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Home » News » Can’t Knock The Hustle: Pro Wrestling Tropes (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)

Can’t Knock The Hustle: Pro Wrestling Tropes (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)

by Hustle
June 30, 2025
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*By Request*

 

“I know you like to borrow ideas from conversations on social media, so I have a request for you. I saw a Facebook account asking about wrestling tropes and I wanted to see your take on some of those tropes. Do you have any that you hate more than others? How about ones that you like?”

 

This is a fun topic.

Through the years, I’ve made mention of a million different pro wrestling tropes in my columns, but turning the idea into a column of its own is something different.

When I got the request, I started mapping things out and doing research. I went over a lot of my old columns, as well as just doing some outright thinking. The more work I did, the more I began to realize something…

I’m not a big fan of pro wrestling tropes.

My list of “least favorite tropes” was way, way, WAY longer than my list of “favorite tropes.” It wasn’t even remotely close.

I’ve been a wrestling fan for so many years, and for better or worse, everyone tends to recycle the same ideas all the time. From WWE to New Japan to AAA to WCW to AEW to GCW to ECW to Progress to Stardom to TNA, and everything in between, everyone is using the same ideas. Do you realize how hard it is to come up with ANYTHING that is truly brand new anymore?

Because I’ve been a fan for so long, I’ve just noticed these types of things more. Sometimes I even find myself catching them subconsciously. I do wish we could get more somewhat original and unique ideas from wrestling promotions. Whether it’s purposely lazy writing, tributes to the past, accidents, or whatever, we just keep seeing the same things.

I’m going to start this column with my least favorite wrestling tropes, before switching over to my favorite ones at the end. The word “favorite” is the key here. This is all about my opinions, so it’s perfectly fine if your lists are different than mine. They won’t be listed in any particular order, so keep that in mind, too.

 

Referees Still Not Fully Understanding Money In The Bank Cash-Ins: As soon as you read those words, I’d be willing to bet that most of you immediately pictured the same thing in your heads… Mike Chioda absolutely BAFFLED by the idea of Carmella cashing her shot in. That was the most egregious of these things, but it has happened almost every single time someone cashes in. The match itself is 20 years old, and has happened a total of 36 times. I understand that wrestling refs are generally written to be mentally and physically deficient, but why in the hell are they still so confused over the concept of Money In The Bank and what the winners of those matches get to do? They scrunch their faces up and stare at the briefcase holders as if they’ve never heard of Money In The Bank before in their lives. Stop that shit, WWE.

Commentators Spoiling Match Finishes: I’m legitimately getting angry as I sit here and type this. That’s how much this stupid trope bothers me. I’ve been complaining about this since my early days of doing Running Diary columns for TV shows and pay-per-views, going back to 2008, and these companies still feel it’s a great idea to continue doing. You know the deal… someone on commentary will inevitably say something like “that’s gotta be it” as so-and-so goes for a pin during a match, and sure enough, that isn’t it. They’ll do something like that time and time again, and the match will continue. Then, guess what happens during the actual pin attempt that wins a match… these raggedy bitches don’t say a thing. I don’t care who it is… Jim Ross, Michael Cole, Tony Schiavone, Joey Styles, Mike Tenay, Jerry Lawler, Taz, Eric Bischoff, Mauro Ranallo, Dave Prazak, and everyone in between… they’re all guilty of it. Every last one of them should know better, and they do it, anyway. Sure, some are told to do it, and others are just doing it of their own volition, but they’re all doing it nonetheless. I hate it.

The Way Wrestlers Watch TV Monitors Backstage: Admittedly, this is more of a stupid ass thing that stupid ass Vince McMahon would always make people do, and you don’t really see it so much anymore. The fact that it happened in the first place is amazing, though. Wrestlers were watching monitors from such ridiculous angles that people at home with scoliosis were pointing at their televisions like the Leonardo DiCaprio meme from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Nobody watches TV like that, and perhaps Vince McMahon would know that if he did anything in his life outside of the pro wrestling bubble and (ALLEGEDLY) being a sex pest.

