Mark For War: Marked Out/Missed The Mark — Wrestlemania 31
Eddie reviews the biggest pro-wrestling event of the year. The post Mark For War: Marked Out/Missed The Mark — Wrestlemania 31 appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark For War: EarLEE Exit
Eddie analyzes the surprise retirement of AJ Lee and shares the best Ric Flair story of all time. The post Mark For War: EarLEE Exit appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark For War: (The Original) Orange is the New Black
Eddie discusses the legacy of Taz, one of his favorite wrestlers of all time. The post Mark For War: (The Original) Orange is the New Black appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark For War: Curbed
Eddie weighs in on the banning of Seth Rollins' finishing move. Also: why the band CracKerman sucks. The post Mark For War: Curbed appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Extreme Rules, Marked Out/Missed the Mark
Eddie reviews the WWE's latest PPV event. The post Mark for War: Extreme Rules, Marked Out/Missed the Mark appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark For War: The Old Corgan Try
Eddie examines what impact the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan will have for TNA now that's he a booker. The post Mark For War: The Old Corgan Try appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: No Wrestler Left Behind
Eddie on ESPN's recent wrestling documentary, Behind the Curtain. The post Mark for War: No Wrestler Left Behind appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Owen You Nothing
After years of hard work in the indie scene, Kevin Owens debuted on Raw this week. How'd he do? The post Mark for War: Owen You Nothing appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Manifest Destination
Eddie analyzes the news that Destination America will now air TNA and Ring of Honor programs. The post Mark for War: Manifest Destination appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Owen-ed
Was the recent Elimination Chamber match between John Cena and Kevin Owens the best of the year? The post Mark for War: Owen-ed appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: ROH ROH ROH Your Show
ROH debuts its new television program. Also: the Hulk Hogan/CM Punk Twitter Feud. The post Mark for War: ROH ROH ROH Your Show appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Dust in the Wind
A week ago, wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes passed away at the age of 69. I purposely wanted to delay this week’s column. I knew I would focus on Dusty and his legacy. Frankly, I wanted the dust (no pun...
View ArticleMark for War: One Night for Chyna
Eddie on why the WWE should reconcile with the reformed Chyna. The post Mark for War: One Night for Chyna appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: American Zero
Eddie remembers Lex Luger, the only professional wrestler to have Axl Rosenberg name a dog in his honor. The post Mark for War: American Zero appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Black, Yellow, and Red All Over
Eddie on the controversy surrounding Hulk Hogan's racist remarks. The post Mark for War: Black, Yellow, and Red All Over appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: The Pipes, The Pipes are Calling
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View ArticleMark for War: Who Will be the Ultimate Diva of the Divas?
Eddie Gobo takes a look at the current crop of Diva up-and-comers. The post Mark for War: Who Will be the Ultimate Diva of the Divas? appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark For War: Marked Out/Missed the Mark, Summerslam
Eddie on Summerslam 2015. The post Mark For War: Marked Out/Missed the Mark, Summerslam appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Leap From Grace
Eddie on the murder arrest of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. The post Mark for War: Leap From Grace appeared first on MetalSucks.
View ArticleMark for War: Live from New York, It’s Saturday Night!
Eddie critiques this past weekend's special MSG event. The post Mark for War: Live from New York, It’s Saturday Night! appeared first on MetalSucks.
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Mark for War: Dark Match
You know what every non-wrestling website needs? That’s right, a wrestling column. That’s where I come in. Hi, my name’s Eddie Gobbo and I will now be the resident wrestling writer for MetalSucks. In...
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Mark for War: Punk A$$es
I’m a wrestling fan in Chicago. I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life. Let me tell you how it works out here: Chicago is one of those cities where the people who live here think everything that comes out...
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Mark For War: Main Event Fringe
One of my favorite reader comments regarding my rant on CM Punk last week came from someone calling himself “NeilFallonsBeard” (who I actually hope is Neil Fallon), who said, “OUT WITH THE PUNK, IN...
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Mark for War: Forty is the New Thirty
Is it too early to talk about this year’s Royal Rumble? I kind of want to avoid talking about TNA’s Bound For Glory 2014 until next week. I was bummed this week to hear the news that this January’s...
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Mark for War: No Guts, and No Glory
I know a lot of you hate TNA across the board. Last week, however, was their tenth annual flagship pay-per-view event, Bound For Glory, and thus, they’re sort of worth talking about. I usually like to...
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Mark For War: Hell is an OK Place to Be
My pet peeve (or one of them at least) is when a pay-per-view event is overbooked. In my opinion, every PPV within the last year has been overbooked. The closest thing to a properly booked PPV this...
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Mark For War: There’s The ‘Dor
This may have flown under several of you wrestling fans’ radar, but a new federation launched this past week. It’s called Lucha Underground, and its TV show airs every Wednesday at 8PM ET on the EL REY...
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Mark for War: Circle Takes the Square
Back in the day, I had to get together and watch wrestling with people. Raws were fare game to watch in the comfort of my own home in my underwear, but when a PPV was fifty bucks a pop, guys and gals...
