Author: Rachel

We are hours away from the last pay-per-view before WrestleMania 35. At this point, we’d expect established story lines with clear paths to a continuation at WM 35. And, even though that is what we’d expect, the facts are that over the past few weeks, we have gotten anything but logical setups. So let’s dive […]

If you’ve landed on this page searching for “is wrestling fake,” please redirect here where I address the concept.  In short, no.  Nothing fake here.  Wrestling bumps, bruises, jumps, and falls are all very real.  The question you may be trying to ask is, “Is wrestling scripted?”  The answer to that is yes, mostly.  Let’s […]

Happy birthday to us!  Rachel Talks Wrestling turns 1 year old today, and I couldn’t be happier.  In the past year, I’ve learned a lot.  And, hopefully, by keeping at it, I can continue to bring you an interesting and critical perspective of professional wrestling.  To keep the momentum going, I want to kick off […]

Tonight, we continue on the road to WrestleMania 35 with the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The show will kickoff at 6 PM ET with the preshow and the main card will begin at 7 PM ET. Here are all the matches set, predicted winners (in bold) and some “rumors” for tonight. WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match Daniel Bryan […]

In short, an elimination chamber match is a match where two competitors start inside the ring. Boxes at each corner make up the inner part of the ring enclosure. Every five minutes, one of the boxes on the corners will illuminate, and that competitor will join the match. How does an elimination chamber work? An […]

In short: “ish” is a slang term used to replace the word “sh*t” in lyrics, on merchandise, etc. Several months ago, I wrote about The Usos wearing shirts, sweatshirts, etc. with the phrase “Texas since day one ish” on them. The Usos have adopted this “day one ish” phrase as their slogan and have included […]