Justin LaBar Article Archive

  1. Battle of the Hardy Boyz: 29 Days Later, I Get My Wish!

    It was 29 days ago I wrote an article called "Please Let Matt Hardy Stab His Brother In The Back." Check it out at: http://bleacherreport...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 94 reads 4 comments

  2. Excuse Me! Please Give Me a New GM, WWE

    Let me make my point clear right from the beginning that I don’t like Vickie Guerrero as the General Manager of Smackdown...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 343 reads 13 comments

  3. Just How Big Is WrestleMania?

    So as I have just found out in the last couple days that I will be working (Television media) the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida in less than two weeks, it got me thinking about the big events that any true fan can’t miss...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 109 reads 2 comments

  4. Wrestling History Shows Quality of Royal Rumble Equals Quality of WrestleMania

    I think if you did a poll among wrestling fans and asked them what their favorite Pay Per View is, and they have to exclude WrestleMania, I think Royal Rumble would win the survey...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 187 reads 4 comments

  5. Santino Is Champion of Earth...But for How Long?

    Let me make it clear right now that I think Santino Marella is the most entertaining personality to watch each week on WWE programming...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 183 reads 9 comments

  6. WWE.com Has a Split Personality Disorder

    If you visit WWE.com, then you will see the top story news of the hit and run incident involving Jeff Hardy. If you look around, you will also find the news of who the company has released and ...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 601 reads 4 comments

  7. Who Will Have The Grapefruits to Take on McMahon at Mania?

    I kept saying to myself that it was only a matter of time until the famous walk would be seen coming down the ring and “in this very ring” would be echoed once again from the billionaire bass voice...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 145 reads 1 comments

  8. Dolph Ziggler Can Thank B/R for his Superstardom

    Earlier in the week, I wrote an article pointing out that Dolph Ziggler was not anywhere to be found on WWE.com. Some people suggested it could be on purpose in ironic humorous fashion that they ...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 250 reads 3 comments

  9. Who Is WWE's Version of Pacman Jones?

    Anybody near a television recently has seen the focus in the sports world has been Adam “Pacman” Jones being released by the Dallas Cowboys. Jones has had 10 off-the-field incidents in his four years in the NFL...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 10 months ago 371 reads 4 comments

  10. Hi, I'm Not on WWE.com

    I was looking on the official Web site of World Wrestling Entertainment and noticed that Dolph Ziggler is not listed as a Superstar on any of the superstar pages: RAW, SmackDown, or ECW...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 281 reads 8 comments

  11. Why I Hate John Cena the Wrestler

    Top-ranked pro wrestling B/R writer Joe Burgett recently published an article called Why Some Wrestlers Are Liked By Fans, And Why Others Are Hated. The main case study he was using and defending was John Cena...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 1,271 reads 29 comments

  12. Top 10 Gimmick Matches

    While you can be a wrestling fan and appreciate the history of the sport and all of the technical skills that can go into telling a good story in the ring, there are times when some matches and stories are best told with the help of a gimmick...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 337 reads 10 comments

  13. WWE Divas: Imagine If We Could...

    Every guy thinks it, so why not type it? This article is dedicated to do nothing else but to verbalize and get out the ideas and thoughts that arise when the WWE Divas come on the screen...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 999 reads 16 comments

  14. Please Let Matt Hardy Stab His Brother in the Back!

    For anybody who reads my articles, I usually stick to ranking, or putting in my thoughts on the past or what has ALREADY happen, rather than trying to play WWE creative team writer, but as I ...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 521 reads 6 comments

  15. Top 10 Best Pro Wrestling Angles of All Time

    It is the glue that keeps our weekly wrestling programs entertaining and moving forward. I am talking about the angles, or storylines. It is the reason why, details, and all other factors in to any number of characters and the conflict going on...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 833 reads 8 comments

  16. Top 10 Best Entrances!

    When going to a live wrestling event, one of the most exciting parts of the experience is the entrances. I’m talking about the bass heavy music, the lights, the pyrotechnics, and the realization ...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 375 reads 10 comments

  17. The Christmas Spirit Is Real—And So Is Pro Wrestling

    I was having some of the family around for Christmas Eve and having the younger cousins around who kept asking questions about Santa Claus—Is he real? It’s a lot like professional ...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 99 reads 6 comments

  18. The Real Game Or Just Enjoying a Wedding Present?

    If you find that your calling yourself the “game” or claiming you're the bar that marks the best a very good and creative gimmick. Saying that anytime you step in the ring with me, you are trying to beat the game...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 267 reads 10 comments

  19. Top Five Best Overall Professional Wrestlers

    Part 3 is here. First we took a look at the top ten in-ring performers, and then we looked at the top ten entertainers. Now the ten must shrink to 5 and it is simply who is the BEST professional wrestler...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 701 reads 20 comments

  20. Top 10 Entertainers!

    So last article we looked at the top ten in-ring performers. The simple criteria and focus was their abilities inside the ring from a wrestling aspect, and how good they could “tell a story...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 631 reads 8 comments

  21. Top 10 In-Ring Performers!

    Always one of those fun things to do while watching wrestling with your buddies if they all have enough interest to do it. Who is the best in-ring performer? I didn’t say best entertainer or best wrestler...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about 11 months ago 945 reads 28 comments

  22. A Deadly Snake Bite

    I don’t know many people who are between the ages of 20 and 35 who if you were to show them a picture, action figure, vivid description, or have them fill in the blank ____ the _____ Roberts…...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about about 1 year ago 230 reads 1 comments

  23. How To Make Wrestlemania 25 the Big Deal It Needs To Be

    What could make this year’s Wrestlemania…the spectacle and must watch show they want it to be? I mean it is Wrestlemania, and any real wrestling fan watches it regardless...Even if the card doesn’t appear to be as strong or entertaining

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about about 1 year ago 1,198 reads 3 comments

  24. Cena Nuff? Or is John Cena the real deal?!

    I guess that old saying…you don’t know what you had until its gone has kicked in for me. With John Cena being absent from WWE television due to his injury and surgery several weeks ago…...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about about 1 year ago 221 reads 2 comments

  25. Can WWE reel in some of its casual fans and return them to the boat of loyalty?

    The line was sitting in the water…and maybe just maybe…the WWE is once again going to get a bite from some casual fans that have dropped their interest in the product...

    Justin LaBar Written by Justin LaBar about about 1 year ago 143 reads 4 comments

 


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