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Topic: Enforcer (professional wrestling)


  
 Pro Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But professional wrestling is older than Bob Dole, bigger than Scientology, and now -- as the World Wrestling Federation's Wrestlemania XIV stomps into the FleetCenter this Sunday -- it's in our back yard.
Wrestling may be a silicone sport, but it still requires serious skills.
Since the average wrestling fan isn't too comfortable with what this might mean, wrestling creates lightning-rod characters like "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who in the late '80s wore a Freddy Mercury mustache, made strutting entrances to stripper's music, and swiveled his hips seductively.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/features/98/03/26/WRESTLING.html   (2539 words)

  
 Kings Wrestling
Wrestling is an ancient sport the roots of which can be traced back to before Roman times.
Many primitive tribes and traditional cultures still use wrestling as an important part of ritual and celebration and wrestling is one of the sports that featured at both the ancient and modern Olympics.
This wrestling is taken as a religious battle by Sumo and they never indulged in plethora of shouts and joys, though having won the match.
kingswrestling.org   (2300 words)

  
 Enforcer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A criminal who uses physical force or the threat of physical force to intimidate, injure or even murder those who do not follow the dictates of an organized crime group; a thug.
The CBS Enforcer Music Collection, a television news music package used by many CBS affiliates in the United States
Volunteers who have 'Taken The Black' to serve as convention staff at the Penny Arcade Expo and/or Child's Play charity events are called Enforcers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Enforcer   (166 words)

  
 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling!
Our wrestling training routine was weights in the morning followed by in-ring performance in the afternoon.
The first thing I told Kurt was that anything he did in amateur wrestling he could work into his professional wrestling career, however, we would just enhance it a little.
These were tough athletes, not yet known to the world of professional wrestling but wrestlers who would fight at the drop of a hat.
www.tnawrestling.com /news/fullnews2.php?all=872   (737 words)

  
 Manager (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler.
In the early years of pro wrestling, up until the mid 1990s, managers were very common because they served another purpose.
Their job was to cut promos on behalf of their clients who may not be as charismatic (or had gimmicks in which they had to be silent).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)   (339 words)

  
 "The Enforcer" Brian Hawkins
"The Enforcer" is by the truest sence of the word a wrestler.
The L.W.A. would crown its first Television champion, as quickly as the tournament was started it was over with The Enforcer standing as the champ.
The Enforcers as Hawkins and French would be known entered the tournament, and after a shadey turn of events became the Tag-team champions, titles they would hold until they were abolished in early 1999.
www.angelfire.com /ks/LWA/enforcer.html   (527 words)

  
 The Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Terry Funk
Over the course of professional wrestling's long history, few men have commanded the kind of instant respect (from both the fans and his co-workers) as the wildman from the Double Cross Ranch in Amarillo, TX., former NWA and ECW World Heavyweight champion Terry Funk.
As a result of all the controversy, wrestling fans of the day would line up to see the big 'payoff' match in which the babyface would then receive a shot at winning the World Heavyweight championship...something that, at the time, was a very big deal in the eyes of the fans.
A rivalry as intense as any in the annals of wrestling history, it was not at all uncommon for their heated, emotional battles to run the full sixty minutes allotted for a championship encounter.
www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/wrestlers/terryfunk2.html   (4199 words)

  
 PWAweb.com - Pro Wrestling Alliance, Official Website
The new venture will be known as PWA: Elite Wrestling, and as with all PWA franchises around the country, will showcase the very best wrestling Australia has to offer.
PWA is extremely pleased so far with the great success and growth of the Pro Wrestling Alliance in 2006, with PWA Canberra and PWA Adelaide experiencing great success so far, and PWA's shows in Melbourne being some of the biggest and best to date.
Jay Andrews shares some of his thoughts on what wrestling means to him, as he looks ahead to an intense match with his longtime friend Spike Steele, at Rowville on November 25.
www.pwaweb.com   (1372 words)

  
 WCA - World Championship Armwrestling - arm wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Enforcer will create a level playing field eliminating the need and opportunity to use special techniques to gain unfair advantages on opponents.
The Enforcer adjusts for varied arm lengths and therefore physical proportions will no longer be a barrier to fair competition.
The Enforcer's patented technology and proprietary advantages create a critical point of difference that allows WCA to emerge as the dominant, profitable and professional arm wrestling organization.
www.realitysportsent.com /enforcer   (257 words)

  
 The Enforcer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
"The Enforcer" Steve Anderson returned back home to his old stomping grounds in the F.S.W on June 1st and June 2nd for the first annual F.S.W Pro Wrestling Fantasy Camp.
After an intense workout and an hour lunch break, many of the fantasy camp participants ran away with their tails in between their legs except for the few who stayed behind to take in a practice being held by professional wrestling legend, Tony Leone.
Though Steve and Tony were exchanging holds in the ring and occasionally ribbing one another, both men dedicated themselves to showing these prospective hopefuls the business of professional wrestling with their knowledge.
www.angelfire.com /ego/theenforcer   (389 words)

