The Line Between Fantasy And Reality

Commentary by Mike Mooneyham Published May 19, 1996 All too often in professional wrestling, the thin line between reality and fantasy becomes much too blurred. Sometimes that fantasy world provides an escape valve from the stress and pressures that go along with the artificially glamorized lives of pro wrestlers. Professional wrestling can be a brutally [...]

Ray “The Crippler” Stevens: Bombs Away

An article by Mike Mooneyham Published May 19, 1996 Ray Stevens, who died in his sleep of heart failure on May 3, 1996, provided pro wrestling with one of its truly unique characters throughout a period that spanned the modern history of the sport. Known as “The Blond Bomber” and “The Crippler” during a career [...]