Who’s Hardcore” They’re Hardcore!
Originally published by July 9, 2004
Written by Paul K.

Now I know everyone who has watched wrestling has heard the word HARDCORE thrown around – like the old WWF Hardcore title. But in my humble opinion, I think that title had nothing to do with hardcore. Now promotions such as CZW, XPW, FMW, and even ECW are hardcore. Men like Sabu, Mr. Pogo, Masato Tanaka, Terry Funk, Super Leather, New Jack, Hayabusa and Mick Foley are hardcore. I respect all these men so much for what they do. Let’s go through the top five hardcore men ever in wrestling.

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Mercedes Martinez vs Serena:
An Eye For An Eye & Hair For Hair?
Report by Jimmy Gentry of WSUWrestling.com
 

WSU World Champion Mercedes Martinez has been heralded by the top critics of the wrestling community, the fans & her fellow women wrestlers as the top womens wrestler today. From being called “the best champion in all of wrestling today” by WrestlingObserver.com’s Joe Babinsack to being the highest ranked independent wrestler on Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top 50 Women of Wrestling List, Mercedes Martinez is the barometer of womens wrestling in America today.
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WRESTLING GLOBE NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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If you missed the Tuesday February 22nd edition of the Online World of Wrestling Radio with host Alan Wojcik and contributors from Wrestle Talk Radio/Otaku Talk Radio’s Spug & Mase plus Kevin K . Scott of Under the Ring, here are the highlights:

[ Straight to Download Episode ]

The program was opened with a review of Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber PPV, thoughts on whether putting John Cena vs. the Miz as RAW’s main event is going to increase buy rates/ticket sales, opinions on the reveal of the mysterious 2/21/11 man as the Undertaker who was quickly followed by the return of HHH, whether “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is WWE Hall of Fame material and previewed some of the contributors choices for WrestleMania 27 matches.

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CZW “TWELVE: The Twelfth Anniversary Event” on Saturday, February 12 delivered action to a packed Asylum Arena and showed the Ultraviolence is going strong as CZW begins its thirteenth year and gears up for Best of The Best X on April 9.

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Host Alan Wojcik is joined weekly by national contributors like Scott Fishman & Jim Varsallone of the Miami Herald, Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal, Anthony Castellano of Newsday (NY), Kevin K. Scott of Under the Ring, Sarah & Ari Daigen of “In This Very Ring” plus members of the Wild Talk Radio roster like Spug, Mase, Sir Rockin & Tim Stein. Plus the big boss of Online World of Wrestling, ClickWrestle, Diva-Dirt.com and Chickfight, the Executive Board Member at Cauliflower Alley Club Jason Deadrich will be stopping by from time to time.

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NATIONAL WRESTLING SUPERSTARS SENDS
OUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON SCOTT HALL
 

NWS management would like to make the following statement regarding this past weekend’s Scott Hall appearances. . . . Not that Scott Hall needs to get his name any more known in the pro wrestling world but it’s nice that a major Northeast promotion can send out a most positive feedback on Mr. Hall’s appearances.
 
NWS was contacted by an unnamed third party that Mr. Hall would be in the greater New York/New Jersey metro area on other business and would possibly like to make an appearance on our Friday night Carteret, NJ event featuring Sean “X-Pac” Waltman. We welcomed the invite but of course cautioned that the event was at a church gym and on the other upside option on Saturday night at a high school gym and knowing of Mr. Hall’s recent unfavorable press, we were somewhat leery of possible repercussions. But this press release is of a positive nature because of when the negatives are reported, so should the positives.  Scott Hall’s appearance was electrifying (to say the least) on Friday night, and his locker room presence and welcome input in the main event match was totally unexpected (to say the least).  Scott got right back into the swing of things and jumped right into the middle of the match between X-Pac and Monsta Mack even to the point of giving the Razor’s Edge Power Bomb to the over 350 pound Monsta Mack and leading him and Sean out of the ring in victory and a long line of autograph seekers that lasted a good half hour.

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WRESTLING GLOBE NEWSLETTER
Monday, February 21, 2011

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AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com

Chris Jericho’s second book “Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps” is the same high quality read that his first book, “A Lion’s Tale”, was and then some. “A Lion’s Tale” detailed Jericho’s childhood, then training and early years in professional wrestling.

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Time Machine: The Early Years
Originally published on June 10, 2004
Written by Gladiator

Come and step into the pro wrestling time machine, where I will write about each generation of wrestling. And we begin in the early years of pro wrestling.

In the early years, promoters ran their respective territories, as specific federations were not popular at the time. Until July 14, 1948, of course, when promoters from St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Omaha, Des Moines and Columbus fused to form the National Wrestling Alliance. Amongst competition were the World Wrestling Association led by the LeBells, and other territories run by promoters like Jess McMahon, Jules Strongbow and Jim Crockett. But none could top the success of the NWA.

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