Ric Flair, a star of the professional wrestling world for decades, entered the hospital over the weekend facing "tough medical issues" that appear to have gotten even more serious. A World Wrestling Entertainment source told TMZ that Flair is now in a medically induced coma and will undergo a surgical procedure...
Just because professional wrestling is staged, that doesn't make it any less real. This is the paradoxical koan at the heart of Nine Legends, an officially WWE-sanctioned documentary chronicling the life and times of the sport’s greatest icons...
It's a very special day. It's Friday! In case this terrible, terrible song doesn't quite capture how excited we are for the weekend (we so excited), here are some memes. In case the memes don't adequately express how excited we are for the weekend, just look for the person wearing no pants with a pitcher of sangria in each hand -- that's us. Enjoy!
In Iowa, the only thing more popular than wrestling is corn, mainly because you can't legally eat a boiled wrestler with butter on him. The winner of 23 NCAA national championships since 1975, the University of Iowa excels at wrestling. Its wrestlers expect to win at the Big 10 wrestling championships, dammit!
The International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from its schedule for the 2020 Games via a secret ballot during a meeting in Switzerland. Instead of eliminating the pentathlon, like many expected, the IOC decided to scrap wrestling.
Apparently kids need more "variety" today. That is one of the reasons why Fred Flintstone has been replaced by a professional wrestler on the Fruity Pebbles box. Although it is a "limited" run (only four million boxes), apparently John Cena is just the first of many people who will be gracing the brightly colored cereal's box.
Professional wrestlers may seem like tough guys, but underneath their shiny spandex outfits and long, flowing hair (clearly a sign of ultimate masculinity), they have hearts of gold. Daniel Bryan, for example, recently met with a seven-year-old boy who has had brain cancer for almost four years, and says he's Bryan's biggest fan. It's okay if you need to go grab some Kleenex before you look at the
In one of the most inspired bits of casting in recent years, Dwayne Johnson has been tapped to play Hercules, also known as the strongest man to ever live, in the imaginatively titled film 'Hercules.' Unfortunately, Brett Ratner is set to direct.
Aaaaaand just to get your weekend started off right, here's a video of Honey Boo Boo hopping into the ring at a pro-wrestling show. The show was held by the Georgia Independent Wrestling Alliance, and the Thompsons happened to be guests. Apparently (but not surprisingly) they've been going to pro-wrestling events since before being catapulted to fame...
Professional wrestling will be back in Abilene this coming Saturday. I, personally, don't get it but it is a huge event and everyone wants to go. Every time they come to town the phones ring off the hook wanting to know who's coming and how much tickets are and how do you get them. So I will answer all of those questions for you here. Just read on!!