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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.
Former UFC and PRIDE Star Phil Baroni Charged with the Murder of His Girlfriend in Mexican Hotel Room
Former UFC, PRIDE, and Bellator fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested on murder charges in San Pancho, Mexico. Reports state that the death occurred at the end of December 2022. News outlet Tribuna De La Bahia broke the story along with photos of Baroni speaking with police. Former UFC and PRIDE Star Phil Baroni Charged with the Murder of His Girlfriend in Mexican Hotel Room The 46-year-old retired fighter contacted police when he claimed that he found her unresponsive. When the police arrived, they found his deceased girlfriend nude on the bed with a sheet over her body. Her body…
ITS TIME TO PLAY THE GAME-AAAAAA! One of my favorite wrestlers is one of the most polarizing figures around today. People used to hate Triple H for his “reign of terror” on Monday nights for a while. Today, people love him for cultivating talent in NXT and bringing some of our favorite independent wrestlers to the main stream. He has some great moves that we are going to take a look at. The Pedigree A move that Triple H took and made his own. This move looks devastating when he does it and it is almost exclusively the only way…
New year, new NXT. It may be for the best. NXT 2.0 is behind us and I think that it is for the best. Going into the new year, there should be a new focus for the company and hopefully a new focus that will stabilize the brand not only for the next year, but for many years to come. More of a Focus on the Tag Team Division There are many things that defined the prime days of NXT and one of those things was the resurgence of tag team wrestling. This division shed light on many great tag…
On Oregon’s Interstate 5, the State Police arrested a California man with six bundles of cocaine in his possession. Heraclio Sanchez Diaz (38) was traveling north on Interstate 5 at 1 PM when he was stopped for following a car too closely. California Man Arrested with Six Bundles of Cocaine in Oregon Traffic Stop Diaz following too closely served as the means for a probable cause search of his vehicle. While the interior was clear, it was after a drug-sniffing dog detected something in the trunk that Oregon state troopers made their discovery. Inside a box in the trunk, troopers…
An Alabama man was charged with abusing a corpse after Albertville citizens discovered a body on December 16, 2022. Authorities arrived at 6:39 PM and emergency medical services pronounced 32-year-old Eric Ray Parrish dead at the scene. Alabama Man Charged with Corpse Abuse But Authorities Rule Out Homicide While the investigation that turned up a suspect wasn’t detailed, the Albertville PD was able to find Harvey Dwight Ashley (57) in connection to Parrish’s death. The case is very much still under investigation as the body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for an autopsy. What…
As a fan of NXT, I don’t think that 2022 was the best year for the company. There were many things that they did to set the brand back, but there were a few things that we can look at to see a ray of hope for the new year. More Experienced Wrestlers This is a big reason why NXT took a nosedive going into 2022. Vince placed a ban on signing wrestlers off of the indies. WWE held large tryouts to sign new athletes to the company. The issue with this was that there were too many people…
Alabama Man Charged with 10 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography – Leaves Jail On Bond
In DeKalb County, Alabama, the sheriff’s office arrested a man on ten charges of possession of child pornography. The arrest came after the department got a tip through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on December 13, 2022. Alabama Man Charged with 10 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography – Leaves Jail On Bond According to Sheriff Nick Welden, the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrived at the home of Toney Dewayne Chapman (59) to look into the tip. As it turned out, Chapman had explicit images of children on his mobile phone. Chapman was arrested and…
California Man Charged with Carjacking and Kidnapping After Stealing Car with 2 Kids Inside on Christmas Night
In Mountain View, California, a man was arrested after stealing a car with two children inside on Christmas night. The incident occurred at around 7:30 PM after the police received a call that her car had been stolen. California Man Charged with Carjacking and Kidnapping After Stealing Car with 2 Kids Inside on Christmas Night According to the woman, she’d parked the car for a moment with her 13-year-old and 7-year-old still inside and ran into their house to get some food for their trip. When she returned, she saw her car driving off with an unknown man behind the…
Connecticut Man Gets Over 5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine That Was Brought in from California via FedEx
A Connecticut man received more than five years for trafficking cocaine in Hartford. Rigoberto Mateo-Silva was working with his partner Shabazz Valentine in acquiring trafficking quantities of hard drugs from California. Connecticut Man Gets Over 5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine That Was Brought in from California via FedEx The two were instantly in authorities’ sights as they used the postal system to acquire the cocaine while sending a lot of cash out west in exchange. In late July 2020, police moved on search warrants for his residence, two stash spots, and his car. The car had tracking receipts for the…
After possibly their best year yet, AEW has a lot of things to build on moving into 2023. Here are some of the bright spots from AEW and how they could capitalize on these things moving into a new year. Improving Women’s Division I think that for a while, the women’s division had very little direction and had gotten slightly stagnant. This was partly due to covid happening for almost two years. Many of the women that was on top at the time were international stars. They had VISA issues and couldn’t consistently get into the country. There…
