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CNN aired a special titled "Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling", but according to WWE, CNN purposely edited out a significant amount of an interview with wrestler John Cena in order to make it seem as if he was taking steroids.
I have never been a big fan of Pro Wrestling, but my friends taught me I new more about the WWE than I thought.
During their time in the WWE, Trish Stratus and Lita have revolutionized the female role in the world of wrestling. Unfortunately, 2006 has marked the departure of not one, but both of the WWE's leading ladies.
The WWE is the most popular wrestling league ever. Learn more about it here!
A look at TNA Wrestling and what it must do to compete with WWE.
Check out these articles about pro wrestling. Why? Because Stone Cold said so!
The pro wrestling industry has seen several deaths that were mainstream stars coming at such an alarming rate that is actually pretty scary. More wrestlers have been dying rather young before the age of 50.
I'm creating a list of the ten most entertaining pro wrestling tag teams I've seen in my life-time. Some are actually still wrestling, though in a lesser role. Others are now retired. But all of them were great in their own way.
Gimmick matches are pro wrestling matches with special stipulations. Here are the five best gimmick matches in pro wrestling.
Pro Wrestling, a spectacle that is followed by many but at the same time hated by many. What is it with this spectacle that get people to hate it, sure it's controversial but there's a lot to enjoy about it.
A look at how pro wrestling can provide home schooled children with a tangible example of distinguishing fact from fiction.
Pro wrestling is often viewed as over-the-top and fake, but there have been moments when the pain was very, very real for the superstars.
The top 10 things I find annoying about pro-wrestling
An opinion piece on the current state of pro wrestling.
Pro Wrestling is constantly disrespected by the mainstream media. Wrestling is looked down upon as a lesser form of entertainment than the dirtiest reality shows. What will it take for people to appreciate wrestling and stop blaming it for male violence?
Whether you're a die-hard fan or you've been out of the loop, here are the essentials for following wrestling in 2007.
Several good articles on wrestling have appeared on AC this year. I'm supposed to be a wrestling expert, and some of these stories taught me something new.
Wrestling fans are easy to buy for in a way since there is so much stuff available. However it can be difficult to pick the best DVDs and the coolest merchandise, Not any more.
A look at Orangeburg, SC based CWA Pro Wrestling
This is a look at the top wrestling websites from Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer to company websites like WWE.com. The good, the bad and the elitist. Warning, if you enjoy WWE or TNA, there may not be a site for you to view in peace.
To the untrained eye the 14 time world heavyweight champion Ric Flair looks like a proud legend who's sticking around to pass the torch the respectful way. The fact that we've been hearing the 14 time world heavyweight champion phrase for years now...
Pro wrestling might be one of the last things associated with popular music but pro wrestling has actually produced several popular music albums.
Are you a pro wrestling fan? Here are ten Halloween costumes for you.
Wrestling and video games, they go together like...two things that really go together.
Whereas some kids might read comic books and others watch professional sports to find their superheroes, I had professional wrestling.
Wrestling fans spend a lot of money on their favorite form of entertainment. Some like to watch collections of WWE, lucha, Japanese or old-school wrestling, while others gobble up masks and action figures.
Since "Pacman" Jones will not be playing in the NFL the next year he needed a new job, where else would a former athlete turn for a job but pro wrestling?
In yet another idea for pro wrestling as a whole that could happen is the idea of someone in charge of the pro wrestling circuit. The major sports have a commissioner in charge of operations and to enforce the rules.
RWA, my backyard wrestling group of sorts, is very dear to me. I hope this history piece will show backyard wrestling in a different light, and prove to be a great read for all.
Wrestling shows are some of the top-rated TV shows each week. The WWE is constantly one of the most searched keywords on the internet. If you're not watching wrestling, maybe you're missing something.
Wrestling fan sites are as diverse as the fans themselves. If you're into WWE, ROH or old-school wrestlers, there are similar fans who have devoted countless hours to their wrestling fan websites.
A comprehensive list of terms for the casual professional wrestling fan to know about.
Is Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling a thing of the past or present?
Why I enjoy professional wrestling?
Jonny Fairplay and Joel Anderson couldn't last on Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites, so they are trying their hand at TNA Wrestling.
From style to culture, Mexican wrestling has it all...
Wrestling legend and superstar Scott Hall no-shows a TNA pay-per-view in which he was scheduled to wrestle in the main event.
No longer do the promoters and wrestlers try to hide the fact that they are acting out storylines. In fact today's professional wrestling is more story than it is wrestling.
About old school legends of professional wrestling including Gorgeous George, Man Mountain Dean, The Sheik and Dick the Bruiser
20 Years after the Immortal Hulk Hogan slammed Andrew The Giant, Vince McMahon and his World Wrestling Entertainment empire continue to body slam their way into our living rooms for Wrestlemania 23!
Can Scott Hall recover his wrestling career after another rehab for alcohol?
Overview of the new rules regulating pro wrestling by the Georgia Athletic Commission
An article about pro wrestlers dying too young.
Not just anyone can step in and be a referee. There have been guest referees on certain cards. However, their matches are usually predetermined and are used only to add to a storyline.
The long running series makes its first appearence on a console in the US.
Gimmick Matches are wrestling matches with special stipulations. These are the five worst gimmick matches in pro wrestling.
the history of pro wrestling, from Lennon the announcer and Lou Thez and matches to contests with chairs, props and as many interruptions from the outside as any circus can be/create.
Pro Wrestling has several ways to end matches without declaring a winner.
