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Jim Cornette Comments On Leaving WCW, Owen Hart

Staff - December 30, 2013

Jim Cornette recently spoke with KayfabeKickout.com about Owen Hart's death and more. Here are the highlights… On leaving WCW in 1990: We just decided we'd...

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2013 WWE Magazine Awards Revealed + WCW DVDs

Staff - December 27, 2013

-- The latest issue of WWE Magazine (cover-dated January 2014) features the 2013 WWE Magazine Awards and the entertainment abilities of The Prime Time...

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WCW Driving WWE DVD Sales In 2013 – Details

Staff - December 26, 2013

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Besides WrestleMania 29, which is annually WWE's top video release, WCW nostalgia has been driving WWE's DVD sales. According to WWE...

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Backstage Fight Stories: Vader vs. Paul Orndorff

Staff - December 24, 2013

In the past, I've shared a number of legendary backstage fight stories from the world of pro wrestling. More often than not the fights...

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WWE Changing Format For Their WCW PPV DVD Set

Staff - December 19, 2013

According to WrestlingDVDNews.com, the new WCW DVD, which will feature PPV matches, will be the first title in an ongoing series, similar to WWE's...

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Top Ten Wrestling Ring Entrances (Pt. 2)

Staff - December 15, 2013

On Friday, per request, we began our look at the top ten best wrestling ring entrances of all-time. Here we are on Sunday, and...

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Mick Foley’s Son Writes A Book + WCW DVD Changes

Staff - December 13, 2013

-- WWE has changed the title of their upcoming WCW DVD/Blu-Ray set that will be released on March 11th, 2014. Wrestling DVD News reports...

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Top Ten Wrestling Ring Entrances (Pt. 1)

Staff - December 13, 2013

Pro wrestling is a show. We all know this. One major part of the "show" is the ring entrance. For years, professional wrestling has...

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The 20 Best Talkers In Wrestling History (Pt. 4)

Staff - December 11, 2013

For those who missed the previous three installments of our list of the best talkers in wrestling history, check out the following links: Numbers 20-16 Numbers...

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The 20 Best Talkers In Wrestling History (Pt. 3)

Staff - December 9, 2013

For those who missed it, click here to see how our rankings of numbers 20 through 16 went. To see how numbers 15 through...

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Ex-WCW Wrestler Trashes DDP – ‘He’s A Jacka**’

Staff - December 9, 2013

Dave Sullivan, who portrayed the dyslexic brother of Kevin Sullivan for World Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996, appeared on In Your Head Wrestling...

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WWE Talents Spotted At NFL Game, WWE/WCW DVDs, NXT

Staff - December 9, 2013

-- On January 9th, The Bella Twins, The Wyatt Family and The Miz are all slated for the next WWE NXT taping at Full...

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The 20 Best Talkers In Wrestling History (Pt. 2)

Staff - December 8, 2013

For those who missed it, click here to see how our rankings of numbers 20 through 16 went. We will avoid the preamble and...

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The 20 Best Talkers In Wrestling History (Pt. 1)

Staff - December 7, 2013

Ready for a controversial list? When going over who I personally feel are the best talkers in the history of professional wrestling, I narrowed...

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Top Ten Managers In Wrestling History (Pt. 2)

Staff - December 5, 2013

Yesterday we counted down number's ten through six in our list of the "Top Ten Managers In Wrestling History." For those who missed it,...

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CM Punk Confirms Rib Injury + WCW DVD Synopsis

Staff - December 5, 2013

-- Here is the synopsis for the WWE's Best of WCW PPV Matches DVD & Blu-ray, which will be released on March 11th… "Starrcade! Halloween...

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Top Ten Managers In Wrestling History (Pt. 1)

Staff - December 4, 2013

In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character that is generally paired with a wrestler or a tag-team to help get his or...

