Tag: WWF

The “Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman

Brian Pillman had the potential to be a wrestling megastar, unfortunately on October 5th 1997 he suffered a fatal heart attack and passed away. At the time of his death Pillman was 35 years old, what made it worse is that he had only recently recovered from a devastating car wreck to return to the …

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Competition Required

NWA, JCP, WCW, TNA…….in Vince McMahon’s eyes there could only ever be one, WWE is that one. Wrestling was a thriving form of entertainment in the USA during the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Filled with intriguing characters and excellent ring tacticians the product boomed ,with regional promotions dotted all over the country. The majority of …

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The Verbal Brainbuster – Macho Madness

The earliest memories I treasure as a wrestling fan does date back to the 1980’s, it was a time that sports entertainment captivated both my imagination and interest. In my family watching wrestling was like a tradition, even my grandparents were dedicated viewers. As you may imagine I was pretty much hooked into being an …

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Guest Column – Sparky’s Plug: The Attitude Era and Social Media

After the rousing reception I got for my first ever piece the other week about ECW, I’ve been buoyed into going at it again and once again, I’ve gleaned my inspiration whilst listening to those fine fellows on SLTD Radio. The subject matter of one of their most recent shows was the Attitude Era and …

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They Do it Over There, But We Dont Do It Here

Another week in wrestling, and once again, TNA steps into the role of WWE tribute band with some aplomb. I know I wrote this article last week, but if TNA can just copy stuff, well so can I. This weeks title is supposed to be ironic… Following the title win of Eric Young last week, …

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And Wake Me Up On Sunday

  Finally…IT is here. The biggest week in the wrestling calendar. The biggest week in any calendar if WWE are to be believed. It’s WrestleMania week (formerly known as WrestleMania weekend, or just WrestleMania). This week, I have to be a bit more careful with what I write after the mega success of last week’s …

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Davie’s Dungeon: Who Is The Real Mr WrestleMania?

  Welcome to the dungeon! Shawn Michaels has become known as Mr WrestleMania over the years, but I’ve never really understood why. Before any HBK fans start berating me, I’m a fan of Michaels and his in-ring abilities, but there are others who have a good argument to be called Mr WrestleMania, so what does …

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Davie’s Dungeon: CM Who?

  Welcome to the dungeon! This past Monday night, everyone in the WWE Universe wondered whether we’d see CM Punk return to Raw – and the WWE – from his hometown in Chicago. Despite all the rumours, he didn’t show and apparently, he was never meant to. The question is this – did it really …

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Our Big Announcement: SLTD and MFX Podcast Are Joining Forces!

  Ladies and gentlemen, we’re proud to announce that, as of today (9th January 2014), SLTD Wrestling and MFX Podcast are joining forces to bring you the best possible coverage of all things professional wrestling. After a few weeks of negotiation, we agreed a deal this week and today is the dawning of a new …

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