Archive for the ‘Wrestling’ Category
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
by Alan Counihan, JarryPark.com contributor
Many have questioned the ability of World Wrestling Entertainment to produce future stars. Furthermore, WWE’s current developmental system has been strongly questioned. The system headed by Jim Cornette and Danny Davis in Louisville (which produced Cena, Orton, Batista and countless others) is now a thing of ...
Posted in Lance Cade, John Morrison, Wrestling, WWE | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Very excited to see Mick Foley back in the WWE mix, especially in his current role. Of course, the hardcore legend is now the color analyst on Smackdown and, in case you haven't been paying attention, he's doing, expectedly, a masterful job. Foley seems to understand the business and, more ...
Posted in Mick Foley, Wrestling, WWE | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
I am not even sure what to say about this "shoot" video featuring Teddy Hart (record date unknown but given the content discussed it appears to be fairly new). It's one of the greatest pieces of media I have ever witnessed in my life.
Actually, in all seriousness, it's kind of ...
Posted in Teddy Hart, Wrestling | No Comments »
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
by Alan Counihan, JarryPark.com contributor
On May 5th, the Dragon Gate promotion in Japan ran one of their biggest shows of the year in Aichi. The promotion drew a crowd of 8,000 which is extremely impressive considering Dragon Gate is not one of the "major" Japanese wrestling organizations.
Now, even though most ...
Posted in Dragon Gate, Wrestling | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
As I mentioned earlier, I had the distinct honor of being a guest on Fight Network Radio (aka Ranallo on the Radio) today.
We talked a whole bunch of WWE and primarily last night's episode of RAW and the current direction of the product leading up to Judgment Day this Sunday.
More ...
Posted in The Fight Network, Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Monday, April 28th, 2008
by John Pollock, JarryPark.com Contributor
The topic of racism reared its ugly head this past week with the suspension of Michael Hayes for racial comments directed at Mark Henry over WrestleMania weekend.
Whether we agree or not, racism is a big part of the combat sports industry where the line between acceptable ...
Posted in Mark Henry, Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
by Alan Counihan, JarryPark.com contributor
On December 2nd, 2007, at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, one of the most memorable and extraordinary comebacks in wrestling history was completed. Kenta Kobashi had overcome serious kidney cancer and follwoing a year and a half away from the ring, he was back to face some of ...
Posted in Kenta Kobashi, Wrestling | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
by Bob Boyer, JarryPark.com contributor
Monday night, WWE brought back the King of the Ring tournament and built a three-hour edition of Monday Night Raw around it. The tournament itself was full of great stories and action. I particularly enjoyed the champion vs. champion clash between MVP and Chris Jericho, ...
Posted in Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
by Larry Palacios, JarryPark.com Contributor
* Obviously, the best thing going on WWE television today is the HBK-Batista feud. Interesting to see where things go now with the addition of Y2J.
* Santino stole the show again with his awesome mic skills. Seriously, when is he going to start hosting his ...
Posted in Muesli, Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
By Alan Counihan, JarryPark.com Contributor
An interpromotional feud, when done right, can be a thing of beauty. New Japan vs. UWFI, New Japan Juniors vs. NOAH Juniors and ROH vs. CZW are all examples of this. These feuds sparked the interest of the fans, created heated atmospheres, elevated younger stars and ...
Posted in New Japan, Zero1-Max, Wrestling | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
As I mentioned earlier, I was a guest on Fight Network Radio yesterday afternoon. Host Mauro Ranallo and I spoke about some interesting MMA and wrestling topics including:
* The rumored Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia bout
* The post-Wrestlemania WWE landscape
* The HBK-Batista storyline
* The story involving steroids being found in ...
Posted in The Fight Network, Wrestling, WWE, MMA | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
By BOB BOYER, JarryPark.com Contributor
* Orton, Cena, Triple H & JBL for the WWE Title at Backlash. Which one doesn’t belong? Hmmm, I wonder. Why would they build JBL up the entire night, calling him “the longest reigning champ in Smackdown history,” and then make him look like a fool ...
Posted in Muesli, Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Fight Network Radio and Live Audio Wrestling producer, John Pollock, tackles a couple of heavy duty topics this week.
First off, he weighs in on another "is pro wrestling responsible for this death" story. The incident in question is the death of a two-year-old boy in East St. Louis, IL. It ...
Posted in The Fight Network, Wrestling, Boxing | No Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
By BOB BOYER, JarryPark.com contributor
Last week, I watched Ric Flair cry on my television screen for three straight days. He cried at the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony last Saturday night. He wept as Shawn Michaels uttered the now infamous line: “I’m sorry….I love you.” And he ...
Posted in Ric Flair, Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
It was on this day 39 years ago that the leader of the Storm Troopers was born. Here's to you Lance!
I always enjoyed Lance's work (partially because he hailed from Calgary...Alberta...Canada) and couldn't help but feel a little sad for him when he retired from World Wrestling Entertainment without fully ...
Posted in Lance Storm, Memories, Wrestling | No Comments »
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Another week, another pissed off John Pollock. And, once again, he has every right to be.
Much like most 18-to 34-year-old males (including myself), John wasn't home to catch the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night. He relied on his trusty PVR to tape the show but, just like ...
Posted in The Fight Network, Wrestling, WWE | No Comments »
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
If you plan to watch one wrestling event this year this should probably be it. The Super Bowl of wrestling, the grand daddy of 'em all...blah blah blah. By now you've heard it all.
I usually don't do this kind of thing when it comes to wrestling (or any other sport ...
Posted in Wrestlemania, Wrestling, WWE | 5 Comments »
Friday, March 28th, 2008
We're 72 hours away ladies and gents. The Grand Daddy of 'em all under the (cloudy?) Florida sun. Can't wait. Sure, we've all had some issues with the buildup but there's still nothing like Wrestlemania. Today we finish off our countdown of the top 24 'Mania moments. If you’re joining ...
Posted in Wrestlemania, Wrestling, WWE | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
We all heard the news that Vince McMahon purchased WCW one fateful Friday in March of 2001 but it was on this date seven years ago that it was all set it stone. The final episode of WCW Nitro aired on TNT and when the telecast opened with Mr. McMahon ...
Posted in WCW, Memories, Wrestling | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Want to hear a fired up John Pollock? Just ask him about Ric Flair's retirement.
You can't really blame The Prodigy since it's safe to say that regardless of whether Flair and HBK tear down the Citrus Bowl this Sunday this angle has been a major disappointment for all residents of ...
Posted in Ric Flair, John Pollock, The Fight Network, Wrestling | No Comments »
