Liv Morgan vs. Wings of Death on Hot Ones

WWE Superstar Liv Morgan is the latest guest to take on the wings of death. She discusses learning to shut the f— up on day one of WWE training; being a masochist and being proud of her injuries; having real life beef with other wrestlers; crying like a baby after hawks attacked her chickens on her farm; and Cory from Boy Meets World being manipulative and toxic.

On learning to shut the f— up on day one of WWE training (1:34)

“Honestly, day one starting, it was a lot of kind of just like shut up and keep your eyes open, you know? Like we’re not even allowed in the ring for 30 days, back in my day when I started. Like you were not allowed to even step foot in the WWE ring. You had to like sit and watch on the sidelines. So I just remember learning to shut the f— up. Really.”

On being a masochist and being proud of her injuries (3:46)

“I think it’s an asset. I, like, am proud of them because I’m like, this is literally, like, what we’re putting our bodies through for your entertainment. But I also like the physicality of it. I kind of like the violence a little bit. I’m a little bit of like a masochist in that kind of way. So I’m always like yay. But, you know, the hematoma is only the injury I’ve had that I was like, I’m not happy about this.”

On having real life beef with other wrestlers (8:55)

“I’ve seen scenarios where there is a lack of respect and it translates in the ring in weird ways. Where you can tell that they do not like each other. They are not working together. Or their promo segments where they are saying things that are not on script. That are not in like kayfabe, you know, and it doesn’t end well. You know, ultimately things get patched up, but I like to think that if someone doesn’t like me, they know I’m gonna give them an amazing match regardless at the end of the day, and so they’re not worried about whatever issues that we’re having.”

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TNA Bound for Glory 2025 Review

TNA Bound for Glory 2025 – October 12, 2025 – Tsongas Center – Lowell, MA

Pre-Show: Hall of Famer Traci Brooks read some opening remarks about The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) and Tommy Dreamer officially inducted them. Lisa Marie Varon inducted Micke James into the Hall of Fame.

The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) defeated The Elegance Brand (Heather & M) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship. Elegance blindsided IInspiration at the bell. IInspiration capatalized on an Elegance slip up and hit the IIdolizer on M for the pin.

The pre-show should have featured only the Hall of Fame ceremony. I wish the cameras hadn’t shown the crowd as much since the arena was still mostly empty while fans were filing in. Seeing large patches of empty seats made this milestone moment feel less significant. However, it was great to see Love, Sky, and James given ample time for their speeches.

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ECW Wrestlepalooza ’97 Review: Dreamer vs. Raven, Taz’s Triumph, and Lawler’s Invasion

The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “palooza” as a large-scale festival or event, characterized by a specific thing or person. While CM Punk finds the name “ridiculous,” Wrestlepalooza kicked off a new era of WWE PLEs on ESPN. Wrestlepalooza was originally an event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) until the company went out of business in 2001, and WWE acquired the assets in 2003.

Wrestlepalooza is not the first time WWE has used an event name from ECW’s past. Heatwave was ECW’s summertime pay-per-view and is now an NXT PLE. ECW held four Wrestlepalooza events, featuring a total of 29 matches between 1995 and 2000. Despite ECW’s reputation for consistently delivering memorable cards, there is one Wrestlepalooza to rule them all.

Wrestlepalooza ‘97 emanated from South Philadelphia’s ECW Arena on Saturday, June 7, 1997. It was a fun time to be a diehard wrestling fan as the Monday Night War was on fire. WCW Monday Nitro was 12 months into its infamous streak, beating WWF Monday Night Raw in the ratings for 83 consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, ECW influenced changes within the industry, in front of and behind the camera.

Wrestlers were constantly jumping ship to different promotions, creating a “You never know who will show up next” atmosphere across the big three promotions in the United States. A hallmark of ECW was its ability to make the most of its shocking arrivals. One of ECW’s top stars was leaving the promotion for greener pastures, while a star from another company crashed the party in lights-out fashion.

The voice of ECW, Joey Styles, and “Ravishing” Rick Rude opened the show to announce a change to the world title match. Stevie Richards was pulled from the match due to what was thought to be a career-ending neck injury. Terry Funk would now defend the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against the Triple Threat’s Chris Candido on short notice.

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