In recent weeks, Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks have been campaigning on Twitter to “save their jobs” on NXT. I’ve got no beef with Curt Hawkins (his run with Zack Ryder as Edge #1 and Edge #2 was fun) but Tyler Reks does nothing for me. I may have let him know, and he let’s just say he didn’t simply lay down for the three count.

In honor of Tyler Reks calling us out for being smart asses, we’ve decided to crown the first ever King of the Zing. We’ve placed eight wrestlers whom we love to talk about into a single elimination tournament that will take place on our Facebook page over the next three weeks.

There’s no real criteria for how to vote – it’s up to you. Let your voice be heard!

Ludvig Borga vs Marty Jannetty [Vote Here]

Stupid Americans.
Stupid Americans.

Ludvig Borga, RIP. All I remember about this cantankerous Nordic was his feuds with Lex Luger and Tatanka. His kryptonite was “USA!” chants.
Barbershop Window
Barbershop Window

Marty Jannetty, RIP. Just kidding. I know.

Nikki Bella vs Mark Henry [Click Here]
An epic showdown between #MarkHenryIsFat and #FatBella.

#BeatASU
#BeatASU

Well, Nikki – they finally gave you a (brief) run with the Divas Championship before you left us. We enjoyed watching you walk away. And we know, of course you’re not really fat…
Sexual Chocolate
Sexual Chocolate

But Mark Henry is.

Jinder Mahal vs The Great Khali [Click Here]


Jinder Mahal is a big man with a charisma problem. WWE tends to always have too many of those. It’s kind of their thing. Maybe he’ll figure it out one day – until then, he’s relegated to poop jokes. Thanks, Marty DeRosa!

Utter nonsense.
Utter nonsense.

And Khali? The big man can’t take a bump, and his most devastating move is a chop to the head. We also have him to thank for the travesty known as the Punjabi Prison match. Lastly, I had to watch The Undertaker job to him in person. For this reason, Khali sucks.

Kizarny vs Tyler Reks [Click Here]


Thank you Kizarny! Love, your number one fans.

T-Reks Approved
T-Reks Approved

And Tyler Reks? Well.. Go back to the beginning of this post. He earned it.

Joshua Schlag

For most of the last 30+ years of my life, I've been watching WWE. As a kid, Monday Night Raw hooked me from the start. From Bret Hart and Razor Ramon, to Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, to CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.. I've witnessed the ups and downs and I'm proud to have enjoyed pro wrestling through the years.

Though I now watch in a much different fashion than I did when I was a kid (finding out Vince McMahon was the owner and Jack Tunney no more than a figurehead was like finding out Santa Claus did not exist), I feel like I have a much greater appreciation for the hard work pro wrestlers do and the things they sacrifice to entertain us.

It's still real to me, dammit!