you. DATELINE:  Stadium Stampede Likely An Annual Event https://ift.tt/3bZe5GU DATELINE:  Mike Tyson On Dynamite This Week https://ift.tt/2ZwbQbC   (Two AEW newsbites from Tommy?  He’s seen the light!)   Hey yo, here’s something that happened on another Memorial Day ... Read more Daily News Update – May 25, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XvR8Gl via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 01.16.93 Oh man, Bret Hart is PISSED at Razor Ramon for beating up Owen. Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Randy Savage & Jerry Lawler Razor Ramon v. Buck Zumhofe Razor quickly chokeslams Buck and hits the backdrop suplex off the middle rope, and then finishes him off with ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 01.16.93 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3d1TLGm via IFTTT

Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3 Part 2 Date: April 5, 2019 Location: White Eagle Hall, Jersey City, New Jersey Commentators: Denver Colorado, Dave Prazak, Kevin Gill This is a show I’ve been trying to see for a long time now and I might as well knock it, as well as the rest of the Wrestlemania ... Read more Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3 Part 2 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Ty8u3Y via IFTTT

  January 16, 1995 From The Summit in Houston, TX Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels We get a video package hyping Bret Hart w/ William Shatner vs. Jeff Jarrett w/ The Roadie.   Heavenly Bodies w/ Jim Cornette vs. 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly The Bodies attack before the bell and dump ... Read more WWF Monday Night RAW – January 16th, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36qTFpf via IFTTT

Let’s have some fun today, since tomorrow’s a federal holiday anyway.  I have NFL GamePass and access to every game from 2009-2019.  First person to pick a year, a week, and a team, I’ll watch that game.  If you pick a combo that comes up BYE WEEK, it’ll go to the next person.  I’m flying ... Read more Sunday Night Reset: May 24, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TDIlku via IFTTT

I wasn't as big on Double or Nothing as you were(Cody vs Archer was….fine) thought it was certainly decent. Both title matches were good to great…and then that main event… The day leading up to the show was pretty terrible for me for personal reasons. I felt awful enough that I almost didn't see the ... Read more Stadium Stampede Match(because that’s the match most people will be talking about this week) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2LRP3z3 via IFTTT

Taped from Dallas, TX Airdate: December 1, 1984 (taped 11/22) Attendance: 15,235 Hosted by Bill Mercer Thanksgiving may mean turkey and football for some, but for WCCW, it means WRESTLING from Reunion Arena. This week, we have a Texas Death match that earns this episode a TV-MA rating. Who will help me to bring this ... Read more RSG reflects on WCCW 12-01-1984 (Thanksgiving edition) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36oMEoW via IFTTT

Hello You! Time for some more Main Event reviews, as we look at WCW’s Great American Bash Event. For simplicities sake, I’m just going to count the official pay per view events, as otherwise we’d be here for a long time due to The Bash being a big tour prior to it becoming an official ... Read more Mike Reviews Every WCW Great American Bash Main Event Part One (1988 to 1992) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZwCCk4 via IFTTT

Here’s what went down this week at the North South Connection:   From Montreal to Memphis #3 – Aaron & Reg examine the amazing WWF career arc of “Macho Man” Randy Savage: https://ift.tt/2LSfZyw   TNA Never Dies #1 – Aaron, JT, and Jenny kick off this new series with a look at the inaugural NWA-TNA ... Read more North-South Connection Podcast Feed Weekly Update from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Xp0fZl via IFTTT

Hey Scott– Dave has mentioned this in the Observer, but it is really strange that so much of NXT has been devoted to the Cruiserweight tournament… when NXT's Champion is Adam Cole, who barely clocks in at 210 pounds legit. We all know that 205 Live is a nonentity, but why is the tournament not ... Read more Cruiserweight Belt on NXT… Pour Quoi? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2M7Glgh via IFTTT

… nothing's going to top the match that was just posted to MonsoonClassic: Jushin Liger vs Jimmy Garvin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w18RWvtfxfA WCW was a weird, weird place. Should’ve teamed them up as the THUNDER-BIRDS.   Company would still be alive today.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3efR43Y via IFTTT

