The Wrestlemania Thread - 'It's Real Damn It!'

[MrBarlow]

Dark Side Of The Ring: XPW

Finally managed to watch this episode from season 3, porn mogul Rob Zicari (aka Rob Black)owned and ran XPW that was ECW turned up more with his wife Lizzi Borden. He ran his porn industry from a warehouse that also housed his wrestling. Former actors and actresses who were involved in both business discuss how the wrestling was operated including New Jack who wrestled Vic Grimes in their infamous scaffolding match and wrestler William Welch was known as The Messiah who was attacked in his own home and had his thumb was cut off, many wrestlers knew who orchastrated the attack after Welch announced his fling with Zacari's wife.

In April 2003, the premises of Extreme Associates were raided by federal agents. Zicari, his then wife Lizzy Borden and his company were indicted for distributing obscene pornographic materials, after a lengthy battle both were sentenced to 1 year and a day in prison.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Eye Candy...Stacey was more prick teaser

I wouldn't know!

[Susan Foreman]

Mad magazine from March 1992 - around the time of WrestleMania VIII

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

The first inductees in the 2023 WWE Hall Of Fame have been announced

Rey Mysterio Jr
The Great Muta
Andy Kaufman
Stacy Keibler

The final inductee, and recipient of the Warrior Award, will be referee Tim White

[Susan Foreman]

The daily card for Wrestlemania 39 has been announced:

Day 1 - April 1st:

• Singles match for the WWE United States Championship - Austin Theory vs. John Cena
• Singles match - Seth 'Freakin' Rollins vs. Logan Paul
• Six woman tag team match - Trish Stratus, Lita, and Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky)
• Men's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match - Braun Strowman and Ricochet vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) (with Valhalla)
• Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship - Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley
• Tag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship - The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
• Singles match - Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio

Day 2 - April 2nd

• Triple threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship - Gunther vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre
• Hell In A Cell - Edge vs. 'The Demon' Finn Balor
• Women's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match - Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya and Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs. Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville
• Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship - Bianca Belair vs. Asuka
• Singles match - Brock Lesnar vs. Omos (with MVP)
• Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal - Roman Reigns (with Paul Heyman) vs. Cody Rhodes

As it stands, there is not a lot of interest for me - the return of Cena, Trish and Lita, the Mysterios and the Hell in a Cell should be great matches, but as for the others...

[Susan Foreman]

WrestleMania 39, 'the greatest live weekend of the year' has just been held

Day 1 results [Attendance: 80,497]

SPOILER:

• The opening event was a Singles match for the WWE United States Championship where Austin Theory defested John Cena via pinfall to retain the title
• The second match was the Men's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match where The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) defeated Braun Strowman and Ricochet, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis), and The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) (with Valhalla) which ended when Angelo Dawkins got a pinfall over Ricochet to win the bout
• Next was a singles match where Seth 'Freaking' Rollins defeated Logan Paul by pinfall
• This was followed by a Six-woman tag team match where Becky Lynch, Lita & Trish Stratus defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) when Becky planted Bayley with a Man-Handle Slam off the top ropes for the win
• A 'family affair' Singles match followed, and Rey Mysterio defeated Dominik Mysterio via pinfall
• In a Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship, Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair to win the championship
• The penultimate match of the opening night was a Singles match where Pat McAfee defeated The Miz via pinfall
• The final match of the evening was the Tag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship where Sammy Zayn and Kevin Owens defeated Jimmy and Jay Uso via pinfall to win the title

Day 2 Results [Attendance: 81,395]

SPOILER:

• The second night started with a Singles match where Brock Lesnar defeated Omos via pinfall
• The Women's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match followed, and Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya and Shotzi, and Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville when Ronda forced Shotzi to submit to an armbar
• The third matchwas the Triple threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship where Gunther defeated Drew McIntyre and Sheamus via pinfall to retain the title
• In a Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship, Bianca Belair defeated Asuka via pinfall to retain the strap
• A Singles match batween The Miz Shane McMahon was cut short by the referee when Shane-O suffered a legitimate quad tear. This resulted in an impromptu match between The Miz and Snoop Dogg (who was in Shane's corner) which ended when Snoop laid down 'the People's Elbow' and won by pinfall
• In the Hell in a Cell match, Edge defeated Finn Balor via pinfall. During the match, Finn needed medical attention due to a 'crimson mask' after being hit with a ladder
• The final match of the evening was a Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship where Roman Reigns (with Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa) extended his unbeaten run by defeating Cody Rhodes by pinfall

The next WrestleMania event is due to be 'Wrestlemania XL', which will be held at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on April 6–7, 2024, while the next WWE PPV is scheduled to be Backlash, held at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 6

[Susan Foreman]

Edge uses 'South Of Heaven' by Slayer as his intro music at Wrestlemania

[Susan Foreman]

Robert 'Butch' Miller, one half of The Bushwackers, has died, aged 78

They were always good for a laugh

Before they were the family-friendly Bushwackers, they were the ultra-hardcore Sheepherders

[MrBarlow]

Aww they were a laugh to watch especially with the Royal Rumble 1992 with manager Jamison against The Beverly Brothers, Bobby The Brain Heenan and Gorilla on commentary. R.I.P Butch.

[Susan Foreman]

AEW is coming to England