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Last month was the 18th anniversary of Impact Wrestling—NWA-TNA or TNA Wrestling. The company hit the scene with the weekly NWA Total…

I need a palate cleanser after “Make A Difference” Rikishi, folks. Let’s find a gnarly gimmick to try and salvage. Let’s look…

We’re back with Into the Vault proper with 1996! Kicking off the PPV calendar that year was WWE Royal Rumble 1996.…

We introduced the American Wrestling Federation as it would be another stop as we head Into the Vault for some…

Fatu. The Sultan. Rikishi Phatu. Junior Fatu. Kishi—Rikishi has had many names in wrestling. He’s also had many gimmicks. Who could…

Are you ready for more overused moves? This week’s overused move is the Shining Wizard. In modern wrestling, the Shining…

Oof. This is going to be Hornswagglin’ Hillbilly putting on a pair of Zubaz pants rough, folks. This is Eastern Champion…

We’re looking at the first few episodes of WCW Nitro for our Into the Vault: First Month Fire series this month. Also,…

This July for a special Into the Vault series, we’re looking at the first episodes of some of wrestling’s most…

Paul Alperstein’s American Wrestling Federation popped up in 1994 and ran until 1996. The promotion ran enough shows to make…