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Cody Rhodes joined Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 92, XM 208 and on the app on Sports Zone. Here are some highlights: Rhodes and Damien Sandow as a tag team and the tag division: "I think after Wrestlemania you'll see us without much fanfare. Damien and I have never really looked at it as far as being a tag team, I guess technically we're a tag team and we have a team name, but really its two different individual performers who get away with ... Continue reading ...
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Former WWF/E referee and new author Jimmy Korderas joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed what prompted him to write the book, how he was discovered by the WWF as a photographer, the historic Maple Leaf Gardens, working with Jack Tunney, his time as a driver and part of the ring crew, becoming a referee and asking for help from people in the back, was he ever awe struck in the ring and who is his favorite person to work with, the rise of th... Continue reading ...
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HHH is one of the big names behind the Attitude Era transition that has made WWE so popular today. That era, which also saw Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rise to prominence along with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, is the heart of THQ’s WWE 13 video game campaign, which is called the Attitude Era and features actual video from that time along with new voice recordings from the main wrestlers to bring the key matches back to life virtually. “It’s one of those things — I’ve talked abou... Continue reading ...
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Paul Heyman recently spoke with Busted Open radio about his WWE return and more. Check out the highlights: On what brought him back to WWE: "Well, Brock Lesnar made the decision to go back to WWE and once he got back in I guess he realized that it's the same boat that it was 10 years ago with all the politics and everything. If you're going to get involved with a whole bunch of politics obviously you need your New York Jew along with you. It was a matter of Brock going back and then it was jus... Continue reading ...
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Paul Heyman spoke with Chad Dukes of 106.7 The Fan about WrestleMania and more. Check out the highlights: On the Paul Bearer angle: "I mean leave it to a Jew to portray a resurrection the day after Easter Sunday. That was part of how offensive it was supposed to be! Of course, it was designed to offend! It was designed to be controversial! It was designed to piss people off and I wish it went even further than it did." On the possibility of a CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar match: "Listen if they happ... Continue reading ...
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WWE’s Daniel Bryan is an example of wrestling’s new generation of low-key stars Daniel Bryan is not what most people would envision when picturing a professional wrestler. He’s not a huge man; he’s not even a particularly large man. In the bowels of Verizon Center a few hours before a recent taping of WWE’s “Monday Night Raw,” he stands at equal — or even lesser — height as the various non-grapplers who are milling about. He wears a flannel shirt with baggy jeans, and his ful... Continue reading ...
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TNA's Joseph Park recently spoke about his time working for the company and more. Here are the highlights… Celebrating is one year anniversary with TNA and the transition from lawyer to full-time wrestler: "It has been a heck of a transition, you know? I mean, I showed up about, like you mentioned, about a year ago and had no intention of wrestling; just wanted to look for my brother Abyss. I got some answers but not all the answers I needed; I couldn't really find him and he showed up at Sl... Continue reading ...
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Chris Masters recently appeared on AfterBuzzTV.com to talk about a number of topics such as recently stealing from his high school cafeteria, taking a jab from Shelton Benjamin and more. You can also check out a video of the interview below: Masters on getting into wrestling: "I loved pro wrestling my whole life. Probably from the age of 8 or 9 years old. Ultimate Warrior actually caught my attention," Masters joked, "Guilty as charged. Looking back at the character, the music, you can see why... Continue reading ...
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Years before he was a two-time WWE Champion, Paul Wight (a/k/a The Big Show) was a reserve center on the Wichita State basketball team, averaging 2.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 21 games during the 1991-92 season. With the Shockers back in the Sweet 16 for just the second time since the tournament expanded in 1985, I caught up with him to talk about his experience playing basketball, what made college hoops so difficult after he dominated in high school and next week’s return of WrestleMania... Continue reading ...
