A Penny For Your Bouts A Good Deal
By Mike Mooneyham Aug. 31, 2003 Tired of watching the weekly WWE soap opera? Then it might be time to give NWA-TNA a chance. The Nashville-based outfit will offer a one-cent pay-per-view on Sept. 10 that will feature some of the greatest matches from the company’s recent history and other highlights from its weekly programming. [...]
WWE Ready To Pull In Reins On Triple H
By Mike Mooneyham Aug. 24, 2003 Tonight’s Summer Slam pay-per-view could very well mark the end of Triple H’s controversial world heavyweight title reign in WWE. The much-maligned Hunter Hearst Helmsley, viewed by many fans as the recipient of an undeserved push due to his political standing within the company and the McMahon family, remains [...]
Booker T’s Career In Jeopardy
By Mike Mooneyham Aug. 17, 2003 Booker T, who overcame a hardscrabble youth to become a multi-millionaire in the wrestling business, may be nearing the end of his mat career. A recurring back problem is expected to sideline Booker for four to six weeks, and the long-term prognosis for the former five-time WCW world champion [...]
Local Artist Invented Undetaker
By Mike Mooneyham Aug. 12, 2003 His father created the Sertoma and Roundball sports classics. His brother and sister created the philanthropic Charitable Society of Charleston. All Bill Thrash did was help create one of the most successful characters in the history of sports entertainment. “I came up with The Undertaker’s name and designed his [...]
Nature Boy Getting The Shaft
By Mike Mooneyham Aug. 10, 2003 Many consider him the greatest the game has ever produced. He drew sellout crowds before some of today’s stars were even born, and is responsible for making the careers of a host of others. Even at the relatively advanced age of 54, Ric Flair remains an above-average worker in [...]
Triple H Sidelined With Groin Injury
By Mike Mooneyham Aug. 3, 2003 World Wrestling Entertainment suffered a major setback when Triple H, the world heavyweight champion for its Raw brand, went down with what initially was diagnosed as a severely strained groin. Triple H suffered the injury during a dark match with Bill Goldberg following last week’s Raw in Colorado Springs, [...]