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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 WrestleMania 29: DVD review

WWE WrestleMania 29: DVD review

For lifelong fans of WWE, it’s impossible not to get excited about the prospect of WrestleMania when it comes around each year. No matter what match-ups are on offer, you can nearly always rely on the world’s biggest wrestling brand to pull something truly special out of the bag and rise to the occasion – but that task  is becoming increasingly difficult in a media landscape which sees more exposure to the product than ever before. With a few notable exceptions (WrestleMania’s IX, XI and XVII spring to mind), the biggest event of the year rarely disappoints, offering fans spectacle, pageantry, awe-inspiring…

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Introducing the new ‘Paul Heyman Guy’: Curtis Axel

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This past week on Raw, Paul Heyman unveiled Joe Hennig as his newest client. Richard Hattersley looks at the third generation star’s biggest opportunity yet… Prior to the main event of the 2013 Royal Rumble, The Rock posted a photo of himself and his training partner on his Twitter account as he prepared for his showdown with CM Punk for the WWE championship. Standing beside ‘The Great One’ was Joe Hennig, who The Rock called ‘talented, tough and humble”. With such an endorsement from The People’s Champion, just why was the man who went by the moniker Michael McGilicutty floundering…

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Hustle, loyalty, relax: Why John Cena needs a holiday

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January 27, 2008. The Royal Rumble battle royal is reaching its climax as the likes of Triple H, Mark Henry and Umaga battle for supremacy. Only one man is left to enter the ring: lucky number thirty, the final entrant. The buzzer sounds and there is a moment of silence. Every person in the Madison Square Garden crowd turns towards the narrow entrance way. Finally, the opening strains of ‘My Time Is Now’ hits and John Cena returns after four months on the injured list to a thunderous reaction. Since that unexpected return, John Cena has rarely had more than a week away…

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Tales from an incredible career: up close and personal with Mick Foley

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You know those people in life that really annoy you be being great at everything they do? Mick Foley should be one of them.  A former WWE and TNA world heavyweight champion and recent WWE Hall of Fame inductee, Foley is also the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books for both adults and children (and a New York Times bestselling author, no less), actor and now he’s a successful stand-up comedian to boot. His success should annoy you, but it doesn’t – because despite his many accomplishments, it’s just impossible to dislike Foley. His overwhelming warmth, generosity and humility, combined…

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The Best of WWE In Your House (DVD Review)

The best of In Your House

Look past the camp name and cartoonish logo, and the introduction of In Your House to the WWF’s pay-per-view calendar in May 1995 marked a sizable change in direction for the company: a change that is still felt by the industry to this day. Under pressure from a soon-to-be dominant WCW, In Your House events were introduced to run each and every month in between the WWF’s ‘big five’ shows: Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam and Survivor Series. It was, in many ways, a curious time for the WWF to increase its pay-per-view output: 1995 is regarded by many longtime…

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For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley (DVD Review)

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In this new, three disc-set, available to buy now on DVD and Blu-Ray at WWEDVD.co.uk (yes, that was a cheap pop), WWE takes a retrospective look at one of the most riveting wrestling stories of his generation. Spanning some 30 years, this release attempts to cram as much content as fits into three hours. CM Punk accurately summarised the career of Mick Foley in just one sentence – “wrestling dialled up to eleven” – and this DVD is a testament of one underdog’s journey to the top of his industry. I greatly enjoyed having the opportunity to share in Mick Foley’s journey…

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