Can They Coexist?!?: There was a point in time that I actually liked this one. Getting to see wrestlers team up that might not otherwise be on the same side of things was fun when I was a younger fan. You’d usually see it around WrestleMania season, but eventually, it would happen more and more, to the point where it was just happening at random times during the year. That takes all of the fun out of it. “Can they coexist?!?” has turned into a meme all on its own, being used in other areas of sports and entertainment. Sad.

Foreign Heels: I’m very aware that this type of thing has been going on in pro wrestling for longer than most of us have been alive. Wrestling has mirrored society for so long. Oh, the United States is at war with a certain country? Time for a new heel that is billed as being from that certain country that the American fans are going to hate! Japanese, Russian, Middle Eastern, Canadian (!!!), Mexican, Cuban, and on and on… if there’s any sort of conflict between the United States and another part of the world, you can bet there’s going to be a dastardly wrestling heel involved, even if it’s someone who isn’t even close to that ethnicity in real life (an Italian playing Muhammad Hassan, an American as the “Russian Nightmare” Nikita Koloff, a Samoan as a Japanese sumo wrestler, etc). I get it. It’s 2025, though. Why haven’t we, as a society, been able to move on from that type of mindset yet? Actually, no… don’t answer that hypothetical question. Just acknowledge that it was asked. It still seems like every wrestler that isn’t from the United States is either some evil caricature or is playing up a ton of stereotypes that people from whatever country they’re billed from has. Why can’t this wrestler from Japan just be… you know… a wrestler from Japan? What about this person from the Middle East? No evil anti-American nonsense and no stereotypes. Is that too much to ask for?

Irish Whips: Suspension of disbelief is a huge part of watching professional wrestling. I know that. You know that. We all know that. Irish Whips are something else entirely, though. If you’re a fan, you’ve seen the move performed a million times by now, but have they ever made sense? If someone grabbed you like that and threw you like that, you would, AT BEST, make it a couple steps before falling flat on your face. You wouldn’t continue running in that direction, turn just right, rebound off of the ropes, and then run back in the other direction. This is why I love the old independent star Human Tornado so much. Look up “Longest Irish Whip Ever” on YouTube. There’s a clip of him taking an Irish Whip at some independent show that looks to be taking place on an indoor hockey/soccer floor. He gets sent off, and he runs the entire length of the floor in an exaggerated fashion before throwing himself up against the wall. Classic. Other than that, this is a really dumb move.

Referees Existing On 1HP: Ahh, the good old REF BUMP~! They’ve been a big part of pro wrestling’s presentation for longer than any of us can remember. The entire time, they’ve looked ridiculous. It’s obvious that the refs are smaller human beings than just about any wrestler. If a larger human being gets physical with a smaller human being, it’s only natural that the smaller human being ends up on the wrong side of the encounter. These refs, though… they get bumped into, and they’re completely unconscious on the ground for several minutes. I’m not asking for people like Omos and Brock Lesnar to become the new batch of referees. What I do want to see is a little more realism. Just a little. Not too much. Actually, I’m damn near spent on the ref bumps, as a whole. The Attitude Era and years gone by seemed like every other match saw a referee get taken out. It got tiring. If we do need to see it, though, be a little more creative.

Wrestlers Avoiding A Count-Out At 2.99999: This also goes for Last Man Standing matches. Again, it’s something we’ve all seen a million times. A wrestler is selling pain and suffering, as a ref is counting them down and/or out. The wrestler looks completely dead to the world, not moving a muscle for nine full counts, and then they pop up and save themselves just before the ten count is made. Some will say that it’s to conserve energy, and that excuse would make sense if the wrestler wasn’t spending more energy by doing the dramatic pop up and scramble at the last second. There are dozens of ways to sell “I might be counted out” successfully without looking dumb. Utilize one of those ways, folks.

