Besides professional wrestling, He-Man defined my childhood as I played with the action figures and my Snake Mountain play set until the cows came home. I didn’t think this book would make the list because I thought it would only appeal to fans of the cartoon.
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You all remember Sean Mooney? He was a play by play commentator and an interviewer in the WWF from 1988 to 1993. His Event Center segment on weekend television would advertise wrestling matches for the upcoming house shows in whatever area you lived in. Mooney would list several of the matches coming to a particular event, for example, in the Boston Garden and then we would get a promo from one of the wrestlers talking about what they are going to do in their match.
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The atmosphere of tonight’s big fight is unlike any other in professional sports. Casual spectators and avid followers know with absolute certainty that two veteran warriors will do battle in an encounter that’s not to be missed. This is the type of occasion that only combat sports can produce.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena will host the biggest fight in MMA history as the UFC tries to replicate the success of its Pay-Per-View predecessor, the WWE. The promotion kicked off its inaugural International Fight Week extravaganza on Thursday, leading up tonight’s championship bout. Make no mistake about it, this event is the UFC’s equivalent to the first WrestleMania.
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One IMAX midnight release and 18 hours later, The Amazing Spider-Man movie left me thinking, meh. It didn’t wow me at all, and I was waiting 136 minutes for it to do so. This was an uninspired retelling of an origin story that we saw done ten years ago. Continue reading “Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man”
The apples and oranges argument of MMA vs. Boxing makes me roll my eyes sometimes. Some feel caged combat is overrated and deprived of any athletic craftsmanship. In contrast, others say clashes of the pugilistic variety are too one-dimensional and archaic to be considered real fighting. It’s easy to understand how MMA can sometimes look like an uneducated brawl, but you have to remember the sport is currently in its golden years.
Boxing’s organizational roots can be traced back to 1743, and the Marquess of Queensberry rules, drafted in 1867, have governed It ever since.
The first organized Mixed Martial Arts bout took place in 1989 in Japan for the Shooto promotion, while the Ultimate Fighting Championship held its inaugural event in 1993.
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If you watched WWF in the ’80s and ’90s, then you probably recognize the person pictured above in the glasses. His name is Vladimir, aka the superfan. He was wrestling’s equivalent to Where’s Waldo as he was a permanent fixture in the front row of the major events from Wrestlemania to SummerSlam. I remember seeing him at all those shows and just being in awe of how he got such good seats at every event and how cool it must have been to witness all of those spectacular matches in person.
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I’m having a hard time articulating my feelings on this review because my brain went into sensory overload as a result of what I just read. If George Lucas was ever going to make a movie about the time frame between episodes III and IV, this would be a hell of story to see on the silver screen.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of TNA Impact (Blog I wrote for gerweck.net)
The Good: The opening segment with Austin Aries delivered on all accounts, mainly because of Austin Aries. Yes, I know Vince cut him from Tough Enough before it began and some critics feel he is too small to be in a main event world title match on pay-per-view, but his in-ring work and charisma makes you forget about those things. He is one of the best workers on TNA’s roster and I expect him to take full advantage of his opportunity at Destination X which will be the most important match of his career.
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Fedor Emelianenko knocked out Pedro Rizzo at 1:24 of the first round at the M-1 Global event in St. Petersburg, Russia. The 35-year-old Emelianenko leaves the sport with an overall 34-4 record in 12 years of professional competition. Despite never finding his way to the UFC’s octagon, The former Pride heavyweight champion is consensus greatest heavyweight in the history of mixed martial arts.
M:1 Presents: Fedor vs. Rizzo 6/21/12
St. Petersburg, Russia
Main Event
Fedor Emelianenko defeated Pedro Rizzo by Knockout (Punches, 1st Round, 1:24)
Heavyweight Title Bout
Kenny Garner defeated Guram Gugenishvill by Stoppage (Doctor, 3rd Round, 5:00)
Lightweight Title Bout
Musa Khamanaev defeated Daniel Weichel by Submission (Heel Hook, 1st Round, 1:57)
Heavyweight Feature Bout
Jeff Monson defeated Denis Komkin by Submission (North-South Choke, 1st Round, 1:58)
Undercard Bouts
Marat Gafurov defeated Mairbek Taisumov by Split Decision
Mikhail Malyutin defeated Renat Gasanov by TKO (Strikes, 1st Round, 3:16)
Ramazan Emeev defeated Alberta Duraeva by TKO (Strikes, 1st Round)
Vugar Bakhshiev defeated Jerome Bouisson by Submission (Heel Hook, 1st Round)
Pavel Vitruk defeated Radoslaw Piechnik by Unanimous Decision
Akhmed Sultanov defeated Denis Goltsov by Submission (Heel hook, 1st Round)
Abdulmazhid Magomedov defeated Davreka Isakova by TKO (Strikes, 1st Round)
Gray Maynard (10-1-1) vs. Clay Guida (29-12)
Just like Nucky Thompson did many years earlier, Clay Guida and Gray Maynard will try their luck on the Atlantic city boardwalk in pursuit of UFC glory. While both fighters are coming off losses, they fall under a different set of circumstances. Guida’s loss to Benson Henderson cost him a title shot while Maynard’s knockout defeat to Frankie Edgar denied him the lightweight title and gave him the first loss of his career. Pre-fight drama has uncharacteristically in their case, reared its ugly head as Maynard’s camp filed a protest with the New Jersey Athletic Control Board complaining about Clay Guida’s hair. To avoid any commission entanglements to focus on the fight, Guida will braid his hair. Maynard told MMAJunkie.com “I never filed a complaint” and “This was the first I’ve ever heard about it.”
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