Ben Lypka

In his own words, Jay Briscoe wasn’t exactly cosmetically pleasing. Crazy hair, wild eyes, tattoos all over his body, a voice that at first listen was a little hard to understand, somewhat undersized – Briscoe entered the wrestling business with few advantages. But to wrestling fans, his peers

Slam’s Ben Lypka was in the crowd for last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite, and the tapings for Friday night’s Rampage and this week’s ROH show. Here are his observations - and photos - from the show: Wednesday’s (May 24) go home edition of AEW Dynamite inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in La

Our own Ben Lypka was in the crowd for this week's episode of AEW Rampage (which aired on Friday night). Here are his notes - and photos - from the stands. The last stop on the road to this Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view was Friday’s  episode of Rampage, which was recorded direct

“Earthquake” John Tenta terrorized young Hulkamaniacs in 1990, crushing Hulk Hogan’s ribs in a heinous attack and leading to a memorable letter-writing campaign that saw thousands wish the Hulkster a speedy recovery. But a completely different kind of letter was written by Tenta’s friends and fam

Sherri Martel gave up everything to make it as a star in professional wrestling –- her friends, her family, her body, her sanity and, as heart-wrenchingly portrayed on Dark Side of the Ring, her only child. On-screen, Martel was showcased as a cut-throat, cunning and evil woman who would do whate

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The series is called Dark Side of the Ring, but the April 30 episode based on "The Sandman" James Fullington felt a lot lighter and failed to reveal much new information about the man many consider a hardcore icon. The show opened with Sandman musing that he wanted to do things no one else had ev

The cracks beginning to show in 1998 and then a disastrous 1999 were highlighted in episode two of Who Killed WCW? The second episode also featured the neverending back and forth between Bret Hart and Bill Goldberg, Eric Bischoff trying to survive against Turner executives and the infamous finger

Vancouver's "Golden Boy" has grown up and Travis Williams is anticipating an even better 2025 after what was a meteoric 2024. The 25-year-old Williams signed with Total Nonstop Action in June, captured three sets of tag team titles (Prestige, PrideStyle and Smash) with partner Judas Icarus and co

VANCOUVER -- The World Wrestling Entertainment train just keeps rolling and Survivor Series: WarGames at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena continued that trend, as the event set a new all-time North American arena gate record. Reported attendance for the show was 17,828 and the gate record makes sense bec