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Detroit Makes Bid To Host Wrestlemania

Shaffee — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:25 +0000

The Detroit Sports Commission has submitted an official bid to WWE to host Wrestlemania 31 and/or 32. The bid is a joint effort between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Windsor would host promotional events leading up to Wrestlemania, which would be held at Ford Field in Detroit. The Detroit Sports Committee feels that having international appeal [...]

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 [...]

Living Colour To Perform Live At Wrestlemania

Shaffee — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:52:42 +0000

Living Colour announced on their Facebook page that they will perform their hit “Cult of Personality” live at Wrestlemania 29 this Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The song, originally a hit in 1988, reached #1 on the iTunes Rock Songs chart in 2011 after WWE Superstar CM Punk began using it as his ring-entrance [...]

Reid Flair, Son of Ric Flair, Passes Away at 24

Jeff Schiller — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:00:25 +0000

Reid Flair, son of wrestling legend Ric Flair, passed away today at the age of 24. Reid Flair was found this morning in Charlotte, North Carolina and had just returned from working for All Japan. Few details are known at the time of this writing.

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.

Angry CM Punk Fan Reacts To The Rock Winning WWE Championship [NSFW VIDEO]

Shaffee — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:48:07 +0000

At the 2013 WWE Royal Rumble the other night, CM Punk’s 434-day WWE Championship title reign came to an end at the hands of The Rock. Watch the video to see exactly how angry it made this Punk fan… I feel this kid’s pain. I had a similar reaction when I watched Ivan Drago [...]

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 [...]

"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 [...]

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. – [...]

CM Punk Attacks Fan On WWE RAW [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:21:06 +0000

A video has surface online showing WWE Champion CM Punk striking a fan in the crowd at the October 8th live WWE Monday Night Raw in Sacramento, California. Punk hopped over the ringside barrier and made his way into the crowd to escape a physical confrontation with fellow WWE Superstar, Ryback. WWE returns to Grand [...]

Former WWE Champion Makes MMA Debut [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:39:03 +0000

Former WWE Superstar Dave Batista made his professional mixed martial arts debut on Saturday night with a first round TKO victory over Vince Lucero, who reminded me a little of King Hippo from Mike Tyson’s Punchout on the old Nintendo. The 43-year-old signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports back in August to fight in MMA, [...]

Your WWE Champion…Satan? [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:22:51 +0000

The next WWE pay-per-view event, Hell In A Cell, will take place on October 28th from Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA and WWE has released the official promo video for the event. First, let's revisit the most famous Hell In A Cell match between Mankind and The Undertaker featuring two of the sickest bumps in WWE history...

Win WWE SmackDown Tickets With Shaffee

Shaffee — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:39:07 +0000

World Wrestling Entertainment is returning to Grand Rapids on Tuesday, November 20th for a TV taping of WWE SmackDown at Van Andel Arena. The scheduled main event is Sheamus defending his World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match against Alberto Del Rio and Randy Orton. Also expected to appear are WWE Superstars Kane, Daniel [...]

Jerry "The King" Lawler Suffers Heart Attack [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:22:13 +0000

During the September 10th live episode of WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ in Montreal, Jerry “The King” Lawler collapsed at the ringside announce table. WWE is now reporting that the 62-year-old suffered a heart attack. Lawler had been victorious along with his partner Randy Orton in a tag team match against WWE Champion CM Punk and [...]

Top 10 Moves of the Hitman

Shaffee — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:11:45 +0000

Happy 55th birthday to one of the world’s all-time great professional wrestlers, Bret “Hitman” Hart. Bret was a 5-time WWE Champion, 2-time WWE Tag Team Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, 4-time WCW United States Champion, and WCW Tag Team Champion. He also won the 1994 Royal Rumble the King Of [...]