March 2011
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Wrestlespective: WrestleMania's Main Events No.... →
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Jason Mann and Razor of Kick-Out!! Wrestling discuss John Cena v. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 23, where it ranks among the great WrestleMania matches, and Razor’s experiences attending the show in person.
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WWE + Dragon Age = Best video game ever? →
Since THQ and WWE are embracing the ridiculous with WWE All Stars, I wondered why not take it a step further and create a Dragon Age-inspired WWE RPG? I mentioned it to THQ’s Marcus Stephenson yesterday and he asked me how I’d do it… well, ask and you shall receive.
The Footnotes of Wrestling: I just watched the... →
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We really didn’t need the last seven weeks. We really just needed tonight. I would not be terribly surprised if this show will turn out to be more satisfying than Wrestlemania itself.
Will Punk/Orton really be better than Punk’s cross-legged soliloquy, followed by Randall Keith Orton’s falter?…
After a show like tonight’s, everyone’s gotta bring their...
Don't feed the trolls.
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WWE just hit a walk-off grand slam →
Absolutely, without question, a fan-friggin-tastic episode of Monday Night Raw. We all know WWE brings the goods at WrestleMania time and while the build has been shakier this year than usual, they more than made up for it tonight. There was nothing on this show that failed to deliver, every single Mania match got the hype it needed and I really can’t think of anything to complain...
How about being a chef at a restaurant? Justin Credible (former ECW champion)...
– Mick Foley
GINJA NINJA
maderindu:
THE MIZ IS AWESOME.
Amazing.
Upcoming Duke Nukem game :| →
stfurapeculture:
http://jezebel.com/#!5785846/video-game-lets-players-slap-women
I thought you guys would want to know about this so we could spread the word
Sick. It’s not even the worst thing out there—remember this game [triggering!]? Regarding that game, the Curvature said:
Genuine and logical…
Sigh. I really like Duke, I like the fact that this game is going to have a happy...
Announcing Fair to Flair Quarterly: The love... →
footnotesofwrestling:
fairtoflair:
Fair to Flair Quarterly will not be a magazine in the traditional vein. It will include stories on current wrestling, groundbreaking journalism, and topical analysis. But we will curate it in a way that you can pick up an issue three years after its initial publication and enjoy it from cover to cover. This publication will last because of a single fact:...
Fair to Flair: WrestleMania's Mount Rushmore →
fairtoflair:
Dave Lagana at I Want Wrestling raised an excellent question: If WrestleMania had a Mount Rushmore, which four wrestlers would deserve to be on it?
Of course, it depends on the criteria: Mine would be great matches or moments, important matches or moments, ability to draw fans, and lack of…
I was going to write something about Dave Lagana’s Mania Rushmore, but nothing...
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“Straight Male Gamer” told to ‘get over it’ by... →
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bethpratt:
Apparently there was just a little too much equality in Dragon Age 2, a recent game from Bioware. In-game romance is available to everyone, whether gay, straight, or anything in between, and you can have more than one romance at a time.
This equality was just too much for one straight male gamer, who, after a little in-game flirting from another male character, went to...
The WWE is smart for putting [Snooki] in WrestleMania because of the advertising...
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Candice Michelle
I really didn’t need to be given another reason to facepalm over the treatment of the women working in the WWE…
(via turnbucklezine)
This surely isn’t an issue exclusive to women though. Plenty of guys bust their asses every night and get bumped off cards in favor of male...
The WWE is smart for putting [Snooki] in WrestleMania because of the advertising...
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Candice Michelle
I really didn’t need to be given another reason to facepalm over the treatment of the women working in the WWE…
(via turnbucklezine)
This surely isn’t an issue exclusive to women though. Plenty of guys bust their asses every night and get bumped off cards in favor of...
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Do you know how many fake people are talking about how fake the world is right...
– Jeff Winger (via imlizlemon)
Barnes & Noble Struggles To Find a Buyer →
ksawyerpaul:
Barnes & Noble has struggled to find a buyer, according to a recent report. The company’s stock price closed at $9.10 yesterday–half its price in February.
Here’s more from Business Week: ‘Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest U.S. bookstore chain, is likely to end its months-long search for a buyer without a sale of the company, said five people with knowledge of the bidding ...
