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A Tale Of Blood, Sweat And Smiles — Shaffee vs Kevin Sullivan

Shaffee — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:34:56 +0000

Some people think wrestling is “fake,” but as someone who has been in the ring, I can tell you that sometimes you do get your ass kicked. I was young and arrogant but one night in Grand Rapids back in 2004, Kevin Sullivan taught me a valuable lesson that Old Man Strength is very real. [...]

Houston Texans Cheerleaders 'Fandangoing' at Practice

Jeff Schiller — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:30:16 +0000

What is Fandangoing? If you’ve been absent from the internet for the past week, let me catch you up. First of all, Fandango is a new WWE wrestler with a hot gimmick. He debuted victoriously against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29 on April 7. The next night on ‘Raw,’ live from New Jersey’s Izod Center, [...]

Former WWE Producer Suing WWE and The Big Show [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:52:43 +0000

Courthouse News Service is reporting that a former WWE producer is suing WWE and The Big Show (Paul Wight, Jr.) claiming that the gigantic WWE Superstar choked him and hit him in the face during a backstage interview segment for WWE’s website. Andrew Green sued Paul Wight and World Wrestling Entertainment in Maricopa County Court. The [...]

Wrestlemania 29…According To Shaffee

Shaffee — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:40:12 +0000

Wrestlemania 29, the world’s biggest wrestling event of the year, is this Sunday and I figured I’d offer a look at not what I think will actually happen, but what would happen if I was booking the show for WWE. Pre-Show WWE Intercontinental Title Match Champion Wade Barrett vs The Miz – I’d put The [...]

Sign the Petition to Make May 20th 'National Macho Man Randy Savage Day'

Chris Illuminati — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:00:32 +0000

"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!" - Macho Man Randy Savage

Everyday, in the United States, we celebrate a national "something" day. There is a National Pancake Day because we're all fat. There is National Donut Day because...wait explained that. It's absurd. It's time for a holiday that celebrates one of our national treasures -- Randy 'Macho Man' Savage.

TNA Impact Wrestling At The DeltaPlex [PHOTOS]

Shaffee — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:46:38 +0000

TNA Impact Wrestling was in town Saturday night for a live event at The DeltaPlex Arena. I hadn’t been to a TNA event since losing to Traci Brooks at Bound For Glory in Duluth, Georgia in 2007. I retired from in-ring competition shortly after the match due to the fact that I had lost to [...]

Female Wrestler Almost Breaks Her Neck [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:30:39 +0000

KC Spinelli of Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling isn’t afraid to mix it up with the boys and they’re obviously not shy about putting a beating on her. Check out the last few minutes of this recent elimination match in which Spinelli is lucky to escape without serious injury. This video is NSFW…

Hulk Hogan Tweets Hot Picture of His Daughter and We're All Pretty Creeped Out About It

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:30:05 +0000

The legend of the Hulk Hogan we all loved as kid’s is slowly fading faster than his orange day-glo skin or maybe he was always a freak and it was easier to hide back in the day. Fresh off a weird and bitter divorce, the marriage to a woman who looks exactly like his daughter [...]

Yabba Dabba Huh? John Cena to Replace Fred Flintstone on Fruity Pebbles Boxes

Chris Illuminati — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:06:41 +0000

This is the type of news that makes you think it’s either a major joke on the internet or the head of Post has lost his fruity pebbles mind. WWE Superstar, and fan favorite to anyone under the age of 10, John Cena is replacing Fred Flintstone on boxes of Fruity Pebbles cereal. Cena’s mug [...]

TNA Impact Wrestling Coming To Grand Rapids

Shaffee — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:48:48 +0000

TNA Impact Wrestling is coming to Grand Rapids as the “Road To Lockdown Tour” rolls into town for a show on Saturday, February 23rd at The DeltaPlex Arena. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 11th. The event is advertised to include a steel cage match, plus appearances by “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries, [...]

Did "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Rally Mets To Beat Red Sox In '86?

Shaffee — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:31:40 +0000

On October 20th, 1986, the New York Mets were trailing the Boston Red Sox two games to none in the World Series and the World Wrestling Federation was in “The Big Apple” for a live event at Madison Square Garden. The show featured an edition of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s interview segment, “Piper’s Pit.” Piper asked [...]

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka Releases Autobiography

Shaffee — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:10:07 +0000

One of the most popular pro wrestlers of the 1980′s has released a new autobiography. ‘Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story’ was released on December 1st by Triumph Books. The book was written by Snuka and co-author Jon Chattman and tells his entire life story from the Fiji Islands to the world of pro wrestling. Snuka’s [...]

Season's Greetings From WWE [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:36:33 +0000

WWE has released a ridiculous music video of its roster singing a holiday song. This is yet another example of how the once great and respectable sport of professional wrestling has all but died in favor of utter silliness. I’m posting the video along with an additional video of WWE Superstars of the 1980′s singing [...]

Shaffee Interviews WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston

Shaffee — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:51:50 +0000

Today I had a chance to sit down and talk with WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston about his wrestling career. I hope you enjoy...

Injured John Cena Vows To Be In Grand Rapids Tonight

Shaffee — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:40:38 +0000

Minutes after a public in-ring make out session with AJ on Monday Night Raw, WWE Superstar John Cena injured his left knee while chasing Dolph Ziggler out of the ring. Cena has been advertised to make his first Grand Rapids appearance in close to a decade tonight as WWE presents SmackDown live at Van Andel Arena, and promised to be in the house at tonight's event via Twitter

TNA Results From Mount Pleasant, MI

Shaffee — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:49:09 +0000

TNA Wrestling had a show on November 8th at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Here are the results… Douglas Williams defeated Crimson Miss Tessmacher beat Gail Kim Garett Bischoff defeated Kid Kash Rob Van Dam beat Xema Ion Mr. Anderson & Gunner beat 2 members of Aces & Eights Thanks to Ray for [...]

Watch this Wrestler Moonsault Onto His Head – If You Can

Kathy Landin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 03:59:33 +0000

Wrestling is a brutal sport. Even if you’re in a more – we’ll call it choreographed - league, the moves are physical, require skill and can be rather punishing. And, if you don’t do them right you could kill yourself. If you mess up a move, and you’re lucky, you only land on your head instead of breaking your neck. Like this guy.

Amy Weber – Crush of the Day

Joe Student — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:30:12 +0000

It’s hard for us to believe that many young, modern women don’t have nude pics of themselves stashed away on a phone, laptop or home computer. Of course, not every young, modern woman looks like ex-WWE Diva Amy Weber. Weber, 42, who worked as a valet for World Wrestling Entertainment’s SmackDown! nearly a decade ago, [...]

Disturbing Video Of Wrestling Move Gone Wrong

Shaffee — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:02:17 +0000

The independent circuit of professional wrestling is where the stars of tomorrow learn their craft. Wrestlers gain experience while often performing for very little or no pay. Say what you will about wrestling, but there is no question, the risks are real. Young workers should master the basics before ever considering something like this. Even [...]

Things I Like About Halloween #9 — Halloween Havoc [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:26:54 +0000

Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of its original title “All Hallows’ Evening”), also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31st. With October 31st quickly approaching, I’m counting down a list I made of ten things I like about Halloween. I’ll reveal one thing each day. – [...]