Because He is the Miz….

AND HE’S AWEEEESSSSSSOOOOOMMMMEEEEEE! A lot of people are up in arms that the Miz is the new WWE Champion.  They feel he didn’t pay enough dues, or put in enough time to become the Champ.  I personally have a different take on the situation because, as an interested observer, I tend to like it when […]

Thoughts on Survivor Series by Wil Riggs

So it was Sunday morning and we just had a great show at the Balch Springs Recreation Center in Balch Springs, Texas.  I was feeling good about the direction my Indy Pro Wrestling Company was going. So I made a few calls, invited over some of my close friends and decided we were going to […]

Wrestling & MMA Collide

All to often, the worlds of professional wrestling and MMA collide in the most peculiar ways.  A couple of months ago, after a huge wrestling show in Fort Smith, Arkansas, some fellow workers and I were enjoying  some after show brews and wings at Hooters.  It just so happens that we had the WWE Hall […]

You are either Nexus or Against Us! by Wil Riggs

You are either Nexus or Against Us! That’s what they say, anyway.  But I am beginning to really enjoy this whole storyline.  WWE has FINALLY realized that younger talent needs to be brought along to help push the product to new heights.  With the Undertaker likely only having a year or two at the most […]

Gone But Not Forgotten by Wil Riggs

Now that I have had the weekend to digest and reflect on the career, life and legacy of General Skandor Akbar, or Ak as those of us in the business call him, I can calmly, and less emotionally write about what he meant to me.

2010 NWA LEGENDSFEST

Here are a few pictures from this years NWA Legendsfest in Charlotte NC. Enjoy them & leave us a comment! if you have any other pictures you want toshare, please send them to randy@topropebelts.com. I will be happy to post them.

Support Your Local Indy Wrestling Association – Wil Riggs

It’s hard to believe that just 25 short years ago, Dallas, Texas was the Mecca of professional wrestling by the small crowds we see at indy shows today.  The Sportatorium would rock and roll so loud that you could hear the crowd from the highway as you drove by it.  Thousands of people would turn […]

Ah, The Good Ole Days! – Wil Riggs

Working in the wrestling business has taught me a great deal of respect for what the people who came before me really did for this business.  As a child, I grew up watching World Class Championship Wrestling at the Sportatorium.  The larger than life stars of World Class are a veritable Who’s Who of Professional […]