Austin’s Corner

All of Austin Skinner’s miscellaneous columns in one place.

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In Your House BreakdownIn Your House Breakdown #1: Mind Games (09/22/96)Buy rates, locations, match lists, preludes, results, aftermaths and attendance numbers are all things you can look forward to in this pay-per-view breakdown series.  First up, we take a look at In Your House 10: Mind Games.
In Your House BreakdownIn Your House Breakdown #2: A Cold Day In Hell (03/11/97)Buy rates, locations, match lists, preludes, results, aftermaths and attendance numbers are all things you can look forward to in this pay-per-view breakdown series.  Next, we take a look at In Your House 15: A Cold Day In Hell.
In Your House BreakdownIn Your House Breakdown #3: D-Generation X (12/07/97)Buy rates, locations, match lists, preludes, results, aftermaths and attendance numbers are all things you can look forward to in this pay-per-view breakdown series. This time around, we take a look at In D-Generation X: In Your House.
In Your House BreakdownIn Your House Breakdown #4: Ground Zero (09/07/97)Buy rates, locations, match lists, preludes, results, aftermaths and attendance numbers are all things you can look forward to in this pay-per-view breakdown series. Up now, we get ready for battle at Ground Zero: In Your House.
In Your House BreakdownIn Your House Breakdown #5: Unforgiven (04/26/98)Buy rates, locations, match lists, preludes, results, aftermaths and attendance numbers (and much, much more) are all things you can look forward to in this pay-per-view breakdown series. In a triumphant return attempt, we’re entering the highway to hell destined for WWF‘s Unforgiven: In Your House.
Savage StoriesSavage Stories #1: Reliving A Story In Place Of A Yoga Brochure Austin meets Diamond Dallas Page at a 2CW show and asks about Randy Savage.
Top 1010 Wrestling Stars Who Should Have Won The WWF ChampionshipTen men who should have won the WWF World Championship, but never did reach the pinnacle.
Top 10Valet Parking Only: The Definitive Top 10 Female Managers of All TimeAustin breaks down and ranks some of the most important female managers in professional wrestling history. Who will make his list? Find out now!
Top 50The Top 50 Japanese Wrestlers Of All Time (PART I)Austin ranks a list of the fifty of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all time!
Top 50The Top 50 Japanese Wrestlers of All Time (PART II)Part II of Austin’s list reveals who will be his pick for the very best Puroresu star!
Wrestling with BrillianceWrestling with Brilliance: The 50 Greatest Minds of the Business PART IThis list Austin has compiled features the best brains for the business from the past and present of professional wrestling!
Wrestling with BrillianceWrestling with Brilliance: The 50 Greatest Minds of the Business PART IIPart II of Austin’s list reveals who will be featured as number one!
Misc. ColumnSin Cara Compared To Místico: No Comparison, Why?In this article, Austin takes a look at where things may have gone wrong for Sin Cara in light of his joining the WWE.
Misc. ColumnThe Most Memorable Attitude Era GimmicksGrab your goblet of blood, blonde wig, and your ‘hoes’ as Austin takes a look at some of the best gimmicks of the Attitude Era.
Misc. ColumnOh(wen), What Could Have Been…Austin takes a look at just what we may have missed out on with the tragic loss of Owen Hart.
Misc. ColumnUnshielding Dean AmbroseAustin believes in Dean Ambrose, and so should you.
Misc. ColumnAn Evening With Mick Foley (Bang! Bang!)Austin attends Mick Foley’s stand-up showcase in Syracuse.
Misc. ColumnWho is Will o’ The Wisp? A Willow of hope for TNA?Austin gives an in-depth look at TNA’s newest persona, Willow.
Misc. ColumnWrestle Kingdom 9 Is Still Worth Watching Six Months LaterWrestle Kingdom 9 is a must-watch, let Austin tell you why.
Misc. ColumnDetonation: The Explosion Of “Time Bomb” Hiromu TakahashiAustin believes it is high time the world found out further about Hiromu Takahashi! 
Misc. ColumnThe Velveteen Dream: A Unique ExperienceThe newly dubbed “Velveteen Dream” has not only grabbed Austin’s attention, but has been able to spark his interest in a product he no longer really goes out of his way to watch.
Misc. ColumnWhy NWA Power is the only US wrestling program I will care about moving forwardAustin has skipped over NXT, only tuned into the first two episodes of AEW Dynamite, and over the course of a weekend (Saturday more specifically), he decided to wake up and head to YouTube to watch the first episode of NWA Power!
Misc. ColumnDA MAN in Japan: The Revival of GoldbergBy the spring of 2001, the professional wrestling landscape would forever change with the closure of one of the sport’s largest promotions, World Championship Wrestling. With options limited in the United States, former WCW talent would be left to either ride out the remainder of their contract, wrestle on the independants, or be swallowed up by the WWF as supplemental talent. For Bill Goldberg, there was really only one place in pro wrestling he had yet to conquer… “Da Man” had his sights on Japan.
Misc. ColumnWrestlemania 2… What If?Long-standing rumors surrounding the main event of Wrestlemania II have started to swirl up again this week on social media. The rumor in question? Allegedly, Bruiser Brody NEARLY signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 1986 and was to be programmed against WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, for a dream showdown of epic proportions at Wrestlemania! Could it have really worked? What was the situation heading into April of 1986? We’ll take a look at all those questions, plus a little more ‘slightly tweaked’ history in this piece.

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