On April 6, 2014, The Undertaker lost his legendary WrestleMania winning streak to Brock Lesnar. In a fairly slow, boring match (probably due to Undertaker’s concussion), Brock hit his third F-5 and sent the wrestling world into a frenzy. Lesnar went on to embarrass full time performers like John Cena and Dean Ambrose. Randy Orton […]
First conceived by Jim Cornette in 1997 and inspired by cages used by the NWA and WCW, WWE’s Hell in a Cell match is an iconic staple of the brand. The demonic structure where feuds end and stars are made. 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of the first Hell in a Cell match and to celebrate, […]
First conceived by Jim Cornette in 1997 and inspired by cages used by the NWA and WCW, WWE’s Hell in a Cell match is an iconic staple of the brand. The demonic structure where feuds end and stars are made. 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of the first Hell in a Cell match and to celebrate, […]
From Argentina’s La Mumia to the real Chucky showing up in WCW to feud with Rick Steiner (oh man, wait until we get to that one), monsters and pro wrestling often go claw in hand. This episode, we’ll delve into the Bastard Son of 1,000 Copyright Infringement Lawsuits, Nightmare Freddy. Portrayed by Doug Gilbert, son […]
First conceived by Jim Cornette in 1997 and inspired by cages used by the NWA and WCW, WWE’s Hell in a Cell match is an iconic staple of the brand. The demonic structure where feuds end and stars are made. 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of the first Hell in a Cell match and to celebrate, […]
Welcome to what I hope is the first in a series of mat monster articles here at That’s Not Current. From Vampiro and the Frankenstein Monster of the early ’80s Los Angeles LaBelle territory to a veritable litany of wrestling mummies (seriously, enough to start your own mummy-only promotion), you may or may not be […]
Roman Reigns. The Big Dog. The Conquering Hero. The Baby Face Barbarian. Vince McMahon’s Favorite Heat Magnet. WWE seems to have a huge crush on the Samoan Superman and have been desperately trying to make him a fan favorite since the SHIELD break up. While I do believe that there are many better options for […]
Kickoff Match: Rich Swann and Akira Tozawa vs The Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar This match was the typical heel/face back and forth. Their was nothing particularly interesting about the fight except that it seemed to set up Rich Swann’s rematch with Neville on the next Raw. Swann wins with a Phoenix Splash onto Noam […]
Fastlane 2017 is the last big event on the road to Wrestlemania this year, and there’s a lot to be sorted out still. What will the stakes of Golberg vs Lesnar and Owens vs Jericho? Who’s going to be counted on to continue the upward trajectory of women’s wrestling? What’s the plan for Undertaker? Here […]
Kickoff Match: Mojo Rawley vs Curt Hawkins I don’t really know if this match will really be of any consequence, but Mojo Rawley looks like he’s got a lot of in-ring potential and personality. Maybe we have a mid-card talent in waiting? On the other hand, the Curt Hawkins character doesn’t look like he wants […]
