80's
Retro Ads From a 1987 Pro Wrestling Magazine
Being a big wrestling fan growing up, I bought all of the “Apter mags” I could get my hands on. They were great for the news, which was already 3 months old by the time CONTINUE READING…
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90's
The Fingerpoke of Doom 21st Anniversary
I’ll admit that 21 is not a very special number when it comes to anniversaries and I’m a year late (and a dollar short) for the big 20th one. Maybe I’m just a tad early CONTINUE READING…
80's
Wax Pack Flashback Ep. 06: WWF WrestleMania Cards from 1987
Watch along as Mickey opens a pack of WWF Wrestlemania 3 trading cards from 1987.
Columns
Retro Ramblings: Fall Festivals in the ’80s
The Big Thing On My Brain This Week With Halloween just a few days away, it’s got me in a really nostalgic mood. Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had a lot of great CONTINUE READING…
Features
WCW Halloween Havoc ’89 Review
Halloween Havoc 89 October 28, 1989 Live from Philly, drawing 7300. Your hosts are Jim Ross & Bob Caudle Tom Zenk v. Captain Mike Rotunda Could there BE a more WCW opener? Poor Mike was CONTINUE READING…
Columns
Wednesday Night War Room
The Wednesday night wrestling war just kicked off, and you can follow along with all the action in our all-new Wednesday Night War Room! Get the reviews, opinions, and thoughts on both shows. CONTINUE READING…
80's
Saturday Night’s Main Event #1 Review
Saturday Night’s Main Event #1 – May 10, 1985 Taped from Nassau, NY Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura. Opening match: The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff & George “The Animal” Steele v. Barry CONTINUE READING…
Podcasts
TRN Roundtable Review – GLOW Season 3
Join Stacey (@Geeky_Vixen), Adam (@hojukoolander), Dave (@banzairetroclub) and Jason (@RD80s) as they fly off the top rope and into the ring to review season 3 of Netflix’s GLOW series. This Roundtable Review podcast WILL INCLUDE CONTINUE READING…
80's
GLOW in the Dark – How a Late Night Ladies’ Wrestling Show Taught Me Girl Power
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…
90's
WWE Smackdown 20th Anniversary
This October WWE Smackdown moves to the FOX network. New cameras, new set, a whole new attitude is nigh for the WWE’s second longest weekly episodic program. The show officially debuted on August 26, 1999 CONTINUE READING…
