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9 Best Perfect Wrestling Dad Shirts For Father's Day

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Does your dad love wrestling ? If so, then he's going to love these top nine Father's Day gifts for the wrestler dad. From apparel and accessories to books and, we've got you covered. So take a look at our list and find the perfect present for the wrestling enthusiast in your life. Happy Father's Day! Dads who love wrestling will appreciate any of these Father's Day gifts. Whether your dad is a fan, ring of honor, or another professional wrestling organization, he'll love any of these unique and fun gifts. From action figures to  autographed posters, there's something for every wrestler dad on your list! So take a look at our top 9 Father's Day gifts for the wrestler dad and get him something special this year. Happy Father's Day! As a wrestler dad, you know that Father's Day is all about spending time with your family and enjoying some good old-fashioned quality time. Why not surprise your dad with one of these top 9 gifts that are sure to make ...

Underpromising and Overdelivering

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  Underpromising and Overdelivering Before Friday night at 10 PM Eastern, at no point in time did All Elite Wrestling promise they were signing and delivering CM Punk. Okay, so I know that's really not the story. There was a lot of winking and nudging. Darby Allin said he wanted "The Best in the World" for the August 20th edition of Rampage. The sheer fact that they booked the United Center for their B-show instead of the Sears Center or something smaller in the area had to be BLATANT foreshadowing. If Tony Khan or the executive vice presidents didn't themselves leak word of Punk signing to the dirtsheets weeks in advance, they certainly looked the other way when people in the office did. You know they were stirring the pot even if they never at once said the names "CM Punk" or "Phil Brooks." That being said, the fever pitch of people expecting Punk to show up at the United Center on Friday night wasn't based on an explicit promise. It was a re...

Don't Cut Yourself on the Edge(Lord) of the Knife

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  Don't Cut Yourself on the Edge(Lord) of the Knife Personally, I've found Dan Lambert of American Top Team an entertaining part of any All Elite Wrestling show he's graced with his presence. I'm not rooting for him, obviously. He's basically taking Jim Cornette's real life criticisms of the show, which amount to an old man yelling at a cloud, and turning them into heel heat. At first, it was unclear which wrestler was going to take the bumps for him, although he took lumps his first appearance from an irate Lance Archer. His second appearance was a fakeout in that he had two UFC fighters, Andrei Arlovski and Junior dos Santos, flanking him but it was The Men of the Year, Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky, who laid in wait to ambush Archer as he predictably went to defend the honor of pro wrestling and his home company. Lambert appears to have taken on a regular role as Sky's and Page's manager, as he appeared in a pre-taped segment with the tag team flanking h...

Poacher's Delight, Case Number One: Baron Corbin

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  Poacher's Delight, Case Number One: Baron Corbin All Out was the best mainstream American wrestling pay-per-view of all-time even without the shock of all the debuts into All Elite Wrestling. However, those debuts, namely, Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole, have opened a lot of minds to the possibility of big names from WWE leaving the company and signing with AEW not because they've been jettisoned from their deals in cost-cutting measures (the way FTR and Ruby Soho were), but because they now had choices for places of employ. WWE wanted to keep Danielson and Cole, and they couldn't because they refused to offer them things they wanted. Now, other wrestlers may have that option on the table. All the same bullshit cryptic Twitter "news" accounts are saying the same things, that there will be an exodus to AEW and that it'll be more surprising to see who STAYS with WWE when their contracts are up. Kevin Steen has already teased a reunion with his Pro Wrestling Gue...

On Representation in Modern Booking

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  On Representation in Modern Booking Brian Cage is not happy in All Elite Wrestling. He hasn't said anything, but his wife, former Lucha Underground ring announcer Melissa Santos, has been vocal on social media about how he's been "misused." As an interested observer, I was baffled by the notion that Cage, who has been a fixture on AEW television since his debut at the Double or Nothing 2020 Casino Battle Royale, was misused. He has been in a feud with Sting and Darby Allin, including a payoff in a memorable cinematic match where Sting wrestled for the first time since his infamous Seth Rollins match in WWE years ago. He got to have a mini title program with Jon Moxley when he was Champion. He was the centerpiece of the Team Taz story, both as a member at first and now as the babyface fighting them. What else more could you want than having all that exposure in a hot company where fans react to  everything  (except for.... you). Then I saw what the complai...

Poacher's Delight, Case Number Three

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  Poacher's Delight, Case Number Three All Elite Wrestling has done what WWE has conditioned people to think could never be done. They got Tony Schiavone and CM Punk to return to wrestling and overcome the malaise they developed for that business in their prior stints. They made a deal to honor Owen Hart with Hart's widow and family when WWE CONVINCED everyone that Martha's problem was with wrestling and not with the negligent and callous company that killed her husband. And they've overrun New York City, WWE's home base for DECADES, setting attendance records and exciting the city with wrestling at levels not seen since at least Rock vs. John Cena, once in a lifetime part two. All signs point to them not just being a fringe alternative to WWE in the North American wrestling market, but as legit competition and a future potential market leader. This means that people will jump from WWE to AEW. There are targeted names that seem like foregone conclusions to head over...

Poachers Delight, Case Number Four: Bron Breakker

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  Poachers Delight, Case Number Four: Bron Breakker All Elite Wrestling is here to stay. Whether you're a WWE partisan, a wrestling-promotion agnostic, or a lapsed fan leery that the surging Jacksonville-based promotion is for real, you have to take notice that even if WWE is still number one in all financial metrics, AEW is a threat to their hegemony. That's a good thing, unless you're Vince McMahon or one of his sycophants. A second wrestling company that provides the mainstream access to stardom AND competitive pay is everything that this business needs in America. AEW's mere existence doesn't just mean there's more wrestling on the television. It means wrestlers now have a chance to jump from WWE to AEW. The vice-versa has a chance of happening, but outside of Brian Cage, what wrestler would want to make that move? And would anyone in AEW's viewership miss Cage? I think some might, but me, I could not care less if he showed up on Main Event or NXT 2.0 as...

So its Been a While….

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  So its been a while…. I just wanted to say sorry to anyone that may have been expecting another post since I started this blog… I just needed to take a step back, grab a deep breath, and move forward after the NCAA’s. Taking some time to reflect on this past season has brought me a multitude of feelings and emotions… First I would like to say I couldn’t be prouder of Bo for the successes he has had on and off the mat. This past season was for the most part amazing, but…. That’s the problem! The season didn’t end the way anyone anticipated it to end. The harsh reality of wrestling is the fact that it’s not very forgiving…  Wrestling lets you know when you haven’t been disciplined with your diet or your sleep, it will tear you down if your training hasn’t been what it should, it will let you know if you haven’t mastered your techniques in the off-season… But the harshest and cruelest experience in wrestling is when you feel you have done everything rig...

What a Difference a Year make...

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  What a Difference a Year makes… Well there have been a lot of changes take place over this past year. My family re-located to Western Kentucky, my oldest daughter Jordan moved to Australia, and Bo won an NCAA Championship! Wow…..  It has been almost a year to the day since I last posted and I felt the need to get back in touch with the wrestling world, especially the Wrestling dads. So here we go…. I would like to repeat a statement from last year.  I couldn’t be prouder of Bo for the successes he has had on and off the mat this past season. The heart ache and pain that he felt after last years NCAA tournament turned to triumph and joy this year.  It was almost a perfect season that had only one blemish, that probably cost Bo a shot at winning the Hodge Trophy, but lets not get greedy! Last years loss provided motivation and renewed commitment that turned Bo into one of the most dominant wrestlers in the NCAA this season.   Bo tied his teammate Zain ...