A.P. Bio
“Aces Wild”
Season 3, Episode 7
09/03/2020
The Show
Disgraced Harvard philosophy professor, Jack Griffin, winds up teaching high school A.P. Biology while probably learning very little from his students, aside from coming up with more ways to make fun of them. This episode is no exception when one of them is forced to reveal his desire to become a pro wrestler.
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
“The Wrestler”
Season 2, Episode 4
02/13/1998
In Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Star Trek: The Next Generation’s William Riker presents dramatizations of stories that are beyond our comprehension, yet challenge us to determine whether they’re real or fake. Can you name a better topic for this discussion than professional wrestling?
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Room 104
“Avalanche”
Season 4, Episode 3
8//2020
Room 104 is an anthology series, similar to The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, and is on whatever variation of HBO is currently streaming right now. Every episode is a different story that takes place in hotel room 104. This particular episode is the spiritual successor to the 2008 movie, The Wrestler.
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
“Wrestling Opera”
Season 2, Episode 21
4/28/1997
If you watched The Jeff Foxworthy Show you might’ve been a redneck. Or one of the very few people who watched this sad attempt at capturing the magic of the TGIF-style family sitcom. It was another in a long list of examples that not all comedians’ material translates to the sitcom format.
How I got into College (1989)
Nowadays, I can just write “80’s” and “GLOW” and chances are you’re going to click to read more.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Every Saturday morning wimpy wrestler has an origin story.
Wrestling Comic Book Covers – DC Comics
Here’s a list of wrestling comic book covers from DC Comics. Expect a lot of Superman and Superman tie-ins.
Wrestling Comic Book Covers – Children’s Comics
Here’s a list of Saturday morning cartoons turned wrestling-themed comic book covers. Continue reading “Wrestling Comic Book Covers – Children’s Comics”
Hart Family Feud
Here’s a list of every match I could find on the WWE Network involving The Hart Foundation stable, wrestling against each other in some form or another. Warning: it’s very Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs heavy. But is that really such a bad thing? Also, things switch up a bit after 1992.
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