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Pro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Vol. 4, Issue 5

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THE REAL STAR FROM SUNDAY Photo Credit: WWE.com Hey, did you know who's back this week? No, it's not CM PUNK. He's off planning BENGHAZI 2: BENGHAZI HARDER. How did I get that information? WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW. No, HORB FLERBMINBER IS BACK, and he's taking no prisoners. YOU HEAR ME, BRAD SHEPARD? I KNOW YOU STOLE ALL MY SCOOPS AND PASSED THEM OFF AS YOUR OWN. Just remember that next time you go to Panera Bread and order a breakfast sandwich. THEY BUY THEIR EGGS FROM ME, AND I HAVE PLENTY OF WEAPONIZED LISTERIA TO GO AROUND, MOTHERFUCKER. Of course, you want to get the whole HORB EXPERIENCE. You don't just read the newsletter and think to yourself, "Oh, this is just enough Horb to get me through the week," because if you do, YOU'RE A FUCKING MARK. You're not a FUCKING MARK, are you? Then first, you have to follow me on Twitter, @ HorbFlerbminber . Nowhere else will you find the best news that I stole from the brain of psychic bugs who have ...

the 2017 TWB 100 Slow Release: 51-75

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Trevor Lee giving MJF the what-for here kicks off today's TWB 100 entry Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein Today, the TWB 100 will power on through to the halfway point. Enough yammering in introduction, the time has come to get to the actual wrestlers! 75. Trevor Lee Points: 477 Number of Ballots: 7 Highest Vote: 2nd Place (Brock Jahnke) Last Year�s Ranking: 48th Place Chris Gibbons: Lee is a wrestler who makes the most of every context he�s in. He�s one of the few TNA/IMPACT/whatever it�s called now wrestlers I tried to keep up with in the ring because he�s the X Division�s most consistent presence. He�s a great heel in places like AAW and PWG, and his impressive long title reign in CWF Mid-Atlantic keeps delivering. Lee probably doesn�t get enough due for the work he puts in. Photo Credit: WWE.com 74. Drew Galloway/McIntyre Points: 482 Number of Ballots: 11 Highest Vote: 39th Place (Bryan Heaton) Last Year�s Ranking: 76th Place Photo Credit: WWE.com 73. Scott Dawson Points...

The 2017 TWB 100 Slow Release: 76-100

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The Peacock of Pro Wrestling kicks off this year's TWB 100 Screenshot from Ring of Honor YouTube Come one, come all to the breaking of the seal on the 2017 TWB 100! The list begins with entry number 100 and will count down. Today, the first 25 wrestlers will be unveiled based on the points they received from voting. The voting system gives 100 points for a first place vote, 99 for a second, 98 for a third, and so on and so forth until you get down to one point for a 100th place vote. The first tiebreaker is higher high vote, and the second is number of ballots. Luckily, no ties occurred in the top 100 this year. Without further ado, the list, it begins: 100. Dalton Castle Points: 325 Number of Ballots: 7 Highest Vote: 29th Place (Mike Pankowski) Last Year�s Ranking: 58th Place Photo Credit: WWE.com 99. Abbey Laith/Kimber Lee Points: 329 Number of Ballots: 7 Highest Vote: 21st Place (Mat Morgan) Last Year�s Ranking: 43rd Place TH: Due to her signing in NXT, the world didn�t...

Hold Onto Your Butts: Joey Janela Booked Himself against GREAT SASUKE for Spring Break II

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The Bad Boy gonna tangle with a Japanese legend as crazy as he is Photo Credit: Scott Finkeltein Last year, WrestleMania weekend's highlight show was undoubtedly Joey Janela's Spring Break. The combination of violence, manic wackiness, comedy, and nostalgia made it a huge success, at least critically. And it was enough of a monetary success that it's getting a sequel this year. While Matt Riddle (who is also promoting a show Mania weekend called Bloodsport, which has a lot of people excited for different reasons) and Dan Severn headlined the show, Janela wrestled his own personal dream match against Marty Jannetty on the second match from the top in what I can only call the greatest self-aware contest of all-time. This year, his opponent is just as crazy, mythical, and huge, but for different reasons: International Dream Match. Friday. April 6 2018. 1155pm. Live from New Orleans. @GCWrestling_ presents: Joey Janela�s Spring Break II #JJSB2 https://t.co/hdclxJ1ZHD pic.twit...

Best Coast Bias: 101 Headaches

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THIS fucking guy, redux Photo Credit: WWE.com Results, stray thoughts, and takeaways from the first Takeover of 2018 served (appropriately enough) Holzerman style just as soon as I chip in  for Adam Cole's copay, BAY BAY... Results: Bobby Fish and Kyle O' Reilly beat the Authors of Pain to retain the NXT World Tag Team Championships with a flash roll-up Velveteen Dream pinned Kassius Ohno after the Purple Rainmaker elbow. Ember Moon countered an armbar into a roll-up to pin Shayna Baszler to retain the NXT Women's World Championship but got choked out twice for it post match. Aleister Black pinned Adam Cole (BAYBAY) in an extreme rules match after a Black Mass. Andrade "Cien" Almas pinned Johnny Gargano with the hammerlock DDT in an instant classic to retain the NXT World Championship.  As seen above, Tomasso Ciampa popped up to slam his crutch into Gargano's back "after the credits."  General Observations: I know his shtick has worn thin for some, b...