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Capturing History on Film

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Graham Cawthon

Hope everyone has had a good and not too depressing week coming off the biggest wrestling weekend of the year. I thought WrestleMania 28 come off as one of the better big shows we’ve had in several years (easily better … Continue reading →

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March 18: Happy birthday, Rick Martel!

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Graham Cawthon

Going to switch things up a little today and not offer a “This day in history” other than to note it’s the 56th birthday of “The Model” and former AWA World Champion Rick Martel. As I’m one of those fans … Continue reading →

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Thanks for a great 10 years!

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Graham Cawthon

On the eve of our 10 year anniversary celebration, I want to give a huge thank you to all those who have helped make The History of WWE what it is today. Never would have thought 10 years ago – a … Continue reading →

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Absolutely Perfect

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Graham Cawthon

Social media has blown up today noting the 9-year anniversary of the death of “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig. I grew up as a wrestling fan a huge fan of Curt and his death, moreso than many, touched me. I especially … Continue reading →

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Jan. 15, 1989: Rumble PPV Debut

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Graham Cawthon

It was 23 years ago today that the Royal Rumble made its pay-per-view debut. It should be noted that while many regard the 1988 USA Special as the first Rumble match, the concept actually began several months earlier. The One … Continue reading →

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Who’s trending now?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Graham Cawthon

Are you following us on Twitter? You’ll see a familiar handle mentioned on the link below. http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-01-02/day-after-raw And yes, Jericho WAS in the stairwell  :)

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Today: 9 hours of wrestling

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Graham Cawthon

Finally back in town after a great honeymoon in Key West. BUT – there was no WiFi on this trip (thus the lack of website updates, tweets, etc.). Making up for that today. Step #1: Watch / add last week’s … Continue reading →

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Manifest Destiny: New clippings, new territories

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Graham Cawthon

I’ve been working overtime lately on expanding the clippings and ads featured on the website. Expanding how, you ask? Expanding like the War of 84. Manifest Destiny, bitches! No territory is spared! Case in point: Keep a close watch in … Continue reading →

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Rare Video: Undertaker vs. Bulldog for the title (1991)

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Graham Cawthon

Friend of mine sent me a very rare clip of the Undertaker, during his 6-day run with the WWF Title in 1991, facing Davey Boy Smith in Hamilton, Ontario. It never aired on American TV nor was released on home … Continue reading →

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Card Subject to Change

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Graham Cawthon

If you’ve been to the website lately, you can see how much work has gone into revamping the event ads and clippings. I’m going through year by year or decade by decade meticulously posting, adding dates, cities, and venues so … Continue reading →

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