Unboxing Video: Pro Wrestling Tees – July 2016

My good friend Todd Graham decided to enter the unboxing video world and review Pro Wrestling Tee’s inaugural subscription box. I subscribe to several subscription boxes and watch a lot of unboxing video on YouTube. Todd made one of the better videos I’ve seen and I hope he continues to make them. Check it out!

Kickin it with The Draft at WWE SmackDown Live

I was fortunate enough to score some snazzy seats on the floor of the DCU Center in Worcester, MA for the inaugural edition of SmackDown Live on the USA network. Wrestling fans watched on with their fingers crossed in hopes that WWE had learned from the mistakes of the previous brand split. Unfortunately, the draft went as expected with Raw making out like a bandit while SmackDown…Not so much.

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Brock Lesnar Flagged by USADA for Potential Anti-Doping Violation

One week after Brock Lesnar called Jon Jones “unprofessional” failing a drug test, Lesnar himself has been flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test taken on June 28.

This has major implications not just for UFC but WWE. Frank Dee and I breakdown all of the news and potential outcomes due to this unprecedented situation over at the official youtube channel of Gerweck.net.

nWo 20 Years Later

On Sunday, July 6, 1996, in Daytona Beach, Florida, the wrestling business changed forever when Hulk Hogan emerged as the mysterious third man and formed the nWo alongside Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.

Frank Dee, Jay and I look back at the nWo on the 20th anniversary of their inception and talk about their impact on WCW and the industry.

The Rock versus All Other Wrestlers in Hollywood

Dwayne Johnson, who am I kidding, The Rock – is one of the biggest movie stars on the planet today. His movies draw bookoo money at the box office and generate more buzz and media attention than most. The Great One’s role as Luke Hobbs in Fast Five reinvigorated the Fast and the Furious franchise by turning it into an action movie phenomena.

The Rock is riding high in tinsel town as the definitive contemporary action star who probably had more charisma coming out of the womb than most people will ever have. The professional wrestling icon has had his ups and downs… cough “Tooth Fairy” cough…. but has finally become the star that people pegged him to be since his days as the Scorpion King.

What about the other goliaths of the squared circle who have graced the silver screen? While The Rock isn’t the first pro wrest…. sorry Mr. McMachon, I mean, sports entertainer to star in feature films, why did the former 8-time WWE champion succeed where his peers failed?

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Brock Lesanr Doesn’t Care What You Think

“I don’t give two sh*ts about that. This is about me. I want to get in there and be an athlete again. That’s what this is about.” This was a response from Brock Lesnar during a UFC media conference call on Thursday when asked about his drawing power in pro wrestling diminished if he lost to Mark Hunt at UFC 200.

“I don’t know; I don’t care what she says.” This is the response from Lesnar about Stephanie McMahon’s comments in an interview with Business Insider when she said WWE is “not supporting the fight necessarily.” Continue reading ” Brock Lesanr Doesn’t Care What You Think” →

NXT’s Role in the WWE Draft

Shinsuke Nakamura, Austin Aries, Bayley, American Alpha…with the WWE Draft coming up on July 19, everyone wants to know the fate of NXT as 6 – 12 wrestlers are rumored to be called up to the main roster. Breaking Raw co-host Adam Kohn and I break it all down and give our thoughts on who’s staying and who’s leaving NXT for Raw and SmackDown.

WWE Joins Forces with Loot Crate

On Friday, WWE and Loot Crate announced a partnership that will bring exclusive WWE collectibles, apparel and home goods to the doorsteps of wrestling fans worldwide through a bimonthly subscription service.

Loot Crate, which currently boasts more than 600,000 recurring subscribers around the world, has been providing themed boxes packed with video game, comic book, anime and pop culture merchandise since 2012. Continue reading “WWE Joins Forces with Loot Crate” →

CM Punk’s UFC Debut Officially Announced

After many delays, which led to even more question if he would ever step foot in the octagon, on September 10^th, CM Punk will make his long-awaited UFC debut when he faces Mickey Gall in a welterweight bout at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio.

UFC 203 is headlined by Stipe Miocic, defending the heavyweight title for the first time against Alistair Overeem. In the co-main event, Fabricio Werdum, who lost the title to Miocic, looks to get back in the championship picture as he takes on Ben Rothwell. Continue reading “CM Punk’s UFC Debut Officially Announced” →

Roman Reigns suspended by WWE

In a shocking turn of events, WWE announced they have suspended Roman Reigns for 30 days effective immediately due to a violation of the company’s talent wellness policy. This is interesting considering Reigns dropped the WWE title on Sunday at Money In The Bank.

WWE has spent the last 18 months positioning Reigns as the face of the company, which has been an up hill endeavor since fans haven’t taken to the 31-year-old former college football player.