Tales of the Immaculate Bump
Shelton Hull has the final word on recently deceased hardcore wrestler Mike Awesome. And truly, he was.
Tag: WWE
Eddie, RIP
Shelton Hull says goodbye to one of the greats of professional wrestling.
Will The Last One To Leave Turn Out The Lights?
Matthew Damascus kills Bladejob dead with a single stroke. Plus, aesthetic lamentations for a wrestler? Que?
I Guess Nothing Really Changes
Matthew Damascus shakes his head and mutters dark curses against the phony gay wedding angle on Smackdown, and then marks out over the Axl Rose comeback.
WWF Forceable Entry
Various Artists (Smackdown / Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Miscellaneous Brooding + In Praise of Steve Corino
Bladejob delivers the insanity and rabble-rousing that can only come through watching too much wrestling in search of profound answers and art.
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