Naming a championship after the network you air on is a risky idea. If AEW ever loses its contract with TNT, or even gets moved to TBS, they'd have to remove the logo at the the front and center. If AEW ever does a show outside the US after the pandemic ends, will they have ... Read more TNT Championship from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36rNFfP via IFTTT

Hey scott, Earlier this year I found out about Jungle Boy being Luke Perry’s son (RIP), a cool little celebrity connection that’s unfortunate now. However, it just dawn on me that that would make Jungle Boy the nephew of Krusty the Clown (well half-nephew). What are your thoughts on this? He’s certainly got the hair ... Read more Jungle Boy’s extended family from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zt2hzr via IFTTT

Well that was a show! Remember, if you want to order the replay (and you should) on Fite.TV, you can do so here and a few bucks go my way: https://ift.tt/3bWy60T   DATELINE: Kurt Angle Appearing On Next Week’s NXT https://ift.tt/36ojdDk DATELINE:  Great News For Shad Gaspard’s Family https://ift.tt/2LVrMfq DATELINE:  The People’s Elbow May Have ... Read more Daily News Update – May 24, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2LVpQ6F via IFTTT

Double Or Nothing Date: May 23, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur It’s back to the pay per view calendar, which isn’t somewhere AEW goes all that often. It’s a triple main event with the Stadium Stampede, Jon Moxley defending the World Title against Brodie Lee and Cody vs. ... Read more Double Or Nothing 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36p7THf via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for AEW Double or Nothing 2020 – 05.23.20 Live from Jacksonville, FL Your hosts are Jim Ross, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone. We get a combination tribute to first responders and Shad Gaspard to start, which is kind of a bummer.  But good on them. Casino Ladder match:  Luchasaurus v. Kip Sabian v. ... Read more The SmarK Rant for AEW Double or Nothing 2020 – 05.23.20 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Tzz64K via IFTTT

Hi Scott, Hope that you and the family are all doing very well! If they could have made it work after the death of WCW, when do you think would have been best for Macho do to have a run? What would you like to see happen and a few opponents? He should have come ... Read more Macho Man Nostalgia Run from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2XnZiQW via IFTTT

Tonight!  Chat about AEW’s first empty arena PPV show, and if you want to order it through the link below and help send a couple of bucks my way, that would be great too. https://ift.tt/3bWy60T And here’s the card: AEW: Double Or Nothing (2020) is here and it’s going to make a mark on the ... Read more Double or Nothing Live Thread! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gjyYjF via IFTTT

Impact Wrestling Date: May 19, 2020 Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Commentators: Madison Rayne, Josh Matthews Things are getting interesting around here as the tournament is starting to pick up. That’s going to continue this week and we’re also going to be seeing more of the TNA World Title, as Moose gets to show us ... Read more Impact Wrestling – May 19, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gkfwmD via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: December 23, 2005 Hosts: Michael Cole, Tazz It’s the holiday season and since Raw was over in Afghanistan, it’s Best Of time. That’s a good thing for a change as the show could be a nice look back at a hit or miss year. Sometimes you need a little breather and not having ... Read more Smackdown – December 23, 2005 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3d3Qo1K via IFTTT

Hey Scott, This isn't as much of a question as it just a request to have a thread to discuss our thoughts about the death of Hana Kimura. 22 years old with the world in front of her, just an absolutely tragic situation that makes me sick in my stomach to be a wrestling fan. ... Read more Hana Kimura from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3edGASI via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – 04.26.86 I really enjoyed the 85 Boston show on the Network, so let’s give another one of the one-hour shows a look. Taped from Boston, MA Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes So we are of course shortly after Wrestlemania 2 at this ... Read more The SmarK Rant for WWE Network Old School – Boston Garden 04.26.86 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Txvwbi via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Our household has been doing a “through the years” if you will of WCW PPVs starting with the first Starcade and working our way on to 1994 currently. Your writings are a great companion to the shows to provide insight so I thank you for that. One recurring theme during our viewing has ... Read more Female Photographer at WCW Events from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/36n10WQ via IFTTT

