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CvC: Mick on The Moon; Mickie James is The Greatest Women's Wrestling Champ

If you believe they put a man on the moon... Women's wrestling is a funny thing; some people will say women's wrestling is something you see on the second disc of a two disc set of "Girls Gone Wild" DVDs...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 782 reads 148 comments
Night of Champions Super-Penultimate Review

I never know what to expect when I do one of these reviews/recaps. Personally, I never thought any recaps I've ever written about anything were all that great...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 465 reads 39 comments
Night Of Champions Preview: What Should, Not Will, Happen

About a month ago, WWE had this thing called "The Bash" and I wrote a totally super awesome preview for it where I looked at what should happen, not necessarily what would happen...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 645 reads 142 comments
Royal Misuse: Katie Lea Burchill Deserves Her Push

Preface: I hope y'all are clicking the links at the end. One is something I actually care about, and the W2YMS changes every article. Check both out...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 509 reads 153 comments
No Push Required: Excuses and Whining From Christian Marks Must End

Preface: Damnit, Shane. Why'd you have to go stealin' mah thundah? It's rare someone so mediocre gains such a large following no matter what the sport...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 656 reads 61 comments
Ric Flop: Flair, Ring Of Honor, Should Part Ways For Everyone's Benefit

I don't remember where, but I recently described Ric Flair as a "vapid waste of space." I'm a little surprised I didn't catch insurmountable backlash there, but even if I had, I'd still not back down from my position...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 313 reads 33 comments
Controlling The Flow: Criticism Of McCool Is Warranted; Attacks Are Not

A few months back, I wrote what is probably the most ringing endorsement Mickie James has gotten since she was recommended to WWE all those years ago...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 502 reads 48 comments
ROH and SHIMMER Newsfeed and Recap: July 9-10

Hey look at this! It's a cheesy introduction! Death Before Dishonor VII Death Before Dishonor VII happens in just a few short weeks in Toronto. The program is scheduled to run half on one day, and half the next, July 24-25...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 122 reads 44 comments
WWE vs. Ring of Honor at WrestleMania XXVI

There comes a time in a young boy's life when he begins to ask himself "What if?" For some, that age is 12 and the "what if" is "What if instead of working a trade for Tommy's mint condition ...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 382 reads 42 comments
Profiles of the Non-Mainstream: Ring of Honor's MsChif

I guess I started out with a lie here. No, it's not that I'm exactly lying when I say "Ring of Honor's MsChif." What it's more about is that I'm doing MsChif, Rachel Donaldson, a disservice by limiting her to only Ring of Honor...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 195 reads 59 comments
Profiles of the Non-Mainstream: Ring of Honor's El Generico

I have a framed "Peanuts" comic on my desk. Snoopy and Woodstock are eating ice cream, Snoopy ridicules Woodstock for liking vanilla, and it ends with the realization that "it takes all kinds to make a world...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 4 months ago 147 reads 90 comments
Profiles of the Non-Mainstream: Ring Of Honor's Grizzly Redwood

Look at the wrestling article above yours; now below yours; now yours. Studies show that three out of those three articles are about Randy Orton and/or "The Bash...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 5 months ago 247 reads 80 comments
The Bash: What Should, Not Will, Happen

Surely, Dilbert must not be a lowly engineer with a suspiciously Beelzebub-like looking boss. Instead, I submit that he works at the creative department of a major wrestling promotion...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 5 months ago 618 reads 51 comments
Far Below Standard: Why Shelton Benjamin Is Overrated and Should Be Released

From a pure wrestling standpoint, Shelton Benjamin is about as good as you can get. Given what I titled this little number, I bet that I just shocked all of you with my opening line...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 5 months ago 808 reads 101 comments
An Analysis of Ring Of Honor's Television Deal and Future

I really like Ring of Honor Wrestling. The talking is minimal, the talent is phenomenal, the matches are incredible, and the production value is out of this world considering they're essentially just the Kings of the Underground...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 6 months ago 309 reads 53 comments
Mick-Kick: Not Building a Mickie James Push Would Be Inexcusable

This past Monday on RAW, something amazing happened: Wrestling fans around the world didn't want to put their foot through the TV when the Divas segment came on...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 6 months ago 994 reads 129 comments
Ricky Steamboat Holds News Conference; Confirms No WWE Return Imminent (HUMOR)

