When Ali and Frazier Fought For The First Time, The World Was Watching

Wrestleology

by Russ_Cohen - March 7, 2021March 7, 20210

If you were lucky enough to watch the first fight between heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and former champ Muhammad Ali on March 8th, 1971, it was either in person at Madison Square Garden among the celebrities and people willing to pay big money, or on closed-circuit broadcasts in movie theaters

Zac Pauga is Back in LFA 98

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by Russ_Cohen - January 28, 20210

Zac Pauga returns to action at LFA 98 on January 29th, in Park City, Kansas. This competitor was a running back with the Houston Texans and a former Rugby player. That makes him a very interesting guy to watch. “I love rugby, it’s my favorite team sport,” Pauga admitted. “I’m Samoan

Michael Chandler is an MMA Star with Options

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by Russ_Cohen - August 27, 20200

Michael Chandler has been with Bellator since 2010. He could still stay with them after an exclusive negotiating period that he’s going through right now. But there’s also a chance he could be a free agent, and if he is, I would expect to see him on “Fight Island” fighting

What’s Going on With Wrestlemania 36 – – Potential Storyline Included

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by Russ_Cohen - March 16, 20200

WrestleMania 36 is still a go. Ticketmaster is selling tickets still, it’s not sold out, and Vince McMahon hasn’t announced a postponement. Every major sport in North America has, as well as concerts, theatre, etc. So, what gives here? Whispers and I mean whispers out of Tampa is it will

Dirty Dez Has Overcome A Lot to Get Where She Is

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by Russ_Cohen - December 6, 2019December 6, 20190

Desiree “Dirty Dez” Yanez (5-1) is set to fight Strawweight champion Melissa Martinez (6-0), Yanez is a terrific athlete. Surprisingly, she got her nickname outside of the octagon. “I was a legit (fastpitch) softball pitcher and I guess I earned my name by winning some games with a nasty changeup,” Yanez

Alberto Del Rio is Trying to Climb a Gigantic Last Mountain

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by Russ_Cohen - November 20, 20190

Alberto Del Rio or Jose Alberto Rodriguez or Alberto El Patron, reached great heights as a two-time champion in the WWE and now he’s trying to go after an MMA legend, Tito Ortiz, and on December 7th, he hopes his last fight will be his greatest. “I don’t feel like the

A Healthy Tito Ortiz is Ready For Many More Wins

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by Russ_Cohen - November 13, 2019November 13, 20190

Tito Ortiz is 44-years-old, in the world of MMA fighting, and most sports, the words that would follow would be and is happily enjoying his retirement. Instead, he’s training as hard as he ever has and is getting ready for a very public fight against former WWE champ, Alberto Del

MMA is a New Challenge for Melissa Cervantes

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by Russ_Cohen - October 1, 2019October 1, 20190

Melissa ‘Thunder Rosa’ Cervantes is known for her Lucha Libre and American wrestling career. She is set to make her debut in San Antonio on Friday, November 8 with Combate Americas, her opponent has yet to be determined. “I want to thank all my family for trusting me with this crossover.

Keystone Comic Con Featured Solid Wrestling and More

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by Russ_Cohen - August 23, 2019August 23, 20190

While John Carpenter had quite the line today with adoring fans looking to get his autograph, another entity did very well for themselves today. One was Tommy Dreamer’s “House of Hardcore” wrestling. One of the fun matches on Friday was Wrecking Ball Legursky vs. Gio Galvano, who’s from Philadelphia. The match

Wizard World Philly 2019 Has Some Built In Fun

by Russ_Cohen - June 15, 2019June 17, 20190

Philadelphia - - Wizard World 2019 has a lot more comics. That used to be a complaint I would here but no more. They had a nice selection of them. A few notable wrestlers were there. Lisa Marie, formerly Victoria of the WWE and Sgt Slaughter. Slaughter took some liberties with our