Wrestling With Sin: 428

Brian Damage

This is the 428th 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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Deep Cuts: Razor Ramon Facts

Brian Damage

The late Scott Hall certainly carved out a great career for himself. While his tenure in WCW as a founding member of the nWo is way up there in Iconic wrestling lore….it was all made possible by hitting it big in the WWF as Razor Ramon. This piece is just going to focus on some facts about the Razor Ramon character that you may or may not know about. For more on the life of Scott Hall, please check out this piece on his life and career. For now, lets take a look at some facts about the man who oozed machismo in the WWF.

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Lay The FACTdown: Hitting You with Useless Wrestling Facts, Stats and Trivia Tidbits.

Brian Damage

Finally, Ring the Damn Bell has come back with useless wrestling facts! It’s time to drop some facts, stats and trivia on the business we all love or at least used to. Some of you Rooty poo, candy asses (No insult intended) know some of these facts, while others may not know any. Whatever the case may be, let us dive right in and maybe learn a little something…or nothing.

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Dust Up: Dusty Rhodes Turns Heel and Joins the nWo

Brian Damage

‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes was one of the old familiar faces of the old WCW. Whether he was wrestling, booking or acting as a color commentator…Rhodes was a constant on WCW programming. When the New World Order formed in 1996, Dusty represented the tradition and history of the company. He was extremely vocal against the nWo and a staunch supporter of WCW. Just two years later, all that would change and not necessarily for the better.

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Identity Theft: The Unmasking of Rey Mysterio

Brian Damage

In the world of Lucha Libre, a luchador’s mask is something that is very sacred. It is a part of their identity and how they make their money and become stars. For a luchador to lose their mask becomes a very big deal. It usually happens in a highly publicized match and event. When a luchador loses their mask, it is usually towards the end of their career or they will transition to a new persona without the mask. Masks are extremely vital to the ways of Lucha Libre….then there was WCW.

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