Editors: I have blocked the quotes the way I did on purpose. Please do not change them. A late night news conference from Hawaii confirmed that Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat was not going to make a return to WWE as a full time competitor...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 7 months ago 244 reads 50 comments
Video Killed the Radio Star: How Modern Times Killed the Tag Team Titles

For years and years, wrestling matches didn’t always come in singles. Before triple threats, ladder matches, and elimination chambers, wrestling found a way to work in more action—and ...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 7 months ago 1,113 reads 74 comments
Creature Vs. Creature: Andre The Giant Is the Greatest Wrestler of All Time

Who is the greatest wrestler of all time? One could debate this topic for countless hours—mostly because the criteria for this are absolutely endless, and because a good case can be made for just about anyone...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 8 months ago 381 reads 58 comments
From The Nosebleeds: CM Punk Set For Castration Again

Every once in a great while, WWE manages to pull a completely nonsensical move. I know, that's shocking. In all seriousness, there have been a lot of great moments in WWE's history. Randy Savage's reunion with Ms...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 8 months ago 289 reads 41 comments
From the Nosebleeds: Chris Benoit Vanishing Act Shows WWE's Real Wellness Policy

Preface: Shane has "My Latest Gripe", JLB has "Revolution Will Be Published", and a whole host of others have their own titled series. Consider "From the Nosebleeds" mine. Little things tend to be what really annoy me...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 9 months ago 489 reads 53 comments
Christian Cage Moves to ECW: Why WWE Dropped the Ball Again

Last night, I hopped on my computer after some Tuesday evening socializing (going to class is for dorks) and was greeted with a flurry of breaking news articles which declared that Christian Cage had returned to ECW...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 9 months ago 964 reads 34 comments
In the Wake of the Storm: An Honest Look at Kizarny

Sometimes, extenuating circumstances don't let people give something an honest look. It was a little under a month ago now that Kizarny finally made his WWE debut...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 9 months ago 448 reads 5 comments
Wrestling History: George "The Animal" Steele

Today's wrestling scene is, in a nutshell, an astounding combination of boring and sketchy. Wrestlers are in and out of rehab for drug issues, and as for the entertainment part...well, that's lacking too...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 10 months ago 204 reads 8 comments
Wrestling History: Captain Lou Albano

Flamboyant, loud, outrageous—those are just a few of the ways you could describe wrestling's first great manager: Lou Albano...

Written by Ray Bogusz about 10 months ago 1,130 reads 17 comments

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Ray Bogusz Article Archive

CvC: Mick on The Moon; Mickie James is The Greatest Women's Wrestling Champ

Night of Champions Super-Penultimate Review

Night Of Champions Preview: What Should, Not Will, Happen

Royal Misuse: Katie Lea Burchill Deserves Her Push

No Push Required: Excuses and Whining From Christian Marks Must End

Ric Flop: Flair, Ring Of Honor, Should Part Ways For Everyone's Benefit

Controlling The Flow: Criticism Of McCool Is Warranted; Attacks Are Not

ROH and SHIMMER Newsfeed and Recap: July 9-10

WWE vs. Ring of Honor at WrestleMania XXVI

Profiles of the Non-Mainstream: Ring of Honor's MsChif

Profiles of the Non-Mainstream: Ring of Honor's El Generico

Profiles of the Non-Mainstream: Ring Of Honor's Grizzly Redwood

The Bash: What Should, Not Will, Happen

Far Below Standard: Why Shelton Benjamin Is Overrated and Should Be Released

An Analysis of Ring Of Honor's Television Deal and Future

Mick-Kick: Not Building a Mickie James Push Would Be Inexcusable

Ricky Steamboat Holds News Conference; Confirms No WWE Return Imminent (HUMOR)

Video Killed the Radio Star: How Modern Times Killed the Tag Team Titles

Creature Vs. Creature: Andre The Giant Is the Greatest Wrestler of All Time

From The Nosebleeds: CM Punk Set For Castration Again

From the Nosebleeds: Chris Benoit Vanishing Act Shows WWE's Real Wellness Policy

Christian Cage Moves to ECW: Why WWE Dropped the Ball Again

In the Wake of the Storm: An Honest Look at Kizarny

Wrestling History: George "The Animal" Steele

Wrestling History: Captain Lou Albano

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