Welcome to my Blog…

I am Kayhan Barabi, AKA the Malapert Smark. Professional wrestling is by far my favorite thing in the world. I don’t like to think much about the world, because it’s so awful, so I try to focus in on just the wrestling. You know, for my mental health…

There is an accompanying podcast to this blog, available on common podcast platforms and on YouTube.

Link to YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/@malapert_smark?si=FM_NglWtdcUXnQl-

I have seen far more wrestling than I have formally reviewed. I wish I had started doing this a long time ago, but oh well! I’m addition to the years listed below, I followed wrestling very closely 1997-2001, as the death of WCW forced me out of wresting for a time. Also, I got back into it from 2010-2013, as the demise of Dixie Carter’s TNA again forced me out of wrestling, as I wasn’t gonna sit and watch Vince’s WWE 🤮. 

But, being the historian that I am, I went back and caught up on an number of years that I missed from 2001-2006. So I have seen all that but don’t have formal reviews…

As far as formal reviews go, I started this podcast in 2023 w/ my friend Vlad “The Wrestling Expert” and we have reviewed WWE & AEW since then and also gone back and reviewed some of the classics. My other great friend, Robert “The Frozen Asian” and others, feature on many reviews… My goal is to review EVERY wrestling show there’s ever been before I die!… Here is a listing of every review we got so far…

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Malapert Smark Series:

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-WCW After Hogan Turned to the Dark Side (15 episodes)

Link to full series on YouTube:

Featuring Vlad “The Wrestling Expert” and Robert “The Frozen Asian,” this series highlights WCW right from when Hulk Hogan turned bad in July 1996 and takes us through Sting’s fabled first appearance in the rafters October 28th. There is an accompanying series that takes us through this same time period in WWF as well…

-1996 WWF Post SummerSlam (12 episodes)

Link to full series on YouTube:

Featuring Vlad “The Wrestling Expert” and Robert “The Frozen Asian,” this series highlights the WWF while their competitors were riding high over at WCW, dominating creatively and in the TV ratings from August 1996 til October 28th. Some would consider this a period where Vince McMahon was trying to “figure things out,” and although Stone Cold features, he doesn’t really get going til toward the end of our series when Bret Hart returns and the feud kicks into gear. I would consider this when the Monday Night Wars really began… 


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