The Wrestling Section

NOTE: Merry Christmas, everyone! I just wanted to take a minute to remind you of two things. First, I'll have an update on New Year's Eve, laying out what's to come on The Wrestling Section in 2024. Second, on New Year's Day, I'll have another special edition of The Worst in the World. With that out of the way, onto this new edition of The Worst in the World! It's time... I've written plenty about Antonio Inoki and his interest in shoot-fighting, whether that be his attempts to blend mixed martial arts with professional wrestling through Inoki-ism, or his actual shoot-fighting abilities. What I have yet to look at is Inoki's history with exhibition fights. Antonio Inoki has stepped in the ring with legit practitioners of all forms of combat, ranging from karateka like Willie Williams to boxers like Chuck Weppener. Hell, at the inaugural Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye in 2000, a 57-year old Inoki would wrestle one of his final matches, an exhibition against Renzo Gracie...

(NOTE: Hey everyone. I just wanted to let everyone know what the next two weeks will look like on The Wrestling Section. There will be two extra editions of the Worst in the World, one on Christmas Day, and one on New Year's Day. Also, on December 31st, I'll have an update for what's to come on The Wrestling Section in 2024. With that out of the way, here's the newest edition of the Worst in the World!) Click the link here to vote in the poll and help decide the next edition of the Worst in the World. 2001 was a rough time to be one Jeff Jarrett. After spending around a year and a half in WCW, the company was sold to the WWF. Considering Jarrett's last run with that company ended in a messy split that included Jarrett getting a reported six-figure payout to work beyond his contract's expiration, the idea of Double J returning to the WWF seemed unlikely. Well, not only was Jarrett not brought in to the WWF, but on the episode of Monday Night Raw that aired simult...