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Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Dies At Age 73, Weeks After Murder Case Dismissed

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, the legendary wrestler more recently charged with the 1983 death of his girlfriend, has died. He was 73. The case against Snuka was dismissed earlier this month after a judge ruled him incompetent to stand trial. His death was announced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. ...

Murder Case Against Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Dismissed

The murder case against former pro wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka has been dismissed, according to multiple reports. The decision ends what seemed less than two years ago like a chance to finally see a court trial in the bizarre 1983 death of Snuka’s then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino in Allentown, Pa...

WWE Wrestler/Former NFLer/Good Dad Brennan Williams Put A Lot Of Work Into His Daughter's Pokémon Birthday Party

Offensive tackle Brennan Williams was drafted in the third round out of UNC in 2013, and spent time in camp and on practice squads with the Texans, Jaguars, and Patriots. After his football career ended he began training under Booker T., and in August of this year signed a developmental deal with WW...

Former Pro Wrestler Wrecks Man Who Allegedly Tried To Threaten Him With BB Gun

Pro wrestler Shad Gaspard, best known for being part of the tag team Cryme Tyme on WWE Raw in the mid-2000s, foiled a poorly planned robbery attempt at a Florida gas station Friday....

WWE Announcer Falsely Claims Goldberg Was The Greatest-Ever WCW Champion

Tonight, Bill Goldberg returned to pro wrestling, with WWE announcer Michael Cole falsely claiming he was “the greatest champion in WCW history.”...

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Reports: Brock Lesnar And Chris Jericho Fought Over Bloody SummerSlam Ending

Sunday’s SummerSlam ended with Brock Lesnar opening up a huge gash on Randy Orton’s head via a series of very real punches and elbows. As is often the case when blood is spilled in the ring, it was hard to tell whether Lesnar tearing a hole in Orton’s head was a work, but a pair of reports from the ...

SummerSlam Ends With Brock Lesnar Tearing A New Hole In Randy Orton's Skull

A Brock Lesnar main event once again ended strangely and with blood, as the on-again, off-again MMA star delivered a very real elbow to Randy Orton’s head—one that opened up a massive gash....

Here's The Very Last Virgilbag Ever

The Virgilbag is dead and is never coming back. Here are some wrestler run-in stories you sent us anyway....

Michael Phelps Drops Tombstone On Chad Le Clos, Wins 20th Gold Medal

Chad le Clos, who took advantage of Michael Phelps’s collapse in the 200 butterfly four years ago, poked the bear last night. He didn’t make it to the medal stand, and Phelps won his 20th gold. Rest in peace....

Yesterday's Best Judo Ippons, As Called By "J.R." Jim Ross

Olympics organizers can be sick people, as evidenced by their decision to schedule the single-elimination event of judo—one in which a competitor’s entire Olympics experience can be over in seconds—first thing on Day 1. Here are several of those competitors being eliminated by ippon, as called by pr...

The Stone Cold Stunner Is The Most Important Wrestling Move Of All Time

Among the shirt-folding instructions, clips of puppies hugging babies, and trailers for gritty superhero movies that make up most of YouTube, there are certain videos that seem like they were created to dare viewers to watch them all the way through....

Gerald Brisco Has More Incredible Stories About Andre The Giant's Superhuman Alcohol Tolerance [UPDATE]

Andre the Giant’s drinking prowess is nearly as legendary as his stature or pro wrestling career, and we’ve featured plenty of anecdotes about his alcohol tolerance in the past. But an interview with retired pro wrestling legend Gerald Brisco in this morning’s Tampa Bay Times (the article’s not onli...

Brock Lesnar Flagged For Anti-Doping Violation

Brock Lesnar has been flagged by USADA for a doping violation related to a sample taken June 28, less than two weeks before the UFC and WWE star defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200....

Watch This Old Video Of Triple H Beating The Shit Out Of A Fan Who Jumped In The Ring

One of the scariest moments for a wrestler is the rare occasion when a fan decides to get involved. You never know what they’re going to do—just last month one woman pulled a gun on a heel at a small indy show in Georgia—and the wrestler’s response is universal: subdue them by any means necessary....

Japanese Pro Wrestling Continues To Be Delightful

The DDT Pro Wrestling promotion in Japan is a goldmine of hilarious whimsy. It has given us Dick Strong, which in turn brought us Dick Stronger, and now it brings us a match with an incredible twist ending:...

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Chile's Win Over Mexico, As Called By Wrestling Legend "J.R." Jim Ross

Chile obliterated Mexico in last night’s Copa América quarterfinal, running up a seven-spot and keeping El Tri scoreless. As is our custom, here are all those goals as called by wrestling legend Jim “J.R.” Ross....

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Deemed Not Competent To Stand Trial In Girlfriend's Death

Last September, 32 years after the bizarre 1983 death of his girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was charged with her murder. For decades Argentino’s death had been the subject of rumors about who knew what (especially Vince McMahon) and how Snuka avoided charges for so long....

Ryback Asks WWE For More Money, Questions The Company's Pay Structure

WWE wrestler Ryback (real name Ryan Reeves) wrote a Tumblr post today where he disclosed that he’s asked to be left off of the company’s programming until he gets a new contract. Reeves—a mid-card wrestler who acknowledges that at this point in his career his job is to make other talent look good—qu...