The Honky Tonk Man

Ways To Improve Pro Wrestling

Published September 10, 2011 | By Chewie

I’ve had the idea for this post for quite a while now and I’m finally getting around to actually writing it. I’m not quite sure where its headed, but I’m guessing it’s going to be a bit of a rant. For those readers that aren’t in the mood to listen to me bitch about what’s wrong with the wrestling feel free to move along.

Still with me? OK… here goes. In no particular order.

You think Hogan looks old here? This was in 2008!

Mandatory Retirement Age

Now before you get your panties in a bunch realize that I’m not… Continue reading →

Posted in Professional Wrestling, The Tops | Tagged Alberto Del Rio, bitter, bret "the hitman" heart, david arquette, dead, divas, Dolph Ziggler, drug testing, eric bischoff, Hulk Hogan, jeff hardy, Jerry "The King" Lawler, John Cena, kevin nash, kurt angle, legacy, legend, mandatory retirement, matt hardy, nwa, rant, ric flair, sting, the british bulldog, the honky tonk man, The Undertaker, tna, United States Championship, wcw, World Heavyweight Championship, WrestleMania, WWE, WWE Championship, WWF, WWF Intercontinental Championship, WWF Tag Team Championship | 2 Comments

WrestleMania V – The Mega Powers EXPLODE!!!

Published February 10, 2010 | By Chewie

Event: WrestleMania V Date: April 2, 1989 Venue: Trump Plaza (Atlantic City, New Jersey) Attendance: 18,946

For the second year in a row, WrestleMania is being held at the Trump Plaza. This is also the second event in the anthology that goes to two DVDs. After a WrestleMania IV card that had 16 matches, the WWF followed up with a 14 match card… that seemed to last FOREVER. That’s not to say that there aren’t any gems in here cause there are. Unfortunately we get off a really rocky start with current WWF Women’s Champion Rockin Robin singing America The… Continue reading →

Posted in The WrestleMania Project | Tagged akeem, Andre The Giant, arn anderson, atlantic city, ax, bad news brown, big boss man, bobby "the brain" heenan, bret hart, brutus "the barber" beefcake, demolition, dino bravo, frenchy martin, greg "the hammer" valentine, hacksaw jim duggan, haku, hercules, Hulk Hogan, jake "the snake" roberts, jim neidhart, jimmy hart, Macho Man Randy Savage, marty jannetty, morton downey jr., mr. fuji, mr. perfect, new jersey, ravishing rick rude, rick martel, rockin robin, Roddy Piper, ronnie garvin, Shawn Michaels, slick, smash, strike force, ted dibiase, the barbarian, the blue blazer, the brain busters, the brooklyn brawler, the bushwhackers, the fabulous rougeaus, the hart foundation, the honky tonk man, the powers of pain, the red rooster, the rockers, The Ultimate Warrior, the warlord, tito santana, trump plaza, tully blanchard, twin towers, virgil, wrestlemania v, WWF, WWF Championship, WWF Intercontinental Championship, WWF Tag Team Championship | Leave a comment

WrestleMania IV – Tournament To Crown A Champion

Published November 20, 2009 | By Chewie

Event: WrestleMania IV Date: March 27, 1988 Venue: Trump Plaza (Atlantic City, New Jersey) Attendance: 18,165

This is the first of the WrestleMania DVDs that are broken into 2 parts. In my version it’s a double sided DVD with only a couple of matches on the flip side. There are 16 matches on the card – the most in WrestleMania history. I remember this being a HUGE event as the whole Hogan/Andre thing had gone down in months previous with twin referees. Incidentally if you’ve never seen THAT fiasco you need to check it out… it’s pure brilliance.

20-Man Battle… Continue reading →

Posted in The WrestleMania Project | Tagged Andre The Giant, atlantic city, ax, bad news brown, Bam Bam Bigelow, Battle Royal, bobby "the brain" heenan, bret "the hitman" heart, brutus "the barber" beefcake, butch reed, davey boy smith, demolition, dino bravo, don muraco, dynamite kid, frenchy martin, greg "the hammer" valentine, hacksaw jim duggan, haku, hercules, Hulk Hogan, jake "the snake" roberts, jimmy hart, Koko B. Ware, Macho Man Randy Savage, miss elizabeth, mr. fuji, new jersey, oliver humperdink, one man gang, ravishing rick rude, rick martel, ricky "the dragon" steamboat, slick, smash, strike force, superstar billy graham, tama, ted dibiase, the british bulldogs, the honky tonk man, the islanders, The Ultimate Warrior, tito santana, trump plaza, virgil, wrestlemania iv, WWF Championship, WWF Intercontinental Championship, WWF Tag Team Championship | Leave a comment

WrestleMania III – Front Page Action

Published November 5, 2009 | By Chewie

Event: WrestleMania III Date: March 29, 1987 Venue: Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, Michigan) Attendance: 93,173

This is the first WrestleMania that I remember a hype for outside of the wrestling world. In addition to the pre-event hype, I remember vividly seeing on front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer sports page the next day a huge photo of Hogan and Andre. In my mind this is the first time that WrestleMania was really an “event”. The opening shots of the crowd are very impressive and the venue is so big that the wrestlers need to be carted in from the dressing… Continue reading →

Posted in The WrestleMania Project | Tagged adrian adonis, alice cooper, Andre The Giant, billy jack haynes, bob orton, bobby "the brain" heenan, bret "the hitman" heart, brutus "the barber" beefcake, butch reed, can-am connection, danny davis, davey boy smith, dino bravo, don muraco, dynamite kid, george "the animal" steele, greg "the hammer" valentine, harley race, hercules, hillbilly jim, Hulk Hogan, jake "the snake" roberts, jim neidhart, jimmy hart, johnny valiant, king kong bundy, Koko B. Ware, little beaver, little tokyo, lord littlebrook, Macho Man Randy Savage, michigan, midget, miss elizabeth, mr. fuji, nikolai volkoff, plain dealer, pontiac, pontiac silverdone, rick martel, ricky "the dragon" steamboat, Roddy Piper, slick, the british bulldogs, the dream team, the fabulous moolah, the fabulous rougeaus, the haiti kid, the hart foundation, the honky tonk man, the iron sheik, the junkyard dog, the killer bees, tito santana, tom zenk, wrestlemania iii, WWF Championship, WWF Intercontinental Championship | 2 Comments

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