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The Eight Kinds of Pro Wrestling Retirement
From Ric Flair to Shawn Michaels, all the ways a wrestler’s career ends … or “ends”.
FROM THE VAULT: Rise of the Phoenix?
I enjoyed Ronda Rousey’s performance at UFC 175 because it is the perfect motivation for Beth Phoenix to return to wrestling.
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The WWE-ification of UFC
From Conor McGregor to Brock Lesnar, the squared circle has swallowed the octagon.
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Women’s Wrestling Icon Trish Stratus a Humble Trailblazer
Trish is a seven-time WWE women’s champion and one of the most iconic women to ever set foot in the ring. She’s also smart, funny,...
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JBL Uses Rugby to Help Bermuda’s Kids
When former WWE champion John “JBL” Layfield saw social problems in the form of youth violence in his locality he decided to help make a...
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Equal Fights Movement
The optics of intergender wrestling can be shocking. But those who participate say pitting women against men in the ring is a step toward equality.
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Missing Our Friends Who Passed
Reeling as we all are today from hearing about the loss of three wrestling family members.
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Is It Too Much, Too Soon for Ronda Rousey in the WWE?
When it comes to utter dominance at a professional level, perhaps only Brock Lesnar comes close to what Ronda Rousey accomplished before coming to the...
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The Blessed Life of ‘Buddha Khan’ Eddie Carter
"Buddha Khan" Edward A. Carter III was always friendly and approachable, despite his imposing height and intimidating demeanor.
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Chris Candido…A Man that Needed No Gimmick.
A kind caring man are two things you never thought as a wrestling fan you would ever hear to describe the man that called himself...
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THE SURVEYOR OF THE STARS
Bill Behrens originally broke into the business by writing in to the PWTorch newsletter in the early 1990s. Here is the rest of his...
The Zone Has Fallen
It's safe to say that Wrestling Inc, founded by Raj Giri, has won the war between the two mega Pro Wrestling websites.
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Legends’ Feats Documented in the National Library
Barry York wrote an interesting article in June 1997 entitled "No Holds Barred" that examined the feats of legendary wrestlers.
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A Great Weekend to be a Fan of Professional Wrestling
Oliver Newman watched GFW Destination X, NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 3 and WWE SummerSlam over the weekend, here are his thoughts on those shows.
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Thoughts on the Nature Boy
For anyone of a certain age, no matter how much they deny it...or deny being wrestling fans....everyone of a certain age knows who Ric Flair...
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10 Wrestlers Who Overcame Difficult Childhoods
These wrestlers overcame difficult childhoods to follow their dreams and become household names.
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The State of WWE
Might need a 60 minute AJ Styles- Shinsuke Nakamura match on Smackdown to get THAT taste out of my mouth.
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Legend’s Murder Still Haunts Wrestling
Monday marked 29 years since the death of Bruiser Brody — one of the all-time great wrestling characters — who was stabbed in a backstage...
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These ‘Gorgeous’ Ladies Were the True Pioneers of Women’s Wrestling
Premiering in 1986, “GLOW” was an all-female wrestling program at a time when women were mere sideshows in the sport. The women were assigned flamboyant...
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Feeling the ‘GLOW’
GLOW, the new series from Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch, and Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan, begins streaming on Netflix on Friday, taking...
