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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.
The Massachusetts State Police took out a cocaine exchange in Ludlow, arresting two and seizing roughly $500,000 in coke. The two traffickers were being surveilled for some time and were spotted exchanging 15 kilos of cocaine at a rest stop near the Massachusetts Turnpike on August 29, 2022. Two Arrested in Massachusetts State Police Drug Sting – $500,000 in Cocaine Seized According to authorities, they tailed Gerardo Madrigal Quintero (23) as he drove the tractor-trailer to the rest stop. There, he met Joel Enrique Armenta Castro (30) and the two exchanged the packaged product. Quintero was arrested as he drove…
Is Time Up for Prince Andrew Now that Queen Elizabeth II Has Died and King Charles III Heads Up the Royals?
Prince Andrew, Duke of York recently led the royal family in mourning the death of his mother and symbol of the UK and the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral. It was seen as a surprise considering the level of negative publicity he gets and brings to the royal family. It’s like the black sheep of a family giving a eulogy at a beloved family member’s funeral. There seems to be a belief that now that his brother is King Charles III, time could be up for him and his unsavory business and associations. Is Time Up for Prince Andrew…
Sean O’Haire was a WCW Power Plant graduate who had a great look, height, and athleticism to him. Later on, he would show that he had the chops for light character work in WWE but that run would start as part of The Alliance. WWE Run He debuted alongside Natural Born Thrillers partner Chuck Palumbo on a June 2001 episode of SmackDown. Their run during the Invasion was a mixed bag as they didn’t pick up WWE Tag Team gold and also lost their WCW Tag Team titles to Undertaker and Kane. After eventually getting booted from the faction and…
WWE popularized one weird cage match rule that I never cared for but definitely added excitement depending on the bout: escaping the cage. Escaping the Steel Cage Goes Against the Purpose of Having a Steel Cage Match The steel cage used to be the ultimate feud ender in wrestling. It meant that this feud has gone on too long, it’s become too violent, and these guys need to hash it out a dangerous match that protects the fans and staff from their carnage. So some deranged individual drew up a structure to enclose these foes while allowing fans to watch…
Let’s get into WCW Mayhem 1999 from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. This show drew almost 13,850 and featured two of Canada’s best making their way through a tournament to crown a new WCW World Champion! The Best The opener was a semi-final of a tournament to crown a new World champion. Chris Benoit faced Jeff Jarrett in what I felt was a good match. It wasn’t the best of either man’s career but it was one of the best matches on this show. The action was rock solid, the pace was very good and they were given enough…
Well, WWE’s 1999 season is almost over and we’re looking at the biggest event of the fall: Survivor Series 1999! This event took place at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit and drew over 18,730 fans for the main event with Triple H defending his WWE Championship against The Rock and Steve Austin. However, the posters always said “Card Subject to Change” and after getting hit by a car at the event, Austin was taken out and Big Show took his place. What madman would hit someone with a car at a live event? Stick around for “Into the Vault…
Woman Fleeing Tennessee Murder Warrant for 3 Years is Arrested in Texas After Trying to Re-Enter from Mexico
A woman who fled a murder warrant in Tennessee for three years was finally arrested in Texas while trying to return to U.S from Mexico. Border Patrol officers in the El Paso sector arrested Gloria Villa Avila (41) as she crossed the Paso Del Norte entry point through the pedestrian lanes. Woman Fleeing Tennessee Murder Warrant for 3 Years is Arrested in Texas After Trying to Re-Enter from Mexico The arrest occurred on August 29, 2022 when border agents checked her name and found a warrant for her arrest out of Tennessee. Agents escorted her for a biometric verification which…
An Indiana man was arrested for shooting three Dutch soldiers in Indianapolis for military training and killing one. Shamar Duncan (22) is the culprit of the act of violence which took place on August 27, 2022. Indiana Man Charged in Shooting That Injured 2 Dutch Soldiers and Killing 1 The Dutch soldiers were participating in combat training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center while staying at the Hampton Inn. At around 4 AM on South Meridian Street, the soldier got into a disagreement with Duncan and his friends resulting in shots being fired. Reports from locals said that Duncan’s party seemed…
In another win for the U.S Customs and Border Protection agency, border agents in Tuscon, Arizona seized $4.3 million in fentanyl on August 30, 2022. The total weight came out to 187 pounds across 340 packages. Arizona Border Patrol Agents Score $4.3 Million Fentanyl Bust in Tucson According to the CBP, the bust went down on Interstate 8 during a traffic stop. During a gander inside the white Chevy Equinox, agents spotted a number of duffle bags. It was also mentioned that the driver was nervous during questioning and that both women in the car were Americans. The driver would…
In WWE, there have been many obnoxious jerks on RAW, SmackDown, and other shows. However, The Big Boss Man perfected the art of being a jerk with two acts of peak anti-social behavior during WWE’s Attitude Era. Before we get into the two despicable acts, we have to mention that when he first appeared in the company in 1988 as a corrupt prison guard, he had a post-match ritual of handcuffing opponents to the ropes and beating them. You couldn’t even say that it was for good measure since his opponent was usually in no shape to defend himself. This…
