Exclusive wrestling columns. Stinger’s A View From the Rafters, Federation Fridays, and Deadly Venom, plus A View From the Archives.
After five months away, A View From the Rafters finally returns! Unfortunately, Stinger's grand comeback is a lazy Money in the Bank predictions column. Five matches, five picks, and absolutely no apologies.
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On October 5, 1997, Kane made one of the most unforgettable debuts in WWF history, interrupting Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell at Badd Blood. This week on Federation Fridays, we revisit the night the Big Red Machine arrived and changed the Deadman's world forever.
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Before Goldust ever wrestled a WWF match, nine-year-old me was already wondering what the hell I was looking at. Thirty-one years later, Dustin Rhodes’ bizarre transformation still stands out as one of the strangest—and most successful—gimmicks of the New Generation era.
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Benjamin Satterley, known to wrestling fans as PAC, Neville and The Man That Gravity Forgot, has died at only 40 years old. We look back at his remarkable career, from NXT and the WWF to becoming The Bastard PAC in AEW.
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Federation Fridays #7: Stinger revisits the night Shawn Michaels sent Marty Jannetty through the Barber Shop window and ended The Rockers for good.
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Federation Fridays #6: Stinger looks back at Bret Hart's IC Title win over Mr. Perfect at SummerSlam 1991, his all-time favorite wrestler, and the rest of a hit or miss card.
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The night after WrestleMania XI, Sid called Shawn Michaels a stupid little puke and powerbombed him, turning HBK face and igniting a summer-long war with Diesel.
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WWE Clash in Italy is tonight and the card is loaded. Full preview and predictions for every match including Gunther vs Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
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AAA Noche de Los Grandes is tonight from Monterrey, Mexico. Here's a full preview and predictions for every match on the card including mask vs mask and four title bouts.
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This week on Federation Fridays I look back at In Your House 2, which had one of WWF's best matches of 1995 in Shawn Michaels vs Jeff Jarrett for the Intercontinental Championship. The main event was wild Lumberjack match with Diesel defending the WWF title against Sid.
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WWE Saturday Night's Main Event is tonight and the card is stacked. Here's a full preview and predictions for every match on the May 23 card.
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The WrestleMania X ladder match gets all the glory, but Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon at SummerSlam 1995 delivered something just as special. Here's the case for it in this week's Federation Fridays.
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This week on Federation Fridays, Stinger looks back at WWF Royal Rumble 1995. It was the first one he ever watched live via PPV. Michaels from number one, Kid and Holly winning the titles, and Pamela Anderson at ringside. It still holds up.
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The WWF Championship match from RAW on July 11, 1994 is still the best television match I've ever seen. Bret Hart and The 1-2-3 Kid made me believe at eight years old. They still do. Read all about it in the debut edition of Federation Fridays.
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In a special edition of A View From the Rafters, Stinger takes a look back at Ted Turner who died today at 87 after a battle with Lewy body dementia. His impact on Southern wrestling, WCW, and the Monday Night Wars changed the professional wrestling business forever.
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A View From the Rafters breaks down every match on the WrestleMania 42 Night 2 Sunday card with full predictions. Punk vs. Reigns, Ripley vs. Cargill, and more.
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A View From the Rafters breaks down every match on the WrestleMania 42 Saturday card with full predictions. Rhodes vs. Orton, Fatu vs. McIntyre, and more.
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Originally written for the LOP NXT contest in 2010, this "A View From the Archives" piece reimagines wrestling history. Experience the 1994 kayfabe recap of Vader's dominant first year in the WWF and the death of Hulkamania.
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Stinger returns to the world of wrestling column writing with the first new edition of A View From the Rafters since July 2010. In this weeks quick read, Stinger looks back at the career of AJ Styles and the announcement last night that he's entering the WWE Hall of Fame.
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A legendary piece of wrestling writing finally finds a permanent home. The Book of Borden retells the story of WCW, the nWo, and the rise of Sting through the lens of biblical scripture. A must read for any fan of wrestling mythology.
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