Old School (The Move, Not The Movement): The Undertaker wasn’t the first person to do this move, nor has he been the last to do it, but he certainly made it famous. He would take the hand of his opponent, and while holding it, he would ascend the turnbuckles, then he would walk across the top rope before jumping off and landing a clubbing blow to his opponent’s head/back/neck area. As a kid, you watch this giant human being nimbly walking across the top rope with ease, and you’re amazed. When you get a little older, you watch this giant human being nimbly walking across the top rope with ease, and you’re wondering why his opponent doesn’t do something. Something. Literally anything. Push The Undertaker off the top rope. Pull The Undertaker off the top rope. Crotch The Undertaker on the top rope. Move. Instead, 99.99% of his opponents just stood there, staring at him, waiting for him to hit them. That’s pretty bad survival instincts, if you ask me.

Wrestling Fans Being Absolutely Terrible At Counting: Go ahead and put on any edition of the Royal Rumble since it became the “in” thing for fans to count down for each new entrant. Use your senses… listen to the crowd counting, and look at the timer shown on the screen. At ten, everything is synced up nicely. By the time the count gets to five, though, all hell has begun to break loose. The timer shows five, but you’re hearing a mix of two and three from the fans. It never fails. This isn’t the only instance of wrestling fans being poor counters, either. The spot where a wrestler mounts an opponent in the corner and punches them in the head ten times? Yup. Cesaro/Claudio Castagnoli performing his Swing? Yup. Referees performing their ten count during matches? Yup. Folks, you’re really not helping to end the stereotype about wrestling fans at all.

Entrance Music Being The Most Distracting Thing Ever: This has a variety of instances. Wrestler A is about to defeat Wrestler B, but suddenly, Wrestler C’s entrance music hits, and now, Wrestler A is completely distracted, allowing Wrestler B to turn things around. Another one sees Wrestler A making an attack in the ring on Wrestler B, but Wrestler C’s entrance music hitting is enough of a distraction to stop everything in its tracks. The list goes on and on. Of the trillion times I’ve seen this trope, one stands out above all the rest as the most annoyingly egregious. Money In The Bank 2019… Mustafa Ali is standing atop the ladder, with BOTH hands on the briefcase, when Brock Lesnar’s music hits. Brock wasn’t an announced participant in the match, but either way, Ali stood there, frozen. Ali stood there for LITERALLY TEN WHOLE SECONDS, allowing Brock to run to the ring and tip the ladder over, sending Ali flying. Ali could’ve easily taken the briefcase down, jumped off the ladder, and dealt with the problem of an angry Brock on another day. Instead, Ali was made to look like the biggest dope in the entire history of dopedom.

Wrestlers Being Nice Enough Not To End Matches During Commercial Breaks: Of course, this is less relevant for AEW, who likes to utilize picture-in-picture during commercial breaks of their television shows. Other companies with TV deals, though, feature rosters of wrestlers that are very kind and considerate of the viewers watching at home. Match after match after match, and they just don’t come to an end during commercial breaks, no matter what. That’s incredible customer service.

Revealing Secretive Master Plans In Front Of Live Cameras: We just saw it happen again recently, with Solo Sikoa trash talking Jacob Fatu to JC Mateo, only for Fatu to reveal that he was standing on the other side of an open door, listening to the entire thing. Even if Jacob didn’t hear what was said, Solo still said what he said on live television, in front of millions of people. One of the most famous examples of this was Triple H and Ric Flair talking about Batista behind the back of “The Animal,” only for the cameras to reveal that Batista was standing just outside of the room, listening along. This, of course, led to Royal Rumble winner Batista choosing his Evolution stablemate Triple H to be his opponent at WrestleMania 21. Like I said, even when this isn’t done with someone overhearing from just outside the room, in what world does it make sense for people to reveal dastardly plans with a camera right there in front of them?