During their interview before Summerslam 88, Macho Man introduces Hogan as his partner and Hogan says they are fighting for the same woman, I.e., Elizabeth.  And Jesse remarks on commentary that that could be a problem.  Was that Jesse going off on his own or was Vince actually foreshadowing that many months in advance?  Who ... Read more Megapowers from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2Tuy3De via IFTTT

I gotta say, given the promotion of this match as the Greatest Wrestling Match Of All Time, Ever, Seriously, Stop Laughing by the WWE… they HAVE to be setting up a swerve where Orton (who wanted the “regular wrestling match”) takes the DQ and beats Edge back into retirement with anything not nailed down, don't ... Read more Edge vs Orton from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3ec5uSJ via IFTTT

TONIGHT!  It’s AEW Double or Nothing, which you can order via Fite.TV if you’re not in the US, right here: https://ift.tt/3bWy60T   DATELINE:  Animal Crossing has made ALL OF THE MONEY.   https://ift.tt/2TwHxhb Hopefully Nintendo invested it all in turnips when they were selling at 65 Bells and then sold at 300. DATELINE:  “Snyder Cut” of ... Read more Daily News Update – May 23, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2LYBVb7 via IFTTT

Smackdown Date: May 22, 2020 Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves We’re on the road to Backlash and that means the Intercontinental Title tournament is still ongoing. We have two more first round matches tonight and that means we could be in for some interesting showdowns. Other than that, we ... Read more Smackdown – May 22, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cWu3D5 via IFTTT

…man.  I, uh… geez. I hate that I have to do this today.  It’s Friday, the US is ready to start a long weekend, we should all be happy.  I want to be happy, I want to feel fun.  Sit down, put on YouTube, maybe play some video games… it’s been a rough week in ... Read more Friday Night Open Mic: May 22, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2yq357M via IFTTT

Today’s commentary is different as Dave Brown and Corey Maclin are in the booth and they are in the WMC-TV 5 studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Brown announces that Tommy Rich attacked a referee and promoter Randy Hales, so he is fined and suspended.  That appears to put an end to Rich’s feud with PG-13.  Razor ... Read more What the World Was Watching: USWA Championship Wrestling – April 8, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TtRzjd via IFTTT

Hey Scott  My name is Chad, was a former blog poster a few years ago and knew a guy that was a regular poster here recently named Jeff and we connected through wrestling groups on FB and we lived in the Tampa area and hung out a few times and went a couple times to ... Read more RIP BOD poster Jeff from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3cYSmAq via IFTTT

What wrestler had/has the best move combination?  For example, I always liked C.M. Punk's high knee to his opponents in the corner, followed by a running bulldog.  Simple and effective, and it didn't come off as highly contrived like a lot of these move combinations tend to.   That’s a good one.  Another classic is Earthquake’s ... Read more Favorite Move Combinations? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ypedBQ via IFTTT

Hello You! I’ve had this DVD in my collection for a while but never given it a full watch, so I decided to watch it in aid of having something fresh to write about, seeing as I’ve never done an FIP review before. The Main Event is a match you might have either heard of ... Read more Mike Reviews: Full Impact Pro – Fallout Night Two (13/11/2004) from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2LSKRih via IFTTT

  January 15, 1995 Your hosts are Jim Ross and Todd Pettengill This week’s featured match is Bam Bam Bigelow vs. 1-2-3 Kid   Ross recaps the Tag Team Tournament Semifinals, which saw Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka and 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly win as they will face off at the Rumble for the ... Read more WWF Action Zone – January 15th, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2WTg2jL via IFTTT

The SmarK Rant for NWA-TNA PPV 05 – 07.17.02 Live from Nashville, TN Your hosts are Don West, Mike Tenay & Ed Ferrara We start with a recap of the first four weeks of Jeff Jarrett, as he is smarter than HHH and a bigger badass than Steve Austin. Earlier this week, Goldy Locks tries ... Read more The SmarK Rant for NWA-TNA PPV #5 – 07.17.02 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bT27P5 via IFTTT

