The B.O.W (Blog of Wrestling)

Intro:  Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election series as I'll be going over the election of 1932 as incumbent president Herbert Hoover is attempting to get re-elected but his not only going against a tough Democratic challenger but also an economy that's changed dramatically since the previous election...Let's get into it. The Stock Crash of 1929 After his landslide victory in the 1928 election, President Herbert Hoover was looking to continue that same level of prosperity that had occurred in the previous years, but  those ideas were put to rest on October 29th, 1929 when the stock market suffered a massive crash and coupled with other factors like years of deregulation, a sharp decrease of international trade and a disapproiatate amount of wealth being shared signaled the end of the prosperious period known as "The Roaring Twenties" .   By the earlier 1930's unemployment had reached somewhere between 23-25% with nume...

  Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election series for today I'll be going over the election of 1928 as Republican and businessman, Herbert Hoover takes on the Governor of New York, Al Smith...Let's get into it. Silent Cal Is Out! Following his victory in the 1924 election, President Calvin Coolidge continued to oversee an impressive economy while also becoming a vocal supporter of women, African and Native American rights throughout the rest of his term.  At first, many believed that Coolidge would run for another term as he only became president through the death of Warren G. Harding almost a year before the previous election, however in a move that shocked many at the time Silent Cal mentioned to the press in 1927 that he wouldn't run for re-election in 1928 despite numerous pleas to do so by members of the GOP. With Coolidge refusing to run for another term, the field was left wide open for others to go for the nomination with the t...

Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election series and today I'll be discussing the election of 1924 as the incumbent president is looking to stay in the oval office but his got to take on not one but two adversaries to make it happen...so with all that said, let's get into it. Harding's Presidency & The Teapot Dome Scandal If you recall from the 1920 presidential election article, Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding became the 29th president of the United States after a massive victory and Harding is looking to return the U.S. back to some normalcy after the previous year's saw so much bedlam and death following the end of the first world war. During his time in office, President Harding was an advocate for anti-lynching laws and racial equality especially in the South as the Ku Klun Klan was rising back into popularity around this decade.  Harding also signed various acts which went on improve the country's highway system, restrict...

Intro: In recent years, Bound For Glory has become the second biggest wrestling event under the Impact Wrestling banner with Slammiversary often taking the top spot as the company's major PPV since 2017. That said, BFG back then and today have provided fans the world over with some of the most wildest, strangest and no pun intended impactful moments in all of professional wrestling and with this year's event shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory, now seems like a good time to go over what I believe are some the best moments in this pay per views long and storied history. Honorable Mentions Matt Hardy Wins the World Title (BFG 2015) EC3's Debut (Bound For Glory 2013) Rosemary Returns (BFG 2018) Rhino Wins the NWA Title (BFG 2005) Kevin Nash Turns on Samoa Joe (BFG 2008) Rich Swann Wins the World Title (BFG 2020) Bobby Roode's Devastating Loss (BFG 2011) Moose Defeats EC3 (BFG 2020) Gail Kim and Lei'd Tapa Join Forces (BFG 2013) Johnny Impact Wins the Worl...