Tag: Dark Side Of The Ring
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: The Dynamite Kid
Image Credit (SportsKeeda.com) If there is one word that is constantly used when describing a pro wrestlers it is revolutionary. If there was one wrestler in the 1980’s who is one of if not the most revolutionary wrestlers in the business, I would easily say The Dynamite Kid. The stuff that he was doing in…
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10 Things I learned Watching Dark Side of The Ring Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story
Image Credit (IMDb.com) Through out the wrestling business there are so many wrestling companies that have come and gone. Some of those promotions have had promoters that have been good and some that have not been. However in regards to Herb Abrams almost every story surrounded on him has been absolutely crazy. Herb Abrams…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage
Image Credit: (All Elite Wrestling) Professional Wrestling has been known to get violent at times. That violence is clearly shown through hardcore wrestling and it has at points gone far. It has led to DeathMatch Wrestling being a very popular and growing niche market in professional wrestling. In Deathmatches, there is so much blood and…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K-9
Image Credit: (SlamWrestling.com) The best part about watching documentaries is that you get to learn something that you have never heard of before. Well there are some episodes where you enter and you have little to no knowledge coming in. This was me as I have never heard about Ion Croitoru who wrestled as Johnny…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring The Life and Crimes of New Jack
Ok, so I will go ahead and say this now, this episode is not going to be pretty as it talks about professional wrestler New Jack who is one of if not the most controversial wrestlers of all time. Some of the stuff that he has done in his life and wrestling career, he honestly…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: David Schultz and The Slap Heard Round the World
If you have not read my wrestling posts, I have at least mentioned the word Kayfabe. Kayfabe according to the wrestling dictionary is the fact or convention of presenting staged performances as genuine or authentic. It basically means living the character on and off the field. In Kayfabe you are not out of the…
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20 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: Brian Pillman
Nicholas MullickHello my name is Nicholas and I am a writer for Moore Than Sports. I am a graduate from Farmingdale State College. Currently I am enrolled at Canisius College going for my Masters Degree in Sports Administration. My favorite sports teams are the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Charlotte Hornets, Buffalo Sabers, New York…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: The Killing of Bruiser Brody
On July 17, 1988 professional wrestler Bruiser Brody tragically died at the age of 42. Brody died after being stabbed in a locker room in Puerto Rico by fellow professional wrestler Jose Gonzalez. While I was never alive to see Bruiser Brody perform live on TV or in person, there have been a lot of…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino
If there was one wrestler that in my opinion is one of the biggest what if’s in the Wrestling business, I would definitely say Gino Hernandez. When I was staring to learn more about history of pro wrestling that there were many that said Gino could have been a top name in the business. I…
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10 Things I Learned Watching Dark Side of the Ring: The Last Ride of The Road Warriors
One of my favorite parts about pro wrestling is a tag team match. A tag team match is basically a match between teams of wrestlers One of my favorite tag teams that ever stepped in the ring was The Road Warriors Animal and Hawk. They just looked so cool, had a fantastic finisher, and the…