Grappling With Tragedy: Big Dick Dudley

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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Wrestling With Sin: 478

Brian Damage

This is the 478th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involves 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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No Bluff: The Story Of The Very Last Original ECW Show

Brian Damage

Extreme Championship Wrestling aka ECW was a wrestling promotion that went against the grain of everything a pro wrestling promotion fans thought it should be. It was revolutionary and very in your face. It took risks and and broke many of the standard rules of convention. ECW’s influence reached the likes of the much larger and more powerful promotions like WCW and the WWF. As influential and innovative ECW was…it came to a rather anticlimactic end. This is that story.

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Grappling With Tragedy: Dennis Coralluzzo

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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Grappling With Tragedy: Gran Naniwa

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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Top Five Wrestling Events Attended Live

Brian Damage

Being a wrestling fan for a number of years, I have had the privilege of attending quite a few wrestling shows in my day. While at these shows, I have witnessed some really cool things that have made wrestling history! Here are my top five shows I have personally sat in the audience for. What are some shows you as a fan have been in the arena or gymnasium for?

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