Got a chance to have a long chat with Paul Heyman and talk about changing wrestling again and again, how ECW is like Napster, RAW was the Larry Sanders show and Bloodline is Carlito’s Way.
It feels like Bret Stephen's editor actively hates him.
"No you should totally double down on this, this GW professor is like Goebbels, you should definitely call him that, you are one column away from totally turning this thing around!"
@DragonflyJonez
Why do they hate Survivor? Upset that the new era has cut the days on the island from 39 days to 24? Too many super fans on the show? Too many idols and advantages?
Rough spot for Theory to go right after Logan Paul, he is basically doing the same gimmick except he is shorter and smaller and his shots don’t land as solid
You don't want that. Almost everything I watch from the past by today's standards ends up being 1/2 to 3/4 lower and on occasion more than that. Bret Hart and 90s AJPW matches are the exception. And it's ridiculously unfair to do so. Ric Flair in the ring in 1983 wasn't
Just brutal news, Dean and I were friends for almost 30 years, and he is the main reason for me being able to make a dent as a writer. Tell the people you love that you love them before it is too late
Good Evening Everyone. I hoped to never ever have to make this announcement but, per his wife, our beloved Dean Rasmussen has passed away. I have no more information than that. Please continue to keep his family in your thoughts. - Rippa
JD Vance will be returning to Wisconsin for the second time in less than a week. This time, in Kenosha. He is expected to speak about crime and safety.
Dean Rassmussen would be 58 years old today, celebrate the big man, by watching our celebration of him last week DEAN~! on IWTV. Use promo code ACTION if you sign up!
2022 was a wild year for me, after writing about wrestling as a hobby for 25 or so years, I got my absolute dream job writing for
@ringer
. I wrote 56 articles and appeared on a bunch of podcasts. Here is a ICYMI thread for some of my favorites!
Tonight is DEAN~!! If you are in the Philly area, there will be tickets at the door, if you are not we will be streaming live on IWTV (promo code ACTION). Dean Rassmusen was a king and we are going to try hard to put on a show worthy of him.
This is pretty much a dream gig for me. I get to write for one of my favorite websites and do my stuff, Segunda Caida, DVDVR, Way of the Blade stuff on a big platform. I am thrilled and I hope folks enjoy this article and what is to come!!
I remember running up big long distance bills in my early 20s because I would have long BSing conversations with Dean. He was basically my big brother, telling me about wrestling and music and giving me advice about life. This outpouring of love is so nice to see and so diserved
@dustinrhodes
King of the Road match was great, I wrote it up in Way of the Blade, and need to have you back on the podcast to talk about it! Here is the incredible
@christhings
art on the match
@SuperDuperGi
I once played pickup with Jannero Pargo while he was still in the league, he was on my team and we still got worked, I thought "Man I suck at Ball, if I got worked by random Equinox dudes, with a damn pro player on my team"
DEAN~! Homework thread!! I thought I would make a thread to post some matches for folks to check out to get excited for the big show at the H20 Center on April 4th
RIP Terry Funk, the GOAT . Someone who could do anything and never did anything the same. Also someone who seemed genuinely loved by everyone he interacted with.
Here we go!!! Are you an aspiring pro wrestler who has the ultimate dream of performing in front of thousands of people??
@AcademyRhodes
is the place to be. I will teach you everything you need to know about the very day life of a pro wrestler and how to perform in front of an
You know who they got to play 27 year old El Hijo Del Santo in Cassandro? 60 year old El Hijo Del Santo and it worked great. Should have just done the Irishman de-aging thing on current Flair.
We talk about Ric Flair vs. Ted DiBiase from Mid-South Wrestling, running a wrestling promotion in a pandemic, booking a World title and a lot more. Great conversation!
Tony should really hire Katt Williams to manage Mercedes, can you imagine the shit talking promos, feels like he would be the worlds greatest Jimmy Hart
I got to talk to two of my favorite people to talk wrestling with
@HeymanHustle
and Eddie Kingston about the GOAT Terry Funk and his incredible feud with Ric Flair in 1989.
I haven't gotten this far in life by making smart decisions! Been talking about this for a long time, and there is nothing like Mania weekend to put on a crazy show and honor our fallen friend! The venue isn't very big so tickets might go quick!
