The History of the Intercontinental Title
(Covering from 1979 until 2006)
Originally published in 2006
Written by Colm Kearns

Over the years the Intercontinental title has been held by some of the best performers in WWE history, it has been defended in some of the finest matches the world had ever seen and it has provided a constant stepping-stone toward main event status. The IC champion should be a talented midcard contender (and a possible future main eventer), he should be over with the fans and defend the title fairly regularly. Every time the champion steps into the ring to defend the IC title he is continuing the tradition that began in 1979 with Pat Patterson.

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Manager’s Corner: Tammy “Sunny” Sytch
Originally published on November 9, 2003
Written by Kenneth Coker

This edition of Manager’s Corner takes a look at many teenage WWF fans first crush in the mid-1990′s.  A lady who came off as a spoiled, underhanded, lowdown, prep. However, since she wore those skimpy and sexy cheerleading outfits everytime out of the locker room, Tammy “Sunny” Sytch might as well have been a fan favorite. Well, at least for the men that is.

Tammy began her trek to the bright lights and fast nights of New York and the WWF, long before it was evident to her.  Sytch was born in Monmouth, New Jersey, a place where Tammy developed a love for animals and for playing the piano, among other things.

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Written by OWW Radio’s Alan Wojcik:

They “snacked on danger & dined on death,” competed in WarGames, the Night of the SkyWalkers, the Tower of Doom and against the best tag teams of the 1980’s and 1990’s. Many consider the Road Warriors best tag team of all-time (Sorry Team 3D) being the only team to win the GCW, AJPW, AWA, WWE & NWA/WCW World Tag Team championships. They certainly are one of the most intimidating and impersonated figures in wrestling (see Demolition, Powers of Pain, et al.) Hawk and Animal along with their manager “Precious” Paul Ellering used to scare the crap out of their opponents while bringing people out of their seats causing the backstage phrased “Road Warrior Pop.” But everything you saw on WTBS, TNT, USA and WWE syndicated programming is nothing to the life backstage and out of ring.

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WCW’s 21 Greatest Gems of All-Time
Originally published on February 1, 2008
Written by Joe L.

 This article will  focus on the moments, gems, matches, and events that made WCW (World Championship Wrestling) a serious contender and a force to be reckoned with. Don’t think that I hate WCW, be cause I don’t, and this article will illustrate why. For every Pinata on a Pole, a young stallion named Booker T won the World Heavyweight Championship. For every Mini-Movie Trinity, there was Ric Flair toppling the monster Vader at Starrcade 1993. There were so many great moments in WCW that deserve to be recognized and it is my goal that the recognition of these moments becomes known.

You’ll notice that this column is missing other worthy candidates and I agree.  This column will not cover the pre-1990 WCW because I do not have the great knowledge or time to access them. So if anybody feels outraged about my list, I apologize. Feel free to write your thoughts at the end of the article in the feedback section.

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The History of the WWE Title
(Covering from 1963 until 2005)
Originally published in 2005
Written by Colm Kearns

Seeing John Cena win the WWE title at WrestleMania XXI was a remarkable moment for the company, for not only was Cena cementing his status as a main eventer, he was also continuing the 42 year tradition of WWE title changes.

The history of the prestigious title (arguably the most highly valued in the world) began in 1963. Kennedy was president, Brazil were the world champions but in wrestling ‘Nature Boy’ Buddy Rogers was the man. Rogers was NWA World Champion and he was also one of the biggest draws and most over heels in the sport at that time. Unfortunately northeast promoters Toots Mondt and Vince McMahon Sr. who controlled Rogers’ bookings wouldn’t allow him to wrestle outside the northeast area. In retaliation the NWA board had Rogers drop the title to Lou Thesz. However, the title change took place in a one-fall match contrary to the usual two out of three falls system of the day for deciding world title bouts. McMahon Sr. and Mondt refused to recognise the title change and broke away from the NWA, forming their own company, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), with Rogers as their champion.

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The Flop of the Invasion
Originally published in 2005
Written by Bruce Chen

Every so often, somebody complains about the lack of execution on the WWE’s part regarding potentially awesome angles. As you can see from my title, this article is about to talk about the biggest flop of them all. That’s right. The WCW vs WWF Invasion was the most disappointing angles of all time. While it was good TV, it wasn’t what everyone thought the WCW vs WWF would have been all about.

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Road Warrior Animal Interview Recap
by Nikhil Kalhan
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Jack and the OneInchhbiceps third guest of a very eventful night (opening with Sara Del Rey, then followed by Zach Gowen) was the legendary Road Warrior Animal, one half of the Legion of Doom. You can buy Road Warriors new book “The Road Warriors: Danger,Death and the Rush of Wrestling. At all book stores and internet book-stores.

Jacks first question of the night was Road Warriors opinion of Ole Anderson? Animal praised him for being a great person and of the old generation of wrestlers. Animal remembers when himself and Hawk had just been in the WWF for a month when Ole Andersons parents had passed away, when they went up to him to offer there sympathys,Ole replied back by saying thanks but he will not be attending there funeral, it was his character and he put his heart in the business.

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A Tribute to Puerto Rican Stars
Originally published in 2004
Written by Angel Martinez

If the wrestling universe is a star, Canada, Mexico, United States, Japan and Puerto Rico are the edges. Canada is well know for their scientific skills, great techniques and The Dungeon. Mexico is high flying, over the top gimmicks and great performers. United States is Sport Entertainment, muscular guys and a lot of idolized Gods of Wrestling. Wrestling in Japan is very religious, great sportsmanship and a good dose of craziness. Puerto Rico is Hardcore, Bloody and very passionate.

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Monday Night Mayhem DVD Review: “River Of Darkness”
Starring: Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Sid Eudy, Bill Hinzman, & Ray “Glacier” Lloyd
Produced By: North Shore Pictures | Directed By: Bruce Koehler
DVD Review Written By: Shawn “The Angry Hero” Marek

River of Darkness is the second feature film to be written & directed by Bruce Koehler that features the wrestling world’s favorite Olympic hero: Kurt Angle. This time around, Koehler decided to serve up the strangest wrestling-flavored Neapolitan film that he could by bringing Kevin Nash, Sid, & Glacier into the mix for this horror/vengeance film.
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Creating The Ideal Wrestler
Originally published in 2005
Written by Angel Martinez

Sometimes we try to look for certain characteristics in wrestlers in order to relate to them or simply become a fan. But is hard to find the one who fills all our expectations. So I will break down all the features I’m looking for in a wrestler using actual wrestlers to develop the Ideal One!

Note: This isn’t an article about Alberto Del Rio…. he is just a great example!

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