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WWE's 'WCW Vault' YouTube channel has taken it back to the year 1996 (more specifically the second half of it) to relive the beginning of the 'WCW vs. nWo' war that changed Pro Wrestling forever!!! To some modern day fans it can be difficult to truly explain how significant the war between WCW and the nWo was to the landscape of the business at the time and even how this moment in time would go on to change the future of it as well. Watching this compilation mixtape really does bring back memories of when Pro Wrestling was fresh and truly unpredictable which is something the modern day scene is missing!!! Watching Hulk Hogan, the industries biggest babyface at the time, drop a leg drop on 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, and turn heel, is still one of the most shocking moments in Pro Wrestling history and it was certainly shocking to everyone who grew up watching Hogan at that point!!! The whole angle worked well because everyone...

Before we go on our, hopefully, brief hiatus we couldn't go off grid without mentioning the recent passing of one of Pro Wrestling's most iconic, and charismatic, figures Hulk Hogan. To say that Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, didn't have his controversies would be the understatement of the decade however if you grew up watching Wrestling, in the 80's and 90's, it would be difficult to ignore Hogan's impact on the business and his mainstream appeal throughout that time. Seeing people you grew up watching on television, and who played big parts in something you love, pass away is always hard and Hogan's passing is a difficult one for all of us at R.A.W Media. We wish to remember the Hulk Hogan that changed Pro Wrestling forever. The man that main evented the inaugural 'Wrestlemania', slammed Andre The Giant, created the New World Order and had one of the greatest comebacks, of all time, in the early 00...

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - RAP •  Memphis Bleek - Apt 3D •  Jon Connor & KLC - 24 •  Arrested Development - Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop •  Boldy James & Nicholas Craven - Late To My Own Funeral •  Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out WRESTLING •  MLW 'Summer Of The Beasts' •  WWE 'Night Of Champions' •  MLP Wrestling 'Resurrection' •  Ring Of Honor 'Supercard Of Honor' •  AEW 'All In Texas'

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  This marks our 50th edition, on our Blogger site, however if you want to get technical about it, and have followed us since our Bout Dat Online days, this is actually our 100th overall edition of 'The R.A.W Report'!!! Huge thank you to everyone who checks it out and have supported us since the start!!! Here's to many, many, more editions!!! Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - •  Masta Killa - Balance •  Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams - Trainspotting •  3rd Eye Magic - Here We Go Again •  Slick Rick - Victory •  Jules Clay & Jazzy Lion Man - Satan Can't Sign Me •  AEW 'Double Or Nothing' •  WWE NXT 'Battleground' •  TNA Wrestling 'Against All Odds' •  WWE x AAA '...

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - RAP •  Wu-Tang Clan - Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman •  Lloyd Banks - A.O.N 3: DESPITE MY MISTAKES •  Action Figure 973 - DOOM Was Right •  billy woods - GOLLIWOG •  Xzibit - Kingmaker WRESTLING •  4th Rope Wrestling 'Heels Have Eyes: Four The Culture' •  ECWA 'PRETZELMANIA VII' •  TNA Wrestling 'Rebellion' •  WWE 'Backlash' •  Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling 'Northern Rising' As an added bonus, for this month's edition, we've decided to also include  GCW 'Joey Janela's Spring Break 9' which featured, the legendary, Sabu's retirement match.  Unfortunately, weeks after this match, he sadly passed away.  From...

Once again this past weekend, from April 18th - 21st, the Pro Wrestling world was gripped with 'Wrestlemania' fever!!!  A number of independent companies took advantage of WWE's biggest annual event by putting on a number of supercards/PPV's themselves, over the weekend, however we will be highlighting our top picks, of those events, on the next edition of 'The R.A.W Report'  This one is specifically results, recaps and highlights from WWE's 'Wrestlemania Vegas' weekend of events all held in, of course, Las Vegas!!! R.A.W Media's very own Michael 'Mr. Ooh La La' Houghton and Bean Lebouc also got involved in the weekend too (in their own ways) with the launch of 'Ooh La La Records' on Bandcamp, on April 18th, and the release of Bean's debut photo edits project 'LONG LIVE TWA', on April 19th, which pays tribute to the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance ahead of their big reunion show, on May 3rd, 'One And Done...

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - •  Smif-N-Wessun - Infinty •  Jules Clay - Bullets & My Bible •  Showtime Ramon & ProjectPorter - Gemspit Exquisite •  Action Figure 973 - Dark Side Of The Ring •  G. Dep - Lessons Never Losses •  CZW '26th Anniversary' •  WWE 'Elimination Chamber' •  NJPW '53rd Anniversary' •  AEW 'Revolution' •  TNA Wrestling 'Sacrifice'

When WWE announced it's historic deal with Netflix, in 2024, it also spelled the end for the 'WWE Network'.  The network wasn't just home to classic WWE/F content but it was also home to classic WCW content (as well as other promotions such as ECW) which WWF/E purchased in 2001.  Fans of WCW content were obviously disappointed about the news and, presumably, WWE heard them!!!  WWE have now launched an official WCW YouTube channel that'll act as a sister channel to the, absolutely incredible, 'WWE Vault'!!!  The channel will see full WCW matches, Pay-Per-View's and episodes of 'Nitro' and 'Thunder' uploaded!!!  This is great news for fans of WCW and clearly shows that the company still has a strong fan base even two decades after it closed its doors!!!  Check out, and subscribe, to the channel here -  WCW on YouTube

