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April 5, 2011
The Rock vs. John Cena at WrestleMania 28
WWE announced the main event for WM28 a full year in advance - The Rock vs. John Cena.
This Day in Wrestling History
Rodrick James "Jess" McMahon, grandfather of wrestling mogul Vince McMahon, promotes a boxing match between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba.
April 5, 1915
Happy Birthday to Diamond Dallas Page
April 5, 1949
Andy Kaufman met Jerry Lawler in a Grudge Match at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis Tennessee.
April 5, 1982
April 4, 2011
Indy Star Signs Developmental Deal With WWE
Indy star Jon Moxley has signed a developmental deal with WWE reports pwinsider.com. Moxley had been involved with the Dragon Gate USA promotion.
Triple H vs. The Undertaker - The Way It's Supposed To Be
Mark Madden comments on the HHH/Taker WM27 match:
In many ways, wrestling is at a low point in terms of value as performance art. I won’t bore you by revisiting that debate.
But every once in a great while, something happens to remind you of how great wrestling can be.
That something took place at WrestleMania 27.
That something was Undertaker-Triple H. You saw 30 minutes of the business executed (and broadcast) EXACTLY the way it should be.
I can’t praise Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler enough, either. The first half of the broadcast was nearly ruined by Michael Cole pushing his character at the expense of the matches. Ross and Lawler were brilliant during Undertaker-Triple H, exercising silence as a dramatic device TO PERFECTION. Shut up and let the picture speak for itself. That match would have been terrific with no sound, but Ross and Lawler found a way to elevate it. Kudos.
I’m not going to review ‘Taker-Trips blow by blow, but that bout proved emotion and psychology BLOWS AWAY technical ecstasy. ‘Taker never breaks character, not even for a split second, not even during a throwaway moment. That paid off when ‘Taker showed, quite possibly, more vulnerability than he had at any moment throughout his career prior.
As for Trips, his horror at realizing HE COULDN’T WIN was palpable and credible. When ‘Taker kicked out of the tombstone and Triple H slithered away in absolute disbelief, you bought it. When Trips screamed “STAY DOWN!” you really bought into his desperation.
F*** flip, flop and fly. That match was what WRESTLING IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I feel privileged to have seen it.
source: wrestlezone.com
VH1 Producing "Wrestler Wives" Reality Show
VH1 is shooting a new reality show "Wrestler Wives" in Houston, Texas, according to TMZ.com. The show follows former WWE female personalities Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman, Stacy Carter, and Jackie Haas...More?
source: tmz.com
