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- ECW is gone, new era starts ‘NXT’
By Jerome Wilen
What I have felt has been the best wrestling night in televison has come to an end. Yes, while I do agree that the WWE version of ECW wasn’t working as a ratings draw. The hardcore longtime wrestling fans never really accepted the branded verison of ECW even when they first tried it [...]
Reported: Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 by jeromew - (Read Story)
- ECW 1/19/10: Main event steals the show
By Jerome Wilen
ECW did it again this past week. ECW continues to be the show to watch. I wish that the WWE and SyFy would take a better look at this show and make it either two hours or back to the old school days and give it and extra 30 minutes. The main event [...]
Reported: Sunday, January 24th, 2010 by jeromew - (Read Story)
- WWE’s best show of the week again is ECW
By Jerome Wilen
The best wrestling action this week for WWE TV was once again ECW. There has been a lot of talk and spectulation that both SyFy and the WWE are going to re-brand ECW. Other rumors are that the WWE and SyFy could drop the ECW name or cancel ECW. The WWE and SyFy would be [...]
Reported: Sunday, January 17th, 2010 by jeromew - (Read Story)
- TNA should not wait to go live on Monday’s
By Jerome Wilen
Monday January 4th was a historic night. Two wrestling shows in the same night. It was the night of surprise which is something that has been missing from wrestling since the original Monday night war eight years ago – as you never knew who was going to show up on WCW Nitro when [...]
Reported: Friday, January 15th, 2010 by jeromew - (Read Story)
- 2009 As I See It Year End Awards
AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com
As 2009 moves into 2010, it’s time for the 13th annual AS I SEE IT Year-End Review. As usual, I should note that my selections are based on what I’ve actually seen this year, either live, online, on TV, or via tape/DVD; which primarily means North American [...]
Reported: Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- The Rise and Fall of WCW: Lesson learned for TNA
By Jerome Wilen
I finally watched the documentary part of the Rise and Fall of WCW which I ordered on Pay-Per View. I have been wanting to see this for quite some time as I own a copy of the Monday Night War DVD. For those who think that the Rise and Fall of [...]
Reported: Monday, December 28th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- As I See It 12/14
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
Some thoughts on the passing of Eddie Fatu to open this week’s column.
As I’ve said before, it seems all too often that I fire up my computer and find out about yet another wrestler dying as the result of the “occupational hazards” of wrestling, namely the [...]
Reported: Monday, December 14th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Why wrestling needs another Monday Night War
By Jerome Wilen
I remember it like it was yesterday, Eric Bischoff and his group of investors back in the beginning of 2001 had announced they were purchased World Championship Wrestling from Time Warner/Ted Turner, but then an individual at Time Warner who knew nothing about professional wrestling made the decision that after over 20 years, [...]
Reported: Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 12/7
AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com
Again this week, more news on Holiday related charity events. If you have other news on holiday collections of canned food, Toys for Tots toy collections or other charity benefits, send them to me at this address.
Special kudos to the fans of The Tri-State Wrestling Alliance [...]
Reported: Monday, December 7th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Jerome’s thought’s on the December 1st ECW
I will continue to say again that ECW at least for me has become the wrestling show to watch. I actually kind of found the Abraham Washington Show entertaining until Zack Ryder started jumping on the couch. Overall not a bad show. The Regal, Kozlov and Jackson storyline continues to peak my [...]
Reported: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I See It: November 30th, 2009
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com
Again this week, more news on Holiday related charity events. If you have other news on holiday collections of canned food, Toys for Tots toy collections or other charity benefits, send them to me at this address.
Missy Hyatt sent along the following:
A while back, Cynthia Keene [...]
Reported: Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 11/23
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets of PWBTS.com (PWBTS.com)
Happy Thanksgiving…and since Thursday officially begins the season…Happy Holidays to everyone. May you spend the long weekend with those you love.
Again this week, more news on Holiday related charity events. If you have other news on holiday collections of canned food, Toys for [...]
