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Worst in the World: Agony & Ivory

There are quite a few wrestlers who could be categorized as having come up through the business during the wrong time. Whether it be high work rate performers like X-Pac, Dean Malenko, or even Hakushi/Jinsei Shinzaki that would fit in seamlessly in today's thriving, high-energy independent scene, or giants like Omos that stick out amongst the fast-paced current landscape but could easily be slotted into a 1980s card as a Goliath for the babyface to topple. Everybody's got someone in the back of their mind that fits the bill, and today, I'd like to present my case for Ivory. Sure, maybe by today's standards Ivory is on the level of women like Sasha Banks, Asuka, or Mayu Iwatani, but during her time, she was easily one of, if not the best women's wrestler in the WWF during her career, both in-ring and promo wise. And yet, she never really got the flowers she deserved, largely because of the time she wrestled. Ivory wrestled primarily through two distinct periods in he...

No Mercy 2016 Predictions

Pre-Show Match #1: Jack Swagger vs Baron Corbin Winner: Baron Corbin Well...Jack Swagger's on SmackDown now. Cool...I guess. Anyways, SmackDown's newest superstar goes up against Baron Corbin after their lame, indecisive finish on the most recent SmackDown. Since Corbin is one of the rising stars on SmackDown and Jack Swagger is...Jack Swagger, I can't imagine Swagger going over clean on Corbin. I'm picking Corbin Main Card Match #1: Curt Hawkins vs TBD Winner: Curt Hawkins After a month or so of dropping recycled Chuck Norris Facts on the fans, Curt Hawkins makes his in-ring re-debut at No Mercy against someone. I would hope that they have Hawkins get the win in his first match back in WWE, so I'm going with Hawkins. Match #2: Nikki Bella vs Carmella Winner: Nikki Bella Since Nikki Bella has come back from her injury, she's been in a feud with Carmella where Carmella has pretty much dominated the entire time. She beats her up all th...