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Young Cancer Patient Has Heartwarming Meeting With His Wrestling Hero

Emerald Catron — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:38:55 +0000

Professional wrestlers may seem like tough guys, but underneath their shiny spandex outfits and long, flowing hair (clearly a sign of ultimate masculinity), they have hearts of gold. Daniel Bryan, for example, recently met with a seven-year-old boy who has had brain cancer for almost four years, and says he's Bryan's biggest fan. It's okay if you need to go grab some Kleenex before you look at the pictures.

10 Wrestlers We Would Like To Have Seen in the Elimination Chamber

Eric Haggard — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:15:40 +0000

The WWE pay-per-view spectacle known as the Elimination Chamber takes place tonight. The event includes wrestlers fighting inside a 16-ton structure that gives the spectacle its name. During the past few years, the Elimination Chamber match has become a true highlight of the year, as wrestlers put their careers on the line for a chance to become a world champion. Many have entered, but few have left with their bodies intact. Those that have competed include: ‘The Game’ Triple H, ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho, just to name a few.

5 Wrestlers You Probably Thought Were Dead — But Aren't

Eric Haggard — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:57 +0000

Last week, we covered the wrestlers you probably thought were alive, but are actually dead. Today, we talk about the ones still walking the Earth that people think have passed on.

Professional wrestling is a crazy sport, with some wrestlers performing as several different characters during their careers, or leaving and showing up years later as a completely different person. So it makes sense that often times there are rumors regarding the demise of various superstars, often their rampant drug and alcohol abuse fuels such rumors.

10 Best Surprise Royal Rumble Entrances of All Time

Eric Haggard — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:17 +0000

The Royal Rumble is usually one of the highlights of the WWE calendar, with 30 superstars entering the same match, one at a time, and battling to throw the others over the top rope. The winner gets a guaranteed title shot at the biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania. As the clock (and the eager [...]

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Starts Wrestling Promotion Company

Jeff Giles — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:05:05 +0000

If you’re a longtime Smashing Pumpkins fan, you probably know that Billy Corgan is a pro wrestling fan, and he does pretty much whatever he wants in creative decision making.

It should come as no surprise, then, that Billy Corgan is starting his own wrestling promotion company.

College Wrestler Executes Rare 'Flying Squirrel' Move [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:14:09 +0000

During the Greco-Roman wrestling Junior World Championships, American Ellis Coleman pulled off an amazing aerial move called the ‘Flying Squirrel’ that would seem more at home in the WWE than it does in traditional wrestling. Hobbs, who attends Northern Michigan University, defeated Iranian Mehdi Chooli Zeidvand in the match and ultimately took bronze in his [...]