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Morning Daily News Update: December 4, 2025 – AEW Signs Top Indie Star
Morning, all! It’s Morning Daily News o’clock! But before we get into the news, we’ve got some shiny new blog posts to look at! We have Rock Star Gary with…
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NWA Starrcade 85: The Gathering
Live from Atlanta, GA & Greensboro, NC Airdate: November 28, 1985 Attendance: 30,000 (combined) Hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bob Caudle Forty years ago, this spectacular was born. Can Rhodes…
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Megabucks Presents : UWF (Crockett) Halloween ’87 episode
Piggyback time, as Scott of course just looked at the beginning of the UWF's 1987, and I took that opportunity to handle something I meant to do for awhile :…
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The SmarK Rant for NWA Crockett Cup 88 – 04.22.88
The SmarK Rant for NWA Crockett Cup 88 – 04.22.88 Originally written 10.24.25 OK, so this isn’t the full event like the 86 and 87 versions are, but it’s quicker…
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What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – 06.25.94
Gorilla Monsoon and Jerry Lawler are commentating today’s matches, wrapping up the taping in Erie, Pennsylvania. Lawler is still wearing sunglasses. Opening Contest: Typhoon (1-0) pins Pierre (w/Johnny Polo) (0-1)…
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The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 10.15.94
The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 10.15.94 Originally written 10.11.25 Hey, yes, I’m going to be doing Crown Jewel: That’s Not a Knife sometime this week, but this is…
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The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 10.01.94
The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 10.01.94 Originally written 09.30.25 With baseball playoffs in full swing, there’s only one reason I’m watching this episode and you all know what…
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The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 09.24.94
The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 09.24.94 Originally written 09.23.25 Taped from Green Bay, WI on 08.30.94 Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler…
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The SmarK DVD Rant for Star Trek: Season 1
It's funny how your tastes change as you get older. I used to hate westerns and war movies, and now I devour them. When I was a teenager, I was…
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What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – 04.23.94
Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are commentating, concluding the taping in Lowell, Massachusetts. McMahon’s microphone does not work for introductions because it is unplugged, allowing Lawler to put himself over.
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Soulman – The Rocky Johnson Story (Unreleased Book)
There's a long story as to why this book never got released and you can read it here. I've read it a few times and still don't understand it.
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What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – February 5, 1994
Vince McMahon and Stan Lane are in the booth, taped from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Opening Contest: Shawn Michaels (w/Diesel) (5-0) pins Gary Sabaugh after the superkick at 2:15: Everyone is…
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WCWA Christmas Star Wars 1987
Taped from Dallas, TX Airdate: December 25, 1987 Attendance: 2,623 Hosted by Marc Lowrance Can Kerry supplant Perez by winning the World title in a steel cage? How will Kevin,…
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The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 01.18.92
The SmarK Rant for WWF Superstars – 01.18.92 So once I post the last of the dogshit 1996 shows, I’m gonna start mixing in the 1986 Championship Wrestling show so…
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What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – October 2, 1993
Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler, and Randy Savage are in the booth, taped from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Savage calls Lawler “bucket head” because of what Doink the Clown did to him…
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MID-Tier Match Reviews: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Gary Albright – AJPW March 2, 1996
Mitsuharu Misawa is a pro wrestling legend. Even if his name might not be as well-known as, say, Hulk Hogan or The Rock, he still left an undeniable impact on…
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What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – January 23, 1993
WWF Mania had one exclusive match that was taped on January 18 at the Manhattan Center.
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What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – November 28, 1992
Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan provide commentary for today’s show, taped from Terre Haute, Indiana. McMahon announces that Bret Hart, the Undertaker, and Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect won their…
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The SmarK Rant for NWA Starrcade 1983
Live from Greensboro, NC, drawing 15447. This was of course the first “supercard” as we know them today, broadcast on closed circuit to a bunch of locations and starting a…
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The SmarK Rant for 20 Years Too Soon – The Superstar Billy Graham Story
The SmarK Rant for 20 Years Too Soon – The Superstar Billy Graham Story Released on DVD January 2006, although I’m watching the WWE Network version. In our cold open,…
