Brian Damage
Getting a certain character or gimmick “over” is definitely a challenge for many wrestlers. Connecting with fans can be, at times, a daunting task. Now add another layer to that and try to get two different characters over at the same time. Today on the blog, we look at our personal top five wrestlers with alter egos.
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Brian Damage
It is time for another round of useless wrestling facts, stats and otherwise inane trivia. For many of you, these facts may be commonly known, to others perhaps not so much. In either case, they are all meant to be in good fun. So let’s roll up our sleeves and take a jab at these latest tidbits.
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Brian Damage
The term iconic is thrown around a lot pertaining to certain professional wrestlers. In the case of Antonio Inoki, iconic is just the tip of the iceberg for this former wrestler, mixed martial artist, trainer, promoter, politician and ambassador. Today on the blog, we look at the extraordinary life and career of the iconic Antonio Inoki.
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Brian Damage
This is the 405th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media.
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Brian Damage
Grappling with Tragedy is a series of articles that deal with unfortunate, tragic incidents that have occurred throughout the history of professional wrestling. It is unlike the ‘Wrestling with Sin’ series that deals more with the seedier side of wrestling like arrests, murders and suicides. Grappling looks more at particular tragic incidents that have in some instances altered pro wrestling in some way.
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Brian Damage
Grappling with Tragedy is a series of articles that deal with unfortunate, tragic incidents that have occurred throughout the history of professional wrestling. It is unlike the ‘Wrestling with Sin’ series that deals more with the seedier side of wrestling like arrests, murders and suicides. Grappling looks more at particular tragic incidents that have in some instances altered pro wrestling in some way.
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Brian Damage
This is the 390th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media.
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Brian Damage
It is time for yet another round of useless wrestling facts, stats, trivia and miscellaneous nonsense. You may learn a thing or two after reading this post…or you may lose some valuable brain cells. Some of these you might have heard of already or maybe not. In either case, it is time to regurgitate these facts for your reading pleasure. Let us learn a little….hopefully.
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Brian Damage
A ring technician who started his career at a very young age. He wrestled all over the world and was a fixture on WWE television. Today on the blog, we ask…’Whatever Happened to’ ‘Gentleman’ Jack Gallagher?
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