This DX Isn’t Cool
By Mike Mooneyham June 25, 2006 Funny or boring? Cutting edge or passé? How about just plain foolish. That pretty much sums up the act that was once DX. Shawn Michaels and Triple H were the architects of D-Generation X at a time in the wrestling business when such novel gimmicks were fresh and new. [...]
Kind-Hearted Ramos A Great Heel
By Mike Mooneyham June 18, 2006 Nearly 40 years have passed, but I can still remember the man peering over his shoulder, looking into the crowd. To a youngster not even into his teens, he looked like a giant, weighing well over 300 pounds, with cold, piercing eyes and a long, shaggy mane. And he [...]
Heyman Ready To Defy The Odds
By Mike Mooneyham June 11, 2006 The new era of Extreme Championship Wrestling begins in earnest with tonight’s ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view. One major questions looms. Is this Paul Heyman’s ECW, or is it Vince McMahon’s ECW? Although Heyman was the mastermind and creative genius behind the original ECW’s success (and its ultimate financial [...]
John Tenta Dead At 42
By Mike Mooneyham June 8, 2006 John Tenta, a professional wrestling star best known as Earthquake, died Wednesday at the age of 42 following a lengthy battle with bladder cancer. Tenta, who had been living in Florida for the past several years, passed away in Friendswood, Texas. The British Columbia native, a college wrestler and [...]
Mask Means Everything to Mil Mascaras
By Mike Mooneyham June 4, 2006 There once was a time when masked wrestlers sold out arenas from New York City to Tokyo. It was a time in the profession when everything was either black or white, long before anti-heroes such as Stone Cold Steve Austin blurred the line. Most masked men from that bygone [...]