Stephan Bonnar’s Second Act

The world loves a good comeback story. The tale of Stephan Bonnar applies.

One half of the tandem (along with Forrest Griffin) responsible for putting mixed martial arts on the mainstream map in April of 2005 with their nationally televised three round war at the Ultimate Fighter season one finale, Bonnar was one of the UFC’s golden boys – he could fight, he loved to scrap, and was quick with a witty sound bite...More?

source: ufc.com

Doctor Gave Benoit 10 Month Supply Of Steroids Every 3-4 Months

This is really getting interesting...

According to a new FOX News report, the investigation of Chris Benoit’s physician, Dr. Phil Astin, has revealed that he is accused of supplying "Benoit with a ten month supply of steroids, every three or four weeks, from May 2006 to May 2007."

source: wrestlingnewsworld.com

Triple H Wants Orton To Win WWE Title

The Triple H vs. Randy Orton match originally planned for SummerSlam is now in jeopardy. According to one backstage source both Triple H and Vince McMahon agree it is not the right thing to do at this time....More?

source: wrestling observer newsletter & wrestlezone.com

Stealing another's man's wife costs $4,802

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Stealing someone's heart can cost you: Just ask German Blinov.

A Cook County jury ordered Blinov to shell out $4,802 last week after he was sued by a husband from a Chicago suburb for stealing the affections of the man's wife.

Arthur Friedman used a little-known state law to mount the legal attack against Blinov. The alienation of affection law, one of eight across the country, lets spouses seek damages for the loss of love....More?

source: cnn.com

Wrestlers to Testify on Capitol Hill?

More fun...

A couple of years ago, baseball players were brought before Congress, where their implausibly comic denials of steroid use resulted in a much tougher major league drug policy.

Retired football players went to Washington last week. Recounting careers that left them crippled and concussed will make it easier for them to collect the disability payments they deserve.

Now it's time for wrestlers to testify on Capitol Hill....More?

source: msn.foxsports.com

Benoit’s doctor charged with drug distribution

Well, the fun begins...

ATLANTA - The personal doctor of pro wrestler Chris Benoit was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs.

The seven-count indictment said Dr. Phil Astin dispensed drugs including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen between April 2004 and September 2005...More?

source: msnbc.com

Police Seize Benoit Wikipedia Imposter's Computer

I had not posted anything Benoit-related in a few days because it was really getting to me. However, this Wikipedia investigation is interesting. Newsvine.com has a recap of the "wiki-events" and a photo of the alleged perpetrator.

It was widely reported by Fox News, the Associated Press, ABC News, digg and a host of other news sites (and originally on Wikinews) that an anonymous user on Wikipedia altered the online encyclopedia's article on Chris Benoit noting the death of the pro-wrestler's wife some 13-14 hours before police found the dead bodies of Benoit, his wife, and 7-year-old son. The incident is being treated as a murder-suicide.

What the anonymous user on Wikipedia may have failed to realize, is that little about your activity on Wikipedia (or the rest of the internet) is anonymous...More?

Get rid of ugly people?

Why would evolution have gotten rid of ugly people? Usually if you're not shallow...you would marry for personality, not looks. So, then the "ugly gene" would get passed down.

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The 8 Most Insane Moments in Professional Wrestling

For some much needed humor in wrestling, the eight most spectacularly crazy moments in professional wrestling!

source: cracked.com

The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History

Here's a scenario: You start a rock band, which you just happen to name after spending several hours huffing paint and drinking bleach. You spend a few years playing small clubs until you're discovered by a major label and start selling a lot of records. And suddenly you realize that the stupid name you thought up when you were huffing all that paint is going to follow you around for the rest of your life.

Here are the 25 bands who, regardless of their own musical quality, have the stupidest names on record.

source: cracked.com

9 Superhero Powers That Would Be More Trouble Than They're Worth

Sure, who hasn't wished for superpowers? Super-speed, super-flight, super-strength—these are the cool powers, the ones with which all comic book superheroes seem to do so well for themselves. But there are a few lesser-known powers found in the funny pages that nobody wants to be saddled with. Any practical use they have would be countered by the sheer embarrassment and/or inconvenience of having them.

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Marvel Comics Buries Captain America

It's a funeral fit for a superhero.

In the drizzling rain at Arlington National Cemetery, thousands of grieving patriots solemnly watch as the pallbearers — Iron Man, the Black Panther, Ben Grimm and Ms. Marvel — carry a casket draped with an American flag.

Yes, folks, Captain America is dead and buried in the latest issue of Marvel Comics' "Fallen Son," due on newsstands the morning after Independence Day. After 66 years of battling villains from Adolf Hitler to the Red Skull, the red, white and blue leader of the Avengers was felled by an assassin's bullet on the steps of a New York federal courthouse...More?

source: newsvine.com