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On October 4th, 2009, WWE presented Hell in a Cell 2009. As the show began, it featured the opening package of everything from matches involving Randy Orton faces John Cena for the WWE Championship, CM Punk versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship to Degeneration X against Legacy. This event marked the first time Hell in a Cell was its own event. The first Hell in a Cell match took place in 1997. It would be twelve years later before the WWE would turn the match into an event. At Breaking Point the previous month, we see that the…
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Just like at the 2018 Fairground Fallout Return of the Empire, the 2019 showing will also be a charity event. All proceeds will go toward the East Shelby Volunteer Fire Company. Coming off its first-ever sold-out event at the St. Johnsburg Fire Hall in North Tonawanda, N.Y., Empire State Wrestling (ESW) looks to continue its strong momentum when it returns to the Orleans County 4H Fairgrounds in Albion, N.Y. for “Fairground Fallout: Return of the Empire” on Saturday, May 4. “Not only did we raise a significant sum of money for (East Shelby Volunteer) Fire Company from the first event…
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On June 11, 2005, at a show aptly titled Something to Prove, the wrestling world was gifted something that felt more like a public execution than a choreographed performance between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher. Fans of independent wrestling in 2005 didn’t just watch matches; they hunted for them. You traded DVDs, scoured message boards, and waited for the latest “must-see” tape from IWA Mid-South or Ring of Honor to drop. It took place in the “New Alhambra Arena” in Philadelphia—the building the world knows as the ECW Arena. The air was thick with the kind of humidity only a…
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From their debut in late 2005 to their influence on modern tag teams worldwide, LAX (Latin American Xchange) helped define TNA’s early identity. With a mix of street‑wise rebellion, intense promos, and hard‑hitting matches, the group — primarily Konnan, Homicide, and Hernandez — became one of the most impactful alliances in modern American wrestling history. Then LAX (Latin American Xchange) was the extreme opposite. I was a radical Latino who hated anything that wasn’t Latin. It was reverse discrimination, and that for some reason, it hit pulse. Some people loved it, and some people really hated it. But that group…
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As 2020 came to a close, the key was to look to 2021 in terms of wrestling. But who are some people you should keep an eye on in the puroresu scene? Well, we’re going to talk about it here with three wrestlers from the men’s side and three from the Joshi scene. These will be people who are either free agents or some that are young up and coming wrestlers that could make a big impact within the new year. So who made the cut as the 3 Puroresu and 3 Joshi Top Talent to Watch For in 2021?…
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In 2019, we were on the retirement tour, but at the same time, there’s a lot of memories, a lot of matches that probably have meant a lot to you, Lufisto. For instance, in Smash wrestling, I’m sure it holds a near-and-dear place in your heart. What can you say about your time here, your time in the ring, your time in Shine? Speak of that if you could. Lufisto: There are so many things I could say. There’s definitely memorable matches. I’ve had a long feud with Mercedes Martinez. I always believed she was, my wrestling soulmate, so she…
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