WrestleMania

What the Dodgers' Musical Taste Says About Them

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Forget phrenology, both the overrated Roots album and the 19th-century pseudo-science. Ignore palmistry, psychotherapy and Rick Warren. The best way to b ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Cook's Illustrated vs. Food 52: Slate Hosts a Recipe Showdown

screenshot from Food 524 recipes for your own test kitchen​ Sure, you can watch plenty of food throwdowns or smackdowns, or whatever cute WrestleMania term you want to use, on television. But if you want a real cooking challenge, you might tune into Slate, which is currently hosting a recipe ... More >>

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 >>

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