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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: November 2009
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Monday, November 30, 2009. Themed PPV's from the Past and Present. In 1989, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) ran an Iron Man tournament at its annual Starrcade show. The show featured both a tag team tournament as well as a singles tournament with competitors battling in round robin matches to determine the "Iron Man" (and "Iron Men"). For more on the rules of the "Iron Man" tournament, click here. Wrestling Olympics: I like the idea of the WWE's Bragging Rights PPV where RAW SmackDown! As time unfolds...
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: June 2009
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Saturday, June 27, 2009. Michael Jackson's Impact on Professional Wrestling. Jackson's impact on wrestling would soon be felt in promotions throughout North America. The 1980's saw the proliferation of entrance music for wrestlers. Although entrance themes were not used for every wrestler like they are today, they were beginning to become more common. Following up on the fans' positive reaction to entrance themes like Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Of course the high energy songs of Thriller. Wrestling's Unsolved ...
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. The two month buildup proved to be disastrous with the fans turning on babyface Garvin and rooting for Flair. There was little buildup for the rematch and by the time Starcade rolled around, the fans just wanted to see Garvin disappear. Last year however, the WWE came up with the terrific idea of featuring not one but two Elimination Chamber Matches. Each match featured six competitors from RAW and SmackDown! Friday, January 23, 2009.
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: Remembering Captain Lou Albano
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Remembering Captain Lou Albano. Whether he was helping one of his charges cheat their way to victory, winning the U.S. Tag Team Championship, making beautiful music with NRBQ (and music videos with Cyndi Lauper), or starring in Brian DePalma's Wise Guys, Lou Albano knew how to keep himself busy and in the spotlight. He was bigger than life, literally and metaphorically, making an impact wherever he stepped. Lou Albano was no cartoon character bad guy (although he would go on ...
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: July 2009
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Monday, July 20, 2009. Great Moments in Wrestling: Jake Roberts DDT's Ricky Steamboat. While Steamboat didn't finish last, he did end up on the short end of the stick many times throughout his career. Beloved by fans, Steamboat was the kind of wrestler who suffered beat down after beatdown by vicious heels, igniting the fans' desire to see him gain his revenge and in the process, making a lot of money for promoters. Friday, July 17, 2009. Epic Fail: The Braden Walker Experiment. Following the expiration ...
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: February 2009
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Saturday, February 21, 2009. New format for WWE TV-More Sizzle, Less Steak. Have you noticed it? Well, have you? Watching and recapping Monday Night RAW and ECW (Yours truly provides real-time recaps of both shows over at World Wrestling Insanity for my good friend Sir James Guttman), I've been noticing that the WWE seems to be providing a little bit more sizzle and a lot less steak over on its flagship show (RAW) as well as its showcase for new talent show (ECW. While Bischoff was by no means the first ...
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: Remembering Eddie Fatu
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Saturday, December 5, 2009. The two then went on to defeat the team in a match at September's Unforgiven PPV. A feud against the Dudley Boyz followed but the team came to an abrupt end when Mr. Fatu was released in June 2003. Where he looked to be back on track in his winning ways. Unfortunately an ACL injury took him out of action for the remainder of the year. In 2009, Umaga finally returned to action, destroying Jimmy Wang Yang during a match on SmackDown! From there, Umaga entered into a feud with CM...
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: 10 Biggest News Stories of 2000's/
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010. 10 Biggest News Stories of 2000's/. 9 Ric Flair retires-Mr. Flair's retirement wasn't a question of "how long will this last? But “how do we do this right to recognize THE MAN’s many achievements in the ring? In the WWE’s case, they elected to compete with themselves by developing an internal rivalry. The result was the WWE taking its RAW and SmackDown! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Order your copy of Wrestling's Greatest Moments! Pre-order Wrestling's Greatest Moments.
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Wrestling's Greatest Moments: The Rise and Fall of WCW
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Monday, January 18, 2010. The Rise and Fall of WCW. The second component of Mr. Crockett’s expansion was bringing in Dusty Rhodes to book his product. Mr. Rhodes had helped make Championship Wrestling from Florida a success and he helped take JCP to greater heights, helping in the development of Starcade as well as several other successful promotional ventures. Hogan’s presence shocked some of WCW’s traditional fan base but he also brought in a new audience. Mr. Hogan’s presence...The Rise and Fall of WCW.
