Opinion

The Impact Of A Wrestling Fan Mom

Coming off of Mother’s Day, Alisa Burdick shares the impact her mother had on her fandom, and her writing.

Published

3 years ago

May 15, 2020

Alisa Burdick

Stone Cold Steve Austin WWE Chairshot Edit

Coming off of Mother’s Day, Alisa Burdick shares the impact her mother had on her fandom, and her writing.

First off, Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the wrestling fan moms out there! You might not believe this, but the importance of your influence shapes your children.

I’ve been a wrestling fan for close to 30 years. I’ve seen a lot of things, people and matches in that time span. Wrestlemania, The Undertaker’s debut, The Gobbledy Gooker, Anonymous GMs, Mike Adamle’s attempt at running Raw, William Regal as GM, The Golden Age, The Attitude Era… I’ll stop there.

I live in Milwaukee. A hub for wrestling as far back as I can remember. As a matter of fact, in one small city, there’s a statue of The Crusher. My grandpa and my mom would watch together often. That’s what she told me. She, in turn,
watched with my brothers and me. Those were days I cherish most.

Getting back on topic before I make y’all cry again, let’s touch on Raw for a second. The segment with Becky Lynch and Asuka… As a wrestling fan, I was oddly happy that Becky wasn’t champ anymore. I lost respect for her
after emasculating Seth during the whole Kayfabe relationship aspect on Raw. Maria Kanellis doing it was distasteful as it was. As a woman, however, I was happy for Maria Kanellis and Becky Lynch. Having children is a blessing.

I came to research this topic briefly for this article. As of this article’s print, there are five women currently and 13 previously employed by WWE with children. I’m sure there are more as my researched sites were older.

There was one name on the list that broke my heart: Ashley Massaro. She retired from WWE in 2008 when her daughter became ill. Her daughter and I share a painful thing in common. The unexpected loss of our mothers.

I will say one thing in closing. It was my mom’s dream to meet “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. So, once this pandemic stuff ends; I’m going to WrestleMania. I’m taking my mom’s picture to Stone Cold, having him sign it and putting in a frame. She’s one major reason I’m writing this post today. Without her, I’d never have my love of wrestling nor my love of writing.

Hey look, Ma, I made it!!

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka from WrestleMania 34

Chris king is back with one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

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2 months ago

April 2, 2023

Chris King

WWE WrestleMania 34 Charlotte Flair Asuka

Chris king is back with one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

We look back at Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka at WWE WrestleMania 34. ‘The Empress of Tomorrow’ put her unprecedented and historic undefeated streak of 914 days on the line against ‘The Queen’s’ SmackDown Women’s Championship.

For years, this was considered a dream match while Asuka dominated the roster in NXT, while Flair won numerous championships on the main roster on both Raw and SmackDown. The Empress made her long-awaited debut on the September 11th episode of Raw and began to tear through the competition.

Asuka outlasted all twenty-nine other women in the historic first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match to challenge for the title of her choosing. At Fastlane, she made her choice.

The WWE Universe was so excited for this match myself included. Both superstars delivered a fantastic performance on the Grandest Stage of Them All executing counter after counter. Asuka showed off some nasty-looking kicks to her opponent, and Flair hit a thunderous Spanish Fly off the top rope. Flair was seconds away from defeat at the hands of The Empress but she locked in Figure Eight and Asuka was forced to tap out.

I can’t even begin to explain how shocked I was at this outcome, as nearly everyone expected The Empress to continue her undefeated streak and walk away with the women’s title. This controversial decision was the downfall of Asuka’s momentum. She would ultimately win the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the 2018 TLC pay-per-view in the triple-threat ladder match.

Fast forward to this year when Asuka has recently returned with her Japanese-inspired persona Kana. Kana is dangerous and ruthless and is heading into a championship with Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 39. The Empress has regained all her momentum and is highly favored to walk away with the Raw Women’s Championship. Let’s hope that Asuka and Belair can tear the house down and deliver an A+ grade match both women are fully capable of.

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

Opinion

King: Dominik Mysterio Needs To Do This At WrestleMania

Chris King is here with what WWE should do with Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania in his long-awaited match against his father Rey Mysterio Jr.

Published

2 months ago

April 1, 2023

Chris King

Chris King is here with what WWE should do with Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania in his long-awaited match against his father Rey Mysterio Jr.

On this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Mysterio finally snapped and beat some sense into his disrespectful punk-ass kid Dominik. The member of the Judgement Day came out to push his father again for a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All, this time with his mother and sister at ringside. The ungrateful punk told his mom to “Shut Up,” as a father even I wanted to jump through the screen and whoop his ass.

Back in October of last year, Mysterio made the emotional decision to possibly quit the company but, instead, Triple H persuaded the Lucha libre superstar to move over to SmackDown to avoid his son. This came after Dominik shockingly turned on his father at Clash at the Castle. Mysterio did everything he could to refuse his despicable son’s challenge for Mania but, a man can only be pushed so far. Mysterio will be inducted into the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame and I expect Dominik to embarrass his father during his speech to further this personal feud.

Yes, the WWE Universe hates Dominik and wants to see him get the ever-loving crap kicked out of him but, this feud is missing a special ingredient to capitalize on the biggest heat possible. Throughout this feud, Dominik has made mention of the legendary Eddie Guerrero on several occasions going back to the “iconic” 2005 feud.

I know WWE might not want to go this route but, Dominik MUST come out to Eddie Guerrero’s theme at Mania. The disrespectful punk needs to come out in a lowrider to garner nuclear heat. It doesn’t matter if The Judgement Day comes out and causes interference for Dominik to get the win, all that matters is that both superstars get the biggest payoff of this nearly year-long feud. Just imagine the Roman Reigns heat after he defeated The Undertaker and multiply that by ten. Dominik portrays the perfect heel and he truly is the missing ingredient that The Judgement Day needed to grow and evolve into a top faction.