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Kick-Out!!: WCW and "entertainments" →
wrestlespective:
kickoutblog:
“we were the highest rated show when they sold it”
Kevin Nash posted that on Twitter a few hours ago while discussing the 10-year anniversary of WCW’s demise. It got me thinking about the other big story around the IWC, the WWE publicist who insisted that WWE is “not a wrestling company.”
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Some truth to this, but WCW was also hemorrhaging money and was facing...
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WCW and "entertainments"
“we were the highest rated show when they sold it”
Kevin Nash posted that on Twitter a few hours ago while discussing the 10-year anniversary of WCW’s demise. It got me thinking about the other big story around the IWC, the WWE publicist who insisted that WWE is “not a wrestling company.”
It’s true, WCW Nitro was the highest rated program on TNT when the...
Fair to Flair: Kick-Back: "Not a wrestling... →
fairtoflair:
There’s been a lot of talk over the last week about a WWE publicist telling some blogger that WWE is “not a wrestling company.” Of course, wrestling fans took to the Internet to voice their rage, “how dare WWE turn their back on what made them famous!?” but I got a strange sense of déjà vu, I…
It's 50/50 now guys!!! Let's keep voting for... →
The next time someone says to you, ‘I have a right to my opinion,’...
– George Carlin
WWE to Partner With GLAAD on Anti-Bullying... →
This is fantastic news and long overdue.
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Chris Jericho vs. The Internet →
Over the next few days, I had a blast reading Internet feedback from fans who were livid that the WWE would treat me so dishonorably and have me exit in such a demeaning manner. Little did they know that pathetic exit was all my idea.
Brilliant. There are a lot of bits from Jericho’s autobiographies that really stand out to me, his relationship with Vince McMahon should be a book...
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I LOVED tonight's Raw! →
The show was light on wrestling, but every segment was engaging and nothing felt out of place… okay, except Brian Christopher, but they fixed that quickly. Just an excellent episode of Raw that FINALLY got me in the WrestleMania spirit.
lol, tna
Fair to Flair: Reaction was the true alternative →
fairtoflair:
This is the second article in a series where I’ll be talking about TNA Wrestling in a way I don’t believe anyone has before. Click here to read my basis for this argument and the first article in the series.
You would think TNA’s signing of Hulk Hogan in late 2009 would mean that his…
There could be an interesting twist to a wrestling show that goes full documentary...
Things that annoy me #459312
People who call movies “shows.”
Fair to Flair: WrestleMania's Main Events No. 3:... →
fairtoflair:
Wrestlespective Radio continues its series of 26 podcasts in 26 days covering the final matches of the first 26 WrestleManias. Jason Mann and Razor of Kick-Out!! Wrestling and Fair to Flair discuss Hulk Hogan v. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3. Does this legendary match live up to the…
Jason Mann and I discuss what might be the most important wrestling match of all-time.
Fair to Flair: The profession of professional... →
fairtoflair:
In 1996, the WWF did a story about Shawn Michaels’ “boyhood dream.” Regardless of his characters’ shenanigans before January ’96, his new plateau was that he had always wanted to win the world championship. Let’s forget for a second that before he was positioned to win the title he never once…
KSP always brings the goods, just an absolutely fantastic writer.
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It's just NXT
It hasn’t been good since week three of season one. Just sayin.
Fair to Flair: Raw Review - 03/07/11 →
fairtoflair:
This Raw review comes to you in our trademark WOO! vs. BOO! format. Everything “WOO!” was awesome, while everything “BOO!” was terrible and must rest its chin on Steve Austin’s shoulder while he has a sit.
WOO!
AUSTIN AUSTIN AUSTIN (AND JBL) AUSTIN
I love wrestling. I wish I could storm into…
No bullshit, I laughed myself into tears reading this.
Fair to Flair: International Women's Day →
fairtoflair:
Today is the 100th International Women’s Day, originally known as International Working Women’s Day. How did WWE celebrate the occasion? Last night on Raw, they had Michael Cole get up on the announcers’ desk and tell Eve Torres and Nikki Bella to hurry up and finish their silly little match…
My latest Fair to Flair column
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International Women's Day
Today is International Women’s Day, who is your all-time favorite female wrestler?