Reported: Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Jerome’s thoughts on RAW: Kofi & Randy Stole the show & more
The biggest night for RAW at the Garden was the ongoing feud with Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton. The WWE did an excellent job Monday night building this match for the Survivor Series. The action between these two was phenomenal. I have always been a fan of pull apart brawls if they [...]
Reported: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 11/16
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
In a great plug for indy wrestling in general and Philly indies in particular… Philadelphia City Paper, one of the two major free weekly papers in Philadelphia ran a cover story on Philly Indy wrestling called “Invasion of the Body Slammers… How South Philadelphia became [...]
Reported: Monday, November 16th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Why ECW is the show to watch
Since I have not really been much into TNA IMPACT as of late (although I am curious to see what happens with Hogan) I have been watching the WWE more. This past Tuesday, I again watched ECW. While I never really cared much for the original ECW, the current WWE branded ECW as [...]
Reported: Sunday, November 15th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 11/9
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
This week, more news on Holiday related charity events. If you have other news on holiday collections of canned food, Toys for Tots toy collections or other charity benefits, send them to me at this address.
Scheduled events with Toys for Tots colections/holiday benefits are:
Dragon Gate USA [...]
Reported: Monday, November 9th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT: 11/2
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
With Halloween over, the countdown to the Holidays begins.
Expect ads for toys and the newest electronic stuff to come soon…just after the Election Day ads end (not soon enough).
So it’s also time for me to call on wrestling promoters (and fans who see notices of these [...]
Reported: Monday, November 2nd, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Jerome’s thoughts on RAW, ECW, IMPACT & Hogan/TNA signing
RAW was a fun show this week with both Kyle Busch and Joey Lagano hosting. Our cable provider does have both the west and east coast USA feed, so I get RAW at 6:00 PT and 9:00 PT. I am a NASCAR fan thanks to my five year old son who has been [...]
Reported: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 10/26
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
Back on October 27, 2000, I wrote a column that had nothing whatsoever to do with wrestling, but was a lot more important.
Longtime readers might remember this one:
‘ Yup….this is going to be another one of those columns where we don’t talk about subjects like the [...]
Reported: Monday, October 26th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Why TNA should go TV-14 without the extra’s
As a long time wrestling fan, I grew up watching wrestling in the 80’s, which should tell you or not tell you my age. When then the WWF changed to the attitude era in the late 90’s to compete with WCW who was putting them out of business made me ill. This old [...]
Reported: Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 10/19
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
The sun rose in the west this morning.
They’re wearing sweaters in hell.
And Shane McMahon resigned from WWE.
In an event that was apparently shocking even within WWE, Shane McMahon resigned his position in World Wrestling Entertainment on October 16.
McMahon’s statement read “It is with great sadness [...]
Reported: Monday, October 19th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – This Is It I’m Saying Goodbye
I have gone back and forth with this decision so many times, but I think I’m finally there. I’m going to say good-bye to Linda’s Thoughts. I don’t know if it’s me, or the fact that I’m just not enjoying Raw or Smackdown like I used too, but I am finding it an effort to [...]
Reported: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 10/12
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will do a four show series of concerts over the next two weeks, followed by Leonard Cohen on October 22; Hall and Oates/Hooters/ Todd Rundgren on October 23; and a final four show series by Pearl Jam October 27-31 [...]
Reported: Monday, October 12th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – HIAC/RAw
Hey this will shock you I liked HIAC and I also liked Raw. What? Does that mean there won’t be a list? It sure does mean that. I have to say I was quite happy with both shows, but not too happy about how many I got right on Sunday. I only got three right, [...]
Reported: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Jerome’s ECW hi’s, low’s and more
This is the second week in a row I found myself to have watched ECW on SyFy. The shows actually have not been that bad. This week’s show again kept my attention. The show opened up with William Regal still thinking he was the Interim General Manager. Regal made himself the [...]
Reported: Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 10/5
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
The recent disaster in Samoa with a deadly combination of an 8.0 earthquake and the deadly tsunami that followed hit several within professional wrestling, including Samoa Joe and Afa The Wild Samoan.
