Samoa Joe On The Move
By Mike Mooneyham July 30, 2006 Total Nonstop Action will make its first foray into South Carolina with a three-city sweep Aug. 10-12. The loop includes a Thursday night show at The Plex in North Charleston. Featured on the lineup will be AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Jeff Jarrett, Abyss, The James Gang, Jay Lethal, Chris [...]
‘Big O’ Was Wrestler’s Wrestler
By Mike Mooneyham July 23, 2006 They didn’t call him “The Big O” for nothing. Bob Orton Sr. stood six foot three inches tall and packed 250 solid pounds in his prime. Breaking into the business in 1950 and not officially retiring until July 2000, Orton devoted nearly half a century to the profession. Serious, [...]
Local Legend Bound For Big Apple
By Mike Mooneyham July 16, 2006 He’s affectionately known as “The Local Legend.” Anyone who’s ever met him will never forget him. And, like he’s said in countless interviews over the years, “There’ll never be a cotton-pickin’ other.” So goes Melvin Nelson, much better known in and out of wrestling circles as the inimitable Burrhead [...]
Phannies: Wrestling’s Worst
By Mike Mooneyham July 9, 2006 This year’s Academy Awards are in the books, but it’s not too late for the Phannies, pro wrestling’s equivalent of Hollywood’s Razzies. Presented annually by The Phantom of the Ring and Bill “Potshot” Kunkel, these mat awards spoofing the worst the business had to offer in 2005 included some [...]
Stately Hogan Manor For Sale
By Mike Mooneyham July 2, 2006 Hulk Hogan’s Belleair, Fla., home is up for sale, and the asking price is a cool $25 million. The 17,145-square-foot French-style mansion, which has five bedrooms and eight baths, is believed to be the most expensive home on the market on the west coast of Florida and, according to [...]