Exclusive wrestling columns. Stinger’s A View From the Rafters, Federation Fridays, and Deadly Venom, plus A View From the Archives.
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. Continue reading WWE Clash in Italy 5/31/26 Preview & Predictions (AVFR)
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. Continue reading AAA Noche de los Grandes 5/30/26 Preview & Predictions (AVFR)
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. Continue reading Federation Fridays #4: In Your House 2 (July 23, 1995)
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. Continue reading WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 5/23/26 Preview & Predictions
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. Continue reading Federation Fridays #3: Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, SummerSlam 1995
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. Continue reading Federation Fridays #2: WWF Royal Rumble 1995 PPV
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.
Continue reading Federation Fridays #1: Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid (RAW, July 11, 1994)
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. Continue reading AVFR: Ted Turner’s Wrestling Legacy: The Man Who Gave Southern Rasslin a National Stage Dead at 87
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. Continue reading AVFR: WrestleMania 42 Sunday Preview and Predictions (Night 2)
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. Continue reading AVFR: WrestleMania 42 Saturday Preview and Predictions (Night 1)
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. Continue reading AVFA: The Mastodon Who Killed Hulkamania
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. Continue reading AVFR: AJ Styles is Going to the Hall of Fame, and It’s Well Earned
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. Continue reading AVFA: A Reading From the Book of Borden
