WWE
It seems as though the WWE Hall of Fame is more and more regimented, in that the induction class has to follow a specific pattern: one headliner, one woman, one tag team, one celebrity, and three or four other inductees that include no more than one deceased performer (so as to not upset people, it seems).
Looking back at the 2004 and 2005 classes, you had quite the haul of 1980s greats going in, from Hulk Hogan to Rowdy Roddy Piper to Jesse Ventura to Sgt. Slaughter, and a host of others. Few WWE eras were as cool as the 1980’s Rock ‘n Wrestling era, and the first five or so years of Saturday Night’s Main Event. Goofy and over-the-top as the era could be, it still holds up today.
One issue with the rote formula for choosing the recent Hall classes has been the logjam created among the eighties stars that should be recognized.
It seems as though the WWE Hall of Fame is more and more regimented, in that the induction class has to follow a specific pattern: one headliner, one woman, one tag team, one celebrity, and three or four other inductees that include no more than one deceased performer (so as to not upset people, it seems).
Looking back at the 2004 and 2005 classes, you had quite the haul of 1980s greats going in, from Hulk Hogan to Rowdy Roddy Piper to Jesse Ventura to Sgt. Slaughter, and a host of others. Few WWE eras were as cool as the 1980’s Rock ‘n Wrestling era, and the first five or so years of Saturday Night’s Main Event. Goofy and over-the-top as the era could be, it still holds up today.
One issue with the rote formula for choosing the recent Hall classes has been the logjam created among the eighties stars that should be recognized.
- 2/12/2016
- by Justin Henry
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The 28-year history of the Royal Rumble match is rife with the greatest Superstars to ever lace a pair of boots. Hulk Hogan, The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H and John Cena have all cashed their tickets to WrestleMania via wins in the 30-man bout. Two-time Hall of Fame inductee, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, captured his first WWE Championship in the match while Roman Reigns has the opportunity on January 24 to leave Orlando with his title intact.
As legendary as some of those competitors are, the Rumble match has also featured its fair share of duds, wrestlers who are either footnotes in history or were eliminated in rapid fashion, their legacies forever tainted by seconds-long stints in the most beloved gimmick match in WWE.
For every Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, there is a Squat Team member or Saba Simba. With The Undertaker’s epic defeat...
The 28-year history of the Royal Rumble match is rife with the greatest Superstars to ever lace a pair of boots. Hulk Hogan, The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H and John Cena have all cashed their tickets to WrestleMania via wins in the 30-man bout. Two-time Hall of Fame inductee, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, captured his first WWE Championship in the match while Roman Reigns has the opportunity on January 24 to leave Orlando with his title intact.
As legendary as some of those competitors are, the Rumble match has also featured its fair share of duds, wrestlers who are either footnotes in history or were eliminated in rapid fashion, their legacies forever tainted by seconds-long stints in the most beloved gimmick match in WWE.
For every Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, there is a Squat Team member or Saba Simba. With The Undertaker’s epic defeat...
- 1/23/2016
- by Erik Beaston
- Obsessed with Film
Michael Kingston is a lifelong comic book and wrestling fan. In the past, various writers have attempted to create comics that mixed the two genres, but failed in spectacular fashion. In Headlocked: The Last Territory, though, Kingston creates a realistic hero in Mike Hartman who we follow on a journey in the unforgiving business. Filled with emotion and a clear passion from its writer, Headlocked is the most realistic portrayal of wrestling in the graphic novel form to date.
For his upcoming sequel Headlocked: The Last Territory Vol. 2, we follow the continuation of Hartman’s story. Kingston has taken to Kickstarter once more to raise the funds necessary to produce the book. Teaming up with him again is wrestling legend Jerry Lawler who will be providing the cover artwork. Also joining on the project in the role of guest creators are Booker T, Rob Van Dam, A.J. Styles, John Morrison,...
For his upcoming sequel Headlocked: The Last Territory Vol. 2, we follow the continuation of Hartman’s story. Kingston has taken to Kickstarter once more to raise the funds necessary to produce the book. Teaming up with him again is wrestling legend Jerry Lawler who will be providing the cover artwork. Also joining on the project in the role of guest creators are Booker T, Rob Van Dam, A.J. Styles, John Morrison,...
- 10/30/2014
- by Andrew Soucek
- Obsessed with Film
Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none On a tour to promote the new WWE '12 video game last week, just before Survivor Series, we had a chance for a brief interview with the Cm Punk. Last night at Survivor Series 2011 Cm Punk captured his second WWE Championship, but before all that he talked dream feuds, disturbing fans and the division between sports entertainers and wrestlers in the WWE:
Paul: I have seen you wrestle for years, I used to travel up and down the East Coast to see you in Ring of Honor. So I'm a long-time fan.
Cm Punk: What did you see?
Paul: I saw the Raven feud years, so this was 2002-2003.
Cm Punk: *Whistles* That was 10 years ago.
Paul: The craziest thing I saw at the Roh show in Cambridge, Massachusetts was during an extreme rules match. It was something one of the fans did,...
Paul: I have seen you wrestle for years, I used to travel up and down the East Coast to see you in Ring of Honor. So I'm a long-time fan.
Cm Punk: What did you see?
Paul: I saw the Raven feud years, so this was 2002-2003.
Cm Punk: *Whistles* That was 10 years ago.
Paul: The craziest thing I saw at the Roh show in Cambridge, Massachusetts was during an extreme rules match. It was something one of the fans did,...
- 11/21/2011
- UGO TV
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