‘Thin Thirty’ Details Scandals, Barnett
Mike Mooneyham Sept. 30, 2007 Southeastern Conference football, exploitation of players, game fixing and a gay sex scandal involving a legendary pro wrestling promoter and a Hollywood film icon. How’s that for a tease? And it’s just the tip of the iceberg in one of the best books on college football to come down the [...]
WWE Steps Up To Plate
By Mike Mooneyham Sept. 23, 2007 Sixth in a series World Wrestling Federation, in the midst of a media firestorm, took a big step recently when the company announced it would pay for drug rehab for any wrestler under WWE contract or any who had ever been under contract who needed the help. All one [...]
Code May Leave Mero Standing Alone
By Mike Mooneyham Sept. 16, 2007 Fifth in a series Marc Mero, who worked for both the now-defunct World Championship and the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) during the ’90s, finds himself at the forefront of a controversy that could change the landscape of the wrestling business. Mero has been outspoken in his [...]
The Life And Times Of Don Arnold
By Mike Mooneyham Sept. 9, 2007 Don Arnold spent more than three decades in the wrestling business. But, unlike many of his peers, wrestling was just a small part of who Don Arnold really was. For several years he was a high school teacher, coach and counselor by day, and a pro wrestler by night. [...]
Happy Birthday, Dad!
By Mike Mooneyham Sept. 9, 2007 I’d like to preface this column by stating up front that today’s subject doesn’t have a lot to do with professional wrestling. Unless, of course, you consider the fact that I’m here, in large part, because of the subject. The topic of this column just happens to be a [...]
WWE Hands Out Suspensions
By Mike Mooneyham Sept. 2, 2007 Fourth in a series The thinning ranks of World Wrestling Entertainment grew considerably thinner with the announcement late last week of nearly a dozen major suspensions due to violations of the beleaguered company’s wellness policy. WWE issued suspension notices based on independent information from the prosecutor’s office in Albany [...]