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Monday, June 7th, 2010If you file for bankruptcy, that’s really bad news for your credit score and financial status. If the Fertitta family files for bankruptcy, somehow they make good. The world’s their oyster.
WWE legend Steve Austin: If MMA existed a generation ago, a lot of guys in pro-wrestling would have done MMA instead.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin had some very interesting comments about MMA on Bruce Buffer’s radio show yesterday.
Evidence mounting that big UFC PPVs on days before big WWE PPVs are causing a big headache for WWE
Friday, May 7th, 2010Evidence is mounting that bigger UFC PPVs the day before a WWE PPV on the same weekend are taking away PPV buys from WWE events.
Antonio Inoki selected for WWE Hall of Fame
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Antonio Inoki is going into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 27th in Phoenix.
The Fight Opinion Five: The Pro-Wrestling Connection
Friday, December 25th, 2009Antonio Inoki understood what was going on with the MMA boom in the early part of the 2000s. The problem was that he didn’t know how to properly execute his vision and where things would go. He couldn’t predict the future, even though his gut told him where things were heading.
Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson outdraws RAW on cable
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson outdrew WWE RAW this week for a cable rating. Vince McMahon is losing his mind.
A video lesson for fans: Don’t attack a boxer, MMA fighter, or pro-wrestler
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Don’t get into an altercation with someone whose profession involves boxing, pro-wrestling, or MMA.
WWE attacks UFC in company statement over Brock Lesnar title win
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Why is WWE going after UFC in a company statement after Brock Lesnar, a former WWE champion, won the UFC Heavyweight Title at UFC 91?
Wacky ad spot of the day
Friday, July 4th, 2008So I was reading this article by Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports on the Quinton Jackson/Juanito Ibarra relationship, and in the middle of the article there is this ad: Notice what the ad is about. It’s an ad for Medical Hair Restoration featuring WWE wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr. wearing an Affliction T-shirt. Do people actually […]
Quote of the Day – Professional Wrestling
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Wrestling writer Karl Stern criticizes author Matthew Randazzo V and his new book, Ring of Hell: My criticism of your book can best be summed up as follows: You had an excellent opportunity to expose the problems within the business, many life threatening. You had a book with wide distribution where you could have championed […]
This has been a great week for fight fans
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Save your arguments about pro-wrestling for another time. If you are a pro-wrestling fan or an MMA fan, this has been a hell of a week for you. On Monday night, the greatest television segment in the history of American professional wrestling happened on WWE TV with Ric Flair’s farewell address. There is no one […]
WWE has no clue about MMA
Monday, March 3rd, 2008It was obvious before, and it became even more obvious after watching tonight on RAW. The Big Show, who is facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. at WrestleMania in Orlando, faced a boxer named Brandon “The Thrill” Hill in a “Mixed Martial Arts exhibition” match. This was supposed to be a parody of the upcoming wrestling match […]
Monday news & notes (2/25/08)
Monday, February 25th, 2008Jan “The Giant” Nortje makes quick work of Bob Sapp For those of you in the Reno area, supposedly there is going to be an MMA event at the Grand Sierra Resort on April 5th. The promoter is High Roller Productions. Anyone have details on this show?
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