Samoa Joe is using Twitter to lead an effort to send support and donations to [...]
Reported: Monday, October 5th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – HIAC Predictions
Before I give you my predictions for tonight’s show there are two things that I want to mention. The first is my comment this past week about Bret Hart and his lack of charisma. A few of my readers were kind of enough to email me and tell me that this guy definitely had charisma. [...]
Reported: Sunday, October 4th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Jerome’s 10/1 IMPACT Hi’s, low’s & more
This week’s IMPACT was a better show than last week. I watched it on SPIKE.com commercial free as I always do. It is normally posted sometime on Friday or Saturday. I did not read the spoilers ahead of time.
I am not exactly sure what TNA creative is doing with Mick Foley. Back [...]
Reported: Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Let’s Talk About Something Other Than Raw
It would be SO easy for me to do another dreaded list about Monday’s Raw, but why should I put all of you through that again? The show was an absolute train wreck. The last Raw before Hell In A Cell, and this is the show we got? It’s beyond pathetic. And if you don’t [...]
Reported: Thursday, October 1st, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 9/28
AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com
On October 24, 2009, the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) will return to the Philadelphia-New Jersey area independent wrestling scene.
The Tri-State Wrestling Alliance was founded by Joel Goodhart in 1989 and produced live events from 1989-1991 in the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware tri-state area, running shows [...]
Reported: Monday, September 28th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 9/28
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com
On October 24, 2009, the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) will return to the Philadelphia-New Jersey area independent wrestling scene.
The Tri-State Wrestling Alliance was founded by Joel Goodhart in 1989 and produced live events from 1989-1991 in the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware tri-state area, running shows at [...]
Reported: Monday, September 28th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – SD/Oh Oh Another List
Okay it’s not the time to panic yet, and yet is the key word, but I’m starting to feel that Smackdown is losing the wonderful momentum it has had for months and it’s slowly getting back to the Smackdown that was just bearable to watch. Hopefully this is just a minor set back that’s why [...]
Reported: Monday, September 28th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Unfortunately Another Bad Raw
Before I start the list of hell, I wanted to tell you the reason why I have kept a low profile, or basically the reason why I haven’t posted any columns since my Breaking Point Predictions. I have been sick with Bronchitis. Tomorrow will be two weeks since it hit me. This thing has really [...]
Reported: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 9/21
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com)
Many of you know you’ve done it…at least once.
You’re at a wrestling show. A wrestler blows a spot…a major league awkward moment. No way to really hide it or cover it up.
All of a sudden coming out of your mouth is “you f$#ked up”. The crowd [...]
Reported: Monday, September 21st, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Breaking Point Predictions
Wow another pay per view tonight, it seems like we just had one three weeks ago, oh wait we did, Summer Slam. I remember when this pay per view was called Unforgiven, but now it’s called Breaking Point. And this show has quite a few submission matches. The worst part of predicting tonight’s show [...]
Reported: Sunday, September 13th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- September 10th TNA IMPACT hi’s, low’s & more
By Jerome Wilen
During the week as I was other websites, I saw a banner ad that said not to miss the first five opening minutes of IMPACT. As I began to watch it Friday night (I watched it online this week) the show opens up with the action already in progress in the ring. [...]
Reported: Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT: Brian Hildebrand 1962-1999
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com
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It’s the tenth anniversary of Brian Hildebrand’s passing after fighting a two year battle against cancer.
There are few people within wrestling who were held in such universally high regard at the time of their passing. When people eulogized Brian, the words they used weren’t [...]
Reported: Monday, September 7th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – You Got Love Smackdown
Okay I missed a Raw column this week, but honestly I think I did you all a favor. If I had written one believe me it would have been anything but kind. That show was just miserable. In fact I think it rates right up there with the shows hosted by Jeremy Piven and ZZ [...]