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In an interview with Fighting Spirit Magazine, Hulk Hogan discussed his strained relationship with the late "Macho Man" Randy Savage and desire to induct the legendary wrestler into the WWE Hall of Fame. “I’ve heard all these urban legends about Randy doing something to piss Vince off," said Hogan. "I’ve heard two or three different stories, and I don’t know if any of those are true, but he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and I would love to be the one that inducts him. I’ve got... Continue reading ...
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WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham joined Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Busted Open. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 92, XM 208 and on the app on Sports Zone. On his health: "I'm feeling very good thanks to modern medicine and the advances in medicine. I was in the hospital here for double pneumonia, pneumonia in each lung, and then I was admitted for the flu and then the flu turned into double pneumonia and the lungs got infected, then I got some fluid around the heart and they ca... Continue reading ...
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Ken Shamrock was recently on Ring Rust Radio. Here are the highlights… On a Return to WWE and How Winning the World Title Would Cement His Legacy: "Oh, definitely. I've tried to reach out, but I've been hitting some walls. I'm not sure if my messages are getting through or not. In my career, if you follow my career and watched everything that I've ever done from the time I was in high school to where I'm at now, I've always been able to reach the pinnacle. In football, I was able to win cham... Continue reading ...
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Kane during a recent interview.... Kane recently spoke about his career longevity and more. Here are the highlights… How Paul Bearer Shaped His Career: He was an integral part of my early years as Kane. Without Paul Bearer, there wouldn't have been a Kane, because he was such an important part of that story. Also, we traveled together for a few years, so it was a loss on a personal level for me as well. He came back and managed me in 2010 when I was World Champion, which was really cool – a... Continue reading ...
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Eric Bischoff appeared on Inside the Ropes Thursday night and discussed Bret Hart's criticism of him and more. Check out the highlights: On Bret's WCW run: "I had spoken to and met Bret several times before he made the jump. I was obviously excited to have him but clearly Bret Hart was a very broken....and in my opinion still is, from the interviews I hear him do, a very sad, broken and bitter person. That was pretty evident when he first came over. He was a shadow or a shell of his former sel... Continue reading ...
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Bret Hart during a recent Q&A.... His Current Relationship with Vince McMahon: "The last conversations we've had have been good. He seems to always be very warm and friendly with me. I would say he's on the very best of terms with me. I think the last time I really talked to him, my knee was pretty swollen. He wanted me to go out to the ring in Philadelphia — and I did go out — but we were talking about our various injuries, since he had just had hip surgery. We've both sort of realized th... Continue reading ...
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Back in March, there was a whole lot of Internet scuttlebutt about Bobby Roode's TNA contract expiring, especially with the Lockdown pay-per-view just around the corner. He was four years into a five-year deal, but the automatic renewal didn't take place. Once the oversight was discovered, TNA management sprang into action to get the deal done. "Honestly with the TNA situation, a lot of it had to do with the visa paperwork and stuff like that, being a Canadian and having to come and work in the ... Continue reading ...
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Jeff Hardy recently spoke about choosing TNA over WWE and more. Here are the highlights… On Choosing TNA Over WWE: "I was in TNA years ago, and it's just more alternative, and more different, and I'm a different kind of cat. I can be more of the enigma I want to be with the music and art and just a professional wrestler in general. The WWE kind of limits it with what you can do, and here I can express my spirit more." On Becoming a Wrestler: "Back in the day when I'd see Hulk Hogan, The Ultim... Continue reading ...
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Nigel McGuinness recently spoke about his documentary, Jay Briscoe's title victory and more. Here are the highlights… Was there any doubt, in his mind, that Jay Briscoe would beat Kevin Steen at Supercard of Honor VII: "I think going in, I was a little, yeah. You've got to understand, Jay's a guy who has had every accolade there is as a tag team wrestler but, and I'm sure he'll be the first to admit, hasn't really achieved that level of success as a singles wrestler. I remember the first tim... Continue reading ...
