Pro Wrestling

16 Matches I would induct into the WWE Hall of Fame

Last year, the "I Quit" match between Bret "Hitman" Hart vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from Wrestlemania 13 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as an "Immortal Moment."…

Retro Andy March 9, 2026

Podcast Pro Wrestling

AE Double Back for Jan 14, 2026

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JCZSRY528MBnaaRodaMqK?si=ORbHYueETbCHUd6me8Kk7Q This week, I guest-starred on AE Double Back, the AEW Dynamite Recap show. I was at this week's AEW Dynamite: MAXIMUM CARNAGE live, but the usual 3 hosts are…

Retro Andy January 18, 2026

Pro Wrestling

TLC Origins: Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz

During the World Wrestling Federation's "Attitude Era" of the late '90s and early 2000s, one of the most exciting rivalries was between the tag teams of Edge & Christian, Matt…

Retro Andy January 22, 2025

Pro Wrestling

The Many Appearances of the WWE Championship

Since its introduction in 1963, the top prize in wrestling, the WWE Championship -- Originally the World Wide Wrestling Federation World's Championship -- has been re-named and redesigned several times.…

Retro Andy August 15, 2024

Pro Wrestling

Why the WWE Championship is the most Prestigious Championship in Wrestling, and it’s not even close.

(Written 07 August 2024, updated 30 April 2025) The WWE Undisputed Championship. This particular design has been in use since 02 June 2023 This is not a comprehensive history of…

Retro Andy August 7, 2024

Pro Wrestling Toys

CM Punk Mighty Mugg Custom Toy

It's easy to forget in 2023, but before Funko POP!s took over the vinyl toy market, Mighty Muggs were real popular for like 6 months between 2009 and 2010. And…

Retro Andy August 28, 2023

Pro Wrestling Toys

Summerslam 2003 Triple H Custom Toy

Shortly before Summerslam 2003, Triple H tore a muscle in his groin. Since he was the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and was already scheduled to be in the main event,…

Retro Andy August 23, 2023

Pro Wrestling Video games

A way-too-long look at AEW Fight Forever on Nintendo Switch

Backstory Let's get this out of the way right up front: I've owned a TON of wrestling games in the 30+ years that I've been a pro wrestling fan. Off…

Retro Andy July 4, 2023

Journal Pro Wrestling Video games

Hunting For AEW Fight Forever

Prologue: this entire post is basically the epitome of first world problems. I’m aware of that. You would think pre-ordering a game from Amazon would be good enough, right? Just…

Retro Andy June 30, 2023

Pro Wrestling

Favorite Wrestling Championship Belts

With WWE introducing new belt designs to several of their championships in the last few weeks, I was recently asked what my favorite Professional Wrestling Championship Belt design was. It…

Retro Andy June 16, 2023

Music Pro Wrestling

Cody Rhodes is like…

WWE Wrestler Cody Rhodes has had some pretty fun entrance themes over the years, but they all have something in common. From 2010, "Smoke and Mirrors": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W97QgCLHCb8 From later that…

Retro Andy April 29, 2023

Pro Wrestling Video games

Mega Man Wrestling Sprites

Here's a fun one I just found. Back in 2000, pro wrestling was all the rage! And so was making custom artwork out of Mega Man sprites. So I combined…

Retro Andy April 3, 2023

Comics Graphic Design Pro Wrestling

It’s Funny Because It’s True

From like 2006 or something. See, 'cuz Daredevil is blind, and John Cena's whole thing was wiggling his hand in front of his face and saying, "You Can't See Me!"

Retro Andy March 15, 2023

Pro Wrestling

Booking the WWE Wrestlemania 39 Main Event

I’ve not really followed WWE since the COVID-19 pandemic lock downs. But I watched some of the Royal Rumble event last weekend, and generally liked what I watched. I looked…

Retro Andy February 4, 2023

Graphic Design Pro Wrestling

The World Wrestling Federation’s New Generation poster

This is something I’ve been working on for fun the last couple of weeks, and I got it back from the print shop today: I started watching WWF in 1993,…

Retro Andy January 27, 2023