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WWE Legend's House begins filming next month in California, features 'Mean' Gene Okerlund
The WWE Legend's House show, one of the very first original ideas (which isn't all that original) for the WWE Network, is all set to begin filming next month in Rancho Mirage, California. This according to MyDesert.com: In February, eight former World Wrestling Entertainment stars will be under...
On this date in WWF history: Iron Sheik bridges the gap between Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan
On December 26, 1983, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund lost his strap to the Iron Sheik after falling victim to the dreaded Camel Clutch submission hold. What he really fell victim to, was the rise of Hulkamania. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon was ready to push Hulk...
Survivor Series results: CM Punk wins the WWE championship
The WWE championship is still a veritable hot potato. That's because it changed hands yet again last night (Sun., Nov. 20, 2011) at Survivor Series in New York, as CM Punk used the Anaconda Vice (when he did he get that back, by the way?) to submit Alberto Del Rio. The match itself was fairly fun....
Kurt Angle gets upset about spot in WWE list of all time greatest wrestlers, apologizes the next day
When WWE went back to the well one more time to find another subject to use for a DVD release late last year, they came up with a tried and true concept -- a list of the top 50 superstars of all time. Once the list was made and released, it served as a reminder that pro wrestling is a business...
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