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Kurt Angle was on Mark Madden's radio show, here are the highlights… On The Need to Focus on Younger Talent and Not Hulk Hogan: "You know what, that's a touchy subject. I love Terry, but you're right, it is about bringing up the younger talent. And the way to do it is having them wrestle veterans like me in the main events. Hopefully in the future they'll start doing that more often." On His Attempt at the Olympics Hurting Him in TNA: "I believe that was probably the beginning of my demise in... Continue reading ...
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Ted DiBiase has revealed that the Million Dollar Championship title is far less than the name makes it seem. In a WWE.com interview, DiBiase revealed the cost for making the title in 1988 and what it was actually made of. "The value of the title when it was created was $40,000," DiBiase revealed. "That was in 1988. Today, it's worth even more. It was gold plate, which is not much, but all of the stones are cubic zirconia, which means they're almost diamonds. And there's like 700 of them in the... Continue reading ...
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WWE superstar Chris Jericho has entertained fans in a wrestling ring, on a concert stage and even a ballroom dance floor. The Fozzy lead singer’s latest role sees him as the host and play-by-play man for SyFy’s “Robot Combat League.” The show, premiering 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 features 12 teams controlling giant battling bots for the ultimate prize of $100,000. It’s less of its predecessors like “Robot Wars” and more of the real-life movie version of “Real Steel”. For Jericho... Continue reading ...
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Amazing Kong recently spoke with Wrestling101.con about her career, her time in WWE and TNA and more. Check out the highlights: On how she got into the business: "It started off as a joke that went too far, WWE at the time was doing Tough Enough and my brother in law wanted to participate and he had me download the application form and I decided I would turn one in as well. I then got invited out to Las Vegas, but I didn't make it through and that is where the infamous interaction between Jim ... Continue reading ...
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Zack Ryder recently spoke with Busted Open about the end of his Z! True Long Island Story and more. Check out the highlights: On how he would make a great Saturday Morning Slam GM: "I'll Zack it all up. Maybe I will bring out my internet championship and have it defended on the show. I'll make sure some of the hottest divas are on the show. Make sure some of the best matches are on the show. It's a party and fans want a party every Saturday morning. They want to have fun. School is out, you ha... Continue reading ...
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Steve Austin recently spoke with Ministry of Slam about his wrestling career, his future work and more. Check out the highlights: On his most memorable career moment: "Man, you're talking about trying to pick something from close to a 15-year body of work, but one of the most personal highlights for me would be cutting the promo in the basement of a Holiday Inn with ECW back in 1995. A bunch of the ECW guys were there, and I'd watched them cut their promos. Paul E (Heyman) was there too, and h... Continue reading ...
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Bobby Roode was recently a guest on the Wrestle Shark radio show with hosts Simon Cassidy and David Thomson. Here are some highlights: His thoughts on the growth of TNA being one of the few remaining "TNA originals": "Immensely. I mean we have Sting here now, Hulk Hogan, people that have come into this company over the past several years is pretty amazing considering how young our company still is. We've grown so much talent wise, television wise, international pay-per-views, our company is on... Continue reading ...
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The Shining Wizards podcast recently spoke with former ECW Superstar, WWE Champion and Current TNA Star Rob Van Dam . Here are some highlights: Training with the Original Sheik: He was there almost always, in fact he didn't like us to train without his presence. Which we did once in a while, especially more once we reached a certain level, where we understood the basic fundamentals, and at a certain point his nephew Sabu could teach it and us was only like 3 or 4 of us. It was a real personal,... Continue reading ...
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Jake Roberts Discusses Changing His Life, Working With DDP, Scott Hall, More Jake "The Snake" Roberts joined Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman..You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 92, XM 208 and Sports Zone on the app. On how he's doing: "A little sore. It's three weeks now since the surgery and as usual I'm impatient. That's the reason I'm not a doctor today, I have no patience. I want to get back at it and I was able to do a few minutes of DDP Yoga yesterday and today and it's sor... Continue reading ...
