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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.
Amazing Red drew a lot of comparisons to Rey Mysterio in the early 2000s for his ridiculously-paced matches, innovative maneuvers, and flashy daredevil style. While you had better-rounded high flyers during that time such as AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and CIMA, Red was more in a league with pure flyers like Teddy Hart, Jody Fleisch, and rival Brian XL. It’s similar to Rey who was more of a pure flyer until his career brought him into contact with a variety of superstars and he began to focus on his may game more. Mind you, injury and naturally slowing down had…
The RCMP seized roughly $150,000 and oodles of drugs during a search of a convenience store in Surrey, British Columbia at the end of August 2022. The Surrey RCMP had been watching the 10200 block of City Parkway for a while before making their move on a hotspot for crime in the area. RCMP Breaks Up Drug Trafficking Hub in Surrey – Seizes Drugs and $150K in Cash Constable Sarbjit Sangha said that the convenience store seemed to be the main place anchoring drug crime in the area. With enough to move on, a search warrant was acted upon on…
Indiana Woman Charged with Holding a Senior Citizen Hostage and Beating Him to Steal $17,000
In Indiana, a woman was arrested for texting a man claiming to need help, holding him hostage, and beating him over several hours. The goal for Mariah Conn-Wilhelm (28) was $17,000 that she believed the victim could withdraw. The victim’s ordeal began when Conn-Wilhelm sent a text at around 2 AM that she and her baby were in danger on September 7, 2022. He headed over to Conn-Wilhelm’s apartment on the 4th Street in Mishawaka to check up on her and was struck in the head with a frying pan when he entered her home. Mariah and her accomplice tied…
On September 6, 2022 in Alabama man was charged with multiple counts of possession and distributing child pornography in Tuscaloosa. Patrick Oaks (37) was arrested and later hit with ten felony charges after a tip on social media piqued authorities’ interest in his online activity. Alabama Man SLAPPED with 10 Felony Charges for Child Pornography The tip was sent to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children back in April 2022. According to Tuscaloosa Thread, a concerned user on an unidentified social network tossed the tip to the NCMEC after receiving a message that would’ve been of interest to…
Saskatchewan Woman Avoids Court on Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges as the Crown Calls for a Freeze on Trial
On September 7, 2022, the Crown decided to run with a stay of proceedings against a Saskatchewan woman facing weapons and drug trafficking charges. What this means for Robin Moccasin (34) is that the court doesn’t have to specify why a stay is happening but can run the charges again within a year. It sounds like either the case is in shambles, they found a bigger fish and want her to turn, or there simply isn’t enough to put her away. However, looking at what got her charged in the first place it’s hard to see where the Crown is…
Another Alabama Couple Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficking – Included in Seizure was Purple Fentanyl
Another Alabama couple was thrown into jail in early September 2022 on drug trafficking charges. Fentanyl: it’s always fentanyl. On September 15, the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office ran a search warrant on a residence in Florence, Alabama. Another Alabama Couple Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficking – Included in Seizure was Purple Fentanyl In the residence, deputies found oxy pills, suboxone pills, marijuana, coke, fentanyl powder, scales with residue on them, and purple fentanyl. While the majority of this stuff is concerning, purple fentanyl—and its other colored variations—is said to be much stronger than the fentanyl that’s been in the…
In a particularly light, brief report for such a big drug bust, the Birmingham Police Department managed to sweep $855,240 in marijuana on September 14, 2022. This is one of the biggest single-day busts for the BPD’s Narcotics Unit. Huge Drug Bust in Birmingham Sees 57K Grams in Marijuana Seized – Street Value of $855K There are some questions about this bust as that’s a ton of weed to just have at a residence. That’s a calls-from-concerned-citizens amount. It just raises suspicion—especially if the arrested drug traffickers’ actions result in an abnormal amount of traffic in the neighborhood. Of course,…
Masked personas got known wrestlers have always irked me to a great degree but deep down I’m on board for it. Really, anything that can advance a storyline without being hacky. Hokey in wrestling is something I deal with: scenarios or spots that only make sense in wrestling. Hokey but cool masked gimmicks that come to mind are Dusty Rhodes as the Midnight Rider, John Cena as Juan Cena, and Hulk Hogan as Mr. America. A modern gimmick that flirts with this approach is the long-running Suicide gimmick in IMPACT Wrestling. IMPACT Wrestling’s Suicide Gimmick: Is It More Tiger Mask…
Three Cops in India SUSPENDED for Taking Rs 20,000 Bribe to Let Drug Trafficker Free – Footage Catching the Exchange Goes Viral
In an unexpected story from overseas, three police officers in Uttah Pradesh, India were suspended for taking a bribe to drop a drug trafficking case. The officers were based in what is known as Noida Sector 57. It was here that cops arrested a trafficker named Narang on September 14, 2022. The guy was facing drug trafficking charges when the cops offered to sweep all of this under the rug for Rs 20,000. Three Cops in India SUSPENDED for Taking Rs 20,000 Bribe to Let Drug Trafficker Free – Footage Catching the Exchange Goes Viral A friend of Narang delivered…
Alabama Couple Arrested with 2 Pounds of Marijuana and $18K in Cash During Warrant Search
The West Alabama Narcotics Task Force raided a Tuscaloosa apartment and arrested a couple who were sitting on two pounds of marijuana and $18,000 in cash. The Tuscaloosa Thread reports that the seizure went down on September 14, 2022 on Mimosa Park Road during a search warrant for Jacolby Smith (22). Alabama Couple Arrested with 2 Pounds of Marijuana and $18K in Cash During Warrant Search Smith has an outstanding warrant for drug distribution but that wasn’t enough to make him distance himself from drugs or at least lay low and not arouse suspicion. Law enforcement turned up “a clear,…
