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North Korea Is Another Year Closer To Soccer World Domination
On the eve of the World Cup, North Korea's FIFA ranking is holding steady at 137, which sounds pretty bad until you remember that places the North Koreans ahead of fully 70 other countries, unincorporated territories, protectorates and, in the case of No. 177 Curaçao, even an overachieving liqueur. ...
Unedited, Unaired <em>WWE Smackdown</em> Broadcast Leaks Online
WWE Smackdown, set to air tonight, was filmed on Tuesday—that's no surprise. But for the first time, a pre-production broadcast of the show—with unedited crowd noise, missed cues and all—has made its way online. It is, like the Raw script that leaked last month, a genuinely fascinating look at how t...
Welcome Back The Attitude Era
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This Is What A <em>WWE Raw</em> Script Looks Like
Pro wrestling is scripted in two senses. The first is, obviously, that match outcomes are predetermined, and that's the one that detractors, missing the point entirely, fall back on to taunt viewers. (Though WWE did have a problem with leaked outcomes last year.) The second is almost more important...
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin Gives A NSFW Defense Of Gay Marriage
WWE megastar "Stone Cold" Steve Austin made these comments on his podcast months ago, but they're just now making the rounds in wrestling circles, and they're more than worth highlighting. From the man who wrote his own chapter and verse, it's a very forceful and in-character stand in favor of gay m...
Wrestlemania XXX Box Score: Every Suplex, Chair Hit, And Top Rope Dive
In the depths of kayfabe, there's really no difference between a suplex, a top-rop dive, or a steel chair—every move, hold, and stunt is just a means to the dramatic end. You can't quantify a comeback or a domination when the comeback is part of the script. But: Who really cares? Here's your Wrestle...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
Muralist Turns Her Kids' Room Into A WWF Arena
Redditor CactusHam has a pretty awesome mom. When he was a kid, she asked him and his brother what kind of mural they wanted her to paint in their room, and they chose a pro wrestling theme. She did not disappoint. ...
Conan O'Brien's Virtual Wrestler Looks Like An Underfed Donald Trump
Conan O'Brien has an occasional segment on his show called "Clueless Gamer," and for the latest installment, he played WWE 2K14. He followed his Irish roots and chose Sheamus as his wrestler, accurately describing Stephen Farrelly as "Louis CK crossed with Bart Simpson." ...
Watch Your Super Bowl Highlights As Narrated By "J.R." Jim Ross
Look, tonight's Super Bowl XLVIII sucked. It lacked everything to which we were looking forward—from Omaha, to Beast Mode to, well, competitiveness. We made things a bit better, though, with the help of wrestling legend Jim Ross. Here's every big play from tonight's game as called by J.R. Enjoy....
Dude Is So Pissed Batista Won The Royal Rumble
Batista won the Royal Rumble last night and, for a number of reasons, the crowd booed the outcome lustily. Pittsburgh was already pissed that Daniel Bryan was not included and even booed the harmless Rey Mysterio, Jr. when he came out as the last man and not Bryan. When Batista eventually won, they...
The History Of How We Follow Baseball
The history of how we follow baseball. ...
Jerry Lawler Attempts To Pronounce Michael Hoomanawanui's Name, Fails
Some New England Patriots players attended last night's WWE Raw broadcast from the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence last night. Jerry "The King" Lawler reported that among them was a "Michael Hoomawanyueye." He must be the backup kicker....
What The NFL Can Learn From WWE About Head Injuries
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