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Wrestling

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Wrestling’s Black Saturday

Kevin Decent

Imagine sitting down at 8 PM, turning on the CW to watch Arrow or The Flash. Instead of your favorite member of the DC Universe, a new yet familiar face appears. Stan Lee is introduced CONTINUE READING…

Features

GLOW in the Dark – How a Late Night Ladies’ Wrestling Show Taught Me Girl Power

Stacey

  I am a certified child of the ’80s. I’m in that sweet spot just between Gen X and Millennial, so I mainly observed the more fun parts of the decade from the sidelines. I CONTINUE READING…

Events

WWF and MTV: The Brawl to End it All

Kevin Decent

Way back in 1984, the World Wrestling Federation put on a three-hour show in their home arena, Madison Square Garden. The live event featured a battle royal plus all three men’s titles were defended. The CONTINUE READING…

Rollerjam
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RollerJam – Pro Wrestling on Wheels

Jeff Sheldon

Like everyone else in the late ’90s, I was hooked on professional wrestling.  I had been a fan going back to 1989 or ’90 when I was 5 years old and had found WCW on CONTINUE READING…

Features

Five Wrestlers From the ’90s You’ve Probably Forgotten

Mickey Yarber

The ’90s were such a fascinating time in pro wrestling. While the second half of the decade saw a record rise in fans and revenue due to the Monday Night Wars and stars such as CONTINUE READING…

Features

WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (Figure 4 of 4)

Chad Droze

Hello TRN Readers! Today I’ll be rounding out my WWE Memorable Moments Series of Posts that I started last year. It’s been fun thinking of different ideas for Wrestling Figurines, and today, we go even CONTINUE READING…

Features

WWE/WWF Monday Night Raw 30th Anniversary Thoughts

Kevin Decent

WWF Monday Night Raw debuted on January 11, 1993, and will celebrate its 30th anniversary this Monday, January 23rd with a three-hour show on the USA Network. Over 1500 episodes from over 200 different arenas CONTINUE READING…

Features

WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (Figure 3 of 4)

Chad Droze

WWE: Memorable Moments Series 1(Figure Reveal 3 of 4) Hello Everyone. It’s been a few months, but I’m back to continue my series on my fictional or hypothetical WWE Action Figure Series that highlights important CONTINUE READING…

Features

WWE Memorable Moments – Series 1 (continued)

Chad Droze

WWE: Memorable Moments Series 1(Figure Reveal 2 of 4) Hello again everyone. I’m back with another #FigReveal. What this series does for me (and hopefully for you) is getting to remember some of the best CONTINUE READING…

Lex Luger
Features

WWE- Memorable Moments Series 1

Chad Droze

Hello Everyone. This is my first foray into the world of Retro Blogging.  First, a little about me. I work for an IT consulting company near Charleston, South Carolina and many years ago I was CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: March 17 Wrestling History

Jason Gross

Today is a solo episode of Hellions Talks. Kevin reminisces upon two days in wrestling history which he witnessed live. First is the March 17, 1997 episode of WWF Monday Night Raw. 25 years ago CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: NWA Crockett Cup 2022 with Kevin Ford

TRN Staff

On March 19 and 20, the NWA will hold two events for this year’s Crockett Cup tag team wrestling tournament. 16 teams will compete with only one adding themselves to the lineage of legendary teams CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks with Wrestler Madness of Trip

Kevin Decent

On today’s episode, Kevin sits down with the new New York Championship Wrestling champion, the Madness of Trip. Hear about the origins of his character, great wrestling stories, his new school and so much more. CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks with Wrestler Dante Dio

TRN Staff

On today’s episode of Hellions Talks, Kevin sits down with independent wrestler Dante Dio. Dante is a regular for New York Championship Wrestling. We talk about the upcoming show and his history with the company. CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks with Independent Wrestler Corey Jackson

Kevin Decent

On today’s episode Kevin sits down with independent wrestler Corey Jackson. Corey discusses his training and when he told his mom he’s a wrestler. We talk about Corey’s work in New York Championship Wrestling and CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks with Kevin Ford about the Gender Neutral Monarch Tournament

TRN Staff

On today’s episode Kevin is joined by independent wrestling commentator and reviewer, Kevin Ford. First we break down the At Odds with Wrestling Gender Neutral Monarch Tournament. Match by match, bracket by bracket, until we CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks with Robert Clarke-Chan

Jason Gross

Today Kevin sits down with long time friend and prolific podcaster Robert Clarke-Chan. We discuss podcast origins, plus all three of Chan’s current shows. The discussions cover wrestling, creating, acting, kid’s shows, fatherhood, and so CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks with Wrestler Johnny Moran

Kevin Decent

On today’s show Kevin sits down with independent wrestler Johnny Moran. Johnny is the current New York Championship Wrestling heavyweight champion. He is also the wrestler who made Kevin’s son cry! Johnny discusses watching wrestling CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: Jordan Falco and New York Championship Wrestling

Kevin Decent

On today’s show, Kevin sits down with Jordan Falco ahead of this Saturday’s Planet Wrestling event in Whitesboro, NY. We discuss Jordan’s entire career including how he broke into wrestling, who he trained with, and CONTINUE READING…

Hellions Talks

Hellions Talks: Joe Sposto of At Odds Wrestling

Kevin Decent

The Hot Tag is over and the era of Hellions Talks officially begins. To celebrate the rechristening, today’s guest is one I’ve wanted to have since day one. Joe Sposto is a co-host for Longbox CONTINUE READING…

Features

Heel Wrestling Managers in the ’80s often carried Foreign Objects as accessories

OldSchool80s

Foreign Objects have been part of Pro Wrestling (Sports Entertainment) since its inception. Many times it was something tucked in the heel’s (bad guy) tights or a folding chair conveniently located ringside. But back in CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

The House GLOW Finale

Kevin Decent

We have now reached the end of the road. After 29 episodes of GLOW we have come to the end of this season and the House GLOW finale. Cheyenne Cher is the new champion. Some CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

The Run In: Hot Tag with a GLOW Up

Kevin Decent

A special two part GLOW finale starts on today’s episode of the Hot Tag. This Thursday will be the last episode of the GLOW season but Matty and the Educator won’t be there! Kevin turns CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

The House GLOW: Run for the Rubies Finals!

Kevin Decent

That’s right fans, we have finally reached the end. There will be many sad endings tonight but a new beginning is on the horizon.  Over the course of these two episodes, a new GLOW champion CONTINUE READING…

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