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Former multi-time X-Division Champion, multi-time Tag Team Champion and one half of "Bad Influence" ‘The Physical Fascination' Frankie Kazarian joined "2012 Award Winning Best New Show" the Rack Thursday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, he discussed his upcoming three-way tag team championship match this weekend at the Lockdown PPV, what his favorite Lockdown memory is, if being part of Bad Influence is the most fun he's had in wrestling, TNA going on the road and where he might want... Continue reading ...
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Christopher Daniels talks TNA, wrestling March, 7, 2013 When Christopher Daniels joined TNA’s stable of young wrestlers as one of the originals back in 2002, he thought the fledgling company could make it big in the crazy, men-in-tights-smashing-each-other-with-chairs world of professional wrestling. “The first couple of years when we were doing pay-per-views on Wednesdays out of Nashville, there was a lot of talk that the company wasn’t going to last because we had a different business pl... Continue reading ...
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Devon recently spoke with Inside the Ropes about his near-departure from TNA last summer and more. Check out the highlights: On WWF breaking up the Dudley Boyz in 2002: "At that point we weren't ready for it, even though Vince wanted us to do it because he saw me doin' something and he saw Bubba doin' something. I remember when we were told about it, I wasn't too happy about it and neither was he. We both thought it was the wrong time to do it, and it was, because we didn't make it as singles ... Continue reading ...
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Pro Wrestler Chris Daniels returns to Chicago for TNA Impact Live! March 08, 2013|Elliott Serrano, for Redeye The last time we spoke, pro wrestler Chris Daniels was in Chicago as a part of the Ring of Honor promotion. We talked about wrestling, comic-books and whether he was a geek or a nerd. But that was over 2 years ago, and now Daniels is back as a member of TNA Wrestling, the Nashville-based promotion that some will say is the remaining major competition to the WWE. The company earns the d... Continue reading ...
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WWE/ECW/WCW Superstar, lead singer of the band "Fozzy", best selling author and host of SyFy Network's new show "Robot Combat League" Chris Jericho joined Wrestle Talk Radio on Sunday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, he discussed his new show ‘Robot Combat League', what he thought when he first saw the robots, how these robots work and what kind of carnage they can dish out, having George Lucas' daughter on the show as a contestant and the technology of today, his recent Australian t... Continue reading ...
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Hulk Hogan recently appeared on Busted Open Radio. Here are the highlights… On Hulk's knee and overall health: "Thursday was a month, so a month and two and a half days for the old knee replacement, so I think I'm doing good. I saw some other wrestlers that had some knee replacements done and around the same time, I feel like Tarzan here all of a sudden, they said they weren't even going to be able to walk around for eight or nine weeks, so I'm a little bit ahead of schedule. The weird thing... Continue reading ...
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Devon Interview Devon along with Bubba Ray are one of the best ever tag teams to step inside the squared circle. The Dudley Boyz wrestled in ECW, WWE, TNA as well as in Japan. Winning tag team gold in multiple companies has given them the title of the most decorated tag team in professional wrestling, winning 23 World Tag Team Championships. Since going their separate ways, Devon and Bubba have joined forces once again and now the 40-year-old from Brooklyn, New York is the Sgt. at Arms of the Ac... Continue reading ...
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Michael and Daniel Moody, addressed the passing of their father, William Moody, famously known as Paul Bearer, in a statement on the official website of the legendary manager. "On behalf of the whole Moody family, we sincerely thank you for the outpouring of love and respect during these difficult times. He is now in paradise with our mother, Dianna, and my son, Troy," the message states. "We just want to leave you with one final thing he would say, "Be Blessed," because we all know were all w... Continue reading ...
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WWE Diva Natalya admits she didn’t know much about the impact of malaria on refugees in Africa and elsewhere before she and fellow Diva Alicia Fox visited Rwanda. Now she won’t stop talking about it. “This is the first time WWE has done something like this. We’re able to use our platform for an important cause -- to bring more awareness about malaria and save people’s lives,” Natalya (Natalie Neidhart) told Playbook this week. “We put a lot smiles on people’s faces.” The late F... Continue reading ...
