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Weekly wrestling criticism by Joseph Montecillo and Colette Arrand. bigeggwrestling.com
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THIS MONTH AT BIG EGG: REMATCH MONTH! Joseph and Colette take revisit four famous rivalries — Flair/Funk, Hart/Austin, Necro/Klein, and HHH/Undertaker — by reviewing another match from the feud. 🤼♂️ Keep up with a FREE subscription:
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NEW WCW MONDAY NITRO MASTERLIST, covering the 3/8/99 episode of Nitro. Three hours of show, zero hours of wrestling until hour two, but then you get Flair/Goldberg, Mysterio/Norton, AND Hart/Hammer? All that and a million kicks to the dick! 🤼 READ:
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A Kick to the Dick Is a Kick to the Dick (Except in WCW) | WCW Monday Nitro 3/8/99
“It feels good to tell the truth. I love telling the truth.” - Hulk Hogan
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/a-kick-to-the-dick-is-a-kick-to-the-dick-except-in-wcw-wcw-monday-nitro-3-8-99/
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Joseph Montecillo
24 days ago
Thoughts for
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on Chigusa vs. Asuka from 1987.
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Nobody Fights Like Sisters
There's never been a sisterly dynamic in pro wrestling quite like the Crush Gals. Not even real, blood sister tandems in wrestling like the Bellas or the Hamadas ever really get close to what the Crus...
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Everything about the Chig/Asuka clash from 2/26/87 rules until AJW decides, without the benefit of 100 years of wrestling rules guiding them, that there MUST be a winner. New from
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The Crush Gals Meet the Moment. AJW Does Not
The Crush Gals EXPLODE ... but AJW does their best to put out the resulting fire.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/the-crush-gals-meet-the-moment-ajw-does-not/
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WCW would sometimes be like “fuck it let’s put a wrestling ring on a beach” and that’s why WCW is the best.
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WCW Nitro was an incredible television promo where Larry Zbyszko would invoke the name of some old French catch wrestler who wore ballet shoes, get made fun of for Tony Schiavone for it, and have Mike Tenay back him up in extolling the French ballet wrestler’s virtues.
27 days ago
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I looked up and saw this sign on Nitro for a split second and, only registering the words and a hand tenderly cradling a bump I thought someone had brought Larry Zbyszko mpreg to Nitro.
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It may not live up to the lofty highs of the original, but Toby/Necro has some of the sweetest punches you’ll ever see. New from
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Fans Bring the Weapons, Necro and Toby Bring the Punches
It tickles me to imagine innocent basketball games played by middle aged men trying to get their weekly exercise in at the Oolitic Community Center. The rhythmic thudding of footsteps back and forth o...
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/fans-bring-the-weapons-necro-and-toby-bring-the-punches/
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Andrew A 🍉
about 1 month ago
Worth it at twice the price (and more)!
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about 1 month ago
🎵american males, american males🎵
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NEW Monday Nitro MASTERLIST, covering the final two Nitros of 1995. Madusa! Lex wrecks the American Males! Guerrero vs. Flair! Meditations on television presentation, John Cena’s entrance, The Giant’s frog splash, and more! Read it for $2!
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The Last Nitros of 1995 Shock & Go Down Smooth | WCW Monday Nitro 12/18/95 & 12/25/95
Madusa drops the belt in the trash. The Giant goes for a frog splash. Lex Luger faces The American Males. This. Is. Wrestling.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/the-last-nitros-of-1995-shock-go-down-smooth-wcw-monday-nitro-12-18-95-12-25-95/
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about 1 month ago
THIS KID WITH THE FLEX WITH LEX WRITTEN ON HIS FACE YAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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THIS IS WRESTLING
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BRUISER
about 2 months ago
Suzuki has come here to destroy Toru Yano, the same as anybody else. He will leave this match with a Toru Yano problem, something he will never figure out within the context of this tournament. The next entry in YANO SEASON from
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Rematch Month continues, this time with a billed rematch between Necro Butcher and Toby Klein! It's longer and arguably more brutal than the original, but for
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, what's lacking is some of the original's charm.
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Necro Butcher & Toby Klein Go Bigger, But Not Better, at KotDM 2004
Like a rose from hardcore wrestling concrete, a lesser rematch emerges.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/necro-butcher-toby-klein-go-bigger-but-not-better-at-kotdm-2004/
about 2 months ago
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BRUISER
about 2 months ago
You have agreed to accept two things: 1. Professional wrestling is a simulacrum of human competition. 2. Professional wrestlers are simulacrums of the human condition. This week's YANO SEASON from
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Gonna hold 1/4 of a star against Joseph forever
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about 2 months ago
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ROUND TWO, Y’ALL Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows (2015) vs. Shingo Takagi (2019) vs. Hirooki Goto (2020) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (2020)
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2 months ago
Friends, the time has arrived. Welcome to YANO SEASON.