Hey Scott, Reading your 92 Rumble review made me think about Flair in 88. If he showed up at Summerslam does he linger in the background for 8 months as the Mega Powers explode? Would Vince put him with Tully and Arn or would that be too close for comfort? And on the opposite side–Flair leaves ... Read more questions! from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3e6TNgf via IFTTT

Reading your 1985 old school review, I always wondered, why wasn’t Pedro Morales at the first WrestleMania as he was obviously under contract in 85. I always thought he would’ve made the best opening squash match guy with his popularity in MSG. Bruno was there in David’s corner (ugh), but at least he was there. ... Read more Pedro at WM from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ATloTN via IFTTT

Hey Scott, People talk a lot about worst wrestler to win the world title (Mahal, Russo, Arquette). My question is who is the worst to get to win the world title multiple times?  Depending what your definition of “worst” is, Sid seems like the clear choice.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2ZErqlJ via IFTTT

TGIF!  No, never mind, I’m working all weekend. Gotta say, not much of a buzz for Double or Nothing tomorrow.  This one might not do so well. DATELINE:  Britt Baker May Be Seriously Injured https://ift.tt/2WTJxSw DATELINE:  You Want An Ivan Koloff Musical Right? https://ift.tt/2LRkl9g DATELINE:  Seth Rollins Responds To Jim Cornette’s Becky Lynch Comments https://ift.tt/2LOGB3B ... Read more Daily News Update – May 22, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2LN5pJd via IFTTT

NXT UK Date: May 21, 2020 Host: Andy Shepard It’s another special show with a big look at a major match. This time around it’s the triple threat match for the Women’s Title between Kay Lee Ray, Piper Niven and Toni Storm. I don’t remember that match being such a huge one but it’s nice ... Read more NXT UK – May 21, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2A4JIl1 via IFTTT

Man, I hope by the time this is over I can tell the difference between Covid symptoms and allergies, for my own sake. Wednesday ratings are in, and the winner between AEW and NXT is… NASCAR, which beat their combined score.  But hey, both networks are happy and so on. Thanks again to everyone who ... Read more The ESSENTIAL Thursday Night Thread: May 21, 2020 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TrS2lW via IFTTT

https://ift.tt/3e9p1Dy Is Vince an evil genius? Mostly just evil at this point.  from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3bQfejV via IFTTT

I was watching the Joe v. Kobashi match that was up free on the ROH Youtube channel and was blown away by how much the crowd added to to the energy of the match.  I wonder are there any matches or crowds in the ROH/ECW style smaller venues that stand out to you as being ... Read more Best Small Crowd? from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2TtdGpK via IFTTT

  January 15, 1995 From the Liberty High School in Liberty, NY Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Ted DiBiase   Jeff Jarrett w/ The Roadie vs. Walter Snow Gorilla teases DiBiase about not having any members of The Corporation on the show as DiBiase says there is a good reason for that, because its ... Read more WWF Wrestling Challenge – January 15th, 1995 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/2zn3Mzh via IFTTT

Titles have changed hands, but who holds the gold now? The Bill and Buddy Show make their debut. Tony Falk doesn’t like being ignored and wants a piece of Jeff Jarrett. The issues between Jerry Lawler, Dutch Mantell, Bill Dundee and Buddy Landell continue. CWA TV Date: 4/5/1986 From: Memphis, TN Lance Russell and Dave ... Read more A Journey Through Memphis: CWA TV 4/5/1986 from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3gdL5yn via IFTTT

Anything you would have particularly liked to see that we never got? I would have personally liked to see Jim Cornette manage Mr. Perfect at some stage. I reckon that would have been an interesting combo This would be less of a Manager/Wrestler combination but more like an on screen couple who accompanied one another ... Read more Manager/Wrestler Combinations we never got that might have been good from Scotts Blog of Doom! https://ift.tt/3g6TJ1M via IFTTT