Sunset Flip pesents: The Downfall of Bret Hart? Part 2
By Jim Boy Star
As I am writing this article, we are hours away on finding out if Bret Hart will truly be the guest host for Raw. Last week, I wrote an article stating why I feel this may not be the best for the legacy of Bret Hart. (more…)
A Fool for Old School … Wrestling, That is
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The Katz Files
Top 2009 Non-Wrestling Characters
The Kingfish Arnie Katz picks his favorite WWE and TNA non-wrestling characters for 2009.
Pro wrestling is mostly about what happens inside the ropes — and in the ringside area – bur a lot of what makes a show special often depends on performers who don’t throw a Suplex or score a pinfall
The show’s non-wrestlers act as foils or instigators who advance the plot that, hopefully, will lead to exciting and dramatic matches involving the promotion’s wrestling performers.
You sure wouldn’t want a promotion that focused on non-wrestlers and forgot the all-important great matches, but you wouldn’t want to lose the excitement, color and complexity that non-wrestling characters contribute.
HULKAMANIA IS COMING BACK TO MONDAY NIGHT
ON “TNA iMPACT!” LIVE JANUARY 4 ON SPIKE TV
Hulk Hogan’s First Live Appearance On Spike TV’s “TNA iMPACT” Will Be In A Special 3-Hour LIVE Episode Monday, January 4 At 8:00 PM ET/PT
HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
The ECW (12/22) Extreme Exam
Our resident philosopher takes a look at one of the better ECW episodes in recent months.
The ECW Homecoming Tournament continued this week. Jack Swagger returned home to battle Yoshi Tatsu. ECW also reached a new historical moment in it’s history, a rather sad one. I’ll explain, at the end.
The show opened with a look back at Vladimir Kozlov v Ezekiel Jackson, from last week. William Regal pulled a good strong swerve when he turned on Kozlov to help push Jackson to the next round of the tourney. Kane also moved forward in the tourney.
by W.D. Hatfield (Host of The Wrestling Hotseat)
Several months ago, in fact, almost a year ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Mickey Grant, the former director and innovator of World Class Championship Wrestling’s highly successful and influential television program.
Mr. Grant had appeared to promote his ,at the time, new film “Gentleman’s Choice: The Chris Adams Story“. For myself, and several other people, the film was rated as a “must see” and in my opinion, is probably one of the most honest professional wrestling movies ever made. Mr. Grant has made many documentary films since he left the world of professional wrestling and has achieved a great deal of success in that film genre, with multiple films being shown in festivals, theatres, and even television channels like Home Box Office (HBO), BBC2 and PBS. Mickey considers “Gentleman’s Choice” to be not only one of his best films, but also the most personal film he has ever made.
As 2009 moves into 2010, it’s time for the 13th annual AS I SEE IT Year-End Review. As usual, I should note that my selections are based on what I’ve actually seen this year, either live, online, on TV, or via tape/DVD; which primarily means North American wrestling.
