Song of the Day - Cinco De Mayo

Marnie Stern - Cinco De Mayo from Marnie Stern (2010)

Happy Cinco De Mayo.

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Match of the Day - Jun Kasai versus MEN's Teioh in a bunny suit

Jun Kasai vs. MEN's Teioh - BJW (2002)

Not exactly the Easter Bunny, but you get the idea.

Comedic wrestling at its Japanese-est.

Happy Easter!

Match of the Day - Let's go Briscoe!

Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe - ROH One Year Anniversary Show (2003)

Apparently it's siblings day, so here's some real sibling fighting.

This match at ROH's first anniversary show is only one of countless times the Briscoes have fought each other in the squared circle, just last summer they were facing each other for the ROH World Heavyweight title, but this match is significant in that it is a tribute to Mark's late friend, Brock who had been killed in a car accident earlier that year. The two brothers shake hands and announce that this will be the last time the two will ever fight each other again and will soon be joining the tag team division, a division they would go on to dominate for some time.

Obviously, that whole "last time we ever fight each other" thing didn't last, but this is still an important Briscoe Brothers' match.

Spoiler alert: Briscoe wins.

Match of the Debut - Finlay comes to Smackdown to fight

Finlay vs. Matt Hardy - Smackdown! (2006)

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Here's a very Irish debut featuring the seasoned veteran, Finlay in his first televised WWE match.

Song of the Day - Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Fats Domino - Mardi Gras in New Orleans from The Fabulous Mr. D (1958)

My favorite rendition of Professor Longhair's signature "Go to the Mardi Gras"/"Mardi Gras in New Orleans" number.

Happy Mardi Gras!

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Song of the Day - Blue Valentines

Tom Waits - Blue Valentines from Blue Valentine (1978)

For any of you out there with a blue Valentine's Day.

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Match of the Day - Cabana/Quackenbush at National Pro Wrestling Day 2013

Colt Cabana vs. Mike Quackenbush - Nation Pro Wrestling Day (2013)

Happy Pro Wrestling Day, everyone!

This is only one of many matches put on last year for the 8 hour inter-promotional NPWD event in Philly.

This years event, while not as long, was set up as a free show with all donations going to the Against Malaria Foundation. Apparently, all the money raised will go to the purchase of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets that may or may not have John Cena on them.

Watch the replay of this year's show now, here!

Song of the Day - Australia

Attic Abasement - Australia from Dancing is Depressing (2010)

Happy Australia Day!





... if you live in Australia.

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Song of the Day - (What DId I Do to Be So) Black and Blue

(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue - Louis Armstrong

Happy MLK Day.

A Fats Waller composition.

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Song of the Day - What Child Is This?

The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - What Child Is This? from Live at the AV Club "Xmas Under Cover" (2013)

The World is... turns the classic Christmas hymn known as "What Child Is This?" into a dark and dreary Christmas Eve nightmare.


Apparently they picked this song because the ICP Christmas song they originally wanted to cover was too hard to learn.

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Merry Christmas!

Match of the Day - Mr. T in his referee pj's takes on Kevin Sullivan + Santamania

Kevin Sullivan vs. Mr. T - WCW Starrcade (1994)

Tis the season for a Christmas disaster.

Part way through the match Mr. T gets his zebra shirt stuck on his hands rendering the toughest man in Chicago useless. Then the camera man falls over and T tries to pin him or something before Santa Claus comes out and stands around for too long. Eventually someone in the crowd takes Santa's hat off and reveals that he is Kevin Sullivan's wannabe Hulk Hogan brother, Dave. Dave then stuffs his Santa sack with Jimmy Hart's megaphone and clubs his brother over the head with it to help our handless hero, Mr. T win the match.

The segment ends with the crazed Kevin Sullivan seeking retribution on his jolly clad brother by beating Dave with his pants down, piledriving him, and smacking him around for a bit with the leather Santa belt. No run-in from the real Santa Claus to help Dave, no run-in from Hulk Hogan, no run-in from Hulk Hogan as Santa with muscles, no nothing. Merry Christmas.