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WrestleMania XXX “Dream Matches” (Pt. 2)

Staff - December 2, 2013

Yesterday, I revealed the top three "dream matches" I would love to see at WrestleMania XXX next year. Those matches included John Cena vs....

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WrestleMania XXX “Dream Matches” (Pt. 1)

Staff - December 1, 2013

WrestleMania is an event promoted by WWE as the biggest show of the year. At WrestleMania the goal is to put together the best...

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Backstage Fight Stories: Scott Steiner vs. DDP

Staff - December 1, 2013

The life of a pro wrestler is a hectic one. Muscled up, often steroid-filled, testosterone-raging men who travel the globe on a regular basis...

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My Five Favorite Wrestling Stables Of All-Time

Staff - November 22, 2013

The Wikipedia "Glossary of pro wrestling terms" defines a stable as "a team of three or more wrestlers, usually heels, who generally share common...

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Backstage Fight Stories: Sid vs. Arn Anderson

Staff - November 22, 2013

The life of a pro wrestler is a hectic one. Muscled up, often steroid-filled, testosterone-raging men who travel the globe on a regular basis...

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WWE Planning ‘Best Of WCW’ PPV Matches DVD + More

Staff - November 21, 2013

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter -- According to a listing on Amazon, WWE is planning to release a Best of WCW PPV Matches DVD....

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“The History Of WWE” DVD Documentary Review

Staff - November 20, 2013

"The History Of WWE" is a documentary-style look at the entire history of World Wrestling Entertainment. We start at the very beginning, with Jess...

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Scott Hudson Discusses The Fall Of WCW, TNA’s Future

Staff - November 18, 2013

Scott Hudson recently spoke about the fall of WCW and more. Here are the highlights… On TNA Surviving: "…At this point I would have to...

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Roberts, Hall & Indiegogo: What’s Go-Go’ing On?

Staff - November 15, 2013

Nobody is a bigger Jake "The Snake" Roberts or Scott Hall fan than yours truly. Growing up, along with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Ricky...

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VIDEO: Ex-WCW Star Talks Benoit Tragedy, Triple H

Staff - November 13, 2013

Alex Wright recently spoke with WGD Weekly about a variety of topics. Check out the full video and highlights below: On the Chris Benoit tragedy:...

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Buff Bagwell Speaks On Meeting With TNA This Year, nWo

Staff - November 10, 2013

The following are highlights from a recent WGD Weekly interview with former WCW star Buff Bagwell: On TNA and his talks with Hulk Hogan and...

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So Many ECW Reunions, Why No WCW Reunions?

Staff - November 10, 2013

On Saturday night in Poughkeepsie, New York, another semi-ECW reunion show took place in the form of House Of Hardcore 3 (detailed event results...

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Lex Luger Talks Death Of Miss Elizabeth, Vince McMahon/WCW

Staff - November 8, 2013

To promote his recently released autobiography, Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler – His Reign, Ruin, and...

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TOP TEN: Best Face-Painted Wrestlers In History

Staff - November 6, 2013

Professional wrestling is fun. It's hard work for the guys who lace up the boots night-in and night-out, travel all over the globe on...

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The Five Biggest Stars Who Sucked In The Ring

Staff - November 4, 2013

Before we get started, allow me to get this out of the way real quick: David Arquette is probably the worst in-worker to become...

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1979 To 2013 – Is Billy Corgan Going To Buy TNA?

Staff - November 2, 2013

1979. It's the year The Village People's "Y.M.C.A." rose to the top of the charts. It's the year President Carter proposed Martin Luther King...

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Jim Ross Q&A: WCW Guys To WWE, What TNA Needs, Benoit

Staff - October 31, 2013

The following are highlights of a new Q&A update from the official website of WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross: On what former "WWF President"...

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Alex Wright Explains Why He Never Joined WWE, More

Staff - October 26, 2013

The Sports Courier recently caught up with former WCW competitor Alex Wright to discuss his career as a second-generation wrestler, his wrestling school in...