The story of World Championship Wrestling is one of an amazing rise but then a tragic fall that was hard to watch. While the American wrestling promotion spent much of its early days as second best, WCW figured itself out at a time when the World Wrestling Federation was destroying itself in the ’90s. WCW rose up and became what seemed like an unstoppable force before tripping on its own success while WWF recovered from its mistakes and regained traction. Having lost all that momentum, WCW did itself no favors by spending the next several years making every single bad decision possible. They absolutely could not get a win if they tried.
Now the dead promotion is considered a cautionary tale and a pile-on for jokes about the Shockmaster, David Arquette, the Fingerpoke of Doom, Hulk Hogan being humped by a giant mummy, the fumbling of Steve Austin, Judy Bagwell on a forklift,...
Now the dead promotion is considered a cautionary tale and a pile-on for jokes about the Shockmaster, David Arquette, the Fingerpoke of Doom, Hulk Hogan being humped by a giant mummy, the fumbling of Steve Austin, Judy Bagwell on a forklift,...
- 2/21/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
WWE.com
With just six days until SuperBrawl, things are heating up on Nitro and throughout the whole show the commentators remind us that Hollywood Hogan and the Macho Man will need to co-exist to take on Sting and Lex Luger. That’s a huge main event, folks!
There’s some fun undercard developments with Chris Jericho, Ddp and Raven while we also see a few recognisable if not baffling faces turn up, too.
With three hours to fill, WCW are already starting to struggle to have exciting segments and matches throughout the whole show but there is a nice trend of every half hour or so giving the audience a big development to sink their teeth into and keep them watching, hopefully until the end.
Finally, Bret Hart makes his return to Monday Nitro and he’s still intent on getting his hands on Hollywood Hogan, while a familiar...
With just six days until SuperBrawl, things are heating up on Nitro and throughout the whole show the commentators remind us that Hollywood Hogan and the Macho Man will need to co-exist to take on Sting and Lex Luger. That’s a huge main event, folks!
There’s some fun undercard developments with Chris Jericho, Ddp and Raven while we also see a few recognisable if not baffling faces turn up, too.
With three hours to fill, WCW are already starting to struggle to have exciting segments and matches throughout the whole show but there is a nice trend of every half hour or so giving the audience a big development to sink their teeth into and keep them watching, hopefully until the end.
Finally, Bret Hart makes his return to Monday Nitro and he’s still intent on getting his hands on Hollywood Hogan, while a familiar...
- 2/24/2016
- by Kenny McIntosh
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
WWE.com
The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
WWE.com
The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
- 4/14/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
Making much of the year’s top athletes, the 2013 Espy Awards too place at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre La Live earlier this evening (July 17).
With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.
The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.
As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.
The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:
Best Male Athlete
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Al Mvp was the...
With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.
The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.
As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.
The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:
Best Male Athlete
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Al Mvp was the...
- 7/18/2013
- GossipCenter
Birthday shoutouts go to Corey Sevier, (above) who is 29, Patrick Wilson is 40, Tom Cruise is 52, and Betty Bucklry is 66.
My beloved Laura Branigan would have been 56 today, and to pay tribute, I’m going to reveal something I never I thought I would … A Lost Hit Of The 90′s!. “Moonlight On Water” was the first single released from Laura’s criminally underrated self-titled 1990 album, and it peaked at an undeserving #59.
A Scheduling Note – Tomorrow is a holiday in the U.S., so we’ll have a limited schedule the next two days, but we’ll still have a meme, and briefs, and some special posts for you.
A Texas modeling agency has dumped one of those terrible Big Brother people.
Liam Hemsworth eyed for Edward Snowden role in Hollywood movie.
Scott Norton is first openly gay male nominated for an Espy Award
Sesame Street responds to the Bert & Ernie controversy … via The Onion.
My beloved Laura Branigan would have been 56 today, and to pay tribute, I’m going to reveal something I never I thought I would … A Lost Hit Of The 90′s!. “Moonlight On Water” was the first single released from Laura’s criminally underrated self-titled 1990 album, and it peaked at an undeserving #59.
