Archive for October, 2009
TNA Bound for Glory 2009 Recap (10/18)
All the TNA Bound for Glory results and action from the University of California Irvine’s Bren Events Center.
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Remembering Mike ‘Hawk’ Hegstrand
Posted by Goldenboy79 on OWW Genesis.
6 Years on: Remembering Mike ‘Hawk’ Hegstrand
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As the only team to win the AWA, NWA, WWF and All Japan tag titles, the Road Warriors- Animal & Hawk, were the highest drawing and biggest earning tandem in wrestling history. Along with Hulk Hogan, the Warriors helped to popularise the juiced up muscleman look that 75% of big name wrestlers had by the late 1980s. During their peak years from 1984-89, the Road Warriors were an awesome duo, destroying opponents with power moves, and had a huge following in the US & Japan who loved their no-selling, kick-ass ring styles and unique image. But for Hawk, his success and excessive lifestyle caught up with him in the end. The years of steroid and drug use (especially Cocaine) ended his ride for good on October 18th 2003 suffering a massive heart attack.
Sunset Flip: Options for Shane McMahon
Sunset Flip Presents: Options of Shane McMahon
By Jim Boy Star
The big story in the news this week is regarding Shane McMahon leaving World Wrestling Entertainment as of Jan. 1st 2010.
This is a big loss for the company because this is the 2nd member of the McMahon family leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Linda McMahon is running for Senate and now Shane will be doing something else. I wanted to take this time to go over the options of Shane McMahon and how likely each of them seem to be.
Wrestling Globe Newsletter for 10/18
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WRESTLING GLOBE NEWSLETTER
Sunday October 18, 2009
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My Bound for Glory Preview & Predictions!
The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Bound for Glory Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz breaks out the crystal ball to get you ready for TNA’s number-one pay per view event of the year, Bound for Glory.
TNA keeps telling fans that Bound for Glory is the biggest pay per view of the year. Fans keep hoping that TNA is right. Great action in the ring can’t totally redeem meaningless matches and climaxes that get contradicted or wiped out entirely on the following episode of iMPACT</I.
On the final iMPACT before this show, the emphasis subtly shifted the concept of Bound for Glory. It’s now positioned as the make or break show for the Main Event Mafia. AJ Styles has vowed to destroy the group at this show, while Kurt Angle says hell celebrate the group’s first anniversary at the October PPV.
Of TNA follows through with a show that provides an exciting climax to the long storyline. It certainly seems like the right time to fold the MEM and if TNA can do it in spectacular fashion, Bound for Glory may end up as truly the best event of the year.
Let’s look at Bound for Glory, match by match, to see what’s in store – and what may happen.
Traci Brooks shoots down Playboy rumors
Courtesy: www.MondayNightMayhem.com
TNA Knockout, Playboy cover, & member of The Main Event Mafia, Traci Brooks, was one of the special guests on this week’s live edition (10/12/09) of Monday Night Mayhem (presented by ReelWrestling.com), hosted by The Big Mosh & “The Chairman Of The Board” Todd Vincent. You can feel The Mayhem live & in streaming audio every Monday night (at 8PM ET/7PM CT), exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network (www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.ITunes.com. www.AudioWrestling.com, www.Facebook.com/MondayNightMayhem, www.MySpace.com/MondayNightMayhem, & www.OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com).
Wrestling in the Canadian West now available!
Now available from Crowbar Press!
Order from:
http://www.1wrestlinglegends.com/crowbarpress/cbp-books/08-wcw.html
WRESTLING IN THE CANADIAN WEST is a celebration of more than 100 years of professional wrestling in western Canada. Recognizing the efforts of promoters and wrestlers alike, the histories of the titles, Canadian wrestling trivia, and stories from the wrestlers who traversed the territory, this book offers a thorough insight into the legacy of the sport in one of the continent’s most oft-forgotten regions.
Jobbers of the Eighties by Derek K.
Jobbers Of The Eighties
A Column by Derek K. for OWW
Originally printed May 1, 2006
Remember Gino Carabello? “No.” How about Brian Mackney? “Still nothing.” S.D. Jones? “Oh… I think I heard a murmur from the back of the room. What about Steve Lombardi? A few more hands…
What do those names have in common” Well, these men are some of the jobbers who could be found at WWF events back in the glory days of the nineteen eighties. “Jobber” is professional wrestling slang for, to put it bluntly, the loser. It’s more poetic origin is in reference to the fact that a “jobber” is not so much a wrestling superstar as he is a worker (just doing his “job”).
The reason some of you nodded when you saw the name Steve Lombardi (a.k.a: The Brooklyn Brawler), but looked blankly at the screen while reading Carabello’s name, is that some jobbers of the eighties (and earlier) had a slightly elevated status. For example, the Face (good guy; fan favorite) S.D. Jones would usually do some damage do his opponent before taking the fall, unlike the unfortunate Mackney who essentially played the role of practice dummy.