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Jesse Sorensen recently spoke with Busted Open Radio about his condition, his new TNA job and more. Check out the highlights: On his condition and new job: "Health wise, I feel I'm pretty close to 100 percent. I'm still doing rehab on my neck. I rehab 3 times a day. As for a job, I was wanting to come back and wrestle but my neck still has some issues, bumping and everything like that, so as of now I'm doing marketing and production for TNA, I'm backstage now." On whether he'll be able to retur... Continue reading ...
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Beth Phoenix was recently a guest on Monday Night Mayhem.... Why she believes that the time was right for her to retire from the WWE: "I entered a different season in my life. I'm 32. I started wrestling when I was 19 years old, and I spent my entire adult life on the road chasing this dream, and I loved it. I absolutely loved everything I did with WWE, and I had a wonderful career with them. It's time to check other things and experience other parts of life that you can't when you're 'married ... Continue reading ...
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UFC President Dana White, who has drawn many comparisons to Vince McMahon, revealed in an interview Friday night on Canadian French sports network RDS that the WWE promoter had once proposed that they fight. While being interviewed by former NHL player Denis Gauthier, Jr., whose wife is the sister of former WWE wrestlers Jacques and Raymond Rougeau, Gauthier jokingly asked White who would reign supreme if he were to be locked up inside a steel cage with McMahon. The UFC figurehead revealed tha... Continue reading ...
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Devon recently spoke with Wrestling 101 about his current singles run, his WWE and ECW careers and more. Check out the highlights: On wrestling during WWE's peak tag team era: "That was another amazing time in my career; to be able to be in the ring with five other guys and to steal the show at WrestleMania two years in a row was awesome. The TLC matches were matches that had never really been seen before; the closest thing to a TLC match was just a ladder match that was performed by Razor Ram... Continue reading ...
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Interview: Professional Wrestler Christopher Daniels TNA IMPACT WRESTLING/Lee South Christopher Daniels has been a professional wrestler for more than 20 years. During his time as a pro, he has wrestled for every major organization in the industry including WWE, ECW and WCW. Currently, Daniels is a top star in TNA Impact Wrestling, which can be seen on Spike every Thursday at 8/7c. Also, you can watch him on monthly pay-per-view events or go see him at one of his global tour stops. EveryJoe.com ... Continue reading ...
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Ax and Smash of Demolition recently spoke with Wild Talk Radio about working as a team and more. Check out the highlights: Ax on the two having met prior to Demolition: "Yeah, of course we'd heard of each other and we respected each other's work, that's how come we got together. We had the opportunity to form a tag team and I just basically jumped at the chance. I went up to Charlotte, had a nice lunch, went over a couple of things and from then on the rest is history." Smash on the team's begi... Continue reading ...
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Kane was interviewed by the Norfolk Navy Flagship to promote Wrestlemania and this weekend's house show in Virginia. When asked about the death of William "Paul Bearer" Moody, he said: "He was an integral part of my early years as Kane. Without Paul Bearer, there wouldn't have been a Kane, because he was such an important part of that story. Also, we traveled together for a few years, so it was a loss on a personal level for me as well. He came back and managed me in 2010 when I was World Cham... Continue reading ...
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Tito Santana recently spoke about working with Randy Savage and more. Here are the highlights… On being in the opening bout at the first WrestleMania: "I was kinda disappointed you know, I thought I was pretty over in the WWF and to be in the opener of the card, in the first WrestleMania, it was almost like an insult. Why was I not wrestling Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine when we had one of the hottest feuds around at the time? But before I went through the curtain, Vince told me, 'The reason y... Continue reading ...
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Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Hosted by Alan Wojcik & Spug Former WWE and TNA star, ECW Legend, current FWE Wrestling star, and the founder of the House of Hardcore promotion "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed his earliest memory about going to the WWE events in New York and being there for the "Superfly" moment, what it was like for him to work at the Garden for the first time, giving back to people an... Continue reading ...
