Remembering WrestleMania XV in Philly with the legendary Blue Meanie
March 28, 1999 was an epic date in the life of Brian Heffron, better known to the Philly crowd as the Blue Meanie, and his…
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Straight Shooters: Deep dive into WrestleMania 29 from MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium opened in 2010, and in the past 10 years has been the host of two WrestleManias and one Super Bowl, among many other…
Straight Shooters: Deep dive into the 'Beyond The Mat' wrestling documentary
At the height of the World Wrestling Federation’s popularity near the end of 1999, Barry Blaustein directed, wrote, produced, narrated, then released a wrestling documentary…
Straight Shooters: Deep dive into WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1999
The Memphis Pyramid hosted the first and only World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view titled St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, which funnily enough, took place on February 14,…
Straight Shooters: Deep dive into the 1999 WWF Royal Rumble
On January 24, 1999, the World Wrestling Federation ran their annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view from the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California – the…
Straight Shooters: Deep dive into WCW Starrcade 1997
Over a year of build to Sting vs. Hogan at Starrcade 1997 fell completely flat once Nick Patrick completed a normal three-count as Hogan pinned…
Straight Shooters: Deep dive into Survivor Series 1997
On November 9, 1997, the entire landscape of professional wrestling changed. Bret Hart was on his way to World Championship Wrestling, but he was still…
Straight Shooters: The Greatest Hell in a Cell Match of All-Time Elimination Bracket
WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view is upon us, but unfortunately it’s one that has lost a lot of its luster through the years. It…
Straight Shooters: Deep dive into Clash of the Champions XXXV
The last WCW production of Clash of the Champions took place on August 21, 1997 in Nashville, Tenn. at the Municipal Auditorium. It drew just…
Philly native, WWE legend Joe Laurinaitis dies at 60
Wrestling legend and Philadelphia native Joe Laurinatis, better known as Road Warrior Animal from the Legion of Doom tag team, has died at 60 years…