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When it comes to the biggest names in Joshi wrestling, there seems to be an endless number of wrestlers you could mention. However, one person who doesn’t get the respect and admiration she deserves is Saki Akai. As the only permanent female wrestler on the DDT Pro Wrestling roster, Saki Akai is genuinely an underrated talent. Saki Akai – Wrestling Beginnings Saki Akai’s father is professional boxer Hidekazu Akai, and it seems almost inevitable that Saki Akai would follow in his footsteps somehow. In 2011, Akai made her professional wrestling debut at the Japanese Joshi promotion Ice Ribbon, established by…
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Mary Lillian Ellison, far better known by her ring name, The Fabulous Moolah, spent much of her career as the perennial Undisputed Women’s World Champion. Her lengthy and complicated legacy is more suited to a book than a short article. So I want to instead offer a different take on Moolah. As someone who saw her perform regularly at Madison Square Garden, I’d like to put you in that seat in just what it was like to see her live in her 1970s championship heyday. On July 1, 1972, Moolah became the first woman allowed to wrestle at the Garden,…
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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 concept of the American dream is that anyone can come from nothing and make it big. But to escape the nightmare that was his life, Dennis Rodman choose to become one himself. Love him or hate him, you cannot ignore him. Dennis Rodman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1961. He was the oldest of three children that he knows about. His father abandoned them when they were still infants. His father alleges that Dennis has over two dozen half-siblings. Dennis believes it is twice as many. He doesn’t consider them to be family due to his father’s…
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Before we start, I’d like to let you all know that I wrote this piece at the back end of February this year. We were all giddy with the expectation of what could and would be happening at this year’s WrestleMania. Fast forward a few weeks and the whole global landscape has changed, let alone the wrestling world. So with that in mind, here’s my piece in full. I hope you enjoy it the way it was intended….. It’s Mania season folks! And how better to kick the week off than by going back through the years to give to you…
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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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