Author: M. Swift

We’re in September 1999 for “Into the Vault” and for Extreme Championship Wrestling, that means Anarchy Rulz 1999. This event took place in Villa Park, Illinois and drew roughly 6,000. While this was within the final years of ECW, the company was still expanding but it was expanding similar to early IMPACT. You’d think establishing strong bases throughout the northeast or all along the east coast would be more of the goal than doing shows outside of its region. I don’t know, it just seems easier if travel expenses are level because you’re visiting the same stomping grounds with TV…

It’s September 1999 in “Into the Vault” and we’re looking at WCW Fall Brawl 1999! The almost 7,500 fans in Winston-Salem, NC showed up for another dose of Hulk Hogan defending his WCW World title against Sting! I’m not gonna lie to you, folks—things are dicey and concerning for WCW. That 7,500 is extremely low as ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 would draw around 6,000. We’ll have to see if they show was better than most remembered or if the product just deserved the low attendance. The Best The opener was a lot of fun! This was a very enjoyable match…

We’ve got to finish off August 1999 before we get into an interesting fall 1999 for “Into the Vault”. This time, we’re going into SummerSlam 1999 from Minneapolis, Minnesota! This show drew around 17,370 for a triple threat main event between WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mankind, and Triple H. What I love about 90s wrestling pay-per-views were the taglines. Most PPVs had a poster and like movie posters, you need the tagline. The one for SummerSlam 1999 was “An Out of Body Experience”. I don’t know if it was because Governor Jesse “The Body” Ventura is the special…

An Alaska man was sentenced to 99 years behind bars for killing a 16-year-old classmate in 2016. Erick Almandinger (22) allegedly pistol-whipped David Grunwald inside a camper close to his home along with three others. Alaska Man Gets 99 Years for the Murder of 16-Year-Old David Grunwald in 2016 The murder occurred on November 13, 2016. After the pistol-whipping, Grunwald was driven away from the camper in Grunwald’s car and into the woods where he was later killed. Detectives discovered David Grunwald’s remains roughly three weeks later. The thing about this murder is that the motive behind it is pretty…

A Florida man was arrested in Flagler County on August 15, 2022 after texting the wrong person about selling an eight-ball of cocaine. That person turned out to be County Commissioner Joe Mullins. Florida Man Arrested After Sending a Text Selling Coke to Flagler County Commissioner – Busted with Enough Fentanyl to Kill Almost 1,600 People Commissioner Mullins would forward the text and news of a potential drug sale to the Flagler Sheriff’s Office. The Special Investigations Unit was mobilized and managed to trace the number back to Jack Edward Fisher (18). Mullins was asked to set up a deal…

A Pennsylvania woman was arrested after threatening her ex-boyfriend with a loaded shotgun and trying to light his car on fire via a “spell book.” Yes, a “spell book”—the kind that you might think would have fireballs and magic missile in it. In the case of Kristy Malzi (47), she attempted to use the Wicca Book of Spells against her ex. However, this is a story told in multiple parts from local reports. Pennsylvania Woman Threatens Ex-Boyfriend with Shotgun Then Attempts to Vanquish His Car with “Fire Spell” from Spell Book – Then Goes Missing from Hospital On July 30,…

An Arizona Wendy’s employee was charged with second-degree murder after a customer was struck in the head and fell unconscious. The 67-year-old customer died of his injury on August 5, 2022. Wendy’s Employee Charged with Second-Degree Murder After Customer Dies Days earlier on July 26, Antoine Kendrick got into an argument with the customer at a Prescott Valley Wendy’s over his order or the service. It’s unknown what exactly was wrong with the order but that service was about to become worse. The argument became heated to the point that Kendrick stepped from behind the counter and hit the customer…

In the northern part of Mandeni Ngudwini, the South African Police Service scored a major bust on a drug factor producing quaalude or mandrax tabs. The amount the SAPS found was worth over R57 million or over $3.42 million. The South African Police Service Bust Drug Lab Producing Over $3.42M in Quaalude Tablets After getting a tip about a “steel factory” in the area, the SAPS arrived at the location north of Durban to investigate. Which they were going to do as no such steel factory was mentioned to them and when nothing is announced about a large job creator…

In the Florida Everglades, there is an annual competition called the Florida Python Challenge. The challenge is meant to deal with the Burmese python population in the state which has become an issue. 800 Snake Hunters Showed Up for the Florida Python Challenge in the Everglades As veteran hunter Dusty Crum explained while speaking with NewsNation, people will bring a Burmese python to Florida, raise it, and simply release it. This is because once the python reaches adulthood, it needs to eat than what most owners can provide. As an invasive species, the Burmese python has wrecked certain bird and…

Snoop Dogg and Master P recently announced Snoop’s new cereal Snoop Loopz. However, fellow musician Jack White noticed something on brightly colored box that really stood out and now he and I both have questions about the new cereal. Jack White Has Some Serious Questions About Snoop Dogg’s Snoop Loopz Cereal If you look at the front of the box across the bottom, you’ll notice the big, capital letters “MORE MARSHMALLOWS.” Now, I love marshmallows in cereal and the only thing I dig more than even more marshmallows is Oops, All Berries. However, Snoop Loopz has “MORE MARSHMALLOWS” than…what? Or…