incredibly good bit that the WWF vs. WCW/ECW winner take all match in 2001 ends with the WWF cheating to win, aided by a mole they implanted in the competition. subtext really is for cowards.

Another cool Vault one today. Please welcome Jay Briscoe and Nick Gage to WWE Vault. youtu.be/QbrW9AfGKns?...

Starting off NXT 2018 with an incredibly gnarly spot

I had a dream last night that Lex Luger (circa 1998) recognized me in a mall and asked me to make him a YouTube channel.

The NXT uploads have made it to 2018, so it's time for me to get to publishing. The 2016 match reviews and year-in-review are just about ready to go and I'm planning to start putting them out Monday October 6.

Crazy that Saya Kamitani is listed as 5’6”, she comes across as much taller

Bryan Danielson/Claudio Castagnoli/Dave Taylor vs. Mike Quackenbush/Johnny Saint/Jorge Rivera, CHIKARA King of Trios 2009 Night Two (3/28/2009) handwerkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/b...

Asuka vs. Nikki Cross, WWE NXT (6/28/2017) handwerkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/a...

ECW Hardcore TV (6/10/1997) handwerkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/e...

Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart, WWF Wrestlemania VIII (4/5/1992) handwerkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/r...

Found an old VOW match of the year column from 2013 where a few people wrote about Charles Lucero vs. Rey Hechicero, a battle of the maestro and the hidden gem. All the reviews mentioned that Big Hech did a crazy dive so I had to find it.

Roderick Strong vs coughing baby

I feel like Machamp Hechicero

The big STARDOM Korakuen show is going to be free on YouTube Friday night/Saturday morning and that's awesome b/c Saya vs AZM is gonna rock. Start time of 11:10AM JST on Sep 27, which means 10:10PM ET.

It’s a fool’s hope, but I still want AJ Styles to not retire within WWE. After this year’s ongoing Cena debacle, I have no faith that they’d do right by a guy that will go down as one of the greatest workers of his generation.

Kanyon’s grunt being picked up on the mic when he gets speared adds so much

I've been hoping for years for Hangman to take the role of fighting babyface champion who defends the belt in short, good matches on TV. His match with Lee Moriarty last night was a step in the right direction and playing on his strengths in a way that his first title reign didn't.

Fabian Aichner 20:17 says "Arrive. Crazy Dive. Leave."

The one thing I’ll say about women’s tag team titles is that they’re going to require AEW to do something no company at this level has done since the WWF had the Jumping Bomb Angels, which is give a shit about developing women’s tag teams.

when i start talking to people who did not ask about professional wrestling

Great Ric Flair promo going crazy on Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash for the Fingerpoke of Doom. #wcw99

The peak of Pro Wrestling as an artform: Dawn Marie fucking Torrie Wilson's dad to death and then breaking a lamp over Torrie at his funeral. #wwe03

Tremendous Ric Flair promo after the nWo handcuffed him & made Ric watch his son get whipped by Hulk Hogan. #wcw99

HHH/Steiner was one of the worst matches of the year, but TRUSTcompany in the video package still gets me hyped. #RoyalRumble #wwe03

The nearfalls in Angle/Benoit were tremendous, both in terms of drama & execution. Mike Chioda was as good at his job in this match as Angle & Benoit were. #RoyalRumble #wwe03

YOU DON'T KNOW ME AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M CAPLE OF. #wwe03

My collection of Iconic reactions grows

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Welcome to the gang @luchablog.bsky.social Nobody can read Taz like me, Tom and Cubs. Seriously though, there are a lot of great points in this. Very well made.

I’m posting the nL Tanahashi/King of the Hill bit every time I see it.

“Hey, I have this cute idea for that Death Riders theme song meme going around…” (Ten minutes later) “This is the coolest thing I’ve ever made.”

apparently it’s been a trend in the IWC where the Death Riders theme would make anyone look like a demon 👀 #wrestlesky 🤼‍♂️

There is no greater sight in wrestling than a bloody masked luchador.

I'm no fan of his, but MJF in CMLL is such a natural fit. Like the other rudos, MJF is very athletic and can act like a panto dickhead very effectively. Can we trade him for, like, Neon or Ultimo Guerrero?

Credit where it's due, this is a cool feat of strength from Lars Sullivan

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“Dog? What he doin’?” killed me.

Same energy.

It's in service to one of the biggest (deserved) flame-outs in NXT history, but the Aleister Black/Velveteen Dream feud was really good and had some of NXT's best stage direction in its history. Cheesy? Yes. Fun? Damn right.

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AEW All Out is this Saturday—and let’s just say my love for Cowboy Bebop finally found its moment. This Toni Storm story fit perfectly with that vibe, so after a ton of rotoscoping, mattes, and late-night creativity,“4 Ways to Die” was born. This might honestly be my favorite package Ive done! #AEW

no thanks, would rather be dead

Nobody was doing it like her in 2017 (reacting)

DEADLOCK IS COOKIN

Somewhere Shinpei Nogami just died another death. #njpw