By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent The last week has not been kind to Vince McMahon. On Monday night, he was forced to postpone a live card due to a blizzard in the Northeast, and the day before, he saw so many fans cancel their WWE Network subscriptions in disgust over the Royal Rumble match that […]
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By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent With all the focus on character development, story arcs, and dramatic, competitive matches, pro wrestling fans still love the occasional virtual demigod or freak of nature who simply comes down to the ring and runs over or smashes people. It’s what made Andre the Giant such a star and, more […]
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By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Call C.M. Punk what you will, but even when people despise him and wish he were gone, they usually have to admit he has a point. Arguably, his having a point is what makes people despise him and wish he were gone. Punk has the uncanny ability to take ideas […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Survivor Series was quite a bit better than I expected on Sunday night. I thought the card had potential, but the execution of the matches surprised me. First of all, CM Punk held on to his WWE title against Ryback and John Cena. The match had everything. Ryback was a […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor One of the WWE’s signature events, the Survivor Series, invades Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday night. Indy Sports Legends’ Cliff Brunt and Justin Whitaker will be there with commentary and photos throughout the night. Survivor Series is one of the biggest wrestling events ever to hit Indianapolis. WrestleMania 8 was at the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I got to be Mean Gene Okerlund for a day. I interviewed WWE Superstar Damien Sandow by telephone on Thursday afternoon to promote the Survivor Series, which will be held Sunday in Indianapolis. Sandow is one half of the team “Rhodes Scholars” with Cody Rhodes. The intellectually superior one will be a part […]
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No. 1: Hulk Hogan’s theme (Real American, Rick Derringer, 1984) This song totally captured Hulkamania. “I am a Real American! Fight for the rights of every man!” The song has stood the test of time, with new generations appreciating it as well as older ones. Its popularity was most recently was revived in 2011, when […]
Continue ReadingNo. 2: New World Order theme (Rockhouse, Frank Shelley, 1996) OK, so it has a little bit of ’70s in it. OK a LOT of ’70s. That just makes it even more impressive. It was over the top, and it had to be for Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Anything less just wouldn’t […]
Continue ReadingNo. 3: Goldberg’s theme (Invasion, Christian Poulet and Jean-Yves Rigo, 1997) This theme was perfect. It had no words, which was ideal because Goldberg didn’t need any. Even better, the “Goldberg” chant was the only word that could be heard with the powerful music. The theme sounded as though it should have accompanied the march of an invading army during biblical times, just […]
Continue ReadingNo. 4: Edge’s theme (Metalingus, Alter Bridge, 2004) This one grew on me over time. I like the incorporation of the “You think you know me” line, straight from his tag-team theme music with Christian, at the beginning of this one. Edge gets credit for making it as a singles star, one of the smallest guys […]
Continue ReadingNo. 5: DX Theme (Break it Down, The Chris Warren Band, 1998) The notorious group of Triple H, Shawn Michaels and the New Age Outlaws were a dominant force. A forgotten fact: Rick Rude was an original member. One of the highlights of this theme is Warren’s voice at the beginning, delivering what essentially described […]
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