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"Quit Living In The Past": Why Anything "Old" Won't Work Now (Part 3)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:09:53 -0600

This is the final piece in a three part series. I would like to thank every single one of your for the comments, the likes, and your unparalleled love and passion for the great sport of pro wrestling. Without you, this series would be nothing. In my

2009 Year End Awards: Wrestling

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:58:49 -0600

Earlier, I counted down my top 10 wrestlers of the year. Now, with New Years Eve on the horizon, it's time to run down the best promotion, match, biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, and more. Have fun and please leave a comment below with your

What need to happen in 2010 to better the World of Wrestling

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:19:46 -0600

2009 has been an ok year for wrestling on the whole but it’s been a year of repeats and there hasn’t really been anything that 2009 will be remembered for in the future, except maybe the Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker match at this year

Ooos & Aaahs: What You Don’t Want From The Crowd

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:09:08 -0600

One of the problems I see at a lot of indie shows is improperly trained workers who don’t know how to work a crowd. They seem to think that wrestling’s about getting a reaction out of the crowd. In fact, it’s about getting an emotio

Angelina Love May Be Set to Make Her Return to TNA

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:47:08 -0600

In the Christmas rush, another story has surfaced regarding TNA’s Jan. 4 live episode. Are we in for shakeup within the most beautiful faction of wrestling? Word is circulating all over the Internet that The Beautiful People’s former leader,

How The WWE Title Mess Could Have Been Avoided

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:01:31 -0600

Note: This is a proposed scenario that could have prevented all of the controversy that surrounds the WWE Championship right now. Also this is my first article on BR and I appreciate the opportunity to express my opinion in an open forum. All feedbac

WWE Smackdown 12/25/09 PART 1/10 2/10

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:20:28 -0600

WWE Smackdown 12/25/09 PART 1/10 WWE on Friday Night – Merry Christmas Pro Wrestling Fans – Smackdown. Okay I’m in Canada and I haven’t seen this show yet, its on tomorrow night, cant wait to see it. Posted in Writing - Th

Sportscaster George Michael passes away

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:43:58 -0600

Longtime Washington DC area sportscaster George Michael died today at the age of 70. He was well known nationally for his weekly recap show ‘George Michael’s Sports Machine’ which was essentially Sportscenter for the non-cable view

Mike Tyson to guest host 1/11 WWE Raw

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:12:31 -0600

Mike Tyson’s guest host gig for WWE Raw–scheduled at the same time as UFC’s Ultimate Fight Night–on January 11th is a done deal. There’s a big story announcing his appearance on the WWE website: Very familiar with being

Training: What To Look For, What To Expect: Part 2

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:10:59 -0600

Part 2 Now that we’ve covered what to look for in a training camp (Part 1), we need to look at what to expect once your there. First, stretching — lots of stretching. The biggest benefit to being flexible is that it minimizes the risk o

WWE ties up merchandising loose ends for 2010

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:49:25 -0600

Collectors of World Wrestling Entertaiment memorabilia will have some new items to look for in 2010 as it has tied up some long-running loose ends with its merchandising lines recently and a new company will take over as the manufacturer for another.

Bobby Lashley Seeks To Combine Pro Wrestling And MMA

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:34:51 -0600

Less than a month after his demolition of Japanese pop culture icon Bob Sapp, former WWE superstar turned MMA fighter Bobby Lashley has opted to return to the scripted world of professional wrestling. Lashley made his debut for #2 US wrestling promot

Training: What To Look For, What To Expect

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:25:22 -0600

PART 1 So, you want to be a pro wrestler. How do you get started? What’s going to happen when you start training? Well, for starters, you have to find a good training camp. Training to be a pro wrestler is about so much more than learning how t

WWE counterprograms 1/11 UFC Ultimate Fight Night

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:08:32 -0600

Taking a page from the UFC’s playbook, the WWE is pulling out a big gun to counter the 1/11 Ultimate Fight Night event. In recent months, the WWE has featured a different celebrity guest host on ‘Monday Night Raw’ and on this eveni

As 2009 draws to a close

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:53:44 -0600

As 2009 draws to a close we can only look back on the year that has occurred and there have been some good parts and some bad parts and unfortunately a few deaths as well (most recently Umaga) and now is as good a time as any to give out some awards

Full contact arm wrestling XARM: fight sport of the future?

