New article about drugs in professional wrestling

Doping still an issue in wrestling

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Hardy and The Game survive team turmoil

Despite the longest of odds, when all the smoke settled in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match, only Triple H and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy remained standing.

Despite losing teammate Matt Hardy to injuries he suffered on SmackDown, The Game and Jeff Hardy survived the brutal team battle at the sold-out American Airlines Arena, defeating the team of Umaga, Finlay, Big Daddy V, Mr. Kennedy and United States Champion MVP...More?

Chris Jericho Interview from WWE Magazine

Transcript of the Y2J interview that is in the new WWE Magazine.

Congressional steroid hearing likely

One day after the indictment of home run king Barry Bonds, an Illinois congressman said yesterday that he will hold a hearing on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball and other sports.

Rep. Bobby Rush, chairman of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, said he plans to convene the hearing when Congress returns from its winter recess early next year...More?

source: baltimoresun.com

I guess our government has nothing better to do with its time...

Should CNN Apologize for Wrestling Doc?

The Baltimore Sun's blog about pro wrestling says CNN has yet to apologize for the editing and re-editing of a portion of their investigation into pro wrestling. Blogger Kevin Eck writes:

"With its condescending statement and stubborn stance, CNN lost whatever benefit of the doubt it might have had. The fact is that mistakes do get made in the print and electronic media, and most of the time they are unintentional. I don't understand why CNN just can't say that it made an error in judgment, it regrets the error and will take steps to insure that it doesn't happen in the future."

source: mediabistro.tvnewser

Barber gives WWE the brush-off

Wrestling has changed a lot since Brutus (The Barber)Beefcake and his shears ruled the ring.

And it's not all for the good, says Ed Leslie, who still wrestles with his Barber gimmick, albeit in smaller venues. Beefcake doesn't see himself returning to WWE, where he found so much fame in a previous run.

"I'm not really down with their program," he said. "I'm from a different era, I don't fit into their mold...More?

source: winnipegsun.com

Survivor Series Spoiler

The DirectTV preview for the show features the tagline "EDGE IS BACK AND HE'S JUST A LITTLE ... BITTER".

The description reads: "Who will survive when WWE Superstars collide at Survivor Series this Sunday, November 18 on DIRECTV® Pay Per View? Don't miss Edge and your favorite WWE Superstars in a ringful of exciting matches."

New Ric Flair Interview - 'Vince knows I'll steal the show'

If you ask any professional wrestler who the greatest of all time is, they will tell you Ric Flair.

So it is some surprise that, despite being under contract to the WWE, the 16-time world champion hasn’t been on our screens recently.

Now, for the first time, Ric opens his heart on the situation and chats candidly about the arguments he has had with boss Vince McMahon over his role in the federation...More?

source: the sun.co.uk

HBK still going strong

...Michaels, 42, is a different man compared to the arrogant and somewhat hotheaded superstar from a decade prior. Today, he is grounded, married to the love of his life, Rebecca, the former Nitro Girl Whisper in World Championship Wrestling. The two raise their son, Cameron Kade, 7, and daughter, Cheyenne Michelle, 3, to have strong morals...More?

source: miamiherald.com

Kurt Angle To Be Guest On HDNet's Next "Inside MMA"

Former WWE and current TNA superstar Kurt Angle will join HDNet on November 16th as a guest on INSIDE MMA.

INSIDE MMA is the new weekly HDNet series covering the latest news, rankings, stats and highlights from the world of Mixed Martial Arts...More?

Full Details On First Official MMA Sanctioning Body

With MMA growing into a mainstream sporting power, a team of business and combat sport veterans today launched WAMMA, the first sanctioning body for the burgeoning sport. The World Alliance of Mixed Martial (WAMMA) will create the first weight division ranking system for MMA fighters, establish unified rules for the sport, ensure the safety and welfare of the fighters, and sanction world championship bouts. Most important, it will provide unifying legitimacy to the sport by enabling the best fighters in the world to face off against each other, no matter the promotion they work for...More?

The McMahons & Black Basketball Pioneers

This week, 85 years ago, the white-owned all-black basketball team known as the Commonwealth Big Five made their debut in Harlem. The “Commons” were the first fully professional African American basketball team, but they’ve never gotten credit for that important distinction...Who were the owners? Two Bronx-born sports promoters, Roderick “Jess” McMahon and his brother Eddie McMahon. They were into boxing, wrestling, and Negro Leagues Baseball, having previously owned the Philadelphia Giants and the New York Lincoln Giants before opening their Commonwealth Sporting Club and Casino on 135th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenue in Harlem.

Friday of this week also marks the day, 53 years ago, that Jess McMahon had a massive stroke while watching a wrestling match in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He died there five days later. At McMahon’s bedside was his son Vince, a sports promoter in Washington, D.C. Vince’s own son, then 9-year-old Vince, Jr., wasn’t there, and wouldn’t meet his father until three years later...More?