The Fire Pro Wrestling Series has been the best wrestling game, and one of the best series of games period. Up until now it has only been released in Japan, but that is all about to change.
Personal acrticle on the ups and downs of pro wrestling
Are you new to pro wrestling? Or do you have friends or a family member who talk about pro wrestling and you don't know what they are talking about? Well here are some terms to know in order to further understand what pro wrestling fans are talking about.
Pro Wrestling is often made fun of. They wear tights, they make up silly stories and they "fake" wrestle. But, Pro Wrestling also features the best athletes in the world.
It's not easy to be a pro wrestler, but could find yourself a spot in the wrestling world, even if you're not ready to put on the tights yourself.
Did you experience any prejudice in the early stages of you career, during training and your first matches? Do you experience any prejudice now?
First in a series to spotlight rising independent wrestling talent and where you can see them perform.
When discussing the great tag teams of all time names like the Midnight Express and Road Warriors come up but the greatest tag team of all-time is Edge & Christian.
Pro wrestling has often been referred to as strictly entertainment, but can you really consider this sport fake?
The retired American professional wrestling superstar Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow passed away January 19, 2007.
Julian Bailes, a neurologist at West Virginia University and who works with The Sports Legacy Institute, spearheaded the startling finding.
The top 7 movies starring pro wrestlers
A brief recap of all of the WWE Drafts following the 2002 brand split as well as a preview of the 2007 Draft Lottery that will take place on June 11th, 2007 during a special three hour edition of WWE RAW on the USA network.
Looking at the possibility of direct competition between WWE and TNA.
To spark the controversy that surrounds the Internet ruining pro wrestling, it did not ruin it in the 1st place. The Internet never created itself so a person did it.
For a few decades now the WWE has held several big events at Madison Square Garden here are some of my favorites
For many, the product being put out by the WWE and TNA has become stale, and all around uninteresting. If you are one of these people, look into the federations described in this article. One is sure to provide the entertainment that is sorely lacking from the big two.
The WWE kind of sucks right now. But why?
Lance Storm speaks on many topics including breaking in to ECW, his late partner Chris Candido, ECW's downfall, going to WCW, Paul Heyman and the pros and cons of ECW One Night Stand.
Current TNA X Division Champion is interviewed here to discuss the big changes in is career as of late. From his departure from Ring Of Honor to his tour in Pro Wrestling NOAH to his return to his current home of TNA, he discusses it all in here.
It is an event where she had passed on. While I will be the first to admit I never saw much of her until much later in my teen years as she was well into not competing full-time on a regular basis.
Don't read this if you're easily offended by sports entertainment, fatal headlocks, or 'roid rage. You've been given fair warning, Hulkamaniacs.
A history of "puroresu," or Japanese professional wrestling.
An independent wrestling manager explains the pitfalls of running his own show.
A closer look at the effect of watching professional wrestling on children.
When I was in high school, I worked at a grocery store that also employed the famous WWC star "Waffle House Ron." We would bullshit around about wrestling and he mentioned that he knew a guy named Brodie who trained people to become wrestlers.
Loyalty from my talent, fans, and family. I try to listen to the paying customers and give them the best I can with a low budget. Keep it clean and old school.
Born Terry Allen Wayne in 1959, he would make his debut as Terry Allen in Florida Championship Wrestling (he would eventually hold the NWA Florida Global Tag Team title five times over his career) in 1977, he would soon start competing in the Pacific Northwest territory
Jack Brisco was the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion for National Wrestling Alliance in the mid 1970's - a time when professional wrestling was quite exciting to watch.
Editorial about life as an independent wrestling performer.
While amateur backyard wrestling is becoming popular across America, with more than 700 "official" organizations involved, parents have cause for concern when their children get involved. Kids, in the name of sport, are getting injured severely.
Reviews of "Gordon Solie...Something Left Behind" are giving the book high marks both for the extensive collection of photographs and for the writings penned by Solie.
The reasons why pro wrestling has become what it is today.
List of pro wreslters who played pro football as well.
Eight-time NWA world heavyweight champion Harley Race is promoting World League Wrestling, an old-school alternative to WWE.
NFL Star Pacman Jones Joins TNA Wrestling but is not allowed to fight.
One of my favorites was a guy dressed up as the Predator like the alien in the movie, trained by Adrian Street
Forever known to pro wrestling fans as the charismatic leader of the The Fabulous Freebirds, one of the upper echelon tag teams of all-time, Michael Seitz began his career as a referee in Tennessee promotions in 1977 before making the transition to in-ring competitor
A comparison of pro wrestling stars Bobby Lashley and Bill Goldberg.
I am disgusted. Yes, I am completely and utterly disgusted and for the first time in months, it is not because of WWE shockingly. It is not because of a lovely widow being paraded around as a heel to try and get heat on a storyline. Not even close.
Born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio, Texas, Tully Blanchard, best known as an original member of the legendary Four Horsemen, came by his wrestling stardom honestly. The son of wresting promoter and American Wrestling Association (AWA) star Joe Blanchard,
Back in the day wrestling was more creative, more character driven, and more fun than it is today. today it is all about sex and all wrestlers are the same, there are no characters. So I present to you 5 of the most popular wrestlers of the 80s
The latest history offering from the WWE covers a tag team that revolutionized not only tag team wrestling, but the sport as a whole.
The most influential stable in the history of professional wrestling, hands down. From De-Generation X to the New World Order to later "homages," such as the Xtreme Horsemen (Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling and Japan) all owe elements of their history to four men
Pro Wrestler Maximum Capacity comments on the Chris Benoit tragedy.