From 1998 to 1999 WWE (back then WWF) had a television show called 'Super Astros' that featured a mix of established luchadors and, underutilised, WWF stars (mostly from the companies 'Light Heavyweight' division) that was aimed at the promotions Latin American audience!!!  The show is, unfortunately, a forgotten footnote in the promotions history (evidenced by its extremely short run) but looking back at the talent showcased it's a real shame that the programme is so overlooked especially with how highly WWE regards luchadors nowadays!!!  R.A.W Media have put together a playlist of some of the shows best matches in the hopes that it might highlight the fact that WWF/E had the opportunity to showcase the 'Lucha Libre' style way before names like Rey Mysterio or Penta came along!!!  Check out the playlist here -  The Best Of WWF 'Super Astros' (Playlist)

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - RAP •  Showtime Ramon & ProjectPorter - Pressure •  LATE - Prolific •  Larry June & 2 Chainz - Life is Beautiful •  Westside Gunn - 12 •  NEMS - AMERICA'S SWEETHEART WRESTLING •  TNA Wrestling 'Genesis' •  GCW 'The People vs. GCW' •  WWE 'Royal Rumble' •  NJPW 'New Beginning In Osaka' •  AEW 'Grand Slam Australia'

The WWE Vault drops another outstanding compilation mixtape this time in the form of classic Terry Funk matches, promos and found footage!!!  This mixtape is literally 4-hours of Funk footage from his tenures in WWF, WCW, ECW and other promotions over his storied career!!!  This is real treat for those, like us, who miss the Pro Wrestling legend, who passed away in 2023, and everything he did for the business!!!  There will NEVER be another Terry Funk!!!  Watch the mixtape here -  WWE Vault Presents Terry Funk: 4-Hours Of Funk Mixtape (Video)

The WWE Vault's YouTube channel strikes again with a dope, 35-minute, mixtape compilation of rare dark matches!!! Featuring the likes of PCO, 'Dr. Death' Steve Williams, Low-Ki, The F.B.I and more!!! The only things missing from this is Kurt Angle and Owen Hart's dark match, which was shortly before Owen's passing in 1999, and Earthquake's return (to a HUGE pop) in 2001!!! Check out the video here -  WWE Vault Presents Dark Matches Mixtape

Welcome to the first edition of 'The R.A.W Report' of 2025, right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - RAP •  Redman - Muddy Waters Too •  EricTheRed13 - Dynamite Kid EP •  Jon Connor - Food For The Soul •  Eddie Kaine & RIM - Welcome To StuyVille •  Busta Rhymes - Dragon Season...The Awakening WRESTLING •  Ring Of Honor 'Final Battle' •  AEW 'World's End' •  NJPW 'Wrestle Kingdom 19' •  Various Promotions 'Wrestle Dynasty' •  WWE on Netflix: Premiere

The WWE Vault's YouTube channel has done it again!!! Whilst WWE's relaunch of ECW, in 2006, was considered a huge failure, by fans of the original, the first few months of the brand did have a few positives within it. One of those was the ECW brand's return to the originals home of Philadelphia or, more specifically, the 'ECW Arena'!!! On June 24th, 2006, the building, on South Swanson Street, once again reverted back to the 'ECW Arena' by actually hosting an ECW branded event!!! Featuring a mix of originals such as Rob Van Dam, The Sandman, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer and more) and newer talent on the ECW brand such as CM Punk, Kurt Angle, Big Show and Mike Knox!!! The video also has interviews with wrestlers and fans, before the event, such as Justin Credible, Little Guido, Francine and, the ECW legend himself, 'Hat Guy'!!! Footage, from the live event, has been somewhat of a holy grail for fans wanting to catch some of WWE's EC...

The WWE Vault continues to be the gift that keeps on giving for the Pro Wrestling community!!! The Vault will be celebrating all things ECW, on their YouTube channel, and from the preview it doesn't look like its going to disappoint!!! Paul Heyman tells us all about what to expect from 'ECW Week', during the video, and it looks like it'll be a mix of classic matches and interviews, with ECW legends, however the one that caught our attention was the, previously unseen, match between Rob Van Dam and Kurt Angle from WWE ECW's June 2006 show at the ECW Arena!!! The June 2006 show was the only time that WWE's version of ECW visited the Arena so this footage is absolute gold especially as RVD was ECW Champion, at the time, and Kurt Angle was doing his awesome extreme shooter gimmick!!! Check out the preview video here and ensure to keep the WWE Vault's YouTube channel notifications on for this one -  WWE Vault Presents ECW Week (Preview)

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - RAP •  Ice Cube - Man Down •  Kendrick Lamar - GNX •  Snoop Dogg - Missionary •  Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Skeleton Key •  Jules Clay & Jazzy Lion Man - BOOBYTRAPS WRESTLING •  AEW 'Full Gear' •  TNA Wrestling 'Turning Point' •  WWE 'Survivor Series: War Games' •  GCW 'Say You Will' •  WWE NXT 'Deadline' Big thanks to everyone who has checked out, and supported, 'The R.A.W Report' throughout 2024!!! We'll see you all in 2025 for another year of bringing you the best in Rap and Wrestling, from around the globe, every month!!!

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!!  Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past month!!!  Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks from the past month - RAP •  Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA •  Lloyd Banks - Halloween Havoc V •  Westside Gunn & DJ Drama - Still Praying •  Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce •  Ab-Soul - Soul Burger WRESTLING •  TNA Wrestling 'Bound For Glory' •  WWE NXT 'Halloween Havoc' •  WWE 'Crown Jewel' •  MLW/CMLL 'Lucha Apocalypto' •  GCW 'Nick Gage Invitational 9'