The Eight Kinds of Pro Wrestling Retirement

The Eight Kinds of Pro Wrestling Retirement

The Eight Kinds of Pro Wrestling Retirement By Kenny Herzog, TheRinger.com The writing was pretty much on the wall that Shawn Michaels would come back for at least one more match the moment he started taking bumps on Raw last week, let alone absorbing further abuse at...
FROM THE VAULT: Rise of the Phoenix?

FROM THE VAULT: Rise of the Phoenix?

Editor’s note: This column was originally published in July of 2014.  In light of Ronda Rousey’s career now in WWE, I thought I would repost it. I was watching UFC 175 a few weeks ago because anything that involves pizza, beer, and friends is OK with me....
The WWE-ification of UFC

The WWE-ification of UFC

The WWE-ification of UFC By Chuck Mindenhall, staff member of TheRinger.com The brawl that broke out after Khabib Nurmagomedov’s victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Saturday night has now officially become, as UFC president Dana White might say, “part of the...
JBL Uses Rugby to Help Bermuda’s Kids

JBL Uses Rugby to Help Bermuda’s Kids

JBL Uses Rugby to Help Bermuda’s Kids By Caleb Smith, SLAM! Wrestling Most people just complain about trouble in their community or simply look the other way and hope the problem goes away. When former WWE champion John “JBL” Layfield saw social problems in the form...
Equal Fights Movement

Equal Fights Movement

Equal Fights Movement By Hallie Grossman In the middle of the night, at a quarter ’til 2, the audience fends off exhaustion and cold. The main ballroom in the Pontchartrain Center is cavernous, and as the thermostat dips into the low 60s, the men and women...