Around The Loop: The Forbidden Portal
The Forbidden Portal being thrown open could be a new beginning for NJPW, AEW, and for pro wrestling in general
Tag: pro wrestling
Around the Loop: WWE Moves NXT to USA Network (WTF?)
It’s official: NXT is moving to USA Network to go head-to-head against All Elite Wrestling’s new show. Will Vince McMahon screw this up?
Around the Loop: The WWE Show No One is Talking About
Read why Jeffery X Martin thinks ‘Main Event’ could be the perfect show for wrestling fans who simultaneously love and hate WWE.
Around the Loop: Could WWE Bring Back ‘War Zone?’
‘RAW’ promises to improve its all-important, viewer-losing third hour. Could we see a return to the halcyon days of ‘War Zone?’
Around the Loop: Reinventing the WWE Brand Split
Richard Kirwin lays out his plan for a different kind of brand split, with an eye towards keeping performers healthy, in this ‘Around the Loop.’
Around the Loop: Cody and Moxley Exhibit Promo Power
The creation of the wrestling promo is a lost art, but Richard Kirwin talks about two vignettes that break the mold in this ‘Around the Loop.’
Around the Loop: The Superstar Shake-Up Experience
Try to forget about The Viking Experience and why WWE seems awful right now, and focus on the Superstar Shake-Up with Jeffery X Martin.
Around the Loop: Okay, AEW… Shoot Your Shot
RIchard Kirwin is all in with All Elite Wrestling, especially after this week’s disastrous RAW, but AEW’s inclusion of Jim Ross has him excited.
Around the Loop: Kayfabe Me
On this week’s Around the Loop, Richard Kirwin wonders if watching professional wrestling was more enjoyable before we knew so much about it.
WWE: Not Just Good for Business – It IS the Business
While All Elite Wrestling is grabbing headlines, the fans who want a war between AEW and WWE might not be seeing the whole picture.
In Memoriam: “Mean” Gene Okerlund (1942-2019)
Biff Bam Pop! remembers ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund, the Everyman announcer who served as a vital and beloved touchstone for an influential era of pro wrestling
WW-ME: How I’d Book ‘RAW’
With ratings falling to historic lows, ‘RAW’ is in sorry shape, and nobody seems to know how to fix it. Except Richard Kirwin, who lays it all out for us.