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Julie Hart talks life with the Hitman in ‘Hart Strings’

Julie Hart talks life with the Hitman in ‘Hart Strings’

Few professional wrestlers’ careers have been as highly-documented as that of Bret Hart. Not only did the seven-time World heavyweight champion bare all in his highly-acclaimed autobiography My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling back in 2007, but the WWE Hall of Famer’s career has also been celebrated in a number of DVD boxsets over the past decade, as well as, of course, in Paul Jay’s excellent documentary Wrestling With Shadows. With all of this material already out there in the public domain, you would have thought that the wrestling community’s interest in the Hitman would have waned by now:…

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WWE Top 100 Moments In Raw History (DVD Review)

WWE Top 100 Moments In Raw History (DVD Review)

Ever since the very first episode of WWE’s flagship show was broadcast on January 11, 1993, Monday Night RAW has provided wrestling fans with many of the industry’s most shocking, historic, funny, emotional, controversial and occasionally downright distasteful memories. In a new three-disc set, which was released in the UK by FremantleMedia on 4th February 2013, WWE have attempted to distil down 20 years’ worth of original programming and more than 1,000 episodes into the ‘Top 100 Raw Moments’. And, to be fair to them, they’ve done a pretty good job. Taking the same approach as 2009′s The Best of Smackdown:…

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Spending An Afternoon With The Hitman

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The Hitman. The Excellence of Execution. The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. BRET HART went by many names throughout his storied wrestling career, a career which saw him lift numerous championships and accolades in both WWE and WCW, including seven World Heavyweight Championships. This past weekend, a very special opportunity was afforded to fans in the UK: the rare chance to spend ‘An Afternoon With The Hitman’ in London’s Mayfair Hotel. Lee Elmer, co-founder of the London-based Future Pro Wrestling promotion, was one of the privileged few in attendance and recalls the experience: On…

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Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology

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It is near impossible to imagine professional wrestling, as we know it today, without the Harts. The influence of Calgary’s most famous family reaches far and wide throughout the history of the squared circle: from legendary WWE grapplers Bret Hitman Hart, ‘The Rocket’ Owen Hart and ‘The British Bulldog’ Davey Boy Smith, right through to current headliner Chris Jericho and (if there’s any justice in the wrestling world) future headliner Tyson Kidd. But whilst the Harts are quite possibly the most influential wrestling family in the history of sports entertainment, they are also, without question, the most heavily-documented. The critically…

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Real eyes, realise: Don’t try this at home!

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Say what you will about professional wrestling, but it’s a very dangerous sport. Accidents do sometimes sadly happen which have devastating effects on these athlete’s careers. David Blackburn-Clarke recalls four of the worst instances in recent memory… Throughout my lifetime, there has been one recurring theme from the ‘haters’ (or at least those that do not understand, nor appreciate, my love of wrestling):  how can I like something that is “not real”? Yes. The storylines are scripted. Yes. The matches are pre-determined. No. They really do get hurt. Badly. Tragically. Sid Vicious vs Jeff Jarrett vs Scott Steiner vs Road Warrior Animal…

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