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Over the course of four years, the Hardcore Championship changed hands 240 different times. That should tell you everything you need to know about the quality of this division.
To be fair, there were some legitimately terrific hardcore matches, and a few guys carried the title like pros. But for the most part, it was just a haphazard, silly little distraction from the real competition happening in the WWE. Maybe if they’d kept guys like Mick Foley involved (he was the first one to be awarded the belt, but only held it once before quickly ascending to main event status), the division would have stood a chance at legitimacy.
As it happened, the division was sometimes fun to watch in a “Why are they still allowing this ridiculousness to be televised?” sort of way, but that was about the extent of it. Most diehard fans viewed it as a gimmick title,...
Over the course of four years, the Hardcore Championship changed hands 240 different times. That should tell you everything you need to know about the quality of this division.
To be fair, there were some legitimately terrific hardcore matches, and a few guys carried the title like pros. But for the most part, it was just a haphazard, silly little distraction from the real competition happening in the WWE. Maybe if they’d kept guys like Mick Foley involved (he was the first one to be awarded the belt, but only held it once before quickly ascending to main event status), the division would have stood a chance at legitimacy.
As it happened, the division was sometimes fun to watch in a “Why are they still allowing this ridiculousness to be televised?” sort of way, but that was about the extent of it. Most diehard fans viewed it as a gimmick title,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Jacob Trowbridge
- Obsessed with Film
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The WWE is a monolith, its resources un-matched by any other. As part of its operation WWE tours the globe, promoting and expanding its brand and reach in the process. Even at times when the wrestling business experiences a downturn in popularity in the United States WWE can still do big business on international live events and has steadily increased its international schedule in recent years.
One country the WWE frequently tours is also one known for its serious approach to the art of wrestling. The Land of the Rising Sun has a reputation for producing legitimately tough wrestlers who hit their opponents hard and have a deep respect for the tradition and history of professional wrestling. This mentality is ingrained in them during their training in the unforgiving Dojo system, where they are subject to almost inhuman endurance drills and in-ring punishment as they work their way...
The WWE is a monolith, its resources un-matched by any other. As part of its operation WWE tours the globe, promoting and expanding its brand and reach in the process. Even at times when the wrestling business experiences a downturn in popularity in the United States WWE can still do big business on international live events and has steadily increased its international schedule in recent years.
One country the WWE frequently tours is also one known for its serious approach to the art of wrestling. The Land of the Rising Sun has a reputation for producing legitimately tough wrestlers who hit their opponents hard and have a deep respect for the tradition and history of professional wrestling. This mentality is ingrained in them during their training in the unforgiving Dojo system, where they are subject to almost inhuman endurance drills and in-ring punishment as they work their way...
- 11/10/2014
- by Lewis Howse
- Obsessed with Film
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A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
- 4/22/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
The host of Wrestlemania 30- the Immortal Hulk Hogan- announced on the March 10th Raw that he would be promoting a 30 man, over-the-top-rope Battle Royal in honor of the memory of his greatest foe, Andre the Giant, at WrestleMania 30.
It won’t be the first Battle Royal in WrestleMania history; it will be (un)lucky number 13 on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Nearly half of the WrestleManias in history have featured a Battle Royal of some kind; after all, what better way to get wrestlers who might not be on the biggest card of the year a spot and a payday? Of the previous dozen: some have been on the main card; some have been on the pre-show; some have been for a future title shot; and at least one put an actual championship on the line!
Where do they each rank compared with the others? Inside are...
It won’t be the first Battle Royal in WrestleMania history; it will be (un)lucky number 13 on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Nearly half of the WrestleManias in history have featured a Battle Royal of some kind; after all, what better way to get wrestlers who might not be on the biggest card of the year a spot and a payday? Of the previous dozen: some have been on the main card; some have been on the pre-show; some have been for a future title shot; and at least one put an actual championship on the line!
Where do they each rank compared with the others? Inside are...
- 3/19/2014
- by The 'House
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com has announced that “The Viper” Randy Orton has been suspended for 60 days following his second violation of the WWE Talent Wellness policy. The suspension was effective as of Wednesday and he will now miss the next two months of WWE touring, which includes June’s WWE No Way Out pay-per-view and July’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view.
The official WWE website didn’t go into much detail and mentioned his suspension with the following;
Stamford, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Randy Orton for 60 days effective today for his second violation of the company’s policy.
Failing the WWE Talent Wellness policy basically means he was taking a substance he shouldn’t have been, similarly the reason why Rey Mysterio is also currently suspended. WWE superstars are suspended 30 days for their first violation, 60 days for their second and usually the third suspension means they are fired.
The official WWE website didn’t go into much detail and mentioned his suspension with the following;
Stamford, Conn. – In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Randy Orton for 60 days effective today for his second violation of the company’s policy.
Failing the WWE Talent Wellness policy basically means he was taking a substance he shouldn’t have been, similarly the reason why Rey Mysterio is also currently suspended. WWE superstars are suspended 30 days for their first violation, 60 days for their second and usually the third suspension means they are fired.
- 5/31/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
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