Longtime Promoter Marcus Dies
By Mike Mooneyham July 26, 2004 Henry Marcus, who promoted professional wrestling in South Carolina for half a century, passed away Sunday at a Manning hospital at the age of 93. Marcus was a promoter extraordinaire who also brought ice shows, the Harlem Globetrotters and rock and roll revues to venues throughout the state. Marcus [...]
Penny Banner Was Original Diva
By Mike Mooneyham July 25, 2004 She was a diva before the wrestling world even considered such a term. In her day, the business was all about wrestling, not sports entertainment. Long before names like Sable, Stacy and Trish provided eye candy for a generation of new wave wrestling fans, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde bombshell [...]
Flair-Hart: War Of The Words
By Mike Mooneyham July 18, 2004 Although the new Ric Flair book has been out less than two weeks, the mud-slinging is enough to make the George Bush and John Kerry camps blush. Not surprisingly, Bret Hart was the first to publicly lash out at Flair, and he lashed out with a vengeance. That Hart [...]
Triple H-Benoit Has Makings Of Classic
By Mike Mooneyham July 11, 2004 Triple H and Chris Benoit, two of pro wrestling’s greatest stars, have turned in some of the year’s top matches. In the main event of tonight’s Vengeance pay-per-view, they’ll be shooting for a classic. Since Benoit battled his way into WWE’s top tier with a monumental victory over Triple [...]
Flair Pulls No Punches In Book
By Mike Mooneyham July 4, 2004 Ask a baseball historian to name the greatest player who ever graced the diamond, and chances are Babe Ruth will be a topic of conversation. Talk to basketball experts about their respective sport, and Michael Jordan’s name will be mentioned more often than not. Ask a professional wrestling authority, [...]