WHAT’S UP FOOL? My Friday Night at LA Live
Taking a look back at my Friday night out on the town, with thoughts on attending the first WWE Smackdown on Fox show in person and the comedy of Felipe…
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The Highs and Lows of Bellator 228
Bellator MMA returned to The Forum in Inglewood on Saturday night for Bellator 228, featuring a rematch between Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi. Plus the second half of the Bellator…
Ray Rosas Makes Wrestling Better- Farewell to PPRay
As the first few synthesized beats of Animotion’s “Obsession” electrified the raucous Bar Wrestling crowd in Los Angeles on the Wednesday night before BOLA weekend, I could already feel the…
Looking back at LXF 3
Former San Diego Chargers star Shawne Merriman’s Lights Out Xtreme Fighting presented LXF 3 at the Commerce Casino on Saturday night, featuring a night of amateur and professional MMA action….
The growth of Southern California wrestlers in the annual PWI 500
Earlier today, Pro Wrestling Illustrated released their annual PWI 500. A list that attempts to rank the top 500 wrestlers in the world. I wanted to take a look at…
Real Talk 34: So much for the NJPW afterglow?
In this edition of Real Talk, I take a look at the NJPW Super J Cup in Long Beach, the attendance for the Super J Cup in Long Beach, and…
Looking at the Messiah attack 17 years later
This week the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reposted their August 12, 2002 issue that had the lead story on the Messiah attack, which is still today probably the craziest thing to…
Real Talk 33: Looking back at UFC 241
I was at UFC 241 in Anaheim on Saturday night. Right now, I’m going to talk about the highlights, and a lowlight, from UFC 241 from a live perspective.
Real Talk 32: Stagnant Kingdom
A little bit of this, and a little bit of that. In this column, I’m going to talk about how Orange County has been neglected by the local wrestling scene….
The 2019 San Diego Comic Con Guide for Wrestling Fans
The San Diego Comic-Con, or Comic-Con International: San Diego for the 5 or 6 people who use that, is almost here again. As the San Diego Comic-Con has evolved into…
When WCW and WWF battled for Southern California
With WWE and AAA both currently scheduled to go head-to-head in Southern California on October 13, I wanted to look back at the last time two major international wrestling companies…
Pride is Forever
Around the world, the month of June is widely recognized as Pride Month — a month filled with celebration and festivity for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
AEW’s Double or Nothing and its connection to SoCal wrestling
All Elite Wrestling’s debut show, Double or Nothing, is taking place in Las Vegas tomorrow. While this site predominately deals with pro-wrestling and MMA in Southern California, and AEW’s debut…
Looking back at PWG’s first Guerrilla Warfare match
With Pro Wrestling Guerrilla having announced a Guerrilla Warfare match as taking place at this Friday’s Mystery Vortex VI, there has been a lot of talk and reminiscing about prior…