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The Ultimate Warrior Was An Insane Dick
In his last public appearance, not 24 hours before his death, James Hellwig made clear that there is a distinction between the Ultimate Warrior and the man beneath the facepaint. So it in no way detracts from the respect earned by one of the biggest and most unique characters in wrestling history to...
Ashley Wagner's Still Got It
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The Ultimate Warrior Gave His Own Eulogy A Day Before His Death
After a career built on death rumors, it's finally true. Jim Hellwig, who had legally changed his name to Warrior, died last night in Arizona at the age of 54. Fewer than 24 hours earlier, he appeared on WWE Monday Night RAW, and to celebrate his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, he addressed the...
Ryan Braun Homers Three Times To Heavy Boos And "Cheater!" In Philly
Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun showed off his power today in a 10-4 win over the Phillies, bashing three home runs to a Philadelphia crowd who reminded him of his suspension for banned substances last season. Seriously, they were not having any of it....
A Lot Of People Made Money Betting Against Undertaker At WrestleMania
The Undertaker's 21-match unbeaten streak at WrestleMania is no more, after a surprise loss to Brock Lesnar last night. Fans were in shock, but no one was happier than those bettors who put money on Lesnar when he was a huge underdog....
WrestleMania Gets New Orleans Newspaper's Front Page
Today's New Orleans Times-Picayune features five pages of coverage of last night's WrestleMania at the Superdome—an event which managed to bleed over into the public consciousness more than usual, thanks in large part to the end of the Undertaker's streak. Still, it's odd to see wrestling get the fr...
Behold Weezer Doing Their Best Song In Jack White's Phone Booth
Yes, "Susanne." The answer to your question is "Susanne." I would disable Kinja if I could, to prevent anyone from even contesting this. Anyways, here we see Weezer (their lineup much scrambled since this tune graced the Mallrats soundtrack in 1995) re-recording it in Jack White's tiny, weird straig...
Ukrainian Outdoor Gyms Are The Best Outdoor Gyms
In his book Kachalka: Muscle Beach, photographer Kirill Golovchenko documents a famous, open-air gym outside of Kiev. More than 200 weight lifting stations, all improvised out of of scrap metal and spare car parts, stretch out over six square miles on the island of Tuhev. ...
The Ultimate Warrior's Rumored Death
The Ultimate Warrior, who is not dead, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame tonight. In anticipation, read The Masked Man's "Dead" Wrestler Of The Week entry on the maniac from parts unknown and the man who actually did die....
Wily Peralta "Takes Huge Dump" In Pre-Game Player Introductions
We would say Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta took a spill, or had a fall, as the pregame festivities continued at Fenway Park. But we prefer how ESPN's Joe McDonald put it:...
This Is Probably Around The Time You Call The Game
Yes, that is a tornado (apparently not a tornado but just a really scary stormcloud) beyond the left-field wall at yesterday's opening night for the double-A Frisco RoughRiders. It was part of a series of storms that swept the Dallas area, and resulted in the RoughRiders' game being postponed in the...
<em>Jeopardy</em> Contestant Drops An Awkward Bomb Right On Trebek's Head
It's damn near impossible to watch the brief interview portion of any Jeopardy episode without cringing at least twice, but this exchange from last night's episode will give you chest pains....
Mississippi Mayoral Hopeful Unveils Weaponized-Cannabis Platform
Meet Gwendolyn Ward Osborne Chapman. She's running for mayor of Jackson, Miss. Reader Larry alerted us to Chapman's appearance on WAPT the other night, and needless to say, after watching this political statement, we're fully behind her campaign....
There Is A Half-Naked Frenchman Living In A Bear, Because Art
Have you ever wanted to stare at a live feed of a Frenchman's taint while he lays inside of a stuffed bear? Well then click this link right here, buddy....
Wayne Rooney Dives, Draws A Red, Smirks
Here's Rooney's 90th minute dive that earned Bastian Schweinsteiger a second yellow, and a suspension for next week's Champions League second leg....
This Photo Is An April Fools' Joke, But We Wish It Weren't
No, Hank the dog did not bite one of the Milwaukee Brewers sausage racers on the dick, but we really wish he had. The photo, which has been floating around Twitter today, is from an obviously joke-y post on OnMilwaukee.com. But the fact that this photo is fake doesn't mean that Hank the dog isn't st...
How Would An NCAA Union Actually Work? A Guide For Perplexed Pundits
The real triumph of the decades-long propaganda war against organized labor isn't best seen in the ever-declining rate of unionization, or ever-increasing income inequality, or even the way the word "union" functionally works as an epithet. It's seen, instead, in the fact that so many otherwise smar...
Wale Tried To Beat A Guy Up At WWE Raw Last Night
Wale has had a busy 24 hours. Before hitting the club with DeSean Jackson and engaging in a Socratic dialogue with the ESPN assignment desk, he attended WWE Raw in Washington D.C. While there, he had a brief physical confrontation with a fan who was talking shit to him on Twitter....
NCAA Confiscates Reporter's Cat Mug
This may shock you, given its mission as a nonprofit devoted to the needs of its student-athletes, but the NCAA will fucking cut you if you threaten its corporate sponsorships. Those extend even to the drinking vessels used by media sitting courtside for tournament games. One intrepid Wall Street Jo...
Welington Castillo Took A Foul Ball Right To The Dick
Happy Opening Day, Welington Castillo. Sorry about your nards....