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Former WWE creative team member Matt McCarthy recently spoke about working with Vince McMahon and more. Here are the highlights… On Vince McMahon Planning For The Future: "I'm sure Vince knows what he would want to at WrestleMania 50 whether he's around to see it or not the writers standpoint, we try desperately to write out as far as out we can, and try to stick it as much as we can, and God knows the wrestlers would want us to. But, it's the nature of what that show is and what that busine... Continue reading ...
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‘It’s like kicking track and field out of the Olympics’ Kurt Angle shaking with rage over wrestling's KO KURT ANGLE says his beloved wrestling has been KO’d by a disgraceful decision from the International Olympic Committee. The US star, a gold medal-winner in Atlanta 1996, was shaking with rage that grappling had been cut from the roster of 25 "core" sports after Rio in 2016. Now aged 44 but still competing with TNA Wrestling, he told SunSport: “It’s the world’s oldest sport and ... Continue reading ...
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The Busted Open Radio Show show this week featured future WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino. Sammartino explained about his past issues with the WWE and how he previously said he'd refuse any offer to join the WWE Hall of Fame before and what changed his mind. Here are some highlights: What changed Sammartino's mind about going into the WWE Hall of Fame: "I said I would refuse, I would not go in because I would be a hypocrite, because I had been very critical of some of the things that were g... Continue reading ...
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You’ve heard the news by now. The most highly anticipated WWE Hall of Fame induction is now a reality. The longest-reigning WWE Champion of all time, Bruno Sammartino, will return home to Madison Square Garden on the night before WrestleMania 29 to take his rightful place as a WWE Hall of Famer. It’s no secret that WWE has attempted to induct Bruno in the past, but the Abruzzi, Italy, native did not accept. For many longtime fans, the WWE Hall of Fame was simply not complete without the be... Continue reading ...
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Before there was "The Rock" … Before there was "The People's Champion" … Before there was "The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment" … Before there was Dwayne Johnson … There was his father: Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson. A descendent of freed slaves, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson was a trailblazer in the business of professional wrestling — the first African-American wrestling superstar in the South during the tumultuous 1960s and '70s. He became th... Continue reading ...
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Hulk Hogan: Surgeries left me twisted like The Exorcist Hulk Hogan was left twisted like '''The Exorcist''' after his unsuccessful back surgeries. The wrestling legend recently filed a lawsuit for over $50 million in loss of earnings against the Laser Spine Institute LLC (LSI) in Tampa, Florida, claiming their unnecessary operations on his spine cost him a lucrative contract with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). Hulk - whose real name is Terry Bollea - insists the procedures carried out ... Continue reading ...
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Headbanger Thrasher recently spoke about training the Big Show, getting into the WWE and more… Helping train The Big Show earlier in his career: After I did all my training, I'd help out training other guys and one of the guys I helped train was Paul Wight, who became The Giant, Big Show, whatever you wanna call him. He was unbelievable to train. He could jump vertically from the ring apron over the top rope. He was maybe 350lbs at 7ft 2. He was unbelievably athletic. He came right from the ... Continue reading ...
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The life of a professional wrestler is one of chairshots, title shots and a whole lot of travel. I recently sat down to chat with WWE’s Dolph Ziggler to discuss how he handles the rigours of very regular travel. Before you ask, no, his parents didn’t name him Dolph Ziggler. That’s his stage (or in the WWE’s case, “Superstar”) name. Ziggler was in Sydney for a whirlwind 3-day visit prior to the already concluded (by the time you read this) WWE Royal Rumble in Arizona, meaning he’d... Continue reading ...
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WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes on His Killer Mustache, Ribbing Damien Sandow, and Which Legendary Tag Team He'd Love to Battle When second-generation WWE superstar Cody Rhodes came back from injury late last year, he shocked the world upon his return. He didn't sport a new attitude or unleash a heinous attack on an unsuspecting foe, mind you, but offered a new addition to his look: A killer mustache. The 27-year-old son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes has gotten plenty of grief over his new cookie du... Continue reading ...
