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November 23, 2020

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2020 [Review]: One More ‘Last Ride’.

Here we go again...again. I’ve always enjoyed the idea of WWF/E's Survivor Series. The original 4 or 5 man team concept was fun and they got creative in how the matches would play out, but nowadays they rely on a ton of tropes I can do without after 33 years of the damn things. Following …

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December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

THE APOSTLE AWARDS [Best Wrestling of 2018]: Assassins’ Creed.

Calling all smarks across the globe: It’s the third annual Apostle Awards! To come up with the very Best of Everything in Pro Wrestling for 2017, we asked 11 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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November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2018 [The Sean & Shawn Show]: Red & Blue Turkeys.

"The Pastor" Shawn Puff: Holy shit! We’re doing the main show this time!!! We’re baaaaaaack!!! No more curtain jerkin’ for us ! I think we might be over! "Father" Sean Farrell: It’s that time of year again where WWE insists on telling us that no matter what, RAW is better than Smackdown. Yippie. No matter …

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July 1, 2018July 1, 2018

BEST WRESTLING MATCHES of 2018 SO FAR [Top 100]: Dem Boyz.

TOP 100 MATCHES (through July 1) of 2018: (Red font denotes added new matches.) 1. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (IWGP Hvy - NJPW Dominion) - 6.5/5 2. Andrade Almas vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT Hvy - NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia) - 5/5 3. Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match - NXT TakeOver: New Orleans) - …

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April 18, 2018

WWE SUPERSTAR SHAKE-UP [Review]: Layeth the Smacketh Down…

This is the WWE's 13th Superstar Shake-Up/Draft since 2002 (or 12th if you want to ignore the 2 man draft of 2006 / E C Dub! E C Dub!) where traditionally RAW gets stacked with "names", leaving SmackDown with it's bones picked and stuck with cast offs. But this year? They swerved us all. This …

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January 25, 2018

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2018 [Ringside Apostle Preview]: Empires of Tomorrow.

The Tag Division has been one of the few bright spots left on the blue brand over the last year (seriously, remember when SD was Brand of the Year?). After winning the excellent triple threat match for the No. 1 contender spot back in December, American Alpha 2.0/Team Angle 3.0 got screwed. Their title match …

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