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT
ACTION Wrestling presents DEAN~!!! on Thurs, Apr 4 at the
@H2OWRESTLING
Center at 8pm
ACTION is teaming with
@D_V_D_V_R
&
@segundacaida
to bring you this Mania weekend show in honor of the memory of DEAN RASMUSSEN~!!!
Announcements & ticket info soon
See a lot of people making TNA jokes, but Slim J has been one of the best all around wrestlers in the world for the last 20 years or so, equally adept and highflying and a hellacious brawler, he made Way of the Blade twice, and I am sure will make a sequel.
New Way of the Blade Pod!! I talk with Dustin Rhodes
@dustinrhodes
about his match with his brother Cody at AEW Double or Nothing, we discusses, how AEW rejuvenated his career, his first bloody match, and emotion in wrestling
"Wrestling is a variety show" shouldn't mean that some of it just gonna be bad because that's how it is. It should mean Mad Dog/Demus in a dog collar on the same show as Thatcher/Makabe V riffing on the mat as they do so beautifully.
Sandman would take huge bumps, had great timing, would break out cool athletic shit and had an unbeatable aura, didn’t have a huge bag of offense but what he did looked good.
The Sandman fucking sucked in the ring. I'm sorry. He does. But in his own way, he was awesome for his time, because he was the fucking Sandman. And Sid was fucking awesome in his time because he was fucking Sid.
I think this is pretty clearly setting up the next hustle. He is going to blame Fox for his loss and set up the Trump network, I wouldn't be surprised if it is on the air the day Biden is inaugurated.
Fun main event, but pretty surprised they didn't run any angle to set up next week, no announced matches or anything. Feels like you will get some folks watching this week who won't be regular viewers, it was a mistake not to try to hook some of them.
There is no Segunda Caida, Way of the Blade or Ringer writing if not for Dean, there probably isn’t an
@AEW
either, the absolute best to ever write about wrestling, and my friend. Help if you can
Hey everyone, this is Kelvin (Dolfan in NYC). Writing here to let everyone know our own DEAN is very ill right now and in an ICU. Our thoughts are with him and his family.
His family has a GoFundMe set up, if you can, please donate:
I assumed this was going to be the future of wrestling when I first saw these two do it, but it was actually just an unrepeatable bit of magic by two all time performers
New Way of the Blade pod! I talk with the Necro Butcher~! about his iconic match with Samoa Joe, the origins of the barfight spot, and his bloody career.
Lots of deserved flowers for
@MadKing1981
today. We have a Complete and Accurate Eddie Kingston on Segunda Caida where we reviewed dozens of his matches throughout his career. There are some real hidden gems in there
New pod and it's a corker! I talk to Steve Keirn of the Fabulous Ones about their match with Moondogs on 6/13/83. Amazing stories about apartment blading with Stan Hansen, shooting on the Road Warriors, almost being murdered by Jonathan Boyd and much more
THIS SATURDAY, 2/3
#AEWCollision
Edinburg, TX
8pm ET/7pm CT on TNT
@bryandanielson
vs
@_reyhechicero
Bryan vs Hechicero: Saturday on Collision!
In anticipation of this huge match, Hechicero + CMLL's Mistico, Mascara Dorada 2.0 + Volador Jr are ringside at
#AEWDynamite
TONIGHT
I have been working on this for quite a while, and am super happy to see it out in the world. I have been writing about wrestling on the internet for 20 plus years, and am excited it lead to a book. Go buy this shit so I can write more!
Proud to announce the release our latest book, "Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches in Wrestling History" by
@philaschneider
and
@christhings
.
This one is special.
Paperback:
Kindle:
Eddie Kingston has been trying to prove Bryan Danielson can't make him lose his cool. There's one man Danielson can bring out that would make Eddie lose his cool:
Matt writes three to four things that good every week at Segunda Caida, and has 10 years of archives. Eric
@segundacaida
has been writing for 15, and I have been on there for like 20+.Plus we have other awesome writers dip in and out. Bookmark our shit.
