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Dec 27, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
#OnThisDay in 1987: Big Van Vader made his NJPW debut by virtually killing Antonio Inoki dead, defeating him in three mins.

Fans at Sumo Hall were NOT HAPPY. They rioted. As a result, New Japan was banned from running events in Sumo Hall for over a year. [mini thread] 🧵 And yet when he was in AWA they wouldn't let him beat Greg Gagne. This shows how NJPW were forward thinking about creating a new monster heel, where, AWA weren't, and thus eventually died.
Aug 20, 2023 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
THE QUESTION: WHAT IS THE BASIC APPEAL BEHIND PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING?

Answers are from 1955: 🧵 Image SHELDON TANNEN, New York
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"Pro wrestling is a hippodrome, with the grunts and groans of the wrestlers and the shrieks of the spectators to give it stark reality. It's a great show that fascinates its fans, rough enough to seem authentic and funny enough to amuse....."
Jul 23, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Ways that Vince McMahon killed the US territories [thread] Went to St. Louis and literally bought the long-time timeslot for St. Louis Wrestling, Wrestling at the Chase, away from the local office. Then ran shows directly against the flagship NWA promotion and almost literally put the first nail in the coffin of the St. Louis office.
Feb 4, 2022 • 156 tweets • 20 min read
Glassdoor Reviews by former WWE employees / contractors:

[thread]

"You could be released at any time. There's no benefits, no health insurance and the contracts were extremely one-sided." "Culture can be toxic at times"
Dec 11, 2021 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Vince McMahon Buried Raven In Front Of The WWE Roster Image Bully Ray tells a story where Vince tried to put him in a waist-lock and he no-sold it: Image
Dec 5, 2021 • 35 tweets • 12 min read
#OnThisDay in 2018: Thomas Billington, best known to wrestling fans as the Dynamite Kid, passed away on his 60th Birthday.

Dynamite Kid was a real game-changer in this business. For his time, he was a revolutionary worker with near unrivalled intensity and working ability.

RIP Born in Golborne, Lancashire, England, wrestling was in his blood. His father Bill, uncle Eric, and grandfather Joe were all boxers at one point or another; another of his ancestors, James, most famous for being a state-employed executioner, wrestled as a child.
Nov 13, 2021 • 58 tweets • 18 min read
#OnThisDay in 2005: Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes, best known to his many fans as Eddie Guerrero, was found dead in a hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was just 38. RIP Born October 9, 1967 in El Paso, Texas, Eddie would attend wrestling events his father Gory wrestled in the El Paso Count Coliseum, and during intermissions, he and Chavo would wrestle one another.
Nov 9, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
#OnThisDay in 1975: Terry Funk defeated Paul Jones to win the @nwa United States Heavyweight Title in a tournament final. The championship was vacated following an October 4 plane crash that injured Ric Flair, David Crockett, Bob Bruggers, Tim Woods, and then-United States Champion Johnny Valentine.
Nov 9, 2021 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
#OnThisDay in 1997: WWF Survivor Series PPV:
Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart by "submission" to the WWF Title.
[Thread] In the hours leading up to the match, Hart, Michaels, and Pat Patterson worked out the match finish: Shawn would hook in Bret's finishing maneuver, the sharpshooter, while referee Earl Hebner was knocked out from a ref bump. Bret would reverse it and Michaels would tap out.
Sep 12, 2021 • 57 tweets • 10 min read
Hulk Hogan Lies Over The Years [thread] Image The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky offered him the lead role three times. Hogan claims he turned it down because "he didn't deserve it".

Aronofsky categorically denies that Hogan was ever even considered for the role.
Sep 10, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Jon Cortez escapes a Zoltan Boscik Headlock. Gorilla Press in to a Hammerlock reversal
Sep 10, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Headlock. Knee to the face
Sep 9, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
If you're a pro wrestling fan and the only pro wrestling history you've learned is via WWE produced documentary then you should literally question everything about what you know. Where should we start?

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Aug 8, 2021 • 41 tweets • 9 min read
Young Rey Misterio Jr. [thread]
Dec 11, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Pat Patterson pushing hard for Dolph Ziggler to get a monster push. This wound up backfiring pretty badly. Vince McMahon took those urges and decided to bury Ziggler as a rib on Patterson, according to Chris Jericho on a recent Talk Is Jericho episode. Vince McMahon Once Considered Donating A Wing So He Could "Fuck Up" A Hospital For An Angle.

"Vince thinks about it and says, 'We're really gonna f**k up this hospital. How much would it cost to rebuild?'," Image
May 6, 2019 • 122 tweets • 18 min read
Crazy Vince McMahon Stories [thread] Vince hates sneezing. When someone sneezes, he yells at them and tells them to control themselves. On the rare occasion Vince sneezes, he angrily mutters to himself and loses focus for a few minutes (Paul Heyman, on Jericho's podcast)
Mar 31, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
And with Dave going the full 5* on Golden Lovers vs. The Young Buck, and me finally getting to watch it, that means.....

This thread must continue..... The Golden Lovers vs. The Young Bucks - NJPW Long Beach - 3/25/18

My take: This is close to my favourite match from a storytelling perspective. Matt Jackson put on a career performance. Matt making Kenny hit the One Winged Angel was sublime, an all time spot. ****3/4