The Spear Almost Always Looking Terrible: How many wrestlers have you seen perform a Spear, or whatever name they’ve given the move? 100? 1,000? More? One thing you’ll notice about almost all of them is that they deliver the move in a way where it looks like garbage. You have people like Goldberg, who often looked like he was seriously trying to break people in half when he hit the move. There’s people like Bron Breakker, who is bringing the move back in a major way. Damn near everyone else, though? Yuck. Edge/Adam Copeland? Charlotte Flair? Jey Uso? Roman Reigns? The list goes on and on of wrestlers who made a Spear look like a running waist hug leading to a gentle fall. To be fair, some of that falls at the feet of the opponent, and how they’re selling for the move. Not everyone can sell like Dolph Ziggler/Nic Nemeth. It’s just tiring to watch all of these “gentle” Spear deliveries. If you can’t make it look like a killer move, why even bother trying to do it?

Wrestlers Telegraphing Moves & Their Opponents Still Falling For It: What do you picture when you hear the phrase “tuning up the band?” How about “he’s starting to hear voices?” Chances are, you’re picturing the legendary preparations of Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton, as they prepare to hit Sweet Chin Music and the RKO. They’ve won dozens of titles with those moves, and those setups are vividly emblazoned in the minds of wrestling fans across the globe. When I hear those phrases, I picture a bunch of dumbass wrestlers who clearly weren’t paying attention. If you’re wrestling Shawn Michaels, and he has you down on the mat… and you can’t see him, but you can hear rhythmic stomping on the mat behind you… why in the red hell would you get up and turn around? You’re about to get kicked smooth in the mouth, dummy. If you’re wrestling Randy Orton, and he has you down on the mat… and you can’t see him, but you can hear rhythmic pounding on the mat behind you… why in the red hell would you get up and turn around? You’re about to get your head separated from your shoulders, doofus. Obviously, there are plenty of wrestlers with a “tell” in their matches, but these two are the biggest examples of it. It makes everyone look silly.

Shows Getting “Saved” By An Opening Segment That Creates That Night’s Main Event: I post these weekly columns on Monday, so let’s use Monday Night Raw as an example here. Say you tune in to the new episode of Raw, and the show begins with an in-ring promo from… let’s use Seth Rollins here. Seth is in the ring, and he’s talking real greasy about AJ Styles. After a while, AJ has had enough, and he comes out on stage. Now he has some tough talk for Seth. The two of them go back and forth for a bit. Next thing you know, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce comes out and has an idea. He says that it’s clear AJ and Seth have issues with each other, so the only way he can think of for them to solve those issues is for them to face each other… in that very ring… in tonight’s main event. On one hand, it’s cool that we have a main event, especially one that should turn out to be a really good match. However, on the other hand… what was the kayfabe plan for Raw before the opening segment? Apparently, there wasn’t a main event planned for the show. What if Seth didn’t come out there to talk about AJ? Was the show just going off the air early? That kind of thing happens all the time, and has been that way for decades. It doesn’t make the General Manager/President/Commissioner/Boss types look like they know how to run their shows very well.

Wrestlers Not Talking To Each Other All Week & Only Talking During Shows: Picture it… Dante Martin turns on his brother, Darius, by attacking him on Collision. Why, Dante, why? We wait several days, and then, on the following episode of Dynamite, Darius Martin is in the ring to cut a promo. He demands that his brother come out and explain why he did what he did on Collision. Wait… what? Isn’t that your brother? You didn’t talk to him at any point between Collision and Dynamite? You know where he lives, who he hangs out with, where he likes to go, and so on. Why would you wait until you were on television again to get answers? This happens so often in wrestling. Those in charge of things are in that “wrestling bubble” and can barely understand what life outside of it is like, if they’re even able to at all. That’s not how the “real world” works. If your brother attacked you with a steel chair at Sunday dinner this weekend, you’re not waiting until the next Sunday dinner to ask him why. Even if you called him and he didn’t answer, there are a million other ways to get in touch. Again, it isn’t how things really work, and I wish more people in charge of wrestling companies understood that.

