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UnderScoopFire Royal Rumble… 2!

It’s back! Before we start, if you haven’t seen the original UnderScoopFire Royal Rumble (let’s call it USF Rumble I) you must read it before proceeding! Read the post that distinguished blogger/podcaster eclectik called “the greatest UnderScoopFire feature ever”! Last year, we took the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble concept and replaced the customary 30 pro […]

80s Pop Culture Character Royal Rumble

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

{Last year, to commemorate the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event, the UnderScoopFire staff created a list of our top 30 favorite nostalgic characters to compete in the first ever “80s Childhood Royal Rumble”. Thirty competitors will enter (one at a time over 2 minute intervals) and 29 will be eliminated – leaving one 80s icon […]

The 25 Greatest Tag Teams of All Time

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The Thanksgiving season is upon us, and for wrestling fans that means one thing: Survivor Series. Since 1987, fans of the WWE have gathered on a Sunday near Thanksgiving for the annual event, which initially pitted teams of 5 against each other in elimination-style matches. While the WWE has gotten away from that format, they […]

Four WWE Heel & Face Turns that Need to Happen

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

With Survivor Series looming, the WWE is at its annual fall crossroads. The time for Wrestlemania planning in earnest begins now. The events that transpire at Royal Rumble in January will go along way to determine the main event(s) at Wrestlemania, but to make the angles feel natural and dynamic, creative needs to begin […]

Kayfabe Twitter Battle of the Week: Arnold Schwarzenegger vs Dolph Ziggler

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

File this one under “Verbal Sparring that Could Only Happen on Twitter”… ..and slot it right ahead of John Stamos vs. Deadpool. Yesterday, WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler sent a seemingly innocuous tweet about picking up Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book. Arnold responded, and from there it got a bit tense.. and awesome. See for yourself: […]

UnderScoopFire Podcast #32 – Diamond Dallas Page

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Diamond Dallas Page is one of the most successful and memorable performers in professional wrestling history. We were truly honored to have the three time World Heavyweight Champion visit our podcast. As children of the 80s, we’ve all come to a point in our life where fitness means something a little different than it used […]

Diamond Dallas Page’s DDPYOGA Transforms Disabled U.S. Veteran

by Chris Tanski

Arthur Boorman, a disabled U.S. Veteran, weighed 297 pounds and was unable to walk without a knee brace, back brace and canes. Determined to change, Boorman took up DDPYOGA, founded by Diamond Dallas Page. DDPYOGA is what allowed DDP to continue his wrestling career. Although doctors said he would never be able to walk again, […]

Professional Wrestling’s Inside Joke

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

On Wednesday October 12, Hulk Hogan visited ESPN. He made the rounds: an interview on SportsCenter, fielding questions in a SportsNation chat, and an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His spot on The Michelle Beadle podcast was the most revealing and got me thinking about the general perception of professional wrestling. Hogan caught […]

WrestleMania Week Recap

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

WrestleMania Week continues! Tune in and listen as Tank and Howie invade The Pain Clinic on their special pre-WrestleMania show! Listen in to the podcast version of the live show. The highlights of WrestleMania Week: Our podcast interview with WWE Hall of Famer George The Animal Steele was picked up by the […]

UnderScoopFire Podcast #29 – All Time Fantasy Wrestling Draft

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

From the people that brought you the Sitcom Character Fantasy Draft and the the 80s Property Fantasy Task Force Draft… It’s time for the All Time Fantasy Wrestling Draft! The rules were simple: Any wrestler. Any company. Any era. Six lifelong wrestling fans gathered on the UnderScoopFire podcast and drafted their teams. Now it is […]

The Best Wrestling Theme Song Montage There Is…

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

…the best there was, and the best there ever will be! …well, at least produced by me. When Howie gave me the opportunity to participate in USF’s Wrestlemania Week, I jumped at the chance to write about entrance music. So many great songs have been used over the years, it’s hard to narrow it down […]

Tank’s Toy Chest 3 – Vintage WWE Edition

by Chris Tanski

My last article was a bit of a downer, so I wanted to get back to basics here. Let’s go into one of my favorite and scariest moments that happened to me in conjunction with one my great loves, wrestling and the WWE. Before I get into that, its Wrestlemania Week at UnderScoopFire, so I’m […]

UnderScoopFire checks into The Pain Clinic!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

As wrestling fans, we were honored to get the chance to talk to one of the voices of The Pain Clinic. You’ll be impressed when you take a look at their show’s guest list, as it is a comprehensive list of the biggest names in wrestling over the last decade and a half. Tune in […]

Podcast #28 – George “The Animal” Steele

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

They say everything happens for a reason, but for George The Animal Steele, everything that happened was an accident. Don’t get me wrong, his success was no fluke. Hard work and dedication were the foundation of his personal and professional life; but as The Animal himself puts it, “So much of it was just an […]

The 7 Best Finishers in Wrestling History

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The finisher. No explanation necessary. Even non-wrestling fans can surmise by its very name what a finisher is – the move or hold that ends the match, finishing the opponent once and for all. These are the 7 best finishers in professional wrestling history. 7. Figure Four Leg Lock By today’s standards the Figure Four […]

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