Archive for the ‘Professional Wrestling’ Category
Friday, September 18th, 2009
The cleverly written storylines hardly ever indicate the reality in a wrestler's life. However, Jeff Hardy is living a storyline of excess. The WWE storyline over the past few months saw CM Punk turn heel and emphasize his 'straight edge' lifestyle. Within that storyline, Punk's favorite target was Hardy. Hardy ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
If anyone reading this saw Happy Gilmore and enjoyed the Bob Barker appearance in the movie, then hold on to your hats because Bob Barker is hosting Monday Night Raw on Labor Day. Barker has been retired for almost two years from The Price Is Right. Drew Carey is doing ...
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Kurt Angle, the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, was arrested on charges of possessing a human growth hormone and for violating an order to stay away from his girlfriend. The arrest took place on Saturday at 7:50 AM in a Robinson Township parking lot. The reports say Angle was circling the ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Bret Hart is what theatrical professional wrestling is all about in real life. He has seen triumph and tragedy, has been screwed by the boss, has overcome a life-threatening scare, and he has still preserved a legacy during the boom years of the WWE. He remains one of the biggest ...
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
Probably the most racist thing WWE (WWF at that time) ever released. Ironically, the WWE released Tony Atlas from his role as Mark Henry's manager on ECW in June. Atlas has been down and out in a classic story of a wrestler that went from the headlines to the bread lines ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Having seen The Big Show last weekend at close distance I still cannot fathom how someone that big can handle the physicality of pro wrestling. I know it is staged and the outcomes are worked in advance. What I can't get a grip on is how these guys travel over ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
The Covelli Centre in Youngstown was the setting as The WWE Raw roster made a stop. It was an interesting night on many levels. First of all, this was a traditional house show, so there was no McMahons around, no Jerry Lawler, no Jim Ross, and no TV cameras. There was ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Bruno Sammartino was often referred to as a "Living Legend" throughout his illustrious career. Sammartino was the Hulk Hogan of the 70's, the WWE's top dog. He held the WWE heavyweight championship thoughout a majority of the seventies. Back then, there was only one championship belt.
Sammartino turned to commentary with ...
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