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2 months ago
From the Fanbyte archives, a review of Hulk Hogan's skullet:
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Hulk Hogan's Skullet: A Review
A review of the blond, silken curtain of hair that runs from ear-to-ear along the side of Hulk Hogan's head.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/hulk-hogans-skullet-a-review/
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Colette Arrand
2 months ago
Revisited a post about how Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” set the standard for wrestling theme music, in case you wanna watch The Road Warriors smash some motherfuckers tonight.
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Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" Is Wrestling's Greatest Theme Song
When Black Sabbath recorded "Iron Man," they accidentally set a bar for wrestling theme music that hasn't been reached since the Road Warriors adopted it.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/black-sabbath-iron-man-road-warriors/
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Joseph Montecillo
2 months ago
The greatest Ric Flair performance ever. FULL VIDEO NOW ON ko-fi.com/josephmontecillo! Full video on YouTube soon.
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Colette Arrand
3 months ago
I have now ranked and reviewed 62 matches from WCW Monday Nitro. That’s … eight Nitros and two specials worth of matches. The next episode I’m doing has 13 matches. One of them is Miss Elizabeth vs. Meng. Sign up for BIG EGG and join me on this terrible journey.
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NEW WCW MONDAY NITRO MASTERLIST: In the wake of the Fingerpoke of Doom, Scott Steiner presents himself as a possible solution to the problem of the promotion's cratered reputation. Instead, we get Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, and a dunk tank.
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Mezmermized | WCW Monday Nitro 2/1/99
In the wake of the Fingerpoke of Doom, a road not taken presents itself: Early 1999 Scott Steiner should have been the WCW Champion.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/mezmermized-wcw-monday-nitro-2-1-99/
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Thinking about early 1999 Scott Steiner.
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People don't remember this but Vincent got kicked out of the nWo black & white because he didn't have a kangol hat.
3 months ago
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Rematch Month continues with
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dipping in on the first taped encounter between Bret Hart and Steve Austin, a match hewing closer to tradition than their groundbreaking future bouts.
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Austin and Bret Perfected the Mold Before they Broke It
The rivalry between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart calls to mind industry shaking significance. Their two most famous matches call that to mind instantly. Survivor Series 1996 may not be the br...
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/austin-and-bret-perfected-the-mold-before-they-broke-it/
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3 months ago
One of the best essays about wrestling I've read in a minute. If you loved this you should: 1) follow
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2) support
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3) join The Hive
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Joseph Montecillo
3 months ago
On the end of Mox FC.
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Jon Moxley, Hangman Page, and promises made. - Joseph Montecillo
Featured image by @JJ Williams None of it works without Jon Moxley. Over the course of a 273-day record breaking fourth reign as the AEW World Champion, Moxley has become something of a divisive figur...
https://www.josephmontecillo.com/2025/07/13/jon-moxley-hangman-page-and-promises-made/
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Colette Arrand
3 months ago
The Texas Death Match between Jon Moxley & Hangman Adam Page was a big, bad motherfucker of a match, a transcendent AEW moment whose legend will only grow from Saturday, a redemption story so strong it healed some wounds that stretched back to 1997. For
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:
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Texas Death Breathes New Life Into Professional Wrestling - VGBees
Editor’s note: this piece contains images and descriptions of violent wrestling matches and moments featuring blood, simulated strangling/asphyxiation, and more. These images have not been...
https://vgbees.com/texas-death-breathes-new-life-into-professional-wrestling/
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Joseph Montecillo
3 months ago
Writing about two of the all-timers for rematch month at
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Terry Funk Makes it Personal with Ric Flair
The thing about Ric Flair is that he's a bastard. This is true of any version of Ric Flair. Babyface or heel, champion or challenger, wherever it is he finds himself, Ric Flair as a character (and as ...
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/terry-funk-makes-it-personal-with-ric-flair/
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Colette Arrand
3 months ago
You need to hear Arn Anderson say “jiggling pecs.”
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NEW WCW MONDAY NITRO MASTERLIST by
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, featuring a killer Malenko/Regal showcase and solid showings from the whole card, as well as a great moment where Sting, Luger, Flair, and Arn rally around the purple and gold flag.
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Arn Anderson Abhors Jiggly Pecs | WCW Monday Nitro 8/19/96
Lord Steven Regal and Dean Malenko threaten to break the four star barrier. Arn Anderson and Sting lead a five star segment.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/arn-anderson-abhors-jiggly-pecs-wcw-monday-nitro-8-19-96/
3 months ago
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Pop on over and get Joseph’s take on the classic Bash encounter between Flair and Funk!
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3 months ago
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I won't buy any "wrestling is hot rn" angles that aren't accompanied with proof, aka crowd shots featuring old ladies giving the thumbs up/thumbs down to the wrestlers.
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Wanna read about the titanic encounter between Buff Bagwell and Satoshi Kojima? How about their partners Kensuke Sasaki and Scott Norton? How about, uh, Samoa Joe and CM Punk? All that is here, FREE, if you subscribe to BIG EGG:
www.bigeggwrestling.com/coward-shit-...
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3 months ago
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Two kings.
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Hell yes, legendary feud. 1989 Terry Funk’s sudden descent into madness is one of the most terrifying, compelling things in wrestling history.
