By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 03/14/2011

No picture. No preparation. I'm just going to spew here. Spoiler Alert: TNA's Victory Road Main Event of Sting, defending his newly-won World Title against Jeff Hardy consisted of...the ring introductions, Eric Bischoff walking out to say the match was...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 02/22/2011

In honor of last night's announcement that "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan was the latest member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011, I'm reposting an interview I conducted with the man himself just about one year ago. At the time I was writing for a different...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 01/28/2011

We’re only a couple of days away from one of my favorite events of the year, the official kickoff of WrestleMania season – The Royal Rumble! The Rumble, even in its bad years, has always proved itself to be a match worth watching. There’s...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 01/20/2011

Friday January 14 Richmond, Virginia Richmond Raceway Complex   That was the site of Ring of Honor’s first live event of 2011. It was the second time that ROH has come to Richmond. Before, when they came to Virginia, they would show up right...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 01/07/2011

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Match of the Year The Match of the Year was the one that had wrestling fans edge-sitting, nail-biting, and cold-sweating the most...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 01/06/2011

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Feud of the Year The Feud of the Year award goes to the rivalry that captivated audiences the most in 2010   …and the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 01/04/2011

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Wrestler of the Year The Wrestler of the Year goes to the wrestler who stood out the most and made the biggest impact in 2010.  ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 01/04/2011

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Woman of the Year The Woman of the Year goes to the Woman who stood out the most and best represented women’s wrestling in...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/31/2010

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Promo of the Year The Promo of the Year goes to the single best display of mic work by a wrestler in 2010.   …and the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/30/2010

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   The Brightest Future Award The Brightest Future Award goes to the wrestler who is best positioned to reach the promised land in ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/29/2010

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   The What The Hell Happened To Him? Award The What The Hell Happened To Him? Award goes to the guy who started off 2010 with a bang,...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/28/2010

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Work Horse of the Year  The Work Horse of the Year award goes to the wrestler who was consistently asked to do the most in ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/26/2010

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Brock Lesnar Memorial Next Big Thing Award The Brock Lesnar Memorial Next Big Thing Award goes to the wrestler who stood out the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/24/2010

Welcome back to The Sideys! The first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards. Today’s award is…   Train Wreck of the Year The Train Wreck of the Year award goes to the most cringe-inducing person, place, or thing in Pro Wrestling...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/23/2010

Happy Holidays everyone. Since we’re only a few days away from the start of 2011, I figured that now would be the perfect time to announce the first ever Squared Circle Sideshow year-end awards:   The Sideys!   Over the next few days ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/21/2010

I’ll start with the score.  I’m giving this show a 5.5 on the Sideshow Scale.    I thought the first half was really solid, with some very good matches. Out of the three main events, only about ½ of one really connected...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 12/09/2010

Miz is the champ  Now what? In his first WWE Title defense, The Miz put his belt on the line against WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler in a TLC match. It was a much better match than it had any right to be, but it seemed like...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 11/23/2010

I intentionally held off on reviewing Sunday night’s SURVIVOR SERIES pay-per-view because I knew that the big story coming out of that show would be John Cena’s decision as referee in the main event. I also knew that that story wouldn’t...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 11/16/2010

I wanted to take a minute to talk about last night’s Old School special episode of RAW. Now, I haven’t actually watched the whole episode yet. I’ve got it DVR’d and I saw the first half of it this morning. But I just couldn’t...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 11/11/2010

   It’s no secret that WWE is in a state of transition as far as their roster is concerned. Some have called it a full-on “Youth Movement.” Older, established stars are reaching the twilight of their careers. Others are nearing...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 10/21/2010

Election Day is getting pretty close. After Nov. 2 there is a decent chance that Linda McMahon could be the new Senator for the state of Connecticut. Throughout the course of her campaign, her opponents have been questioning her about the business she...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 10/12/2010

My buddy over at Mouth of the South Shore has already dedicated two separate posts to the big reveal of THEY at TNA’s Bound For Glory show last night, so I’ll keep my opinions on it as (relatively) brief as possible. That said...are you surprised?...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 09/20/2010

After giving my predictions on Saturday, I came out of NOC at about 50% Here’s how the show broke down.   Big Show vs. CM Punk Punk came out for this match sans Straight Edge Society. That was really the only interesting aspect of the whole...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 09/18/2010

It’s that time of the year again. The one night on the WWE calendar when every single title is on the line: NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS. This year’s show features 6 so-far-announced matches, with one final bout hopefully added by Sunday night. They...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 09/16/2010

Dear Matt, Quit. Please quit your job. Please shut your mouth, stop complaining, and quit your job. Over the last week you’ve taken to Twitter and other corners of the internet to vent your frustrations and voice your opinions about your current...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 08/27/2010

I’ve been pretty outspoken in my disdain for TNA this year. For a while now it’s been the “little promotion that couldn’t.” They’ve tried every trick in the book to make a dent in both the wrestling business and in...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 08/16/2010

Man, talk about an unsatisfying ending. This year’s Summerslam was on a fast track to greatness, only to derail completely in the final three minutes of the show. Before I get to that, here’s a quick breakdown of the night.   Intercontinental...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 08/13/2010

