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WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND in NOLA [Indy Wrestling Reviews]: A Bible Score ‘Clusterfuck’!

Prepare for the onslaught. In addition to the 6-7 hour spectacle that is WWE WrestleMania 34 itself, well over 50-hours of professional wrestling can -- and will! -- be consumed by diehard smarks throughout a 4-day span this coming WrestleMania Weekend. From April 5th to April 8th, nearly every major independent wrestling promotion in the …

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NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 12 [Bible Report]: Best in the World.

If you thought the hype was REAL for last year's Wrestle Kingdom 11 spectacular, New Japan Pro Wrestling made even broader strokes this year with Chris Jericho's surprise return to the Lionmark logo in a heated street fight confrontation against, arguably, the best wrestler in the world, Kenny Omega. Japanese heel fan favorite Tetsuya Naito …

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THE APOSTLE AWARDS [Best Wrestling of 2017]: All the Stars, Aligned.

Calling all smarks across the globe: It's the second annual Apostle Awards! To come up with the very Best of Everything in Pro Wrestling for 2017, we asked 10 members of the Ringside Apostle congregation to vote. And, damn did we have answers -- answers that ranged from the highest mountaintop of World Wrestling Entertaiment …

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WWE #6 [Ringside Apostles Review]: Fringe Benefits.

I've found this series to be consistently enjoyable, with good attention to detail, interesting backstories and "kayfabe" (wrestling fan terminology for storylines)... On the plus side, the art has also been great, with strong character likenesses, etc., etc. And--that's why I'm pretty disappointed with this issue. First the good: It's cool seeing Ambrose and Sasha …

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RINGSIDE APOSTLES [WWE #Backlash / NXT / UK / PWG / NJPW #BOTJ Wrap-Up]: Jinder Club.

As if this wacky and wild week of wrestling couldn't have ended on a wackier and wildier note, Jinder Mahal -- the Maharaja(!) -- is your new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. I repeat, JINDER MAHAL is your NEW WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. Is it for the better? Did WWE Backlash do a favor to their …

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