Hard times in wrestling this year — we lost some of the best there ever was and the best there ever will be. I remember the moment I heard about Rowdy Roddy Piper‘s death, and I knew we’d never see the likes of Roderick Toombs again. Also, remember this Simpsons clip? Oh man, and this one? Haha, […]
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Q&A with Jake “The Snake” Roberts
In the history of professional wrestling, no man inspired more fear in his opponents than Jake “The Snake” Roberts. At 6-feet 6-inches tall, Roberts wreaked havoc on Andre the Giant, Macho Man Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior and every wrestler in his path with his chilling laugh and deadly python, Damien. After almost 30 years in the […]
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Final Day, Maybe
It’s the final day of the Copenhagen climate conference. In the words of WWF Sweden CEO Lasse Gustavsson, “world leaders have arrived and negotiated overnight with little or no progress.” Shocking that even with 120 super-egos in the room they couldn’t save the world overnight. You think maybe they should have allotted more time for […]