A Scheduling Note – Tomorrow is a holiday in the U.S., so we’ll have a limited schedule the next two days, but we’ll still have a meme, and briefs, and some special posts for you.
A Texas modeling agency has dumped one of those terrible Big Brother people.
Liam Hemsworth eyed for Edward Snowden role in Hollywood movie.
Scott Norton is first openly gay male nominated for an Espy Award
Sesame Street responds to the Bert & Ernie controversy … via The Onion.
- 7/3/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Zachary Quinto at the Cfda Fashion Awards
Birthday shoutouts go to Robert Englund, who is 66, and Harvey Fierstein is 59.
Fxx (the new channel from FX) has announced its first series, Chozen, an animated comedy about “a gay white rapper who’s newly released from prison and is on a quest for redemption and domination.” Oh Jeez. On the plus side, it’s from the creator of Archer, but on the other hand, Nick Swardson is involved, who doesn’t have a great track record with gay-themed humor. In fact, he’s terrible. Plus … Fxx is geared toward a young, presumably straight male audience, so … I have my doubts.
Out of the frying pan?
Carey Mulligan is apparently the top pick to play Hillary Clinton in a new biopic.
Rock Hudson’s Wife Secretly Recorded His Gay Confession.
The Communists Of Russia are protesting Elton John‘s “flamboyant outfits,” and have...
Birthday shoutouts go to Robert Englund, who is 66, and Harvey Fierstein is 59.
Fxx (the new channel from FX) has announced its first series, Chozen, an animated comedy about “a gay white rapper who’s newly released from prison and is on a quest for redemption and domination.” Oh Jeez. On the plus side, it’s from the creator of Archer, but on the other hand, Nick Swardson is involved, who doesn’t have a great track record with gay-themed humor. In fact, he’s terrible. Plus … Fxx is geared toward a young, presumably straight male audience, so … I have my doubts.
Out of the frying pan?
Carey Mulligan is apparently the top pick to play Hillary Clinton in a new biopic.
Rock Hudson’s Wife Secretly Recorded His Gay Confession.
The Communists Of Russia are protesting Elton John‘s “flamboyant outfits,” and have...
- 6/6/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Birthday shoutouts go to Jeremy Renner (above), who is 42, Nicolas Cage is 49, out David Yost s 44, and Kenny Loggins is 65.Bette Midler is returning to the Broadway stage for the first time in 30 years. She'll star as the late Hollywood superagent Sue Mengers in I'll Eat You Last. Prospect Park has officially announced plans to resume All My Children and One Life to Live So what would prevent them from resurrecting Kish? At least Debbi Morgan is coming back to AMC.The Supreme Court announced they will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry on March 26 and United States v. Windsor on March 27.In ratings news, the return of Revenge was down, Once Upon A Time was flat, and as for Happy Endiings? Let's just move on to happier ratings news. The premiere episode of Downton Abbey Season Three quadruples the average PBS primetime rating.Below you can see the newest...
- 1/7/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Espn set a new precedent over the weekend by airing what may be the first professionally-shot footage of an openly gay athlete kissing his husband after a victory.
As Outsports is reporting, professional bowler Scott Norton smooched his husband Craig Woodward after winning the 2012 Pba Chameleon Championship in Las Vegas.
Though the event was held in November, Espn did not air the footage until Dec. 30. During the telecast, Espn's announcers referred to Woodward as Norton's husband or spouse, Outsports also pointed out.
Norton tied the knot with Woodward, a United Healthcare executive, in October 2011.
The 30-year-old bowler came out to friends and family as a teenager, though he didn't address his sexuality publicly until last year, the Windy City Times reports.
"It is extremely important for me to come out to show other gay athletes, both current and future, that it is important to come out to show that we are just like everyone else,...
As Outsports is reporting, professional bowler Scott Norton smooched his husband Craig Woodward after winning the 2012 Pba Chameleon Championship in Las Vegas.