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:03:51 -0600

Anyone who has watched a lot of pro wrestling knows that any time two pro wrestlers sit down for an ‘arm wrestling’ exhibition it never ends well. Its a similar deal when pro wrestlers get involved in a bodybuilding posedown, weigh lifti

Friday Night Video II

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:46:26 -0600

As often happens in independent wrestling, the organization has to roll with the punches. We have kind of a unique situation going on here. Monster Pro Wrestling and High Impact Wrestling (Canada) are working together – sharing talent and mixin

Babyface Or Heel: Play Your Role To The Hilt

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:53:35 -0600

Babyface or heel, it’s your job to make the fans believe. And in this day and age, with the virtual loss of kayfabe and with the cat out of the bag concerning whether wrestling is sport or “sports entertainment”, that’s hard e

Calling It On The Fly: The Only Way To Work

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:17:54 -0600

The very first time I ever worked a match “calling it on the fly” was on an indian reserve in northern Alberta. My opponent was Tyrone Ironside and he insisted we work that way. “It’s way easier to work that way,” he tol

Brock Lesnar Signs for 2010 Topps UFC Uncaged

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:55:55 -0600

One sure sign that current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is feeling better following a prolonged illness? He's been signing autographs for trading card manufacturers lately.

Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion: Why You Should Go

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:24:15 -0600

For years, I had seen coverage of the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion online, complete with pictures of all the wrestling legends that attended. I’d always assumed that membership was by invitation only and that you had to have made a name for y

‘Santa’ Roddy Piper busts a bottle over his head, cuts a promo

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:20:10 -0600

From the golden days of Portland Wrestling–’Rowdy’ Roddy Piper wears a Santa suit, busts a beer bottle over his head and cuts a promo:

Injuries In The Ring: 100% Guaranteed

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:29:32 -0600

I’m nursing a very sore, very stiff knee right now. November 14th, Regina, Saskatchewan. Main event for High Impact Wrestling. Bucky McGraw and I are in the middle of a feud with Damage Inc. (Crash Crimson and Dice Steel). We’ve defended

WWE Pay Per View - TLC Match - Idea Girl Consulting Word Press

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:59:19 -0600

I had fun posting the WWE TLC - Tables Ladders and Chairs Match Predictions then Results for December 13th, 2009.I listed it in the Sports Section on http://www.blogsurfer.us for the tags and articles posted.I was fairly happy with the results.I foun

WWE Title John Cena Loses To Sheamus – Dec 13, 2009 Tables Ladders Chairs

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:29:22 -0600

I’m listening to the WWE matches on a website that is trying to get me to sign up my cell phone for $5 a text message? It say’s it’s free! Yeah right, there’s nothing free about the match at all. How many people blindly sign u

Where Have All of Pro Wrestling's Big Men Gone?

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:52:16 -0600

This is something that has bugged me for a while now. The professional wrestling landscape has fallen a bit into a trap. It's pumping out very similar-looking wrestlers. Of course most have some sort of gimmick to set them apart, but let's look at wh

Top 5 Reasons you shouldn’t worry about getting your shit off.

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:52:14 -0600

The best advice I ever got as a green wrestler (and even after nearly 5 years, I still consider myself green) was from a 20+ year veteran of the sport, Chi Chi Cruz or “Cheech” as we called him. We were driving to the MPW training facilit

Tiger Mask Japanese Honda commerical

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:31:49 -0600

Here’s a circa 1980’s Japanese Honda commercial featuring the original Tiger Mask aka Satoru Sayama. Sayama went on to be an influential figure in the development of MMA in Japan, among other things founding the Shooto promotion:

1984 AWA Road Warriors squash match

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:35 -0600

Tom Zenk aka ‘The Z Man’ would achieve some degree of success in the sport, but here he’s on the wrong end of a squash match with the legendary Road Warriors with ‘Precious’ Paul Ellering:

Friday Night Video

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:46:24 -0600

Back when I first started watching Stampede Wrestling, the main event was Dan Kroffat vs. Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie. Their feud was what got me hooked on pro wrestling. As I watched more and more, my heart would be in my throat as the