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Professional Wrestling

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Marilyn Manson, Slash, Evanescence - Club Nokia - 4/11/12

    Revolver Golden Gods Club Nokia 4-11-12 Better than ... Any hard rock show you'd see on the Sunset Strip nowadays. Music awards shows generally suck. They are most often excuses for industry people to slap themselves on the back and perform crappy performances of songs you don't want to hear anywa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Rock Bottom: The Five Worst Wrestling Themes of All Time

    See also: Rock Out With Your Lockout: 5 Awful Athlete Songs Sunday is Wrestlemania 28, the WWE's annual sports-entertainment extravaganza. This year's card, headlined by The Rock vs. John Cena, is among the most anticipated of all time. One of our favorite parts of the event is the spectacle of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    The Worst Day Of K-Fed's Life

    It's hard to believe, but five years have passed since the release of Kevin Federline's debut Playing With Fire, which came out on Halloween, 2006. It was a scary night for some, but K-Fed was on top of the world. Married to Britney Spears, he was psyched to finally bring his brand of hip-hop to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at the Geffen Playhouse: Eight Necessary Parts of an Elaborate Wrestling Entrance

    Photo by Michael Lamont from the Geffen PlayhouseJustin Leeper in the West Coast premiere of Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at the Geffen Playhouse​ No religion. No politics. No wrestling. Apparently, there are only a few conversational topics more polarizing than prof ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Top Five Metal Guest Vocalists That Make You Say "WTF"

    WWEThe Ultimate Warrior​At the end of August, Pennsylvania hardcore/metalcore outfit Century released its third album, Red Giant. The group's emotionally-charged lyrics are given a fiery delivery via the combined efforts of vocalist Carson Slovak and bassist/vocalist Ricky Armellino. On this a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Todd Bridges Talks Professional Wrestling at Los Angeles Comic Book and SciFi Convention

    TV viewers definitely know Todd Bridges as Willis from the hit '80s series Different Strokes. They might also recognize him as a commentator for The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest on Tru TV or as the author of his recent memoir Killing Willis: From Different Strokes to the Mean Streets to the ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    September 9, 2010

    Movie Review: LEGENDARY

    TV viewers definitely know Todd Bridges as Willis from the hit '80s series Different Strokes. They might also recognize him as a commentator for The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest on Tru TV or as the author of his recent memoir Killing Willis: From Different Strokes to the Mean Streets to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Save us, WWE and Barbie! Mattel reports a revenue turnaround and sighs with relief

    Can Barbie save us from the incredible, persistent 12 percent to 14 percent unemployment that has ravaged Los Angeles city and county?The folks over at Mattel are doing something right -- gobbling up successful stuff like World Wrestling Entertainment. Now, they're reporting a key turnaround in thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Alleged MySpace Predator Is Said To Be Pro Wrestler

    Matthew Castaneda.​A tipster tells LA Weekly that a man suspected of luring a 12-year-old girl for sex via MySpace is a pro wrestler who works in the Mexican lucha libre style of grappling under the name Chippy Sanchez. Similar tips came in the form of comments to an OC Weekly post about the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Toymaker Claims Smackdown Win Over WWE

    Jakks PacificThe L.A. Business Journal quotes Malibu-based toymaker Jakks Pacific Inc.'s claim that a U.S. appellate court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The wrestling-promotion outfit had accused Jakks "of bribery and other actions," according to LABJ. The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Hey, You, Get Off Of My Image!

    Jakks PacificThe L.A. Business Journal quotes Malibu-based toymaker Jakks Pacific Inc.'s claim that a U.S. appellate court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The wrestling-promotion outfit had accused Jakks "of bribery and other actions," according to LABJ. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2008

    The Wrestler wins Venice. Next stop: Toronto

    Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler won't screen publicly here in Toronto until Sunday evening, and won't be shown to the press until Monday afternoon. (In its latest concession to Hollywood, the festival has this year decided to hold press screenings for many high-profile movies only after those films' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Downtown L.A. Film Fest: The Good, The Bad, and The Booze

    This past Sunday marked the finale of the first Downtown LA Film Festival, closing five days of spectacular centerpieces, freely flowing booze, and the occasional glitch. As a coherent festival to be enjoyed as one large mega-event, it was hampered by the distances between venues (too far too walk, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Downtown's Always Open (Mostly) Open House

    Photos and text by Luke Y. Thompson “On June 6, 7 & 8, we’ll swing the doors to Downtown LA wide open!” Thus spake the full-page ad in the recent Weekly, and who was I to doubt, or to need a better excuse? I always enjoy myself downtown, yet the last time I spent any time there was a year ago ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Vince McMahon Gets Star on Hollywood Blvd.

    Well, he is an entertainer... Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment's head honcho, and the man who turned regional pro wrestling into a multi-billion dollar business, got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday morning. Flanked by his son, Shane McMahon and wrestler (and son-in-l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    Lou Reed is a complete maniac and he will probably kick your ass in hand-to-hand combat...

    Tai Chi Lou Reed & other Lou Reed combat madness. 'Nuf said.

  • Film+TV

    April 26, 2007

    Stone Cold Says So

    Steve Austin explains his journey to the big screen

  • Film+TV

    April 26, 2007

    The Condemned: Austin's Powers

    Stone Cold is hot, but The Condemneds hypocrisy is not

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    Rock Picks

    For the week of Nov. 16 - 23

  • Film+TV

    October 19, 2006

    Film Reviews

    For the week of Nov. 16 - 23

  • Film+TV

    October 12, 2006

    Film Reviews

    For the week of Nov. 16 - 23

  • News

    July 7, 2005

    Downward Dog! Bang!

    Former pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page has an answer for regular guys: yoga

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Mr. Fantastic, Superduper Star

    Chris Jackson is a Backyard wrestler. All he wants from this media-saturated world is a little bit of glory, a little bit of fame. Even if it takes blood. Or having a fluorescent-light tube jammed

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    From Cheese to Backyard Wrestling

    Chris Jackson is a Backyard wrestler. All he wants from this media-saturated world is a little bit of glory, a little bit of fame. Even if it takes blood. Or having a fluorescent-light tube jammed

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