Archive for the ‘Professional Wrestling’ Category
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
The WWE returned to the Covelli Centre in Youngstown Saturday night, unveiling their Raw and Smackdown Super Show, where members of both rosters were present. A very loud and appreciative crowd actively participated all evening and the show was filled with a couple of surprises.
The card kicked off at 7:30 ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
When you start to fly through the short list of guys who were professional wrestling managers, Jimmy Hart would have to be on near the top. Hart, notorious for using a megaphone and being the prototypical 'heel' character during the WWE's rise to prominence in the eighties, is very happy ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Wrestling fans will want to mark August 28 in their planners. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers have announced that Jimmy "Mouth of The South" Hart has been added to Baseball Brawl 2 following the ball game. Mick Foley and Al Snow had already been signed to participate in the event, and ...
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
The WWE Superstars are making Youngstown a regular stop on their tour lately. An announcement has been made by the WWE and The Covelli Centre to promote the Saturday night, September 17 event. Tickets go on Saturday, July 16, at 10 a.m. You can purchase tickets for the special RAW ...
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
On Sunday, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers welcomed Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase to Eastwood Field. DiBiase, one of the all-time great WWE heels, was on hand to sign autographs and greet the fans throughout Sunday's Scrappers - State College Spikes game.
DiBiase pulled an old skit out of the woodwork ...
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
George "The Animal" Steele was recently at a Mahoning Valley Scrappers game. There was a laser hair removal promotion on the same night in which Steele picked the fan with the hairiest back to receive a free treatment. For years, Steele was the ultimate WWF (WWE) heel. He struck fear ...
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are gearing up for the 2010 season with the announcement of its promotional schedule. The big highlight for me is August 7, when George "The Animal" Steele hits Eastwood Field on Wrestling Night. Opening night is Monday, June 21 and a fireworks display will happen after ...
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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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