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Bully Ray recently spoke about his WWE run and more. Here are the highlights… On His WWE Run: "When me and Devon were going to come in, they were probably thinking to themselves in WWE that these guys are even more successful than The Public Enemy, these guys are the It tag team in ECW, they're going to be ten times worse. That wasn't the case at all. The minute we got there we got put in the ring with Ron Simmons and Bradshaw. We just beat the shit out of each other. We took it as good as w... Continue reading ...
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Booker T took part in a WWE conference call today to promote this Sunday night's WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view. * WWE publicist Joe Villa opened the call and discussed the WWE Royal Rumble and the "Shooting Straight" panel that take place on Saturday and Sunday. He turned the call over to Booker T and plugged his book "From Prison to Promise." * Booker said he's looking forward to the Royal Rumble. He said it's one of the biggest events of the year next to WrestleMania. * Booker said he would no... Continue reading ...
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Why WWE's Ryback Doesn’t Trust His Co-Stars WWE Superstar Ryback believes in self-fulfilling prophecies. The 6-foot 3-inch, 291-pound athlete, formerly known as Skip Sheffield, has seen the ups and downs of professional wrestling. But as injuries and setbacks came and went, he kept his eye on the prize. Now, thanks to his catch phrase “Feed me more,” the wrestler who was born Ryan Reeves is a rising star in the WWE. “I’m very thankful,” he says via telephone from his Las Vegas home.... Continue reading ...
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Cody Rhodes recently spoke about his mustache, working with Damien Sandow and more. Here are the highlights…. On His Mustache: It's growing. The first few weeks of having it were pretty tacky and it really wasn't there as much as it might have appeared on TV. But now it's actually [there]. It's weird because I never seen any of the men in my family with facial hair, so I guess from my mom's side it's pretty thick. On "Stealing" Gimmicks and Other Things: I call it stealing, just flat out stea... Continue reading ...
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A terrifying man who wears a mask to cover up the burns on his face stands next to a man whose beard is so ridiculously long he is referred to as “goat face.” The two hug and stare across the ring at three guys in black who are determined to beat them senseless in the name of justice. This scenario can only be found in one setting and that’s a World Wrestling Entertainment live event, one local fans can look forward to when WWE Raw comes to Garrett Coliseum on Feb. 2. Scheduled to appear a... Continue reading ...
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Trent Baretta seeking independents On January 11th, Trent Baretta was outside his apartment building waiting for his ride to NXT when his phone rang. With one phone call his WWE career was effectively over, and he was wished the best in his future endeavours. "Luckily I wasn't driving to the show with everyone at the time, it was just me when I got the call" Baretta told SLAM! Wrestling backstage in Calgary in his first print interview since his release. "I totally saw it coming. I was on th... Continue reading ...
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WWE Superstar Antonio Cesaro on Ugly Americans, Being the United States Champion, and Why He's Tired of Being Called Eurotrash There's nothing that get red-blooded, all-American WWE fans hotter under the collar than an arrogant foreigner dissing them and the good ol' US of A. Especially when it's a haughty and highfalutin European like Antonio Cesaro, who has plenty of ammunition when he brags about his superiority, considering he boasts model-quality looks and a chiseled physique. Like many l... Continue reading ...
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The Honky Tonk Man recently spoke with Wild Talk Radio about his pre-WWE career, his Intercontinental Title run and more. CHeck out the highlights: On working in Calgary before coming to the WWE: "I was still very active in Calgary; in fact, I was the North American Heavyweight Champion I think at that point in time, or if I'm not mistaken… yeah, I think I was because Ron Starr, my partner, we were tag team champions and when those guys left and went to the Maritimes for the summer; and at t... Continue reading ...
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Before there was "Woo, woo, woo", there was "Well, well, well". Finally, after literally a decade of off and on messaging the Quintessential Stud Muffin, we beat him into submission and got an exclusive interview with him. It was worth the wait. This interview is provocative. It provokes thought! And, behind the lyrical miracle that is the Quintessential Stud Muffin lies a very well educated student of our business. This interview explores Joel Gertner's past in our business and also gives som... Continue reading ...