  
 The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Thoughts and opinions on the state of wrestling: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to win the National Wrestling Alliance world heavyweight title for the first time on Sept. 17, 1981, in Kansas City, Kan. The match marked the beginning of one of the most celebrated feuds in wrestling history and established Flair as the dominant figure in the business.
Ricky Steamboat, one of professional wrestling's top performers for more than 20 years, hung up the tights for good after suffering a herniated disc in his back during a match with the then "Stunning" Steve Austin at a WCW Clash of the Champions event several years ago.
www.mikemooneyham.com /pages/interviews.cfm   (728 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Backyard wrestling, the act of wrestling as a hobby rather than a job, usually but not always untrained, predominantly by teenagers.
Mark, a fan who believes that some or all of professional wrestling is real.
Weekend Warrior, Someone who usually only wrestles independent shows on a weekend due to semi-retirement or, more frequently, because they need to have another job as they do not make enough money out of pro-wrestling alone.
www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_slang   (7647 words)

  
 wrestlingDB – User Articles | Thoughts on The Rock, booking The HHHorsemen, and more by Zedar
There's one inaccuracy already, when the Rock was becoming big, professional wrestling was Steve Austin's world, Rock just sort of lived in it.
I think that a lot of fans feel betrayed because he doesn't wrestle full time anymore, but I think they are being selfish in not looking at the big picture.
Wrestling "journalists" seperate themselves from that "community", and to an extent that's probably necessary.
www.wrestlingdb.com /articles/2003/01/24/Zedar   (1438 words)

  
 Wrestling Observer - headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
New subscribers ordering 24 or 40 issues have to let us know what major story (ies) of the past 11 years you are most interested in and we'll send the issue with the best coverage of that story.
In his professional wrestling days, his persona was of a cruel brute who threw merciless blows to his opponents' head with a fist wrapped in metal chains; thus he earned the nickname "The Predator" after the man-hunting alien in the Schwarzenegger movie.
Wrestling fans have noted because it mentions the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers as his uncles.
www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=16140   (3838 words)

  
 Wrestling Observer - headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
wrestling’s top drawing feuds were started or escalated by a monumental
Great wrestling turns did not die out after the 80s.
wrestling has lost its way in a lot of ways.
www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=9358   (2080 words)

  
 Khosrow Daivari
Daivari began his professional wrestling career in a very impressive way, working with two well-known trainers at the early age of 15.
At one of these events, Daivari was involved in a tag-team match, and decided to pull a little joke for the fans in attendance (as well as his fellow wrestlers).
He wrestled a few times for the developmental projects of WWE (OVW and Deep South Wrestling), while waiting for the heat on his character to die down.
www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/daivari.html   (6055 words)

  
 Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 Fighting Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
CW, you have traveled the world with Steve Corino, you have lived and learned from Steve Corino, you have worked hard to be as good as Steve Corino, yet continue to fall short.
I discredit you Landell, your wet behind the ears...Victory is gonna prove what professional wrestling is all about.
World 1 Wrestling is working on getting rebutle comments from both.
www.world1wrestling.com /news20060515.shtml   (342 words)

  
 About ICW's Sabu
He is without question the most insane, volatile athlete in professional wrestling today.
Sabu continued wrestling in independents, Japan, and ECW for the remainder of the year.
By this time, Sabu had become accustomed to wrestling with injuries, whether it be a bruised arm or a broken neck, it didn't matter.
www.icwrestling.com /sabu.htm   (2614 words)

  
 Top 10 Reasons To Watch Professional Wrestling
Got in a real life brawl with Sid Vicious with a pair of scissors in a hotel and is rumored to have come to blows with Hulk Hogan recently in the locker room.
One of the few big names who really worked their way up from the bottom: He used to be a roadie that set up the ring for house shows.
Muraco was in the ring waiting for the match to start and a girl around the age of eight in the front row was standing and holding a sign deriding Muraco.
www.ddtdigest.com /features/top10.htm   (1166 words)

  
 Stone Cold Wrestling - #1 Steve Austin Resource!
But the hell-raisin' beer-chuggin' whoop-ass machine we see on television these days, is the result of a long hard road to the top of the professional wrestling world.
Soon after, Steve Williams became Steve Austin (as "Dr Death" Steve Williams was prominant in the same area) and engaged in a bitter feud with Chris Adams, the student eventually toppling his teacher.
Kane did manage to wrestle the Championship away from Austin for one day, but Stone Cold proved resilient enough to bounce back and regain his belt.
www.freewebs.com /stonecoldwrestling2005/biography.html   (2716 words)

  
 The Wrestling Booking Sheet online newsletter
wrestling was just as it is now but didn't bring in high numbers, then you can
Wrestling and Wrestling Superstars and I was wondering if anybody else out there
Wrestling Booking Sheet, and are subject to editing due to grammar, spelling, or
www.1softball.com /WBS/WrestlingBookingSheet238.htm   (1557 words)

