Jimmy Van
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: Promotion Haters Don’t See The Big Picture
I grew up in the 1980s in Ontario, Canada, in a small town with no cable television (there is still none to this day) and only a couple of channels that we could catch with an antenna. But one of…
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: “Sports Entertainment” Applies To MMA And Boxing, Too
In 1989 when Vince McMahon was battling the New Jersey senate over the regulation of pro wrestling as a regular competitive sport, he coined the term “sports entertainment” in an effort to classify wrestling as entertainment and have it be…
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: Advocating Jobbers
This one is going to get me some heat with the Internet wrestling community, or “IWC” as Vince Russo says but – I am in favor of WWE bringing back enhancement matches on television. In the 1980s which is when…
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Wrestling
Fightful Comes To Terms With Matt Riddle For Weekly Show
When I came up with the idea for Fightful.com, I wanted it to be a true crossover site that covered all combat sports – primarily pro wrestling, mixed martial arts and boxing – because I'm a fan of more than…
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Wrestling
SITE UPDATE: Almost There!
Almost There! Hey guys, I’m not a developer and won’t pretend to know my stuff technically. I basically rely on a team of people to get things done and this week as we’ve looked to add more features to the…
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: NXT Sparked My Renewed Interest In Wrestling
Anyone who visits Fightful.com with regularity knows that our resident Wrestling Insider Vince Russo is a little disenchanted with the business, and although he still finds things about the WWE product that he deems entertaining or even great, most of…
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: McGregor Is A Closet WWE Fan
When I heard about Conor McGregor’s initial rant against WWE performers during the pre-UFC 202 media call recently, the first thing I thought was that he was saying those things intentionally in an effort to land a WWE appearance at…
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: Enzo Is Money, Just Not In The Ring
There are few performers on WWE television these days that I consider to be “must watch” but there are some, including Brock Lesnar (of course), Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins. One guy who has really grown on me of late…
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Wrestling
Jimmy Van: An Open Letter To Vince McMahon
I don’t profess to be any sort of guru when it comes to pro wrestling or specifically, the creative process pertaining to pro wrestling. I’m just a fan; a long-time fan that knows what he likes and what he doesn’t…
