Vince McMahon has a lot of negative qualities to him. He’s an egomaniacal, out-of-touch, petty sociopath who will chase people around the workplace with soiled underwear on a stick. Despite being an eccentric psycho, Vince still has his positives. One of them is how whenever WrestleMania comes by, he tends to treat the roster like Ebenezer Scrooge treats people on Christmas Day. WrestleMania is the biggest payday of the year and it’s a show where they try to get as many people on as possible so that even some of the lowest-ranking folks can earn some big money.
It can take many forms, from ten-man tag matches, Fatal 4-Ways, Money in the Bank, or even just tossing in a bunch of pointless singles matches featuring guys who aren’t even feuding. The most tried and true way to get a bunch of wrestlers on the show with little effort is a battle royal.
It can take many forms, from ten-man tag matches, Fatal 4-Ways, Money in the Bank, or even just tossing in a bunch of pointless singles matches featuring guys who aren’t even feuding. The most tried and true way to get a bunch of wrestlers on the show with little effort is a battle royal.
- 4/4/2020
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
Gavin Jasper Apr 4, 2019
Since the second WrestleMania, the show has been home to many over-the-top-rope free-for-alls featuring giants and football players.
Vince McMahon has a lot of negative qualities to him. He’s an egomaniacal, out-of-touch, petty sociopath who will chase people around the workplace with soiled underwear on a stick. Despite being an eccentric psycho, Vince still has his positives. One of them is how whenever WrestleMania comes by, he tends to treat the roster like Ebenezer Scrooge treats people on Christmas Day. WrestleMania is the biggest payday of the year and it’s a show where they try to get as many people on as possible so that even some of the lowest-ranking folks can earn some big money.
It can take many forms, from ten-man tag matches, Fatal 4-Ways, Money in the Bank, or even just tossing in a bunch of pointless singles matches featuring guys who aren’t even feuding.
Since the second WrestleMania, the show has been home to many over-the-top-rope free-for-alls featuring giants and football players.
Vince McMahon has a lot of negative qualities to him. He’s an egomaniacal, out-of-touch, petty sociopath who will chase people around the workplace with soiled underwear on a stick. Despite being an eccentric psycho, Vince still has his positives. One of them is how whenever WrestleMania comes by, he tends to treat the roster like Ebenezer Scrooge treats people on Christmas Day. WrestleMania is the biggest payday of the year and it’s a show where they try to get as many people on as possible so that even some of the lowest-ranking folks can earn some big money.
It can take many forms, from ten-man tag matches, Fatal 4-Ways, Money in the Bank, or even just tossing in a bunch of pointless singles matches featuring guys who aren’t even feuding.
- 4/2/2018
- Den of Geek
WWE.com
Throughout its 27-year history, there has been an impressive range of Survivor Series teams. We have had teams made up of the biggest stars in the history of the business, teams made up of relative nobodies, teams made up of midget kings and teams made up of tag teams dressed as clowns. There have been teams that made sense and teams that still don’t make sense to this day.
On paper, certain teams from the history of the event stand out as being some of the best. In 1993 Lex Luger, The Undertaker and The Steiner Brothers combined to make a fearsome unit against Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Crush and Quebecer Jacques. Wrestling legends Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter and Ron Simmons vanquished the dastardly Spirit Squad in 2006. The ‘Winner Controls Raw’ main event from 2004 was also stacked, with Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Maven taking on Triple H,...
Throughout its 27-year history, there has been an impressive range of Survivor Series teams. We have had teams made up of the biggest stars in the history of the business, teams made up of relative nobodies, teams made up of midget kings and teams made up of tag teams dressed as clowns. There have been teams that made sense and teams that still don’t make sense to this day.
On paper, certain teams from the history of the event stand out as being some of the best. In 1993 Lex Luger, The Undertaker and The Steiner Brothers combined to make a fearsome unit against Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Crush and Quebecer Jacques. Wrestling legends Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter and Ron Simmons vanquished the dastardly Spirit Squad in 2006. The ‘Winner Controls Raw’ main event from 2004 was also stacked, with Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Maven taking on Triple H,...