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The WCW MONDAY NITRO MASTERLIST has a new #1 match ... and it's Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton vs. Eddie and Chavo Guerrero?? DDP dresses up like La Parka! Tag team wrestling rules the roost, except when it's bad! 🤼♂️
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Taking La Parka Very, Very Lightly | WCW Monday Nitro 7/7/97
DDP in disguise! Los Guerreros & Vicious and Delicious deliver a Nitro Classic! Lots of tag wrestling! A great Nitro!
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/taking-la-parka-very-very-lightly-wcw-monday-nitro-7-7-97/
3 months ago
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Finally, BIG DOINGS on Joseph's YouTube channel, as his much-anticipated video about Aja Kong is finally live.
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THIS MONTH AT BIG EGG: REMATCH MONTH! Joseph and Colette take revisit four famous rivalries — Flair/Funk, Hart/Austin, Necro/Klein, and HHH/Undertaker — by reviewing another match from the feud. 🤼♂️ Keep up with a FREE subscription:
www.bigeggwrestling.com#/portal/signup
3 months ago
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GAEA Month has come to an end! Catch the conversation between
@colettearrand.bsky.social
and
@josephweirdness.bsky.social
about Manami Toyota vs. Chikayo Nagashima and see where it ranks on the BIG EGG MASTERLIST!
www.bigeggwrestling.com/joseph-and-c...
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Joseph and Colette Discuss Manami Toyota vs. Chikayo Nagashima
GAEA Month comes to an end with Manami Toyota claiming the throne of one of wrestling's greatest promotions.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/joseph-and-colette-discuss-manami-toyota-vs-chikayo-nagashima/
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3 months ago
NEW at
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: The WCW MONDAY NITRO MASTERLIST drops in on episode 261 of Nitro, which finds Sting and Booker T clinging to dignity as they push towards a Vince Russo main event title match.
www.bigeggwrestling.com/maybe-some-g...
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e-fedding, discovering Joshi, listening to The White Stripes for the first time, coming up as a fan of wrestling without being in an overly large community about it, and also a really great Manami Toyota vs. Chikayo Nagashima match:
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GAEA-ism Falls to Manami Toyota
Manami Toyota seeks a new world to conquer against AAAW Single Champion Chikayo Nagashima and succeeds.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/gaea-ism-falls-to-manami-toyota/
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Joseph's latest for BIG EGG covers one of his favorite performances by Manami Toyota as she challenges for Chikayo Nagashima's AAAW Title!
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4 months ago
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Joseph’s essay about Meiko Satomura vs. Akira Hokuto is not to be missed.
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4 months ago
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5 months ago
New at
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: Aja Kong & Mayumi Ozaki underestimate Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato and get beaten. It might be the greatest underdog match in wrestling history, and sparks one of wrestling's great feuds. Five fucking stars.
www.bigeggwrestling.com/meiko-satomu...
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Meiko Satomura's Triumph Over Aja Kong Is Wrestling at its Spiritual Peak
An epic comeback by two GAEA homegrowns sparks one of wrestling's greatest rivalries.
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/meiko-satomuras-triumph-over-aja-kong-is-wrestling-at-its-spiritual-peak-2/
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On the day of Meiko Satomura's retirement, read
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's piece about one of her earliest successes.
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In GAEA, The Future is on the Line.
There's an implicit generational battle that runs through GAEA's history. Even more interesting how many layers of generational stars work at the top of the company. There's the stars of the 80s in th...
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/in-gaea-the-future-is-on-the-line/?ref=big-egg-newsletter
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Now up EXCLUSIVELY for paid subscribers: the discussion between
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and
@josephweirdness.bsky.social
about the first GAEA main event!
www.bigeggwrestling.com/joseph-and-c...
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Joseph and Colette Discuss Nagayo & Kansai vs. Masami & Ozaki
GAEA Month kicks off with a discussion of a wild tag team brawl from the debut show. We're back towards the peak of the MASTERLIST!
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/joseph-and-colette-discuss-nagayo-kansai-vs-masami-ozaki/
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Joseph Montecillo
6 months ago
GAEA at the EGG.
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This is GAEA, Motherfuckers.
After decades as the uncontested promoter of women's wrestling in Japan, AJW began running into a wall in the mid-90s. It's a difficult time for the national economy as a whole. Japan is knee deep in ...
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/this-is-gaea-motherfuckers/?ref=big-egg-newsletter
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6 months ago
If you want some lighter reading than whatever you’re scrolling through today, check my new piece at
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about tag team wrestling, one of life’s eternal joys. 🤼
www.bigeggwrestling.com/gaea-kicks-o...
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GAEA Kicks Off With a Tag Team Brawl That Rivals the Very Best in Wrestling History
All you need to do to make wrestling good is to competently shoot and edit some of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Blood helps. So does the finish. But it's easy!
https://www.bigeggwrestling.com/gaea-kicks-off-with-a-tag-team-brawl-that-rivals-the-very-best-in-wrestling-history/
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