Wrestling Mourns Awesome Loss
By Mike Mooneyham Feb. 25, 2007 Mike Awesome had, what they call in the business, “the look.” He also had the ability in the ring and was gifted with an uncanny agility that at one time earned him the label of being the best big man in wrestling. But sadly, like far too many of [...]
Wrestlemania 23 Will Be Hair-Razing
By Mike Mooneyham Feb. 18, 2007 The stakes just got a little higher at Wrestlemania 23. WWE’s two major world title matches for the mega-event already have been signed. But another bout, announced this past week during the Raw broadcast, just might – pun intended – trump anything else on the company’s biggest show of [...]
Michaels Still The Showstopper
By Mike Mooneyham Feb. 11 2007 Bad attitude. Prima donna. Manipulative. Drug problems. But he was the “Showstopper” and one of WWE’s top names, so Shawn Michaels was given a pass. Nearly a decade has passed since those days, and Michaels finds himself in the same role, minus the negative baggage. Sure, his hair’s a [...]
Wife’s Survival A Miracle To Kelly
By Mike Mooneyham Feb. 4, 2007 Final in a series Don’t try telling Cowboy Bob Kelly there’s no such thing as miracles. He’ll quickly point to his wife of 48 years, Chris, as a walking and breathing example of one. Before he tells her story, though, the 70-year-old Gulf Coast wrestling legend gives his take [...]
Cowboy Kelly Made Lasting Impression
By Mike Mooneyham Feb. 1, 2007 Second in a series Cowboy Bob Kelly chuckles when fans approach him today. The longtime Gulf Coast wrestling star has a hard time believing how folks who watched him four decades ago still remember. But they do. On a daily basis. Kelly, who started his career in 1959 as [...]