lex-luger Stories - Cageside Seats
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012: Yokozuna expected in, Randy Savage out
Our friend Mike Johnson at the pro wrestling site with spyware has recently reported that the next big name likely to be announced for WWE's Hall Of Fame class in 2012 will be the late Yokozuna, joining the already announced names of Mil Mascaras, Edge and The Four Horsemen of Ric Flair, Barry...
Cageside Fave Five: 'Say Uncle!' - best submissions in the business
I love submission holds in wrestling. They provide an altogether different aspect to a wrestling match. They're not as devastating as a slam and they're not as flashy as a top rope move or a splash to the outside. To me, submissions harken back to the early days of wrestling where catch as catch...
That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): King Tonga shocks Poughkeepsie by slamming Big John Studd
Long before Tursas got bodyslammed by Green Ant in CHIKARA and even a few years before Lex Luger picked up and slammed Yokozuna on the dock of the USS Intrepid, "Big" John Studd was walking around the WWF claiming that no man could take him off his feet and put him on his back. Wrestlers from every...
Ring of Honor struggling to open up new markets in the Carolinas
Though Ring Of Honor are supposedly drawing good ratings for their new television show on Sinclair Broadcasting's affiliates (I say supposedly as hard numbers have not yet been released), this success has not translated to improved attendance on the road. A week ago, ROH debuted in the Spartanburg...
Countdown to High Noon: The Colony's Green Ant is marching along
We're a little over a week away from the biggest moment in Chikara's history. Next Sunday (Nov. 13), the promotion takes the big leap onto internet pay-per-view (iPPV) with their 10th season finale, "High Noon" live on GFL.tv. The card is stacked from top to bottom and is main evented by...
On this date in WCW history: Lex Luger replaces Vader as the last 'Hulkamaniac'
You know the story by now, everything revolved around Hulk Hogan. Such was the case on September 11, 1995, when the Hulkster kicked the crap out of Lex Luger on Monday Nitro only to later have him join his team of "Hulkamaniacs." Luger was a late replacement for Vader, who was shit-canned...
On this date in WCW history: Ric Flair is stripped of the NWA title, but not the belt
Because "The Nature Boy" didn't get his $25,000 deposit back, which was required to carry the NWA strap. Whoo! WCW President Jim Herd, who thought Flair at 42 was too old (ha!) to stay in the spotlight, started heaping on the gimmicks and less-than-flattering angles as a way to downgrade the...
Wrestlemania 27: So much potential.
I've covered the last two Wrestlemania's for WJFK is Washington DC. I have to say as a person that works in sports talk radio, some of the majesty of live sporting events has lost its luster. I would no longer attend a football or basketball game for pleasure. That does not apply to...
Dave Meltzer leaks WWE's current plans for WrestleMania XXVII
According to Dave Meltzer in the September 20th 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter the WWE creative team are working hard to finalize the top three matches for WrestleMania XXVII by November, so they can start the hype in earnest. Here are their current sketchy plans: A World title unification...
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