- 11/13/2015
- by John Bills
- Obsessed with Film
Bohemia Group is expanding into New Zealand. The Hollywood-based international management firm has consolidated its yearlong collaboration with Gail Cowan of Gail Cowan Management, who will spearhead the new offices for Bohemia Australasia. Cowan, a longtime talent manager based in Auckland, will bring to the agency a pool of high-profile New Zealand actors, many of whom have had roles in the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings franchises. CEO Susan Ferris says: “I would like to think that we are leading the charge with this global way of doing business in management, and that you really don’t have to be trapped by geography anymore. Even though we are continuously building and expanding Bohemia, we will always keep our actors’ feet firmly planted on the ground, while they keep their heads in the clouds. Now we can do it without borders.” Ferris also has brought in two new La-based managers: Zach James,...
- 1/22/2015
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
WWE.com
Sometimes the biggest stories in WWF/E happen off screen rather than on screen. In 1994, we learned that Jacques Rougeau had a retirement storyline in Montreal, Gangrel appeared as “The Vampire,” and Vince McMahon had a really bad year in court.
Moving on to the next installment of this series, we take a look at 1995. On screen, this was one of the least exciting years in WWF/E history. The year was dominated by Diesel as WWF Champion, and saw rise to King Mabel as the top heel in the company. The best on-screen story was the rise of Shawn Michaels as one of the top babyfaces in the company, a role he would hold for the next two years.
But even as 1995 came across as rather boring, there were still some interesting trivia nuggets that came out of this year. Let’s take a look at the...
Sometimes the biggest stories in WWF/E happen off screen rather than on screen. In 1994, we learned that Jacques Rougeau had a retirement storyline in Montreal, Gangrel appeared as “The Vampire,” and Vince McMahon had a really bad year in court.
Moving on to the next installment of this series, we take a look at 1995. On screen, this was one of the least exciting years in WWF/E history. The year was dominated by Diesel as WWF Champion, and saw rise to King Mabel as the top heel in the company. The best on-screen story was the rise of Shawn Michaels as one of the top babyfaces in the company, a role he would hold for the next two years.
But even as 1995 came across as rather boring, there were still some interesting trivia nuggets that came out of this year. Let’s take a look at the...
- 6/7/2014
- by Seagull
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
- 4/22/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
Shout Factory recently released the entire Beetlejuice animated series on DVD. Based on the Tim Burton film, the animated series features Beetlejuice, his best friend Lydia, and their adventures in Beetlejuice’s wacky home world, Neitherworld. There are no special features, just the entire 94-episode run. Back in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, when the show originally aired, no one was thinking about DVD releases - DVDs hadn’t been invented yet. They are all on DVD, they look decent (no restoration, but again: it’s a cartoon) - that is my review.
So instead of a review of the set, let’s look back at five things you may have forgotten about the show.
The Rhyme
In the film, it was enough to say “Beetlejuice” three times to get him there, but in the cartoon, Lydia has a rhyme: "Though I know I should be wary, Still...
So instead of a review of the set, let’s look back at five things you may have forgotten about the show.
The Rhyme
In the film, it was enough to say “Beetlejuice” three times to get him there, but in the cartoon, Lydia has a rhyme: "Though I know I should be wary, Still...
- 6/5/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
The corner of the Internet occupied by Independent Wrestling exploded this week when it was reported that Montreal-based independent wrestler El Generico had signed with the WWE. What the “dirt sheets” (i.e. the wrestling news and rumour web-sites) are currently reporting is that, “El Generico has not signed a WWE contract, but there is a verbal deal in place. WWE protocol is to not actually offer written contracts until the prospective wrestler has passed all drug tests and medical tests.“
So, is it true? As a Montreal wrestling insider and a guy who once upon a time booked El Generico, I might be expected to know the truth. But I don’t… and if I did know the truth, I wouldn’t tell you. In fact, if I knew the truth, I would tell you that I knew nothing, because that’s the kind of business wrestling is and...
So, is it true? As a Montreal wrestling insider and a guy who once upon a time booked El Generico, I might be expected to know the truth. But I don’t… and if I did know the truth, I wouldn’t tell you. In fact, if I knew the truth, I would tell you that I knew nothing, because that’s the kind of business wrestling is and...
- 1/11/2013
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
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