I’m Nacho Man! The Feud Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage Wanted No Part Of

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The Macho Man has been involved in many memorable feuds throughout his illustrious career. Opponents with names like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and Diamond Dallas Page are just a few that lit the wrestling world on fire. A combination of Savage’s intensity on promos and the fast paced wrestling style he could deliver, helped make many of his matches sensational. With all the wrestlers Savage had competed against, there was one that Savage fought hard not to get in the ring with.

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No Chance In Hell: The 1997 Meeting of Vince McMahon and Atsushi Onita

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The WWF’s Attitude Era in the late 1990’s certainly was a wild and crazy time for the company. Outrageous gimmicks, scantily clad women, vulgar language and a whole lot of violence. Most fans loved this era in WWE history by the astounding TV ratings and big pay per view buy rates. It was a wild and crazy time in the company and it almost got a bit wilder.

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When The Stars Align: Famous Fans of Pro Wrestling through History

It hasn’t been uncommon to see a celebrity of some sort appear or even compete inside a wrestling ring. Celebrities from all avenues of entertainment have been used in a match whether it has been on a Wrestlemania or other big show. Countless stars from movies, TV, comedy, music, sports and even politics have been involved in professional wrestling for a very long time. For some, it was just a pay day to promote a show, movie or album…but for other famous names, they were actually fans of the wrestling business themselves. Today on the blog, we take a look at some of pro wrestling’s most famous fans.

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Hair Raising Tales: Stories Behind Some Infamous Head Shaving Moments in Wrestling

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One of the classic storylines in pro wrestling history, has to deal with hair. Many wrestlers throughout the years have had glorious heads of hair. Some have used their follicles to advance storylines and in many cases…their very own careers. Hair versus hair, hair versus mask and/or hair versus career matches have had a place in wrestling for a very long time. These type of specialty matches were popularized in Mexico starting in 1940 when the first luchas de apuestas (“matches with wagers”) took place between luchadors Octavio and Murcielago in a hair vs mask match. There have been countless matches with hair being put on the line ever since.

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Chew the FACT: Gorging on More Useless Wrestling Facts, Stats and Trivia

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It’s time to once again dig in to more useless wrestling facts, stats and trivia. Some of these facts may be common knowledge to some and may be completely new and unheard of to others. In either case, they are all meant to entertain and maybe learn a little something about nothing. So here are pro wrestling facts for all of us to chew on for a bit.

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Spittin’ Facts: Hitting You in the Face with Completely Useless Wrestling Facts, Stats and Trivia

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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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