  
 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling!
This was the very first Six Sides of Steel match in the history of professional wrestling and it took place at the TNA Asylum in Nashville, TN as a part of the TNA Weekly Pay-Per-Views.
The losers would be forced to disband forever in TNA Wrestling and it ended up being Triple X taking the loss when AMW hit a powerplex finisher on Elix Skipper that Triple X often used; Christopher Daniels was handcuffed off to the side watching his team lose.
TNA was at a high with the "Wrestling Reinvented" slogan and on this day, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling presented the first ever in history all-steel cage match event with the inaugural "Lockdown" Pay-Per-View that would become annual.
www.tnawrestling.com /info/specialtymatches/sixsidesofsteel/index.html   (3753 words)

  
 Wrestling Wreality with Doctor Mike Lano - The worlds best sports pod cast!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hilarious headline in the SF Chronicle said "Funk Brothers Headed to SF" which of course are the backup music legends, not the wrestling ones.
Strong Bad, the longtime online pro wrestling big cartoon star is back in the new Wired Magazine on the playlist as a fave website...now SB is delving into MMA wearing UFC gloves while he 'types answers' to viewer questions.
Wrestling Reality is heard once per week on numerous websites and podcasting networks as well as KYOU radio in San Francisco.
www.antiradio.net /wrestling_reality.htm   (2383 words)

  
 hhh
Triple H currently wrestles on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he is a member of D-Generation X along with Shawn Michaels.
At WrestleMania XV Triple H wrestled as a face for what would be the last time in several months when he beat Kane with the aid of Chyna, who was thought to have rejoined DX.
By January 2000, Triple H had dubbed himself "Game", implying that he was at the top of the wrestling world, as well as "The Cerebral Assassin", implying that he was simply smarter than the other wrestlers.
karmaswrestlingretro.com /hhh.html   (3193 words)

  
 International Wrestling Cartel
For years, Zbyszko was considered a living legend in professional wrestling, and a favorite among fans everywhere.
Pro Wrestling Illustarted, among the longest running pro wrestling publications in existence today has devoted more coverage in their December 2006 issue to the recent happenings in the International Wrestling Cartel.
A legend in professional wrestling, he was widely regarded for having one of the best physiques in wrestling, often competing in strongman competitions.
www.iwcwrestling.com /iwc_headlines.html   (5853 words)

  
 Steve Austin biography, information, news, links, pictures (pics) and products (WWE Wrestling)
He took the ring name Steve Austin when he turned professional in 1990 because there was already a prominent, if not massively famous, wrestler with the ring name (and real name) Steve Williams.
Austin states that he received the blessing of actor Lee Majors to use the name "Steve Austin", which was first used as the name of the character Majors played in the 1970s sci fi TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.
By this point, things out of the ring were stepping up a level: "Austin 3:16" T-shirts were the hottest thing in wrestling; and the "Austin 3:16" interpretation of the classic "#1" foam hand, now flipping a middle finger to the world, was also a best seller.
www.popstarsplus.com /wrestling_men_steveaustin.htm   (4749 words)

  
 World Wrestling Coalition
In a match that saw both competitors going well past the 40 minute mark, the fans were treated to an impressive display of technical wrestling from two of their favorite WWC stars.
Even when they wrestle individually, they function like a well-oiled machine, as they did when they used their double-team tactics in order for "Buffalo Bad Boy" Brian Jennings to pull a victory out from under Ric Byrne.
In Ash Ridge, Byrne came with a note from both the State Athletic Commission of Ohio and his physician, stating that he would be medically unable to wrestle and defend the WWC Heavyweight Title due to injuries Byrne sustained in the cage match against Fabulous Frederick at Resolution.
www.worldwrestlingcoalition.com   (14506 words)

  
 Backstage reaction to Raw Promo *Raw Spoilers* - Talk Wrestling Online
I was shocked too, and all of what he said had me thinking, "why the hell do i follow this product?" Well, the answer is, im a loyal fan I guess, and Triple H is there.
I am not suprised that backstage were a bit uncomfortable with it but I am very suprised that the creative team were ok with it and I never saw it coming either.
If we really wanted to go all technical about things you could say the only Professional Wrestling that exists is Shoot Wrestling and Olympic Wrestling.
www.talkwrestlingonline.com /forum/showthread.php?threadid=30265   (1763 words)

  
 ProWrestling.com > Fantasy > ECW's New Faces Volume 2
He graduated from the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy in 1999 and gained a WWE developmental deal after only being in wrestling for 2 years.
CW is a model of his close relative Arn Anderson using many of his same moves and mannerisms.
Mike Modest has always been considered as a wrestler too big to be a cruiserweight and too small to be a heavyweight, but has all the tools to become a major force in professional wrestling.
www.prowrestling.com /articles/fantasy/750.shtml   (575 words)

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