Wrestling with Sin
Wrestling with Sin is a group of stories that delves into the darker underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed, and in some cases, even murder! As with every single story in the series, we do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching interviews, newspapers, magazines, and various other sources of media.
Wrestling With Sin: 540
Brian Damage This is the 540th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not…
A Wrestling With Sin Special: The Crash of Crash Holly
The alternate name of this piece could be named “As the Grave Turns,” because in all honestly that’s probably what Mike Lockwood was doing considering all the drama involved after his tragic passing. His death was indeed a tragedy, but it was what happened after that, which was just as tragic. Mike Lockwood made a…
A Wrestling With Sin Special: The Tragic Demise Of The New Breed
Posted on June 30, 2021 by bdamage1 Brian Damage Potential is a word used often when it pertains to young wrestlers in the business of professional wrestling. They could have potential for their particular look, charisma, skill set and athleticism. In the 1980’s, there was an up and coming tag team with many of those aforementioned qualities. Sean…
A Wrestling With Sin Special: The WWWF and The Times Square Sniper
Posted on December 14, 2021 by bdamage1 Brian Damage New York City has often been the considered the “capitol of the world.” In regards to professional wrestling, NYC was the biggest and most successful territory for many years. In the middle of all that, was the World Wide Wrestling Federation led by Vince McMahon Sr. What happens when…
A Wrestling With Sin Special: Cuba, Castro and The Kid
Posted on October 26, 2021 by bdamage1 Brian Damage As we all know, professional Wrestling has played a part of many memorable moments in its history. The wrestling business has contributed to the history of the world in so many different ways. Ways we probably don’t even realize. Whether it was expanding nationally, then globally, its involvement in politics,…
Wrestling With Sin: The Dark Side of the Squared Circle
Posted on June 30, 2013 by bdamage1 Brian Damage I decided to write this article because two things happened this week, the death of Matthew Osbourne AKA Matt Borne and the reopening of the 30 year old cold case involving Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.
Wrestling With Sin: The Next Chapter
Posted on March 11, 2014 by bdamage1 Brian Damage On March 4th, 2014…former WCCW and AWA wrestler known as Buck “Rock n’ Roll” Zumhofe took the stand denying allegations that he had any sexual involvement with a 15 year old female that allegedly went on for years. He faces six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and six…
Wrestling With Sin: 539
Brian Damage This is the 539th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not…
A Wrestling With Sin Special: The Tragedies of Ikki Kajiwara
Posted on December 4, 2020 by bdamage1 Brian Damage This latest entry into the ‘Wrestling With Sin’ series is a bit different than most others. The subject is a man named Ikki Kajiwara and while he was not a wrestler, referee or promoter…he did have an influence in puroresu aka Japanese professional wrestling. This is the story of…