“Skinning The Cat” In Battle Royals: As the entry says, this is specifically about when it’s done in a Battle Royal environment, not a regular wrestling match. Wrestler A will throw Wrestler B over the top rope casually, and then walk away, thinking that their mission is accomplished. Meanwhile, Wrestler B has grabbed the rope, and skins the cat to get back in the ring. That’s a bad enough look for Wrestler A, but sometimes, it’s even worse than that. We’ve seen Wrestler A casually throw Wrestler B over the top rope, and then SEE Wrestler B grab the ropes and skin the cat, and they’ll stand there as it happens. It has led to Wrestler A being eliminated, as they’ll make a charge too late, just in time to get taken out by a headscissors or something. What are you doing?

Wrestlers Getting Mad At Being Hit By Accident & Not Just Watching Footage Of The Show: Here’s another prime example of people being in the “wrestling bubble” once again. We’ll use Dante and Darius Martin as guinea pigs again. Let’s say they’re having a tag match, and in the match, miscommunication occurs, causing Darius to accidentally hit his brother in the back. It’s clear as day that it’s an accident. We can all see it. Dante, in the heat of the moment, gets pissed off at his brother, thinking that Darius did it on purpose. In that heat of the moment mindset, you can almost forgive him. However, what happens in wrestling? Dante would still be pissed off at Darius the following week. Why? Dante didn’t get a chance to watch the footage? In this day and age, he also didn’t get a chance to see anything on social media, with video clips and countless people hitting him up to tell him that his brother didn’t hit him on purpose? That “wrestling bubble” has people thinking that nothing outside of wrestling exists, and we’re supposed to believe that Dante believes that, as well. Someone, somewhere, would’ve been able to let Dante know that it was an accident, he’s blowing things out of proportion, and that he and his brother should get back to doing what they do.

Saving People From Being Eliminated In Battle Royals: This isn’t for every scenario, of course. If Montez Ford sees that Angelo Dawkins is about to be eliminated from the Royal Rumble, he should definitely go to save his tag partner. Yes, it’s “every man for himself” in there, but the thought process for tag partners, siblings, friends, etc, should be that you team up to get to the final two, and then you can battle it out to see who’s the better competitor. I’m not talking about those instances. No, I’m talking about the countless times we’ve seen someone wandering around the ring in these types of matches, and just attacking people as they’re trying to eliminate someone else. We’ve seen faces “save” heels from elimination, heels “save” faces from elimination, enemies “save” each other, and so on. Why would you do that? Unless it’s the aforementioned tag partner, sibling, friend, etc, you should be actively trying to contribute to their elimination. That makes your path to victory easier. Why are you trying to cockblock (or twat swat) yourself?

 

Well, that handles the negative side of things. I certainly don’t have as many tropes I do enjoy, but there are a couple, so let’s look at them now.

 

Samoa Joe Says “Nope”: I’m a man. As a man, I’m a simple creature. I see Samoa Joe wrestle, I watch Samoa Joe wrestle, I laugh when Samoa Joe simply walks away from a diving opponent to avoid an offensive move. He’s been doing it for years, and it entertains me every single time. While we’re at it, I will forever give credit to Jon Cruz for making Joe’s “nope” spot even funnier, thanks to the absolute best sell ever. You’ve probably seen it already, but if you haven’t, just search “Samoa Joe Jon Cruz” on YouTube. It was incredible.