Though the event was held in November, Espn did not air the footage until Dec. 30. During the telecast, Espn's announcers referred to Woodward as Norton's husband or spouse, Outsports also pointed out.
Norton tied the knot with Woodward, a United Healthcare executive, in October 2011.
The 30-year-old bowler came out to friends and family as a teenager, though he didn't address his sexuality publicly until last year, the Windy City Times reports.
"It is extremely important for me to come out to show other gay athletes, both current and future, that it is important to come out to show that we are just like everyone else,...
- 1/2/2013
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Aol TV.
After a seven-month audition process, and after being rejected for the role she submitted herself for, Michal Sinnott was told that her enthusiasm for the project and her incredible dedication had landed her the part of Wendy Whipper in "HorrorCon," a SAG Ultra Low Budget feature film written and directed by Scott Norton. The auditions began last September, when Norton started contacting actors who had responded to his casting notice in Back Stage. After two video auditions, an in-person audition, and a callback, Sinnott was heartbroken to discover that she hadn't landed the lead. But the director was so impressed by her personality and work ethic that he decided to rewrite another part with her in mind."Someone who unselfishly lends their energy to the process can open up new ideas about story and character," says Norton. "In fact, that's exactly what happened with Michal. Her determination and enthusiasm literally made.
- 7/23/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Sri Gordon)
- backstage.com
Happy 63rd Birthday to the incomparable Grace Jones. I'm not sure if she has enough output for most people to make a top five, but here are mine: 5. "Little Drummer Boy (Pee-Wee's Playhouse)," 4. "La Vie En Rose," 3. "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)," 2. "Demolition Man," 1. "Slave To The Rhythm." spacecast.com has a series of interview clips with John Barrowman discussing Torchwood: Miracle Day. The money quote: "The one thing that I'm exceptionally proud of, and that I know Russell is, we've got a bisexual hero, or an omni-sexual hero, played by an openly gay man. And that may be tooting my own horn a bit, but it's a big first in our industry, and I'm really proud to be part of that. Although people may look at this series and say that he's not really bisexual, he's really gay in this series ... which is not a bad thing either.
- 5/19/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
The Bigot Gets 15 Minutes In The Penalty Box. And, Yes, He Is A Bigot
Last week I went on a fair bit about how much better things are when it comes to Glbt visibility. Naturally I was totally tempting having fate set me up for this week's news to be horrible, thereby making me look like a fool. Instead, the week was basically more proof that things are getting better.
For example, this week saw Todd Reynolds, the vice president of Uptown Sports, a Canadian agency representing professional athletes, take to Twitter to declare his opposition to same-sex marriage. Or more specifically to New York Rangers' Sean Avery for expression of his support of us gays.
Todd then took to the airwaves to protest the reaction his comments provoked, saying, "But I'm a little disappointed in some of the response. If you oppose a viewpoint, you're immediately targeted by some people as a hater,...
Last week I went on a fair bit about how much better things are when it comes to Glbt visibility. Naturally I was totally tempting having fate set me up for this week's news to be horrible, thereby making me look like a fool. Instead, the week was basically more proof that things are getting better.
For example, this week saw Todd Reynolds, the vice president of Uptown Sports, a Canadian agency representing professional athletes, take to Twitter to declare his opposition to same-sex marriage. Or more specifically to New York Rangers' Sean Avery for expression of his support of us gays.
Todd then took to the airwaves to protest the reaction his comments provoked, saying, "But I'm a little disappointed in some of the response. If you oppose a viewpoint, you're immediately targeted by some people as a hater,...
- 5/13/2011
- by Michael Jensen
- The Backlot
By Scott Norton
Published by Yellow Horse Productions
Deborah Ducharme is the quintessential housewife. She cooks, she cleans, she goes to church (even if it is just to use the free wifi), she bakes, and she worships Satan.
Her family is falling apart, though. Her husband is disinterested, her son is a jerk, and her adult daughter is an absolute mess. Barbara finds a little bit of relief from her daily doldrums in her secret pen-pal relationship with criminal Jasper Dix. When Deborah and her not-so-perfect little family head out to spend the weekend at a run-down house a late relative once lived in, all hell breaks loose.
