|
News US Scene News
Breaking News: Penny Banner passes away
by Nemesis Enforcer on 13 May 2008 4:23 pm |
| Feeds
Dave Meltzer is reporting today that Penny Banner, considered one of the best working of all the female wrestlers in history, passed away last night in her sleep after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Banner is the only woman in the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Link: WrestleZone
 | THWD: The Legacy Of Bret Hart
By Tink Holloway on 13 July 2008 |
| In my opinion Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, his technique in the ring was unparalleled and he was arguably the most committed, hard-working individual in the history of the sport. At Wrestlemania 10 he put on, what is to this day, my favourite [...] |
| | THWD: Do You Remember The First Time?
By Tink Holloway on 7 July 2008 |
| Much has been written about CM Punk winning the world title on Raw this week. I personally like to view it with optimism, WWE television has been so stale lately that anything that breaks up the monotonous daily grind in the promotion has got to be a plus. Still I do understand [...] |
| | THWD: WWE Raw Find?s It?s Feet
By Tink Holloway on 28 June 2008 |
| WWE Draft RAW - June 23rd 2008
I have to admit to being mildly interested in this year?s Raw draft. WWE is in major need of a change and this was their chance to make those changes. I was convinced however that the creative geniuses behind the WWE would drop the ball again [...] |
| | THWD: One Year On - The Benoit Problem
By Tink Holloway on 22 June 2008 |
| Almost one year ago, news began filtering through that Chris Benoit, one of professional wrestling?s finest ever competitors had died at the age of 40. At first all of us, fans and the industry alike, mourned and wondered what exactly it was about professional wrestling that led to so many of [...] |
| | THWD: The case for a WWE off-season
By Tink Holloway on 3 May 2008 |
| My goodness, how long ago does Wrestlemania seem already!? Despite the WWE’s attempts to link everything they could at Backlash with WM24, the night felt far detached from the bright lights of the Citrus Bowl. It’s a shame that there is so little time to take in what happened at the biggest event of the [...] |
|
|
