No doubt many WWE fans thought it was a late April Fool's joke when they tuned in Tuesday night for their weekly fix of ECW action on the SciFi Channel.
Tonight's the night. Of course, it's Wrestlemania 24, but even more important is a match that could mark the finish of perhaps the most illustrious career of any performer in the history of the business.
The world title matches for Wrestlemania 24 are etched in stone. The results, barring a swerve from Vince McMahon, also appear to be fairly predictable.
There's not much to say about Ric Flair that hasn't already been said. The Nature Boy. The dirtiest player in the game. The Man. The greatest of all time.
Whenever I think about Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, my mind invariably takes me back to the days when County Hall was the place to be on Friday nights and the black-and-white Saturday afternoon wrestling show emanated from a small TV studio in Raleigh.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who pitched a Rocky-like storyline for Ric Flair's final year with WWE, said last week that he hasn't been pleased with the angle thus far.
Johnny Weaver, one of the most popular professional wrestlers to ever appear in the Carolinas, died of natural causes Friday at his home in Charlotte at the age of 72.
A year after retiring from the business due to lingering injuries and mental fatigue, Paul "Big Show" Wight is returning to World Wrestling Entertainment.
America's addiction to performance enhancement is one of the big stories coming out of 2007. And nowhere is that reflection greater than in professional sports.
The jury is still out on the return of Chris Jericho, but tonight's Armageddon pay-per-view could play a big role in determining exactly where his push leads.
While it may be a little too early to sound the alarm, World Wrestling Entertainment has to be concerned with a downward trend in business over the past few months.
One week before a major pay-per-view at the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, TNA is dealing with reports that Kurt Angle was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
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?
WWE 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.
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.
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.
Former pro wrestling star Brian Adams, who was best known for his early '90s run as the character Crush, was found dead Monday at his home in Tampa at the age of 44.
A pro wrestler's main responsibility during the course of a match is to protect the body of his "rival." That, according to North Carolina-based promoter Thomas Simpson, didn't happen in a recent match involving one of his charges.
The leaders of the congressional panel that conducted steroid hearings into Major League Baseball have asked World Wrestling Entertainment to provide records pertaining to its testing policies and practices.
"Oooooh yeeeah!" Can you dig it? asks the raspy voice on the other line. Close your eyes for a few moments, and you'd swear you were listening to "Macho Man" Randy Savage deliver some of his trademark phrases.
Pro wrestling star Chris Benoit had elevated levels of testosterone in his system when he apparently strangled his wife, suffocated their 7-year-old son and hanged himself last month in their suburban Atlanta home, according to toxicology reports released Tuesday.
United Wrestling Federation founder and promoter Hermie Sadler is looking forward to providing a respite for local wrestling fans when he brings his outfit into town Thursday night with a "good, old-fashioned wrestling show."
She's been a four-time world wrestling champion, written her own book, and has enjoyed success and popularity throughout the world.But Amy Dumas feels her best days are in front of her.
Chris Benoit's personal physician, who is facing federal charges for improperly doling out painkillers and other drugs to patients, prescribed a 10-month supply of anabolic steroids to the late pro wrestling star every three to four weeks during a period from May 2006 to May 2007, according to court papers.
Bruce Hart, who helped Chris Benoit break into the business more than 20 years ago at the fabled Dungeon training facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, said this weekend that there was another side to the wrestler who authorities say killed his wife and son before taking his own life.
Professional wrestling star Chris Benoit strangled his wife with an electrical cord, smothered his 7-year-old son with a bag and placed Bibles next to their bodies before hanging himself in the weight room of their Georgia home, authorities said Tuesday.
Dead or alive? That's the burning question on the minds of thousands of World Wrestling Entertainment fans in the wake of one of the company's most explosive angles in recent history.
Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death on July 16, 1988, in the locker room of Juan Lobriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. His influence, though, is still felt in the wrestling industry two decades later.
Wayne Harrell continues to recover, slowly but surely, from a car accident in December that claimed the life of his girlfriend and left him with serious injuries.
