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Thoughts From The Bench Derby

I met Derrik in 2015. He was a marketing intern at the production company I worked for. My initial impression of him was that he was an ass. That is until one day he stopped at my desk looked me dead in the eye and with a completely straight face asked me, “who would winContinueContinue reading “Thoughts From The Bench Derby”

TFTB Cornhole Team

Did yinz know that Thoughts From The Bench has a Cornhole Team? Did you know these beauties are fetaured on a weekly web series on the Thoughts From The Bench Youtube Channel? Take a second to meet the Squad. Three seasons ago Tom Dube, Josh Elsass, and Ryan Mitchell lost their beer sponsor. The companyContinueContinue reading “TFTB Cornhole Team”

Double Or Nothing What We Know

Last Thursday, February 7th was the 2nd Live Stream Event in a month for the new wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling. This time it was to discuss details for “Double or Nothing” the AEW Paper View and follow up to last years “All In”. We learned of a few new signings, but more importantly weContinueContinue reading “Double Or Nothing What We Know”

The Match that Changed Wrestling Forever

In 1994 the WWE had no national competition until Bash at the Beach, when Hulk Hogan dropped a leg on Ric Flair and became the WCW Champion, launching the Monday Night Wars. The reason this match was so important in wrestling history is because just two years before that, at Wrestlemania 8, fans all over the worldContinueContinue reading “The Match that Changed Wrestling Forever”

The Pirate Princess and the Curse of Japan

2017 saw the birth of NXT’s newest Japanese star, Kairi Sane. The former World Wonder Ring standout made her American debut in the WWE’s inaugural Mae Young Classic. Her presence in the tournament was felt immediately as the indie darling won over fans and critics alike winning the Mae Young Classic and securing a spotContinueContinue reading “The Pirate Princess and the Curse of Japan”