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Nephtali Rodriguez made his confirmation at St. Finbar’s in Brooklyn, taking that next step into adulthood in front of his family and friends. This Friday he brings his alter ego, “JustNeph,” to that same church for the Battle of the TV Stars. He’ll be joined by his best friend...
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“All Good” Anthony Greene’s life has been all wrestling—he took his first bump at 13 years old. Not in the backyard with his friends, mind you, but in the squared circle. The Randolph, Massachusetts native paid his dues the old fashioned way, working on the ring crew right as...
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I’m finally getting excited about TNA wrestling again. After watching Aron Haddad—now known to all of us as Aron Rex—I have a feeling this could be final shot of adrenaline the sinking promotion needs to get up off the mat and become relevant once again. Speaking from the heart,...
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Jason Carrion married his wife Courtney without ever meeting her before. No dates, no conversations, no Facebook stalking. He didn’t even know her name until he said ‘I do.’ It was the payoff to the first season of Married at First Sight—a reality television series on FYI, formerly known...
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Marc Hauss was banned from watching wrestling. His parents didn’t want him seeing the violence and they definitely didn’t want him involved in it. On his 13th birthday, however, the Rochester native had a slumber party and ended up staying awake all night, an opportune time to catch ECW...
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Combat Zone Wrestling icon “Sick” Nick Mondo is in the process of sending his film “The Trade” off to various film festivals and hopes to premier the film in 2016. The film is bio-pic, taking the audience through a cinematic look at the toll deathmatch wrestling took on Mondo,...
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Six years ago this month, pro wrestling fans and performers assembled to pay homage to one of the sport’s fallen: Trent Acid. “You know, I’ve wrestled sick. I’ve wrestled a lot of different times where I was sick, and I’ve wrestled injured,” said Johnny Kashmere, Acid’s longtime tag team partner. “But...
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When Drew Gulak crossed the sidelines of Combat Zone Wrestling in 2004 into the world of Hindu squats, bruises, and paying dues, CZW owner John Zandig didn’t promise his new trainee a big payoff. “On the first day of training, Zandig told me and Rory , ‘You guys will...
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The tournament is over. All the matches have come and gone. We have a new Best of the Super Junior winner. Now it’s time to assess the rubble of one particular match so picked apart, a pile of dust remains where it once stood. So much was made of...