Reported: Sunday, September 6th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- TNA: Sept. 3rd IMPACT on the right track & Bring back Love
This is a follow up to my last column, TNA changes: For better or worse? The September 3rd IMPACT was packed full of action. I watched this week’s show online (SPIKE.com) and only found myself fast forwarding through part of the women’s tag team title tournament match, because I could predict the winners [...]
Reported: Saturday, September 5th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Goodbye for now Jeff
What a feud, what a show. Of course I’m talking about Smackdown and the rivalry between CM Punk and Jeff Hardy. As much as I loved Raw and I did, Smackdown really blew me away. I have so many positive things to say about almost everything that we got, with of course just a [...]
Reported: Monday, August 31st, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 8/31
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
Some sad news this past weekend as another wrestling venue is being demolished, the home of the first wrestling I ever saw, a story I’ve written about before when watching the Sheik’s TV off of CKLW in adjacent Windsor, ON one Saturday as a seven year [...]
Reported: Monday, August 31st, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Recent TNA changes, for better or worse?
By Jerome Wilen
Reports have been out that since Jeff Jarrett has been “sent home” until further notice, TNA President Dixie Carter wants to give IMPACT a more sports oriented feel to it. The first big change was promoting Don West to do what he does best, and that is sell products. What better [...]
Reported: Monday, August 31st, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Summer Slam and Raw I Loved Them Both
I am in such a great mood. Why you ask? Because Summer Slam was a fantastic show and Raw was so much fun last night. So getting back to Summer Fest I mean Summer Slam I am so happy and proud to say that I got every match right except one, that’s right you read [...]
Reported: Friday, August 28th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Summer Slam and Raw I Loved Them Both
I am in such a great mood. Why you ask? Because Summer Slam was a fantastic show and Raw was so much fun last night. So getting back to Summer Fest I mean Summer Slam I am so happy and proud to say that I got every match right except one, that’s right you read [...]
Reported: Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 8/24: More “What in the $#@& were you thinking, TNA?”
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (A HREF=”http://pwbts.com”>PWBTS.com)
In the further adventures of “What in the $#@& were you thinking, TNA?”…Olympic gold medalist and TNA World Champion Kurt Angle said this past Wednesday that Trenesha Biggers, former live-in girlfriend got him arrested out of spite …because he wouldn’t marry her.
Just a few [...]
Reported: Monday, August 24th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – SummerSlam Predictions
Hey I’m alive and well. Thank you all for your concern through out the weeks. I’m happy to say that I think by Tuesday I will finally get the house back to myself because all the painting will be done. I went most of this week without the computer during the day since the painter [...]
Reported: Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 8/17: What in the $#@& were you thinking?
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
Look up in the dictionary under “What in the $#@& were you thinking?”
You’ll find a picture of Kurt Angle….
Arm in arm with Dixie Carter.
Only 36 hours before TNA’s monthly PPV, TNA World Champion Kurt Angle was charged with possessing human growth hormone, along with harassing girlfriend [...]
Reported: Monday, August 17th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 8/10: Comments on “Promoting your local indy”
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
First, comments on last week’s column about independent promotions using or not using the Internet as one way to promote their shows:
From Lee Schwartz, who worked for the original ECW:
Bob,
Best line in the entire article…
“What should that website consist of? If nothing else, it should [...]
Reported: Monday, August 10th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- Linda’s Thoughts – Raw – It’s Time To Get Back To Wrestling
There were quite a few BAD segments last night on Raw, yet around the net it seems like Jeremy Piven’s Summer Fest slip is the first thing that people think of. Trust me that was minor compared to so many other things that were really bad. Before I go on, let me just say that [...]
Reported: Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
- AS I SEE IT 7/27: Sad ironies. plus Dragon Gate USA
By Bob Magee of Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets (PWBTS.com)
In what has to be some of the most sadly ironic political moments of the year, the man who was responsible for “sanitizing independent wrestling for New Jerseyeans protection” and protecting the public in general from wrestlers who became former Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey State [...]
Reported: Monday, July 27th, 2009 by Staff - (Read Story)
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