FlashBack Wrestling Podcast is back with their 19th episode. In this episode Wesly Avendano and his brother Anthony take a look back at the career of Lucha Libre legend Rey Mysterio Jr. Before diving into Mysterio they jump into their “Let’s Get Social” Segment where they talk about all their social media engagement …
Read More »FlashBack Wrestling Podcast Episode 12 – Mark Henry: The Worlds Strongest Podcast
FlashBack Wrestling Podcast is back with their 12th episode. In this episode Wesly Avendano and his brother Anthony take a look back at the career of Mark Henry. Wesley and Anthony start off by talking about Mark Henry‘s early days starting out as an Olympic weightlifter/power-lifter. At the age of 18 years old …
Read More »FlashBack Wrestling Podcast Episode 11 – MVP: Half Man Half Amazing
FlashBack Wrestling Podcast is back with their 11th episode. In this episode Wesly Avendano and his brother Anthony take a look back at the career of Montel Vontavious Porter also known as MVP. Wesley and Anthony start off by talking about MVP‘s early struggles in life. Joining a street gang at the young …
Read More »Yokozuna – Short life, Huge Impact
As kids, our parents spent countless hours reassuring us that, despite our wildest fears, monsters weren’t real. Well, those parents never had to deal with Andre The Giant, Bruiser Brody, or King Kong Bundy. “Monster heels” have been an essential part of the wrestling business since its inception. Promoters like …
Read More »Daniel Bryan, And The YES! Movement
“YES! YES! YES!” It seems like just yesterday when 75,167 wrestling fans inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, erupted into cheers as their unlikely hero stood tall holding the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Daniel Bryan was never supposed to be the mega star that he became, don’t ever let anyone try to …
Read More »Erased! The Tragic Story of Chris Benoit
In the world of sports and sports entertainment, the word “Legacy” takes on a different meaning. An athlete’s legacy is what they leave behind or what people remember for years after they’ve passed away. In pro wrestling, some athletes have long fruitful careers, some have shorter yet more memorable runs, …
Read More »SmackDown Live Review 11-29-16
The Go-Home show for TLC was last night, and boy did they deliver the goods. Most of the content was pretty standard, but they made all the right decisions and the performances were top notch. Of course there were pitfalls as always, so lets nitpick! Heat Storm About Midway through …
Read More »Smackdown Live Review 11/22/16
That’s Enough There was a nice title theme to Smackdown Live this week, and that was chaos. The idea that the superstars are getting a little too out of hand for management to handle. That was evident in the first segment, when Shane McMahon expressed his displeasure in what Dean Ambrose …
Read More »WWE Smackdown Live Review 11/08/16
No! Where’s My Main Event I don’t understand WWE‘s rules of what is considered a main event. Apparently it’s whatever they call a main event, no matter where it is on the card. Fine, I’ll play by those rules. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t still disappointed. I …
Read More »WWE Smackdown Review 10/4/16
Chasing and Making History The time for fights are over, the time for talking is now… uh, until it’s time to fight again! These talking segments can really drag, especially when it’s the main event slot, but damn this was a good segment. Triple threat matches these days are usually …
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