WCW, 1995  This past Sunday was WWE’s fifteenth annual pay-per-view dedicated to anything-goes hardcore wrestling. Originally called One Night Stand, it was officially renamed in 2009 to “Extreme Rules”, which better conveyed the event’s theme while also sounding really dumb. In practice, Extreme Rules is just like any other pay-per-view but with a few more gimmick matches than usual – Continue Reading...

WWE, 2017 It seems, even twenty years later, WWE still can’t resist lifting old ideas straight from the Attitude Era whenever it wants to pop a rating. Most recently, WWE has been promoting Crash Holly’s old Hardcore Title once more, albeit with a new and completely on-the-nose name. And WWE will always try to recreate 1999’s The Rock: This Is Continue Reading...