Introduction: As we lurch towards the finale, it’s time to slow down. There are 25 acts left and we are getting to the point where each of them warrants a…
Author: Parv
Parv is the co-host of the Where the Big Boys Play and Titans of Wrestling podcast but his interests are not limited to the squared circle. Parv is a professor by day and an obsessive pop culture enthusiast by night. Send Parv an email
Letters from Kayfabe #3
Allan and Parv once again delve, quite literally, into some of the lesser known corners of the WWF. 1. The Mailbag: Ron Garvin after Royal Rumble 90 / Tito Santana-Virgil…
Letters from Kayfabe #2
Allan and Parv step close to the very edges of “the cheese platter” as they go deeper into the world of WWF. 1. The Mailbag: Hogan Fist Helmet / brown-hair…
Letters from Kayfabe #1
Join Allan and Parv as they explore the deepest recesses of the WWF universe, “the edges of the cheese platter”. On this first show: 1. The Mailbag: Shane Douglas in…
Parv’s Top 100 Music Artists, Part 3: 50-26
Introduction: Some odds and ends I want to get straight in to the next part of the list (part 1, part 2), so no long intro this time. But I…
Parv’s Top 100 Music Artists, Part 2: 75-51
Introduction: On the consequences of fetishizing the 1960s and distorting the history of popular music I start this second part of the series (find part one here) with an axe…
Parv’s Top 100 Music Artists, Part 1: Introduction and 100-76
Introduction This list is the result of about twenty years’ worth of musical exploration. I encourage you not to treat this like one typically treats such lists – scouring it…
Greatest Wrestler Ever Project: Postscript
To be the man, you got to beat the man. 151 voters confirmed what a lot of us never doubted: that Ric Flair is the Greatest of All Time. These…
All Japan Excite Series #15
Steven and Parv discuss two of the best matches of all time. 12/06/96 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 01/20/97 – Mitsuharu Misawa vs…
Why Roman Reigns Isn’t Over, Or: A Study in Parallels – Roman Reigns, Bob Backlund and Dory Funk Jr
It’s seldom that modern WWE elicits more in me than a shrug, but seeing Roman Reigns booed out of the building on Sunday – while AJ Styles, a guy who…
