When Wrestling Went Metal

POSTED BY BENJAMIN WELTON ON JULY 6, 2015 Way back in the days before the WWE Network or a million Stone Cold wannabes doing “What?” after every pause on the mic, wrestling was predominantly a regional enterprise full of mystery and danger. As silly as it might sound, TV viewers in Memphis had no ideaContinue Reading

‘MYSTERIOUS, INCREDIBLE, BIZARRE’: 80S FLORIDA BUTTROCKERS IN BEST/WORST LOCAL HAIR SALON AD EVER!

“It’s mysterious…” “It’s incredible…” “It’s bizarre…”  So opens this brain-melting local Brandon, FL hair salon ad. Thrash-metal pioneers, Nasty Savage, file out, clown-car style, from a vehicle that is not-quite-a-limo. A slack-jawed hesher in white tie and gloves holds the door for them as the Savages make their grand entrance. Group leader and sometimes semi-professional wrestler, “Nasty” RonnieContinue Reading