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Sometimes, a writer writes for the masses, touching on topics that are easily digestible for the general public because those...

He was born Robert Herman Julius Friedrich, in Wisconsin on June 30, 1891. When Gene Hackenschmidt was conquering the wrestling...

This could very well be the most eagerly anticipated AEW pay-per-view yet. It's a tremendous card, stacked with big matches,...

Over the last few years, I've really enjoyed watching the Netflix series "The Toys That Made Us" and its spin-off...

First and foremost, I want to take this time to thank you for clicking a link somewhere to read my...

Ten years later, CM Punk and wrestling fans finally got their ice cream bars. It's such a small trifle, maybe...

AEW had the floor on Friday night, and then WWE took their turn last night. Now, to close things out,...

This wrestling weekend has already been a huge one. It's time to see if WWE can keep the momentum going...

Welcome to the Cool Points: AEW Rampage Running Diary Edition Follow @JCoolLOP Tonight, I would normally be writing just about...

For those of you who are new to my columns, my prediction pieces include my straight up picks, but they...

I think it's more than fair to say that Kurt Angle is one of the most decorated athletes in the...

Can you honestly call NXT the “cool third brand” or the “exciting alternative to RAW & SmackDown” in 2021? The...

What the hell is going on in the world of wrestling right now?!? CM Punk and Bryan Danielson might be...

"Kings are like stars. They rise and set, they have the worship of the world, but no repose." -Percy Bysshe...

Daniel Bryan. Bryan Danielson. The American Dragon. Traitorous slimeball. Whatever you want to call him, he's one of the greatest...

This history of wrestling's world title is a very complex and unique one. In boxing, or MMA, you have titles...

Don't look now, folks, but we are potentially on the verge of a seismic shift in the professional wrestling landscape....

Oh New Japan how I’ve missed thee. A company that have had a really tough time as of late. Trying...

As I type this, we're only a few hours removed from Money In The Bank, and people are still buzzing....

Once upon a time I made MMA predictions for another site. I stopped because 50% of the time I was...

After Friday's red-hot return (for WWE) to performing in front of full arenas of fans, we're now moments away from...

Friday Night Smackdown Is Finally Back! Follow @JCoolLOP Welcome to the Cool Points. It’s a new day! (Yes, it is!)...

What is the best match of AEW's two-year history? That is the question I sought to find out when I...

Man, it's great to see wrestling in front of large crowds again. It doesn't matter what companies you like and...

As some of the 90-day no-compete clauses come to an end for many of the released WWE wrestlers from this...

What is the best match of AEW's two-year history? That is the question I sought to find out when I...

Merriam-Webster defines "addiction" as the following: A compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity...

What is the best match of AEW's two-year history? That is the question I sought to find out when I...

Those we love never really die...they just go to sleep in our hearts. The last time I wrote a column...

Fair warning, folks... this week's column is going to be A LOT shorter than usual. I just have something that...

Hell In A Cell is in the rearview mirror, and here comes Money In The Bank just over the horizon....

Over the last several weeks, beyond the typical posturing from promotions over which entity has the best roster of women,...

Well, folks, we have made it, and we've made it together. Tonight's Hell In A Cell is WWE's last pay-per-view...

NXT Takeover: New York. April 5th, 2019. Almost universally viewed as one of the best events, top-to-bottom, in wrestling history....

It's time for another big NXT Takeover event, folks. Takeover: In Your House, coming to us from the Capitol Wrestling...

I'm Old, I'm Tired and I Can't Watch The ThunderDome Follow @JCoolLOP Welcome to the Cool Points. Wow. It’s been...

Originally, I was going to go in a different direction with my column this week. Sometimes, things change, and that's...

May 15th, 2019. On that day, WarnerMedia and AEW announced a deal that would see the upstart wrestling promotion get...

Live crowds are the lifeblood of wrestling, otherwise it's just a handful of men or women in a ring, a...

This is a big moment in recent wrestling history, folks. AEW's Double Or Nothing, coming to us from Daily's Place...

Hello and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the second annual AEW Top 10 Wrestlers list. Last year, ahead of Double...

We've done it, folks. After going through the rosters of AEW, Smackdown, and NXT, we've finally reached the final week...

No need for a lengthy intro. You already know how this is going to go. For those who are checking...

  The word "legacy" carries a great deal of weight in wrestling. The McMahons themselves are a legacy, extending through...

WrestleMania it's WrestleMania time WrestleMania for WrestleMania WrestleMania Backlash WrestleMania. Or something along those lines. It feels like forever since...

If you could pick a roster of wrestler and put them into one super show, who would you pick? That...

I'm not 100% sure why it happened, but my last column received a lot of private feedback from you folks...

I have found myself in several true World title debts over the last few months. Starting with highlighting former African...

*psst* Hey, you. Yeah... you. If you're reading these words right now, you're an internet wrestling fan. That term has...

The natural order of life is for the old to give way to the new, and as it is in...