Kicking Out At One: I guess this would be a good time to insert something of an asterisk here. I’m including this, but in no way am I saying I want to see it happen all the time. I don’t need every match including multiple spots where someone kicks out at one. When it’s done properly, and at the right time, though… *chef’s kiss* is all that comes to mind. When an underdog face is getting mollywhopped, but keeps fighting back, it generally gets the crowd more involved in a match. Fans are rooting for this face to overcome the odds. When a well-timed kick out at one is inserted, it can blow the roof off of an arena. On the flip side of things, a well-timed kick out at one can really put someone over as a monster. Not that he needed help to look like a monster, but an example of this would be Brock Lesnar at Night Of Champions 2014. One month after Brock defeated John Cena to win the WWE Title in one of the most one-sided title matches you’ll ever witness, they had their rematch, and Brock ate an early flurry of offense from Cena, who hit an Attitude Adjustment 30 seconds into the match. Brock kicks out at one, and Cena looks shocked, wondering what the hell he needs to do to be able to put Brock down. Fun stuff.

The Dangers Of The WWE Performance Center Parking Lot: I don’t think there are many wrestlers who have worked for NXT over the last few years that have avoided being attacked, beaten down, and injured at some point in the parking lot. It happens before matches, during matches, after matches, during promos, during training sessions, and on and on. The entire thing is a running gag at this point, and it’s hilarious. The PC parking lot is more dangerous than Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, St. Louis, Memphis, and Oakland combined.

Never Headbutt A Samoan: Admittedly, I’m a little biased here. These are my uncles, cousins, and nephews we’re talking about, after all. For decades, Samoan wrestlers have been punishing anyone that chooses to give them a headbutt. It’s a fun comedy spot, as you’ll see someone go from being completely on offense, to being nearly knocked unconscious just like that. One of my favorite instances of this trope is at Ring Of Honor’s Fifth Year Festival: Finale. Samoa Joe was facing Homicide. Near the end of the match, Joe is sitting on the top turnbuckle, and Homicide has scaled the buckles. Homicide delivers a headbutt, then immediately grabs his head and yells out “WHY DID I DO THAT?!?” and it allows Joe to hit Homicide with a super Muscle Buster from the middle rope for the win. Maybe one day these folks will learn their lesson. Not too soon, hopefully, as it still entertains the hell out of me.

 

You’re up. What are some of your favorite, and least favorite, pro wrestling tropes? They can be things I’ve mentioned here, or things that are more unique to your own personal tastes and preferences. As always, feel free to hit me up in the comments section below, or on Bluesky (@aaronhyden.bsky.social), and let me know what’s on your mind.

Now, let’s move on to my Weekly Power Rankings, before I close things out with the list of songs I was listening to as I put this column together.

 

 

Weekly Power Rankings

Cody Rhodes vs Jey Uso: This would’ve fit right in as a pay-per-view main event. Two of the most over acts in all of wrestling, competing for a spot in the King Of The Ring finals, where they would then be competing for a WWE Title shot at SummerSlam. Simple, yet very effective, stuff.

Mark Briscoe vs Konosuke Takeshita vs Roderick Strong vs Bandido: Lots of action, lots of spots, lots of clashing styles, and lots of entertainment. Again, this was simple, yet very effective, stuff.

Andrade & Rey Fenix vs DIY: We all know that we’re eventually going to get Fenix and Penta reuniting and teaming up in WWE. For the time being, though, I will gladly take a pairing of Fenix and Andrade, making an already deep Smackdown tag division even deeper.

Penta vs Bron Breakker: Even though he isn’t winning as much as some people would like him to be, it still says a lot that Penta is involved in a feud with Paul Patrol. WWE definitely sees something in Penta, although what that something is hasn’t quite been fully figured out yet.

Kyle O’Reilly vs Kyle Fletcher: In the entire history of pro wrestling, how often have we seen Kyle vs Kyle action? This was history, folks! In all seriousness, this was a blast, but I’m still waiting to see if and when AEW pulls the trigger on something bigger for Fletcher. He’s a future World Champion for the company if they play their cards right.

