Colette Arrand

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Mercedes Martinez Needed a Minute. Sara Del Rey Needed Three Seconds.

Mercedes Martinez and Sara Del Rey set the standard for SHIMMER early with matches like this no time limit classic from SHIMMER Volume 5.

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Colette and Joseph Discuss Cage of Death: Team ROH vs. Team CZW

A perfect match? A perfect match?

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The Team ROH vs. Team CZW Cage of Death Match Is a Careful Balancing Act

Wild to think that 11 dudes beating the shit out of each other is an exercise in deftly measured steps forward, but that's wrestling, baby.

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The ROH vs. CZW Cage of Death is Perfect

The greatest WarGames match of all time.

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Jun Kasai vs. Jaki Numazawa

On matches that walk so others can fly.

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It's All About the Thumbtacks, Baby

The razor blades are sick too.

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Jun Kasai and Jaki Numazawa Accomplish Something, I'm Just Not Sure What

The barbwire board that says "EXPLOSION!" on it doesn't even explode.

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Necro Butcher vs. Toby Klein

A classic American deathmatch for fans and the uninitiated alike.

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Toby Klein and Necro Butcher Play Both Kinds of Music: Sadism and Masochism

To watch a professional wrestling match is to feast upon the pain of others. This is true of every athletic endeavor, but wrestling is different in that it simultaneously is and is not real. Allow me to noodle for a bit. When a professional football player blows his ACL, he

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Toby Klein Chucks a VCR at Necro's Head and Into our Hearts

Or the spectacle of American deathmatch wrestling in 7 minutes.

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Joseph Montecillo's Best of the Month (January 2023)

From the Tokyo Dome to the chains, it's the best in pro wrestling from January of the new year!

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase

I will spare you my feelings on the matter of whether or not Jim Duggan is one of the greatest to ever do it and say this instead: Joseph and I both really like this match, and could both see a version of events we never got, where Duggan’s

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In a Match with All the Stipulations, the Fight Takes Center Stage

Don't let the gimmicks fool you, this is as good and simple as it gets.

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Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Ted DiBiase Throw in the Kitchen Sink

Not literally, of course, but this classic Mid-South confrontation takes order and makes chaos.

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Steenerico vs. The Briscoe Brothers

Two great teams who blazed trails together.

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The [INSERT CITY] Street Fight Is One of Wrestling's Finest Traditions

Kevin Steen. El Generico. Mark and Jay Briscoe. When you think of these four men, you think of Boston, Massachusetts. Tea parties, massacres, candy beans, the Bruins, the Celtics, the bar from that TV show, the Red Sox, Matt Damon, the Afflecks, racism, the Whalbergs, Paul Revere, Kevin Steen, El

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The Briscoes vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico Boston Street Fight Fucks

One of the classic tag encounters from ROH!

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness Asuka

The Crush Gals explode! BIG EGG stays united.

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The Crush Gals EXPLODE ... and the Fans Along With Them

Wrestling each other in an AJW ring for the last time, Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka encounter a crowd determined to let them know how much they love them.

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville

[Cue Minutemen]

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Sami Zayn and Johnny Knoxville Fought for the Future of Pro Wrestling

Johnny Knoxville's win over Sami Zayn wasn't just a feel good story, it proved that wrestling truly is for everybody.

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazushi Sakuraba

A BIG EGG consensus pick for one of the greatest wrestling matches of all time.

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Against Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazushi Sakuraba Fails to Smother a Flame

Shinsuke Nakamura. Kazushi Sakuraba. The Tokyo Dome. It's a classic clash for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship on 1/4, with Nakamura achieving the unlikely.

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Happy 1/4 to All Who Celebrate

There are more important things in life than Wrestle Kingdom, like the night Mick Foley won his first WWF Championship.

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Joseph and Colette Discuss Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr. vs. Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen

Happy new year! This was our last match of 2022, so thank you for joining us for the launch of BIG EGG. As always, we appreciate your support, whether it's by referring your friends here or by becoming a paid subscriber. Beyond the weekly discussion between us, joining