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TNA Genesis results from Orlando: Jeff Hardy wins but Bobby Roode retains title
TNA Genesis took place last night (Sun., Jan. 8, 2012) from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida, and featured Bobby Roode defending his world championship against Jeff Hardy. The major theme coming out of the show was the same theme coming out of every pay-per-view (PPV): The numbers they do on...
The Top 10 Cageside Seats News Stories of 2011
Before we completely close the book on 2011, it is useful to recap the top news stories of last year. Indeed, many of the biggest developments of 2011 had their seeds sowed in 2010. You may disagree, but here are my top ten Cageside Seats news stories of 2011: 1. In another one of WWE's poorly...
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...
Dave Batista Twitter rages against Daniel Bryan winning the world heavyweight championship at WWE TLC
Look who's back in the news again. It's none other than Dave Batista, the former WWE champion who hasn't seen the inside of a ring for a year now but manages to pop up every now and again with comments that seem to piss everyone off. He did so last night when after the TLC pay-per-view (PPV) event...
Kevin Nash effectively retired following WWE TLC match against Triple H
Last night (Dec. 18, 2011) at WWE TLC, Kevin Nash, the former WWF and WCW world champion, may have wrestled for the final time against Triple H in a ladder match. Multiple outlets are reporting that within WWE, last night was considered Nash's retirement match. And that would jive with what he...
On this date in WCW history: Sting unmasks the Black Scorpion and it's ... Ric Flair?
Unfortunately the Black Scorpion character was doomed from the start, and Ole Anderson's injury only hastened the program's demise. After the "head games" he played on Stinger, he was finally unmasked at WCW Starrcade on December 16, 1990. Underneath? None other than "The Nature Boy," Ric...
On this date in WCW history: Ric Flair suffers a heart attack on Monday Nitro
On December 14, 1998, Ric Flair collapsed inside a WCW ring after suffering from a "heart attack." But don't worry! Turns out it wasn't his heart after all, he was merely poisoned. What's unfortunate is that it was a great promo overshadowed by his silly medical malady but hey, it worked for Shawn...
That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): John Cena finishes Umaga in a Last Man Standing match
Depending on who you ask, John Cena is either the greatest Superstar in the history of the WWE or he's the worst thing to ever happen to the industry. His detractors claim he ruined the edginess Vince McMahon's product was once known for and his character is stale, trite, and just flat out...
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...
WWE news: Mick Foley won't rule out another big WrestleMania match
Mick Foley is a great pro wrestler. Sometimes it's hard to qualify why exactly that is. He's never been a gifted athlete nor is he a particularly strong ring technician. Ric Flair once referred to him as "a glorified stuntman," and sometimes I find it hard to argue against that notion. But Foley...
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