Month: December 2018

For my last post of the year and with only three, that’s right, just three, pay-per-views left until WrestleMania 35, it’s a good time to look at what our current feuds are. Raw Elias and Lashley These two facing off in a street fight was a good continuation of their feud which started with Bobby interrupting […]

The gorilla position in professional wrestling refers to the area where members of production sit directly behind the curtain. The position was named after Gorilla Monsoon, a former wrestler and the voice of the WWF. Monsoon would typically be found in the position behind the curtain, and thus it was named after him. Today, the […]

A house show, also known as a live event, is a non-televised event that wrestling promotions hold aside from other regular shows. For example, the WWE has televised live events weekly, Smackdown Live and Monday Night Raw. They then hold house shows to continue to promote their superstars and stories for the remainder of the week. These events are […]

As interesting as it would be if a match were truly fought in the dark with glow sticks or night-vision goggles, that is not what a dark match refers to in professional wrestling. A dark match refers to an event that is non-televised, assuming that the rest of the show is televised (i.e, Monday Night Raw). These […]

The concept of being “over” in pro-wrestling or “getting over” refer to similar ideas. If a wrestler is “over” it means that audience likes what they are saying or doing. They either are making strides in their ring performance or are doing an amazing job on the mic, or, more often, they are doing both. […]

Has anyone else found themself in this scenario? You’re watching Raw or Smackdown Live, and all of sudden, new music hits and a new face enters the ring. If you’re like me, you’re thinking, “who is this person and why haven’t I heard of them before?” Please welcome to the stage the call-up package. The past few […]