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Mark For War: The Great, Old School Trendkiller
This past week, The Great Khali, after eight years with the WWE, was released. Let’s call a spade a spade: Khali may seriously be the worst wrestler of the modern era to have any type of longevity in...
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Mark for War: Stingsgiving
This past Sunday, we saw the long, long, long, long, LONG awaited debut of the icon, Sting, in the WWE. Survivor Series was a big Pay-Per-View for WWE. It was the first-ever WWE PPV that was given away...
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Mark for War: Uganda Calling
Post-career retrospective interviews are in vogue. Obviously, CM Punk’s interview with Colt Cabana tore through the wrestling world this week. I’ll be addressing said interview next week, after I take...
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Mark For War: UFC.M.
I prefaced my column last week by stating that this week I’d be talking about the CM Punk interview with Colt Cabana that recently went viral. The interview shed a lot of light on the circumstances of...
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Mark for War: Who’s NXT?
This week, my column topic was literally dictated by several of my wrestling buddies (no pun intended). Last Friday, I received about ten texts and several Facebook messages, all saying some variation...
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Mark For War: Main Idea
After a long holiday break, I’m stoked to be back here writing about wrasslin’. We’re on the edge of the Wrestlemania season, and over the holidays I had a chance to pow-wow with several people about...
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Mark For War: The Madness is Over
This week, finally, after a beyond-overdue wait, it was announced that “Macho Man” Randy Savage will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this April, as the flagship entrant. An old-as-time wrestling...
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Mark For War: Royal with Cheese
We are on the metaphoric eve of the most captivating PPV of the year: The Royal Rumble. We all know The Royal Rumble was invented by Pat Paterson in the late 80s. The first RR was won by Hacksaw Jim...
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Mark For War: Royal Mess
Another Royal Rumble is in the books. What a show — for better and for worse. I think we can all agree that this PPV was a tale of two main events. The First: Lesnar vs. Cena vs. Rollins ON FIRE THE...
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Mark For War: Ring Raff
One thing I’ve been very stoked about since I began writing this blog several months ago is the impromptu wrestling conversations I’ve had with people on the fly. Last week, some random dude came up...
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A Very Special Valentine’s Day Edition of Mark for War: Twitter is for Lovers
This weekend is Valentine’s Day. And yes, your boy has you covered with a great gift for the wrestling fan in your life: a Valentine’s Day-themed Mark For War! Seriously, if you want to get on your...
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Mark For War: Rhodes Worthy of Travel
Like any wrestling fan who daydreams about fantasy matches, I thought of an idea for a match this week that would be a KILLER addition to this year’s Wrestlemania undercard. We head toward the upcoming...
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Mark For War: Life in the Fast Lane
This past Sunday, we all watched — while going back and forth between the Oscars — Fastlane, the final PPV before Wrestlemania, which took place in front of one of the deadest wrestling crowds I’ve...
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Mark For War: Joey Come Lately
This week, I got borderline sick when I heard that Samoa Joe is more than likely headed to a place he should have been headed to years ago, the WWE, to wrestle under the NXT brand. I will preface this...
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Mark for War: DeMott is the New Cosby?
This week was riddled with controversy as an accusation eventually lead to the resignation of long time WWE head developmental trainer, Bill DeMott. For those of you who don’t know who Bill DeMott is,...
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Mark for War: All for None
This week, I found myself fantasizing about female UFC phenomenon Ronda Rousey guest refing the upcoming diva’s match at this year’s Wrestlemania (Paige and AJ vs. the Bella Twins). Since Mr. T’s...
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Mark For War: Wrestlemania Prediction Edition
This Sunday marks the end of the wrestling season, and what a year it has been. Obviously, it can’t be a Wrestlemania card without constant speculation heading in to the big show. So with out further...
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In Honor of WrestleMania, Here are the Top 5 Heavy Metal Vocalists Who Should...
Are you stoked for WrestleMania tonight, brother?!? Brian Storm is, and he’s back with another video for MetalSucks in celebration of the 31st edition of wrestling’s greatest event, since metal and...
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WWE Hall of Fame To Induct Ozzy Osbourne
Wrestling and heavy metal go together like two things that go together really well; the fact that fans of an aggressive, highly-theatrical, latently homoerotic sport dominated by shirtless sweaty men...
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Poppy and Nita Strauss To Perform at WWE NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver
Here’s your second big chunka metal-and-rasslin’-related news today: Poppy and Alice Cooper guitarist (and solo artist) Nita Strauss are both set to perform at this week’s WWE NXT pay-per-view event,...
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Here’s Ozzy Osbourne’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Video
The WWE has released Ozzy Osbourne’s acceptance video from his recent induction into their Hall of Fame. Says Ozzy in the video: “As you, Hoke Hogannnnn, travel to WRESTLEMANIA by conventional means,...
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Video: Nita Strauss Performs the National Anthem On WWE NXT Takeover: Stand &...
As previously reported, guitarist Nita Strauss last night (April 7) appeared at the first of WWE NXT’s two-night pay-per-view extravaganza, Takeover: Stand & Deliver, to perform the U.S. national...
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