Cowboy Kelly Carved Own Niche
By Mike Mooneyham Jan. 21, 2007 First In A Series Pro wrestlers have always been a wayfaring lot, especially during the sport’s bygone era, when most grapplers spent nearly 365 days a year on the road. Back then wrestling was divided into more than 30 different territories that spanned the entire country. An old adage [...]
Bam Bam Bigelow Found Dead
By Mike Mooneyham Jan. 20, 2007 Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow, one of pro wrestling’s top stars during the late ’80s and ’90s, was found dead in his Florida home early Friday. He was 45. Bigelow was discovered dead by his girlfriend at their residence in Hudson, Fla. Police haven’t been able to pinpoint the time [...]
Big Controversy Surrounds Smallest Wrestlers
By Mike Mooneyham Jan. 19, 2007 Size really does matter. At least to a vocal group of little people who have a problem with midget wrestling. They frown on the term “midget” and call the wrestling part of the equation a spectacle that holds the participants up to ridicule. Gary Arnold, a disability rights activist [...]
Wrestling Society X Set For Debut
By Mike Mooneyham Jan. 14, 2007 Add one more player to the pro wrestling mix. Wrestling Society X, a fast-paced, high-energy new breed of wrestling competition, makes its debut at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 30 on MTV. This isn’t your older brother’s WWE – there’s nothing shiny or polished about it. The show is billed as [...]
Not A Good Start For J.R.
By Mike Mooneyham Jan. 7, 2007 One couldn’t help but feel sorry for Jim Ross on New Year’s night. Good Ol’ J.R., quite possibly the University of Oklahoma football team’s most vocal and visible supporter, was forced to sit through a lackluster Raw while his beloved Sooners locked horns with Boise State at the Fiesta [...]