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Chris Kanyon, the first openly gay wrestler, commits suicide at age 40. Talented in the ring.

Haystack's horseshoe is upside down, maybe that why his luck ran out.

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Favorites on the current roster:

Finn Balor


Kevin Owens

Braun Strowman

The Ascension
would like to see this tag team in the ring more often, and less on Fashion Files...

Favorite female right now is Asuka.

Yes! Can't forget about the ladies! For those of you who don't know, women's wrestling is rising fast, with the first all women's Royal Rumble match in just 25 days!
My personal favorites include:

Alexa Bliss

Charlotte Flair (oh that moonsault gets me every time!)

Bayley

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain Pat Patterson was the first openly gay wrestler.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Patterson_(wrestler)

Favorite in NXT:

Ember Moon

Well, Meltzer says he thinks Patterson came out in the early 70's, but Patterson himself says it was WWE's Legends House.

http://www.newsweek.com/pat-patterson-b ... and-487721

So we can probably credit Kanyon with being the first widely known gay wrestler on an active roster.

Facebook & The WWE Make A Formidable Tag Team With ‘Mixed Match Challenge’

Premiering tonight, twelve male/female WWE Superstar pairings compete in a mixed tag match tournament in the hopes of winning $100,000 for the charity of their choice.
Airing weekly, each 20-minute episode will feature one match pitting the very best of Monday Night Raw vs. Smackdown Live’s top competitors.
https://decider.com/2018/01/16/facebook-wwe-mixed-match-challenge/

what about favorite wrestling clip right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xIYVw3ZPJk

This is one of my favorites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ora35AzLxt0

Outstanding!

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>I'm not.
How do I know anything you've said to me is...
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let us not forget:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjEs9pj_v1Y

or this SHOCKING grand entrance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fahljd_0xjA

Poor Shockmaster/Tugboat.

Tugboat (real name Fred Ottman) was in Georgia Championship Wrestling earlier in his career as Siegfried. His manager said "Next week, Siegfried will lift a horse!" Well, Siegfried practiced lifting a horse, hurt his back, and didn't appear next week or probably until he went to the WWE.

hahaa, i had no idea. thanks calv.

and now... for something crad.
(creepy AND sad):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTNyKIGXiI

Mick Foley & Jeff Hardy Are Donating Their Brains For Concussion Research

Mick Foley and Jeff Hardy have announced that they’ll be donating their brains for CTE research after their deaths.
For those who don’t know, CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is a brain disease found in many athletes who have a history of concussions or taking hard hits to the head. Former WWE Superstar Chris Nowinski has been spearheading research on this issue after his wrestling career ended due to concussions.

http://bloomsmag.com/mick-foley-jeff-hardy-are-donating-their-brains-for-concussion-research/

Daniel Bryan medically cleared by WWE doctors to wrestle again!

Daniel Bryan's Story Is One Even Non-Wrestling Fans Should Know And Appreciate

WWE announced that Bryan has been medically cleared, two years after his retirement. To say the scene at last night's SmackDown Live, when Bryan came out to address the crowd, was emotional, would be a strong understatement. That's what happens when someone so likeable never gives up and fights for his dream.

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/03/21/daniel-bryan-cleared-wrestle-wwe-doctors

WrestleMania 34 Results

1P Matt Hardy won by last eliminating Baron Corbin 30-man battle royal for the André the Giant Memorial Trophy

2P Cedric Alexander defeated Mustafa Ali Tournament final for the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Championship

3P Naomi won by last eliminating Bayley 20-woman battle royal for the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Trophy

4 Seth Rollins defeated The Miz (c) and Finn Bálor Triple threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

5 Charlotte Flair (c) defeated Asuka by submission Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

6 Jinder Mahal (with Sunil Singh) defeated Randy Orton (c), Bobby Roode, and Rusev (with Aiden English) Fatal four-way match for the WWE United States Championship

7 Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey defeated Triple H and Stephanie McMahon by submission Mixed tag team match

8 The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) and The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) Triple threat tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

9 The Undertaker defeated John Cena Singles match

10 Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn by submission Tag team match
Had Owens and Zayn won, they would have been rehired to SmackDown.

11 Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss (c) (with Mickie James) Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

12 AJ Styles (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura Singles match for the WWE Championship

13 Braun Strowman and Nicholas defeated Cesaro and Sheamus (c) Tag team match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

14 Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Roman Reigns Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship

(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

What a great Wrestlemania! I particularly enjoyed:
Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka
AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Undertaker vs. John Cena
and Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
Have to say I pleasantly surprised by Rousey's performance. I wasn't sure what to expect from this former UFC fighter as she transitioned into WWE. However, I now believe she will be a breath of fresh air in WWE and women's wrestling as a whole!