Crazy Japanese Wrestling Move of the Week: Top Rope DDT

The DDT is a simple move. You put your opponent in a front headlock, then fall backward, driving the top of their head into the floor.

Invented by Jake the Snake (allegedly by accident), it's a legitimately devastating move that has broken necks in pro wrestling and given many little brothers their first concussions.

So what happens when you turn a 3' drop into a 7' drop? Jushin "Thunder" Liger sure wanted to know, and poor Owen Hart had to find out:



Hats off to Jushin, and a somber, respectful tip of the hat to Martha Hart (RIP Owen).

Our Amazing Podcast Intro Song

We decided to upload our podcast intro song so everyone can enjoy it at their own pace.
Start getting excited for the new season.

Hats off to us!

The Best of Neil Hamburger v Corporate Twitter Accounts

America's Funnyman, booze enthusiast

Neil Hamburger would make a fantastic heel manager.
Imagine him following the Bobby Heenan formula: he'd bring his wrestlers to the ring, get on the mic and insult the crowd until they're practically jumping the barricade, throw a drink in the face of his enemy to steal a win, barely escape the arena without a beating.
He practically does that already.
In fact, he even looks like another legendary manager:

Paul... Hamburger?

In the spirit of antagonism, here are our favorite brutal Hamburger takedowns of corporate Twitter accounts:

Hats off to you, Neil. Hope to see you spitting on Jerry Lawler soon!

Deeusch, deujsche, or daaaiiiiiysche, It doesn't matter how it's spelled as long as it follows a huge DEEEEESCH!

With the recent anniversary of 9/11 I'm sure we all found ourselves at one time or another pondering what we truly believe America stands for. In my eyes there is nothing more American than bone-rattling hits, one-second knockouts and old men taking huge bumps on PPV. With that, we here at Hats Off to Us present our "Deeusch's of the Week".

Found a gray hair in my soul patch today....and I think it formed after watching the Mortal Kombat Fatality-style hit this kid takes.
Is that good ol' JR in the crowd at the end? "Oh my gawd!"

"Here's the game plan kid. You run at a dead sprint, then when you see him preparing to throw that one devastating blow he is aiming towards your chin, you jump into the air and the rest will fall into place, ensuring victory."

These two were a combined 106 years old for this "Street Fight" at Wrestlemania XIX....the only thing missing is a 'Vince Strut' as he climbs up the ladder.

And finally, poor Jeremy Bullock has no idea what kind of embarrassment is in store for him here. Highlights include the intro "what I have to do to win is just keep my butt in a bind right there"...the initial hurdle over his opponent and ensuing life-altering Rock-Bottom he absorbs. Enjoy.

Hats off to us and hats off to you Jeremy Bullock!

What Is This, a New Post?

It's been a while.
A long summer of looking deeply into the mirror, agonizing over whether we have the guts to go on is over.
We're back.
The podcast is returning in a few weeks with listenable audio and BIG TIME guests. From ESPN's "Sports Guy" Bill Simmons to 30 Rock's "Glasses Girl" Tina Fey. We'll have chats with everyone between those two cultural end points as well as discussions on what passes for local professional sports, movies and books.
Believe it.
Until then, we'll continue posting odds and ends here and on twitter ( http://twitter.com/#!/hatsofftous ).
To kick things off right, here's a little update on what's going on in non-WWE pro wrestling:



Hats off to us, and hats off to Sting (age 52) and Hulk Hogan (age 58) for this embarrassing-in-every-way story line!