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Author: M. Swift
Swift is a fan of old school wrestling, lucha libre, and puroresu. When he's not writing about wrestling he's usually writing about gaming and metal music. His favorite wrestlers includes Jun Kasai, Bobby Eaton, and Dr. Wagner Jr.
In some big gaming news, Sony is making Microsoft-like moves by purchasing known developers. This time it’s former Microsoft developer Bungie, the studio behind the Halo and Destiny franchises. Sony and Bungie Agree to $3.6 Billion Acquisition Sony will be scooping up Bungie for $3.6 billion which would seem a bit low considering its impact on modern first-person shooters via Halo but that could be down to Destiny being the studio’s only active franchise and its sole marketable IP heading into the acquisition. Sony Acquires ‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ Developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion Of course, that is unless Sony knows…
It just hit February and it’s another chapter in the Spears family saga as Jamie Spears wants his daughter Britney Spears to sit down for a deposition, according to TMZ. A trope in some films is the returning villain in the sequel after a pretty concrete demise. In the ongoing saga between Britney Spears and Jamie Spears, the conservatorship being ended is the guy falling off the cliff towards the end of the film. Jamie Spears Wants Britney Spears to Sit for Deposition However, this time the guy’s eyes open even after a multiple story fall. The elder Spears wants…
Apparently, Kanye West just isn’t feeling the Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson relationship and has recently been taking it out on Davidson. The newest attack involves rumors that the SNL star is gay and has AIDS. Kanye West Spreads Rumors About Pete Davidson Being Gay and Having AIDS Before that there was the song “Eazy” with rapper The Game which was released earlier this month. That sparked the unfounded rumors that there Was another sex tape featuring his estranged wife and Ray J. Rumor Is: Kanye West Is Spreading Rumors That Pete Davidson Is Gay and Has AIDS In addition…
Let’s attempt this again with a 90s WWE gimmick as we try to salvage Tekno Team 2000! We’ll get right with WWE’s creative misadventures eventually, folks. What in the Hell Was This Team? Honestly, I couldn’t tell you. The duo—Erik Watts and Chad Fortune—teamed up years earlier as they were college friends who broke into the business together. So, they had some familiarity with each other as partners. Once WWE got their hands on them in 1995, they were renamed Troy and Travis respectively and given the team name “Tekno Team 2000”. I don’t know why they were called Troy and Travis with no…
So, the El Matador salvage didn’t work out well. Let’s look at another gimmick that was between the lateness of Glacier and overly gimmickiness—for its time—of El Matador. We’ve got “Pirate” Paul Burchill. “Pirate” Paul Burchill Terror of Thursday Night SmackDown In the early 2000s, Paul Burchill was something of a phenomenon in the UK indies as a regular part of the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, England’s biggest indy of that period. At 6’4 and shy of 250lbs, the muscular Burchill was athletic and had the potential to burn. Not only that but when he signed to WWE in 2005—three years after his debut—his in-ring style just required…
WCW Starrcade 1997 is an iconic show in the history of WCW. With the nWo rampaging through the company, many of the home army faces have fallen to the invaders while others jumped ship to the black and white and attack. Sting has been making surprise attacks on the new World order throughout 1997 and now has his title shot for the World title against nemesis Hollywood Hogan! The Best of WCW Starrcade 1997 Things kick off spicily as Eddie Guerrero successfully defends his Cruiserweight title against Dean Malenko. There’s nothing to say here as these two have a ton of chemistry at this point and were…
WWE ends 1997 with D-Generation X: In Your House and all of the recently minted DX faction are in action! We also have the finals of a tournament to crown the first Light Heavyweight champion and HBK defends his World title against Ken Shamrock! The Best of WWE: D-Generation X: In Your House The opening match to crown the first WWF Light Heavyweight champion between TAKA Michinoku and Brian Christopher was pretty damn exciting. This is the match that should’ve set the pace for what to expect in the division. It’s also new in that we got a WWE PPV opener that was really good…
Let’s run with a hard pick for the Wrestling Salvage Yard! Let’s reach into the 90s WWE gimmick bag and we’ve got: El Matador better known as Tito Santana. This is definitely a hard one, folks. From Tito Santana to El Matador in WWE We’re not going into Tito Santana’s entire career in WWE as his 1980s run was good. He was the company’s most notable Latino wrestler and was getting a good push as a singles wrestler. After coming back to the company in 1991, he was put in a bullfighter costume and given the name El Matador. According to Tito Santana, he was…
Jamie Lynn Spears to Discuss Relationship with Britney Spears in “Good Morning America” Interview Wednesday
Following Britney Spears’ conservatorship ending, Jamie Lynn Spears will address the issues between her and her sister–among other things–in an ABC interview. The interview comes as the 30-year-old Spears promotes her upcoming book Things I Should Have Said. Spears’ memoir will detail her life as a performer and as a part of the Spears family with all of the drama that continues to come with it. Jamie Lynn Spears to Dive into Relationship with Britney Spears in Sit-down Interview A promo clip from the interview shows an emotional Jamie Lynn appearing to answer follow-up questions by ABC News’ Juju Chang. It is cut in a way…
TikTok Gone Wrong: Woman Is Dragged On Social Media For Videos Showing Her Dancing While Newborn Receives Supplemental Oxygen
In another instance TikTok going wrong, user Whitney Leavitt (@whitleavitt) landed in hot water for a now-deleted video of her dancing next to her newborn son who has to receive supplemental oxygen treatment. TikTok User Receives Hateful Messages for Dancing While Baby Receives Treatment Leavitt’s son Liam is diagnosed with RSV or Human respiratory syncytial virus, an infection of the respiratory tract which lasts days or weeks and is usually found in infants and children up to 2-years-old. TikTok Gone Wrong: Woman Is Dragged On Social Media For Videos Showing Her Dancing While Newborn Receives Supplemental Oxygen In the deleted video, she explains her…
