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Cageside Seats Monster Month #2
BRUISER BRODY One of the most intimidating and merciless men both in and out of the ring, Bruiser Brody was a wrestling nomad who bounced from territory to territory and continent to continent. Known for being incredibly stiff in the ring and a notorious hard ass backstage, he was a polarizing...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #'s 5 & 4
The end of the road is rapidly approaching for Cageside Seats Monster Month. Who comes in at #'s 5 and 4 on our list of the top monsters in the history of professional wrestling? #5 VADER Never has there been a big man who combined the skill, strength, intimidation and versatility of "The...
Cageside Seats Monster Month Mega Edition #'s 10-6
Just when you thought Monster Madness had finally died... It's BAAAAAAAACK. Jump on in and see who came in at #'s 10-6 on our list of the 31 greatest monsters in the history of pro wrestling. #10 THE ONE MAN GANG The One Man Gang is a cautionary tale in pro wrestling. When you have a big guy...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #11
GIANT GONZALEZ He was tall. He was ugly. He was slow. But most of all, he was AWFUL. Debuting in WCW as El Gigante in 1990, it soon became apparent that young Jose Gonzalez had zero wrestling ability, yet he hung around for three years before Vince McMahon signed him and for some unfathomable...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #12
JASON THE TERRIBLE Karl Moffat's Jason the Terrible character was completely and totally unoriginal, yet fairly effective. He dressed as Friday the 13th villain Jason Vorhees, complete with chainsaw and hockey mask. He bled buckets and made his opponents opponents bleed buckets. He wasn't much...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #13
THE YETI Yeti- n. A hairy humanlike animal reportedly inhabiting the snows of the high Himalaya Mountains. Also called <!--EOF_HEAD--><!--BOF_DEF--> Abominable Snowman. Nowhere in the definition of the word "Yeti" do you see anything even close to mummy-like. Nothing. And yet WCW decided to...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #15
NORMAN THE LUNATIC You can never get enough Mike Shaw love. Let's play fantasy booker for a moment. Let's say you have an awesome big guy who can work a great match and bump who just joined your promotion hot off a great feud with Owen Hart in Stampede Wrestling. The rare big man who was just as...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #16
THE SHARK I absolutely LOVED John Tenta. As far as big, fat, sloppy dudes go, John was the best. He was an amazing worker for a dude his size. He made an instant impact in his WWF debut, attacking the Ultimate Warrior and being launched as a major heel right off the bat. After several solid...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #19, #18 & #17
A massive winter storm and ensuing power outage had me sidelined for a few days but Monster Madness waits for no man. Let's do this... #19 XANTA CLAUS Balls Mahoney has long been rumored to be sort of mentally... special. Repeated chair shots to the head, alleged drug use and a New Jersey...
Cageside Seats Monster Month #24
THE HEADHUNTERS When I first began to seek out Japanese wrestling one of the first promotions that really caught my eye was FMW. Not because they were putting on good shows or had a glut of great matches or wrestlers. They got my attention because of their willingness to book fat ass dudes who...
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