After reffing his match, Kamala revealed a side of himself I never thought I'd see.
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/26/2010

In addition to SquaredCircleSideshow, I also run and write a website called Blommit.com. A few months ago on that site I got the opportunity to post an exclusive "interview" with THE MAN himself, The Nature Boy Ric Flair. I wanted to share that with ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/20/2010

The inaugural Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View was an emotional rollercoaster. At least, it was for me as I was continuously and thoroughly excited, enthralled, confused, and concerned. I really liked the two MITB Ladder matches, so that’s what I’ll...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/18/2010

I meant to do this earlier but just couldn't get to it. Now there's only 20 minutes before the show starts, so this will be a quick preview:   SmackDown! MITB Ladder Match Christian vs Kofi Kingston vs Matt Hardy vs Dashing Cody Rhodes vs Dolph ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/16/2010

Last night was the start of TNA’s big ECW Invasion angle. Excuse me, let me rephrase that: Last night was the start of TNA’s version of the big ECW Invasion angle that WWE already did in 1996...and 2001...and 2005...and 2006. I can’t...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

Apologies for my lack of content lately. Job searches and potential moves tend to take over most aspects of life. That being the case, I haven't written anything new here in a few weeks. I didn't want to continue the dead air so I decided to post the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

Apparently Bret Hart’s new fiancé isn’t a WWE fan. So he’s gone from the company. As big of a Hitman fan as I am, I’m not that disappointed in this news. It was great seeing him come back, but let’s be honest, the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

The big news over the weekend was that WWE has apparently released Bryan “Daniel Bryan” Danielson. His firing was made official on Saturday morning via WWE.com, just 5 days after his participation in the most hotly-discussed/anticipated wrestling...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

WWE NXT Season 2 debuted this past Tuesday night, and with it came the arrival of 8 new Superstars from WWE’s Developmental system. Season 2 also features a few other tweaks to the show’s format, most notably, the Fan Vote. Rookie standings...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

Something pretty big happened on Monday night, huh?After almost 3 hours of pure, worthless crap, RAW got turned up to 11 with the on-ramp appearance of the NXT Season 1 Rookies. They attacked John Cena, The Straight Edge Society, the referee, the announcers,...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

This past Monday’s RAW was undoubtedly an exciting show. It started right away with Edge inexplicably fighting Evan Bourne. It saw the return of Vince McMahon. It even elevated a few new stars. After taking a few days to think about it, I wondered...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

I told you I wouldn’t actually be watching WWE Over The Limit last night, and I didn’t. Instead I sat on my couch and cried like a little girl at the series finale of LOST. But, from what I’ve heard, I didn’t miss much. Last night’s...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

This Sunday, WWE will present its newest Pay-Per-View, Over the Limit.This is a brand new PPV, but at the same time it’s not. There’s no gimmick to this show like there has been with all of the other new PPVs over the past few months, so ...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

I often try to explain to people why I’m so obsessed with wrestling. A lot of the time the answer simply comes down to, “You just need to go to one live show, then you’ll understand.” Going to a live event can make a fan out of...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

For every positive action in the world of wrestling, there is an equal and oppositely absurd reaction. Parallel Lines will be a regular feature highlighting all of the goods of the weekly wrestling shows, right next to all of the brain-shatteringly bad....
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/08/2010

For my first post on Fan Vs. Fan I figured I’d talk about the big news story of the day: The 2010 WWE Draft.  The main picks were made last night on the 3 hour RAW. It turned out to be a great show, filled with some really good matches, backstage...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/07/2010

Apologies for my lack of content lately. Job searches and potential moves tend to take over most aspects of life. That being the case, I haven't written anything new here in a few weeks. I didn't want to continue the dead air so I decided to post the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 07/07/2010

Apologies for my lack of content lately. Job searches and potential moves tend to take over most aspects of life. That being the case, I haven't written anything new here in a few weeks. I didn't want to continue the dead air so I decided to post the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 06/23/2010

Apparently Bret Hart’s new fiancé isn’t a WWE fan. So he’s gone from the company. As big of a Hitman fan as I am, I’m not that disappointed in this news. It was great seeing him come back, but let’s be honest, the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 06/23/2010

Apparently Bret Hart’s new fiancé isn’t a WWE fan. So he’s gone from the company. As big of a Hitman fan as I am, I’m not that disappointed in this news. It was great seeing him come back, but let’s be honest, the...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 06/14/2010

The big news over the weekend was that WWE has apparently released Bryan “Daniel Bryan” Danielson. His firing was made official on Saturday morning via WWE.com, just 5 days after his participation in the most hotly-discussed/anticipated wrestling...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 06/14/2010

The big news over the weekend was that WWE has apparently released Bryan “Daniel Bryan” Danielson. His firing was made official on Saturday morning via WWE.com, just 5 days after his participation in the most hotly-discussed/anticipated wrestling...
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By Alex Aloise @ Squared Circle Sideshow 06/11/2010

WWE NXT Season 2 debuted this past Tuesday night, and with it came the arrival of 8 new Superstars from WWE’s Developmental system. Season 2 also features a few other tweaks to the show’s format, most notably, the Fan Vote. Rookie standings...
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