Women wrestlers are real Knockouts
Women have always had a place in pro wrestling, just not a big place. But women are breaking a male stronghold in a six-sided ring. Women's professional wrestling is flourishing in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which makes its South Florida debut on Saturday at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. miamiherald.com |
The Wrestler in Florida
The movie The Wrestler will open in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and West Palm Beach on Friday, Jan. 16. Actor Mickey Rourke won a Golden Globe for his performance. Rourke's character is based on former wrestler Jake the Snake Roberts from the movie Beyond the Mat. miamiherald.com |
Funk's Corner: Hulk Hogan was my bad guy first
``I'll take that Mighty Ignoramus and stuff his airhead up his muscle-bound rear end and smother him to death.''<p/> Those were the words of Hulk Hogan as he spoke on interviews at the Sportatorium in Tampa, Florida in 1981. It was Hulk's first excursion into the wrestling world as a heel. miamiherald.com |
Atlanta looking good for Mania in 2011
TheBuzz blog on accessAtlanta, an entertainment type web site produced under the banner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reports WWE and the Atlanta Sports Council will announce Monday, Feb. 1 that WrestleMania 27 in 2011 will be at the Georgia Dome. miamiherald.com |
No Miz-taking success of this WWE superstar
He's The Miz, and he must be awesome.<p/>With so few spots on the roster -- especially compared to the number of hopefuls worldwide hoping for that one big break -- making it within WWE's sports entertainment empire is a very difficult task. miamiherald.com |