Brian Damage, Tom Casola, Lowlife Louie Ramos
This week’s is about Top 5 most influential wrestlers and wrestling personalities. Men or women who helped change the way we watch wrestling. A wrestler so influential that others tried to copy their style etc. Continue reading
Brian Damage, Tom Casola, Lowlife Louie Ramos and Amerigo Diehl
First and foremost, Ring the Damn Bell would like to welcome and introduce Tom Casola to our readers. Tom is not only a fan of old school wrestling, he was also pro wrestler himself who traveled the world. Tom’s vast knowledge of the business inside and out is extraordinary. We would also like to reintroduce ‘Lowlife’ Louie Ramos to the blog. Louie (like Tom) is also a pro wrestler and hardcore icon. We are fortunate to have both on board and I am proud to call both men friends.
Today’s top five category is about favorite movies featuring professional wrestlers. They do not necessarily have to be the stars of the movie, but have somewhat of a role. The movies themselves do not have to be about pro wrestling either. What wrestlers stood out in a particular movie you love? Continue reading
Brian Damage
Watching pro wrestling/sports entertainment for the majority of my life, there are a few things that are almost guaranteed to occur during specific segments of a storyline. If a couple gets “married” on a wrestling show, they are certain for it to end up badly for the bride and groom. Someone will interrupt the service and some sort of truth will be spilled and a fight will almost certainly break out. When a pay per view event is happening, you can bet your last dollar that someone is going through the Spanish Announce Table Lastly, no contract signing on a wrestling show ever ends up with the wrestlers signing the contract and just simply walking away. Continue reading
Brian Damage
In the Summer of 1989, Fred Ottman was a highly sought after free agent on the independent circuit. After wrestling in territories like Florida, Georgia, Texas and Tennessee…the 6 ft 3 in and close to 400 lbs Ottman was being courted by both WCW and the WWF. He was about to sign with WCW, however, a few WCW wrestlers convinced him to sign with the World Wrestling Federation instead. The spotlight was brighter and the money was better….so Ottman joined the WWF. Continue reading
Brian Damage
A recent inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame, Wayne ‘The Honky Tonk Man’ Farris was a top heel for the company in the 80s, including a lengthy run as Intercontinental Champion. But in 1994 he had a cup of coffee run with WCW – it’s that run that we look at in this latest piece. Continue reading
Brian Damage
This is the 214th 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. Continue reading
Brian Damage
Jimmy Hart was one of the top heel managers in all of professional wrestling since he debuted in the late 1970s. Hart was the ultimate heel in the Memphis territory in his battles with Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler. More often than not, if you were a top heel in Memphis, you had Jimmy Hart in your corner. Continue reading