JetSpeed vs Ricochet & AR Fox: I’m still not 100% sold on Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey being legitimate contenders to knock off Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, but I’m sure their match(es) will be lots of fun.

Adam Cole vs Josh Alexander: Alexander loses again. He’s probably making a good amount of money, and is being seen by a lot more people than he was while he was with TNA/Impact, but damn, he never even had a chance to be pushed as the new “flavor of the month” free agent signing before taking a bunch of losses.

Solo Sikoa: While the match itself didn’t end up making the list (I did get a chance to go back and watch it after I had internet issues during the live show), congratulations to the brand new WWE United States Champion. Solo has been really entertaining recently, finally being able to showcase his personality after spending so much time as the silent “enforcer” of The Bloodline, and he is deserving of this push.

Giulia: Like the previous entry, the match itself didn’t make the list, but congratulations to the brand new WWE Women’s United States Champion. It didn’t take her very long at all to make a splash on the main roster after being called up from NXT. She should add a lot of prestige and interest in the title while she holds it, which is a nice bonus.

Je’Von Evans vs Tavion Heights: Two of the best and most exciting young talents in NXT, putting on a really fun “sprint,” of sorts, featuring a very intriguing clash of in-ring styles.

Becky Lynch vs Bayley: I always enjoy when these two square off, as two of the most tenured veterans in WWE’s women’s division. They seem to enjoy facing each other, too. Works for me.

Tiffany Stratton vs Nia Jax: These two have really built a lot of in-ring chemistry over a relatively short period of time. They always seem to have fun matches, even if nobody bought the idea of Nia getting her WWE Women’s Title back here.

Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton: A good match that was taken to another level by a red hot Saudi Arabian crowd. It doesn’t take much more than that sometimes.

Trick Williams vs Josh Briggs: One thing I’ve noticed about Josh Briggs is that I constantly find myself enjoying his matches… when he’s facing someone considered a larger human being. While Trick isn’t exactly going to be confused with Omos or Yokozuna, he’s still 6’4″ and 240 pounds, so he’s not going to be confused with Rey Mysterio or Spike Dudley, either. When Briggs is facing opponents that are on the smaller side, I don’t enjoy the matches as much. Strange.

Willow Nightingale vs Kris Statlander vs Thunder Rosa vs Athena: The Death Riders continue their recruitment of Statlander, who would make for an interesting addition to the group. Personally, I’d rather not see anything that would add to the group and make them stick around longer. Their time should be coming to an end.

Basic Punkanomics: Was it silly? Yes. Was it dumb? Yes. Was it pro wrestling? Yes. Was it entertaining? Yes. I’ll take it.

 

 

This Week’s Playlist: “Home” by BigXThaPlug & Shaboozey… “God Went Crazy” by Teddy Swims… “All Gas No Brakes” by Teddy Swims & BigXThaPlug… “Even If It Kills Me” by Papa Roach… “Unbreakable” by Lorna Shore… “Begin The Sacrifice” by Fit For A King… “Kerosene” by Thousand Below… “Sweet Thing” by Anuhea… “Undead” by Hollywood Undead… “Young” by Hollywood Undead… “Black Dahlia” by Hollywood Undead… “City” by Hollywood Undead… “The Diary” by Hollywood Undead… “Paradise Lost” by Hollywood Undead… “Nobody Does It Better” by Nate Dogg & Warren G… “Kyrie” by Mr. Mister… “Weak” by SWV… “Rain” by SWV… “Gimme Back My Bullets” by Lynyrd Skynyrd… “Runaround Sue” by Dion… “Runaway” by Del Shannon… “The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe… “Man In The Box” by Alice In Chains… “Right Now” by SR-71… “Superman” by Goldfinger… “Same In The End” by Sublime… “Caress Me Down” by Sublime… “The Longest Time” by Billy Joel… “Cry For Help” by Rick Astley… “It Would Take A Strong, Strong Man” by Rick Astley

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