Wrestling’s Human Highlight Reel
By Mike Mooneyham Nov. 28, 2004 He flies through the air with the greatest of ease, but he’s not the daring young man on the flying trapeze. He’s pro wrestling’s human highlight reel, Rey Mysterio, whose spectacular moves inside the squared circle seem to defy the laws of gravity. A little man (5-6, 170) in [...]
One-On-One With RVD
By Mike Mooneyham Nov. 28, 2004 Rob Van Dam, more commonly known in pro wrestling circles as “RVD,” is one of World Wrestling Entertainment’s most popular performers. Some pundits consider him to be the finest WWE athlete to never hold the world heavyweight title. The enigmatic phenom brings his flash and exciting style to the [...]
Savage Returns – With Conditions
By Mike Mooneyham Nov. 21, 2004 The on-again, off-again relationship between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Total Nonstop Action took yet another turn last week when Savage rejoined the Nashville-based promotion. Just days after bailing out on TNA following its first Sunday night pay-per-view, Savage came to terms with the company and appeared at its [...]
Savage Playing Games With TNA
By Mike Mooneyham Nov. 14, 2004 It was short and sweet, but the honeymoon between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and TNA is over. And wouldn’t you just know that, in a cruel twist of fate, Hulk Hogan would play a role in the breakup. Just two days after making a surprise cameo appearance at Total [...]
Book Spotlights Fallen Heroes
By Mike Mooneyham Nov. 7, 2004 Professional wrestling has lost its share of unforgettable characters over the past decade. Dave Meltzer, longtime editor of the popular Wrestling Observer newsletter, chronicles some of their lives in a new book titled “Tributes II: Remembering More of the World’s Greatest Wrestlers” (Sports Publishing, $24.95). The author is more [...]