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The bodyslam looks simple: lift, turn, drop. In practice it’s one of professional wrestling’s oldest and most important tools — a visual shorthand for power, drama, and momentum. Over more than a century the bodyslam has evolved from a catch-wrestling throw into dozens of variations (powerslam, chokeslam, scoop slam, etc.), produced some of wrestling’s biggest pop-culture moments, and become shorthand outside the ring for “dominating” an opponent. This is the history of that move: where it came from, who shaped it, how it mutated into the forms fans know today, and why it still matters. The Bodyslam – Origins: From…
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Harley Race liked to refer to himself as “the greatest wrestler on God’s green Earth” And as a 70’s and 80’s fan, when he walked down the aisle you believed just that. These are my live Harley Race memories. The first time I saw Harley Race live was at Madison Square Garden on April 30, 1979, when he defeated “Rookie of the Year” Steve Travis in a mere 5:14. Although not a particularly memorable match, it was quite the big deal that the NWA belt was being defended on a WWWF card and treated as a major event. Race had…
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They faced one another an astounding 130 times. From their first recorded match in 1985 as part of a 20 $50,000 Battle Royal in Greensboro, North Carolina, to their last one at the Met Centre in Bloomington, Minnesota, for Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986, Magnum TA and Tully Blanchard had one of the bloodiest and scathing rivalries of the era. The Magnum TA and Tully Blanchard rivalry came after Tully’s feud with Dusty Rhodes came to an end. This feud, however, was over the prestigious NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. While the title was held by Magnum TA, it was…
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The late/great comic genius/actor/director Carl Reiner was an admitted pro-wrestling fan “since the fifties. Carl Reiner became a star on tv’s earliest hit show in America, called Your Show Of Shows. It launched the career as entertainment gods Carl, his best friend Mel Brooks, star Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Neil Simon, Nanette Fabray, and tons of others in 1950, narrowly beating nationally syndicated tv wrestling each week. A decade later, Carl had his friend Fred Blassie on the show Carl created(after his own life as a comedy tv writer), wrote, produced, and often directed in The Dyke Van Dyke show casting…
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In the nearly 40-year history of the Survivor Series, the event has seen a series of changes. Whether it be from team match-ups to one-on-one confrontations to the inclusion of an all-women’s only Survivor Series match-up to the embracing of the famed War Games concept, Survivor Series provided a series of memorable moments. In 1987, the World Wrestling Federation held its first-ever Survivor Series event. The inaugural event was initially presented in conjunction with the U.S Thanksgiving holiday. Since this time, the events airing and presentation has varied throughout the year, but consistently took place in the month of November.…
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In 2015, Ring of Honors Frankie Kazarian has continued to showcase his skills both in and out of the ring. A former Ring of Honor tag team champion, Kazarian has seen his share of success. However, he has increased his involvement in the music industry and has garnered a great deal of success. He recently took some time out of his busy schedule to participate in an interview with me. Kazarian’s career began nearly twenty years ago. But he is just as dedicated to his craft as he was when he began. A former trainee of Killer Kowalski, Kazarian has been…
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