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Jeff Hardy recently spoke with Wrestling101.com about his expectations for himself in the coming year, working with CM Punk and more. Check out the highlights: On which wrestlers inspired his early wrestling persona: "More than anybody I would have to say Sting and Ultimate Warrior combined with Sting's charisma and the Ultimate Warrior's insanity, those two combined just pretty much inspired me back in the day to paint my face and act strange, so I would have to put down a lot of what you see... Continue reading ...
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Former WWE Superstar and the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time The Honky Tonk Man joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 40 minute interview, he discussed being a generation's ‘babysitter' on television, his experience in Calgrary before coming to the WWE, how much of the character was created by Vince and how much input was his own, the famous ‘vote of confidence' segment, being a part of the ‘cartoon character' style of WWE and being an entertai... Continue reading ...
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Edge recently spoke about transitioning to acting from wrestling and much more. Here are the highlights… Edge on seeing himself in video games: "Surreal. I mean anytime you see your face in a different context it's a little strange. The first action figure I saw I was in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and I walk into a Target and I had to grab a towel or something for the show that night and I went, 'Oh, that's me.' And I bought it. I bought myself and I'll never forget it. I still got it." Edge... Continue reading ...
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Bully Ray recently spoke with Busted Open radio about TNA cutting back their PPVs and more. Check out the highlights: On Impact becoming better than TNA PPVs: "I think it's good for business as far as people being emotionally invested and really interested in what's going on. From a dollars and cents point of view, I can only hope it makes sense for TNA." On TNA cutting its PPVs back: "I like to compare everything to sex. Even sex gets too much at times. A pay-per-view every single month, you k... Continue reading ...
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Fourteen years ago on Jan. 4, 1999, WWE and WCW were in the midst of the Monday Night War. Each week, WWE Raw is War and WCW Monday Nitro battled head to head in an industry-wide clash for wrestling supremacy. As 1998 drew to a close, WWE had finally picked up momentum in the race for ratings despite airing a taped show every other week while Nitro always ran live. On Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, in Worcester, Mass., WWE taped an edition of Raw to air the following Monday on Jan. 4. In the main eve... Continue reading ...
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Lance Storm was recently on the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast. Here are the highlights… On the Legend Moniker: I hold that term in higher regard, I feel odd when people use that term for me. I am not a legend in my own eyes, I am too young to be a legend. I had this debate earlier with my students. Was talking about Legends, and tweeted about people I had worked with who I thought were legends , and people were like what about Edge and Jericho. And well, I have a hard time thinking that ... Continue reading ...
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"The Rack" hosted by Lindsey Ward and Sir Rockin interviewed TNA star Rob Van Dam on Thursday night. RVD discussed his feud with Kenny King, winning the X division title, and much more. Here are some highlights: Regarding his feud with Kenny King: "That would be the one to talk about right now because on my latest appearances on television, you see Kenny King there. I gotta tell ya, everyone else knew a lot more about him than I did. I wrestled him at the last PPV and everyone was coming up to... Continue reading ...
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Recently the Shining Wizards spoke with Nigel McGuinness about his documentary "Last of the McGuinness" and more. Here are some highlights: On making the documentary: It took a lot of work. Lot of hours in front of the computer, editing it. I really had to learn every step of the way, from the very beginning, what camera to get, what computer, what editing software, how to cut it together, where to get music, how to get rights to footage and photos, getting everyone to sign releases, and then t... Continue reading ...
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Taking place Jan. 24, 1988, the first-ever Royal Rumble Match featured only 20 Superstars and was won by "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. (WATCH) Little did anybody realize at the time that the match, which was broadcast on the USA Network rather than pay-per-view, would lay the groundwork for one of WWE's most enduring match formats. A quarter-century later, the WWE Universe looks ahead to Royal Rumble 2013.
But before ushering in the next installment of this mightily proud event, find out what the pa... Continue reading ...
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