Song of the Day - Snow Angel

By Surprise - Snow Angel from Arbor Christmas: Volume 14 (2013)

By Surprise's annual Christmas song is out now via the Arbor Christmas collection!



Merry Christmas Eve!

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Match of the Day - The WCW Halloween Havoc phantom!

The WCW Halloween Havoc Phantom vs. "Z-Man" Tom Zenk - Halloween Havoc (1991)

The masked and mustached WCW Halloween Havoc phantom squashes Tom Zenk before relieving his true identity to the WCW audience in 1991.

Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

Song of the Day - Father's Day

Mumblr - Father's Day from White Jesus EP (2012)

Happy Father's Day, dads.



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Match of the Day - Duggan/Slaughter flag match for Flag Day

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Sgt. Slaughter - Flag Match - 2nd Annual Battle of the WWF Superstars (1991)

Hacksaw defends Old Glory against the ultra-heel Sargent Slaughter in his 1991 pro-Iraqi run; a time we'd like to forget.

It's a crazy match filled with lots of interferences, lumber, and camouflage.

Happy Flag Day!

Song of the Day - Memorial Day Night

Dead Confederate - Memorial Day Night from Dead Confederate EP (2007)

Hope everyone had a beautiful Memorial Day.

Song of the day fifth year in the row. The Saddest song I know.

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Song of the Day - Whistler's Mother's Day

Black Bear - Whistler's Mother's Day from The Cinnamon Phase (2006)

Happy Mother's Day, Mamas.

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Match of the Day - "The match is called Judy Bagwell on a pole"

Buff Bagwell vs. "Positively" Kanyon - Judy Bagwell on a pole match - New Blood Rising (2000)

...But it's Judy Bagwell on a forklift.

When I think of mothers in wrestling, since it's Mother's Day here in the states, two particular incidents come to my mind. The first mother/wrestler gimmick would have to be Shelton Benjamin and the short period of time when his mother showed up on Raw to help him win some matches including one for the intercontinental title, and the other is Buff Bagwell and his mother, Judy. 

Judy Bagwell first came on the scene in WCW when she was revealed to be the mystery partner of tag team champion, Rick Steiner one night on Nitro in 1998. Judy would return in 2000 via Buff Bagwell's feud with "Positively" Chris Kanyon (a DDP rip-off) which eventually culminated into this match... the Judy Bagwell on a pole match. A match that turned out to be "the foul mouth" Judy Bagwell strapped to a forklift match because, for some odd reason, Kanyon could not find such a pole that could hold Mrs. Bagwell anywhere in Canada. 

Why did Buff Bagwell's mom even need to be put on a pole during this match in the first place? Answer: WCW 2000.

Judy Bagwell has actually been known to get involved in Buff Bagwell's work so much that rumor has it she got her son fired from the WWF after continually calling in to WWF headquarters complaining that Buff was getting mistreated and needed time off to heal from his injuries sustained at the hands of the APA. 

Whether or not the accusations of Buff getting future endeavored by WWF are true, it is well documented how much his mother loved him. Happy Mother's Day, Judy!

Match of the Day - Raven breaks Pre-Damien Sandow's fingers

Raven vs. Aaron Stevens - Heat (2002)

Probably the most remembered moment in Aaron Stevens', now known to the little Jimmies of the WWE Universe as Damien Sandow, first run in the WWE. Raven, who had been banished to wrestle on WWE's c-list shows thanks to the dreamer back in June, decided to humiliate his poor rookie opponent by "breaking" his fingers after the match was over. 

What does this have to do with Easter?

Less than a year after this, Aaron Stevens returned to WWE to take part in APA's Bar Room Brawl Invitational as the one and only, Easter Bunny!

So basically Aaron Stevens is Jesus... He suffered (as Aaron Stevens), died (as the Easter Bunny), and was buried (as Idol Stevens), but then was resurrected (as Damien Sandow)!

Song of the Day - Goin Down the Bar (Blood For Blood version)

Blood For Blood - Goin Down the Bar from Wasted Youth Brew (2001)

I really don't have any good songs for St. Patrick's day...

So here's some angry Bostonians singing about going to the bar.

It's a Wretched Ones cover.

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