Anyhow, I hope that in the future we manage to cultivate more spaces where it’s possible to think and write critically about wrestling, as the medium has and will always deserve to be treated seriously, but it obviously isn’t here.
My Matches of the Week column will drop tomorrow, but I did do a gigantic rundown of the greatest War Games matches ever! Including some hidden gems from NWA Wildside, NWA Anarchy, WWC Puerto Rico, AML and ROH!
Every six months or so I am going to retweet this :) With the hope that one of the incredible lucha footage detectives can get us this match
@roylucier
@RobViper
The VHS tape of the El Hijo del Santo vs Blue Panther bloodbath in Monterrey never being found always bums me out. Santo's mask is literally 100% covered in blood and glowing in red.
This is one of the things that really makes our show special, we aren’t using the same guys who are working 10 other shows mania weekend, Slim J, Cerebro, Demus are only working DEAN~!! Thatcher is just working our show and Bloodsport, they are going to be going all out!
TOMORROW
Wednesday Night
#AEWDynamite
TBS, 8pm ET/7pm CT
BCC vs Volador Jr/Magnus/Rugido/Esfinge
The rivalry reignites when all 4 BCC
@bryandanielson
, Mox,
@ClaudioCSRO
+
@WheelerYuta
team on Dynamite for the first time EVER to fight their rivals from CMLL live on TBS tomorrow!
Samourai helmet with octopus, 18th century, Japan. Collection: Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy. Armor was a way for a samurai to display his personality and status.
For that matter folks should be looking to book Demus, he works midget shows in the US regularly, so you might not even need to spring for a plane ticket from Mexico, and
@MattTheMouth
said he was one of the most professional workers he has ever dealt with. Plus he is a psycho
Anybody who books indy wrestling should be thinking of who they can book to prove him wrong. I had some demented ideas in mind if we couldn’t get Demus.
It really is unnecessary and gross, and on an unrelated note
Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches in Wrestling History is available on Amazon
Since this will be the lowest rated Collision ever, they should just make the show AEW vs DEAN~! Makabe vs Danielson, Mox vs Mad Dog Connelly, Kingston vs Demus, Adam Priest vs Roderick Strong
MIDNIGHT COLLISION ON APRIL 6/7.
AEW Collision on April 6, Saturday is currently set to air at 11.30pm ET following the NCAA Basketball game, largely avoiding going head-to-head against WM40 night 1.
3½ hours late than the show's regular time.
I got to go deep in my bag for The Ringer with my most DVDVR/Segunda Caida article yet. Yoshiaki Fujiwara,
@BLACKTERRY
, Gypsy Joe,
@BillDundee
,
@DaxFTR
, Terry Funk,
@RealMickFoley
and the inevitable passage of time.
The whole feud was about that era, the Punk who shook MJF's hand was the basketball shorts Punk coming out to AFI. Also I am pretty sure MJF was wearing a Jimmy Rave tribute robe.
honestly I thought it was pretty clear that the "Miseria Cantare" entrance last night wound up specifically popping only long-term nerds. I don't think it matters, either, and I personally thought it ruled, for me, in my experience
I took a lot of road trips to
@ringofhonor
shows over the years and have been reading
@ringer
since it began, beyond thrilled to get a chance to write in one about the other!!
At this weekend’s "Final Battle," Ring of Honor may have taken its final bow. In honor of an incredible run,
@philaschneider
runs through the most significant matches in ROH history.
@BJMendelson
@davidbix
Promos written by sitcom writers who couldn’t get staffed on Young Sheldon has never really worked in wrestling. I would argue that AEW has better mic workers then the WWE anyway and would rather hear some stumble through an interview then try to force in some catchphrase
MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT
The first match announcement for DEAN~!!! on Thurs, Apr 4 at
@H2OWRESTLING
in Williamstown NJ!
MAD DOG CONNELLY made a challenge....it has been answered
🎟
I would like to see a different sort of team hold the belts too, a Road Warriors/Natural Disasters, Miracle Violence Connection style, bulldoze through everyone making teams work from below instead of everything being a 50/50 match
The AEW tag team division needs to break away from The Bucks/FTR/Acclaimed for a bit. Pick a new team and give them at least 3-4 months with the belts before they ever defend against any of those three.