The Column Beyond: Of Delayed Gratification and the Art of Vengeance

In it’s most basic form, the purpose of pro wrestling is to get people to spend money. That’s an easy thing to forget in this age of star ratings and…

Where The Big Boys Play: The Column Beyond – Worth Every Penny?

By January, 1992, WCW had finally turned a corner. Jim Herd was finally gone. Kip Allen Frey was in charge and while he would not make the numbers work out…

The Column Beyond: The Great Hunt

There’s a unique thrill that wrestling fans experience, a certain wonder that I’m sure each and every person taking the time to read this article has felt, the joy of…

The Column Beyond: Wrestling, Shared Universes, and the Obsolete Joy of the Lethal Lottery

I’ve often found that there are two major cross-sections of wrestling fans. The first is also big sports fans, drawn in by the athleticism, the local favoritism, and the similar…

The Column Beyond: Working Hard, Working Smart, and the Art of the Southern Tag

For the sake of clarity in this article, let’s start by defining some terms for the specific scope of what we will discuss. Others might disagree with these definitions, but…

The Column Beyond: The Great (???) Match Robbery of 1991

There are various ways to view and judge a match, or even a performance within a match. One is focusing on how good it is, on a very subjective (though…

The Column Beyond: A Dotted Line Through the Georgia Brawl

Matt D’s commentary is a companion to the Where the Big Boys Play Podcast. The following are his thoughts around Clash of the Champions XVI. I love battle royals. Let’s…

The Column Beyond: GAB ’91 – Matt D in the World of Spartacus

I have a special spot in my heart for The Great American Bash 1991. I’m also fairly certain that those words have never been spoken before. It’s universally reviled, even…