Jasper and his violent accomplice have broken out of prison and picked up a psychopathic woman, and they are headed for the same isolated location. What’s Barbara to do? Call on Satan, of course!
sWitch is a definitely a fun read!
Published by Yellow Horse Productions
Deborah Ducharme is the quintessential housewife. She cooks, she cleans, she goes to church (even if it is just to use the free wifi), she bakes, and she worships Satan.
Her family is falling apart, though. Her husband is disinterested, her son is a jerk, and her adult daughter is an absolute mess. Barbara finds a little bit of relief from her daily doldrums in her secret pen-pal relationship with criminal Jasper Dix. When Deborah and her not-so-perfect little family head out to spend the weekend at a run-down house a late relative once lived in, all hell breaks loose.
Jasper and his violent accomplice have broken out of prison and picked up a psychopathic woman, and they are headed for the same isolated location. What’s Barbara to do? Call on Satan, of course!
sWitch is a definitely a fun read!
- 5/11/2011
- by asharceneaux
- Planet Fury
Well, the votes are in. Leading the polls with 44% of the votes, barely above his main competitor Scott Norton, Mr. March 2009 Billy Garberina has been crowned Scary Stud of the Year 2009, beating out all those other dudes.
It must have been his boyish charm and shameless self-promotion that helped him win this coveted and endearingly sexist title. Check out Billy's original interview and bask in his sexiness...
It must have been his boyish charm and shameless self-promotion that helped him win this coveted and endearingly sexist title. Check out Billy's original interview and bask in his sexiness...
- 2/1/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
It's time to vote for Scary Stud of the Year 2009! Stroll down memory lane with our funny, sexy, charming scary studs of 2009 and let us know which one you think deserves the crown. Voting ends January 31, 2010.*
Dani Filth, Billy Garberina, Robert Patrick, Eli Roth, Corin Nemec, Mike J. Nelson, Tom Atkins, and Scott Norton.
Vote
*FAQs:
Q: Is this a sexist contest?
A: Yes.
Q: Isn't that hypocritical of Pretty/Scary?
A: Well, we're using irony and sweet sweet sarcasm to point out how ridiculous contests like these really are. We're actually trying to show how, when reversed, these kind of cheesecake genre layouts and interviews are really pretty silly and unnecessary. It is intended to be lighthearted and funny, while celebrating these men's careers in genre film.
Q: Do the men know what they're being interviewed for?
A: Yes, the interviewees are all in on the joke.
Dani Filth, Billy Garberina, Robert Patrick, Eli Roth, Corin Nemec, Mike J. Nelson, Tom Atkins, and Scott Norton.
Vote
*FAQs:
Q: Is this a sexist contest?
A: Yes.
Q: Isn't that hypocritical of Pretty/Scary?
A: Well, we're using irony and sweet sweet sarcasm to point out how ridiculous contests like these really are. We're actually trying to show how, when reversed, these kind of cheesecake genre layouts and interviews are really pretty silly and unnecessary. It is intended to be lighthearted and funny, while celebrating these men's careers in genre film.
Q: Do the men know what they're being interviewed for?
A: Yes, the interviewees are all in on the joke.
- 1/4/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
For sweltering August, which is the best way to bring to mind the opiate-addicted romance of the Romantic poet hunks like Keats, Coleridge, Shelley, and of course, the syphilitic-but-sexy Lord Byron? By checking out a sexy horror writer! Scott Norton is the modern day equivalent of a gothic romance hero; except that he’s nothing like one. Between writing his successful horror fiction like HorrorCon and sWitch, he’s busy being a dude playing in a band and bewitching the world with his wit and charm. Oddly enough, this hunk spends most of his time indoors writing frightening things; think of him as the ‘Ted Bundy’ of horror – he’s funny and charming and you’d probably get in his car if you were hitchhiking, but there’s just something a little ‘off’. Is it merely that he’s from some ocean seaside-place with the wind blowing and the sand perfect for burying your corpse?...
- 8/4/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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