I Miss Tyson Kidd

Professional wrestling isn't the same without Tyson Kidd.

New Kensington’s Don Arner Earns Second Shot At WWE « CBS Pittsburgh

New Kensington’s Don Arner Earns Second Shot At WWE « CBS Pittsburgh

Tributes To Dusty Rhodes Prominent During NXT’s Debut In Pittsburgh « CBS Pittsburgh

Tributes To Dusty Rhodes Prominent During NXT’s Debut In Pittsburgh « CBS Pittsburgh

Welcome To The Club, Kevin Owens

A victory over John Cena? That’s rare.

A clean victory over John Cena? Even more rare.

A clean victory in a non-gimmick, one-on-one match on pay-per-view? Well, that's like the Halley's Comet of professional wrestling.

The Mid-Week War Correspondent (6/4/15)

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Let me just start by saying that 5 hours of professional wrestling on a single night is a terrible idea. I like to think of myself as a voracious consumer of the product in all its many, wonderful forms, but even I was overwhelmed. That said, here are my thoughts on the first night of the newly expanded Mid-Week War.

Chamber Of Inexperience

WWE's Elimination Chamber event is this Sunday. Two championship matches will be contested inside the big, steel wrestling blender, featuring an unprecedented 12 superstars making their Chamber match debut on the same night. As for those coming into Sunday with some Chamber match experience, none have ever won one. Those facts spotlight the astounding lack of experience that will be showcased on Sunday.

Say Hello To The New #2

Around the end of last year, I was asked to offer my predictions for professional wrestling in 2015. Now, I know none of you will believe this, but I really wanted to predict that by the end of this year Ring Of Honor will be widely, if not unanimously, considered the #2 American based professional wrestling company.

See? I knew you wouldn't believe me.