Tag: WWF
Former WWWF Referee Al Vass Passes Away
2020 has taken another wrestling luminary as Al Vass, who wrestled as Al Samson before becoming a referee under his real name, has passed...
Dark Side of the Ring Review — “The Assassination of Dino Bravo”
Hello! Today, I bring you the 8th edition of a series looking at the TV show Dark Side of the Ring. This is the...
A Look Back on the Legacy of WWE In Your House Ahead of NXT...
On May 14, 1995, the first-ever In Your House event took place at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, New York in front...
Jim Crockett Recalls Counter-Programming WrestleMania with Free TV Special
During his stage show at Starrcast IV, Jim Crockett spoke about the difficult back and forth between the WWF and Jim Crockett Promotions in...
Best WWF Jobbers from the 80s and Early 90s
Before there was a WWE Network, a brand split, monthly PPVs, and a NXT, the WWE, then called WWF, used to have weekly shows...
The Story behind The Harts vs. Shawn Michael’s Knights : Survivor Series 1993
1993 was not exactly a marquee year for the WWE in terms of product. While there were definite bright spots sprinkled around the company,...
Vince Russo Discusses WWF’s Influx Of Singles Titles During The Attitude Era
Former WWE & WCW creative writer Vince Russo, recently joined Fightful.com's "The List and Ya Boy podcast" and during the podcast, Russo touched on...
The Worst Injuries In The History Of Professional Wrestling
Everyone knows that the world of professional wrestling is full of risks. Sometimes you can crash and burn, but other times you hit it out...
Where Are They Now? Remembering Perry Saturn.
Hello loyal EWN readers, today I'd like to introduce an idea I remember being pitched to me a few years ago but never got...
So Bad, It’s Good: The 10 Best/Worst Entrance Themes Sung By Wrestlers
As I sit here with Itunes on shuffle and the "Federation Years" portion of the "WWE: Anthology" record blaring in my ears, it riled...
Former WWF & NWA Star ‘Outlaw’ Ron Bass Passes Away
Source: Pwinsider.com Former WWF and NWA star “Outlaw” Ron Bass has passed away. Bass, real name Ronald Heard, died at the age of sixty-eight. Bass...
Paying our Respects to George “The Animal” Steele: WWE’s One True Oddity
Growing up in the days when I thought wrestling was real, I remember watching this unhinged individual with a green tongue who had a...
It’s Vader Time: Paying Homage to Big Van Vader
Before the monsters of Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg, there was a beast named Big Van Vader. Vader, whose real name is Leon White,...
Lex Luger Says Dusty Rhodes Was A Progressive Booker
Lex Luger was a guest on Eric Bischoff’s podcast, “Bischoff on Wrestling”, where the two spoke about Dusty Rhodes as a booker. Below are...
Moments in Wrestling History: WCW hypes “The Ultimate Warrior” and gives us “The Renegade”...
For weeks leading up to WCW’s 1995 installment of “Uncensored” we saw Hulk Hogan tease the arrival of “The Ultimate Warrior” to WCW programming,...
PPV Aftershock: WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Match
The Royal Rumble was once again poised for a strong showing, only to be a bit of a letdown. While the title matches were...
Prediction Day: WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Match
In just a few short days, one of the most exciting events in the WWE will take place. The Royal Rumble has always been...
Bruce Prichard Says Vince McMahon Didn’t Initially See HBK As A WWE Champion
Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast conducted an interview with Bruce Prichard (transcript via wrestlinginc.com). The highlights are below… On Vince McMahon Not Seeing Shawn Michaels as a...
Nikolai Volkoff Believes Hulk Hogan Was In The Right Place At The Right Time
Nikolai Volkoff appeared on The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling, and some of the highlights are down below.... On His “Flag Match” with Hulk...
“Hasbro-Like”: Mattel Releases “Retro” Line of WWE Action Figures to the Delight of Collectors...
“NEW WWF WRESTLING FIGURES! SO CLOSE TO THE REAL THING…ITS LIKE BEIN’ IN THE RINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxwi9btm4uQ I remember that particular WWF Hasbro action figure commercial like...
