Wrestling Rewind: The history behind WWE vs. TNA and what went wrong
In the 2000s, a new wrestling company was making headline across the wrestling world. Total Nonstop Action (TNA) was a show that showcased both new...
Ladies of the Indies: Exclusive Interview with Mariah May
There is a massive wrestling community on Instagram, with some accounts amassing thousands of followers and even securing sponsorship deals. Mariah May was one of...
Interview with ‘Queen of the Cuts’ Swayze Valentine: UFC’s first female cut woman
The klaxon sounds for the end of the round; both fighters go back to their assigned corners; cut, bruised and bloodied. In comes the coaching...
A review of Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story Documentary
TSN, Canada’s largest sports network, recently aired the documentary Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story as part of their Engraved on a Nation series—an anthology...
Ranking the best Pro Wrestling Podcasts
Wrestling is a form of entertainment like no other. In the ring it has storytelling, and incredible athletics. Behind the scenes, it get's even more...
Kamaru Usman May Be the First African UFC Champion, But an Entire Continent is Rising
At UFC 235, Kamaru Usman made history by defeating former welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley. He became the first Nigerian to win a major MMA world...
Ranking the top five Canadian WWE wrestlers of all-time
As someone who lives here I can tell you Canada is known for a lot of things, Tim Hortons, Hockey, being nice, etc. However what...
Analyzing a potential atomweight division roster in the UFC
Within the last 8 years, the UFC has been adding numerous divisions to the spotlight and even more since Ronda Rousey and the bantamweight division....
Community Journal Entry: That one time I got to meet John Cena
When I was much younger, I was a huge fan of WWE and John Cena was my favorite wrestler. I grew up watching him basically...
Women set to headline WrestleMania for the first time ever
WWE officially announced that the main event of WrestleMania 35 on April 7th will be the triple threat match between Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey, and...
Community Journal Entry: Reflecting on my first BJJ competition
ENTRY #8by Kylie Belcher (@tinymma)March 2, 2019 The first time I stepped on the mat at my Jiu Jitsu academy, I fell hopelessly and irrevocably...
Ladies of the Indies: Exclusive Interview with Alexia Nicole
I am extremely proud and excited to announce a brand new wrestling series that I will be bringing to The Scrap, called Ladies of the...
Should UFC be the only elite promotion or should MMA adopt the Boxing blueprint?
For years the UFC has been the premiere promotion for mixed martial arts. With other organizations like Bellator and Professional Fighters League also showing success,...
Elias Theodorou: ‘I’m fighting for medical equality’
In 2015 the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) teamed with the UFC and started enforcing drug testing on fighters, to ensure that the Octagon is...
Regardless of Controversy, Jon Jones Remains One of the Greatest Fighters of All Time
This weekend, Jon “Bones” Jones headlines UFC 235 in Las Vegas against the very experienced Anthony “Lionheart” Smith, just two months after defeating Alexander Gustafsson....
Exploring the potential UFC 165-pound division
In the last ten years, we have seen the sport of MMA grow massively with new promotions getting the spotlight and new weight classes born....
Community Journal Entry: The day I received my purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu
ENTRY #2 by Matthew Jones (@akachijones) March 19, 2017 First I’d like to thank The Scrap for reaching out. I recently got my purple belt...