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Is every 2012 WWE Hall of Fame inductee accounted for?
Officially, the WWE has announced only three inductees for this year's Hall of Fame ceremony. The first was the recently retired Edge who despite being out of the ring for only a short amount of time is an 11-time world champion and will also happen to be starring in a WWE Studio movie as well as...
On this date in WWF history: Vince McMahon invades Texas to find Stone Cold Steve Austin
How badly did Vince McMahon want to fire Stone Cold Steve Austin? Badly enough to take himself, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to Victoria, Texas, on Feb. 1, 1999, to try and provoke "The Rattlesnake" into striking him so that he could terminate his contract. Firing Austin meant he wouldn't have...
Superman of the squared circle: John Cena's past could prove a hindrance to the WWE's future
It was incredible. Despite taking a pounding, an absolute beating at the hands of anyone from "Macho Man" Randy Savage to Sid Justice to King Kong Bundy, Hulk Hogan always found a way to win. He was always tough enough, strong enough, just plain great enough to overcome the odds, no matter how...
On this date in WWF history: The Undertaker is buried alive 'In Your House'
On December 13, 1998, Stone Cold Steve Austin capped off his feud with the Undertaker by burying him alive at the WWF Rock Bottom: In Your House pay-per-view event from the General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It had one of the more memorable builds, with Paul Bearer...
Cageside Fave Five: Wrestling entrance theme songs
Welcome to a new column here at Cageside that was inspired by KING BOOKAH himself ... FAVE FIVE! I'm not going to lie to you. This is just a gussied up top five whatever but who doesn't like lists? Communists, that's who. And puppy punchers. I don't want to be associated with either. We kick off...
On this date in WWF history: Vince McMahon steals 20 minutes from every pro wrestling fan's life
On December 11, 2000, just one day after WWF Armageddon, Vince McMahon orders commissioner Mick Foley to "Get his fat ass out to the ring" so that he can force him to resign. Now, I understand the day after a major pay-per-view is going to be light on content, but this 20-minute segment is so long...
On this date in WWF history: The Undertaker chokeslams Rikishi from atop the 'Hell in the Cell'
On December 10, 2000, Kurt Angle defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker, Rikishi, and The Rock in a six-man "Hell in the Cell" at Armageddon. The big bump was Undertaker's slight nudge chokeslam on Rikishi from the top of the steel cage, which Jim Ross, as he always does, sold...
On this date in WWF history: Chris Jericho becomes the first-ever Undisputed Champion at Vengeance
On December 9, 2001, Chris Jericho defied the predictions of most fantasy bookers and not only defeated The Rock, but also Stone Cold Steve Austin (both in the same night) to unify the WCW Heavyweight Championship and the WWF Championship. The final result: Y2J left WWE Vengeance the first-ever...
On this date in WWF history: Stone Cold Steve Austin forfeits the Intercontinental belt and dumps it in a river
Hard to imagine there was a time when Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock were battling for the WWF Intercontinental title. But battle they did, and "The Rattlesnake" defeated "The Great One" at the D-Generation X: In Your House pay-per-view, leading to the above moment on Monday Night Raw the...
On this date in WWF history: The Undertaker crucifies Stone Cold Steve Austin on Monday Night RAW
On December 7, 1998, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Chairman Vince McMahon did what he does best: He created a firestorm of controversy with Monday Night RAW. And who better to have at the center of your controversy than two of your biggest stars? I'm talking, of course, about Stone Cold Steve...
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