World Championship Wrestling

Shally and Katz express struggles common to men such as good vs. evil, power vs. submissiveness, and work vs. ownership. Gender, like race and class, is a part of professional wrestling. Professional wrestling leaves little surprise that boys to act act masculine. As Katz says, “we get a very traditional and very conservative version of masculinity represented as an ideal of physical strength, the ability to control and scare other people, to intimidate, and especially to not back away from…

Was it a case of art imitating real life or did the WWE give former WWE wrestler CM Punk the raspberry by mocking him at the Backlash pay-per-view event this past Sunday? It's no secret that the WWE and former wrestling superstar and World Champion CM Punk have been at odds over several issues. In fact, he is still sitting on the sidelines awaiting a ruling related to a defamation lawsuit brought against him by WWE physician Chris Amann. After leaving the organization amid all the controversy,…

until he was the age of 12 even seen her at the time was the promoter for Capitol wrestling corporation at this time then senior began bringing his son on the road with him attending many venues and promotions…

Seth Rollins, Cesaro, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella, John Cena, Sheamus, Sting, Wade Barret and we will add Alberto Del Rio. Looks like a pretty decent list of WWE superstars, and these stars all share something in common. The injury bug. Daniel Bryan has been out for what seems like forever, while Nikki Bella just went through neck surgery, and John Cena is recovering from shoulder surgery. Meanwhile former WWE Champion Seth Rollins never lost his title. He hand to surrender the title…

collegiate athletics. I competed in wrestling at both the Division I and Division III levels. Through wrestling, I have obtained a large amount of experience that will help me in physical therapy school. One of the greatest American wrestlers and coaches of all time, Dan Gable, once said, “Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” While life is in no way easy, this quote describes how wrestling prepares someone for the struggles in life. Participating in wrestling requires an…

Influence of Wrestling To a lot of athletes, when they graduate high school, it is the last time that they will be involved in the sports they have grown up loving. To the select few who get the opportunity to participate in a college sport, their sport will have an impact on them for the rest of their lives. Ben Wilcox is a perfect example of how a sport has influenced his life. He has gone from wrestling as a student, to being a collegiate wrestler, ending up as a high school wrestling…

5 funniest moments of R-Truth's career WWE is not all heels and baby faces fighting it out in the ring. Every once in a while, there comes a character which provides comic relief to the audiences. R-Truth, the character played by Ron Killings is one of them. From his engaging entrance to his witty promos and his entertaining histrionics inside he ring, everything is cherished by the audiences. Currently, he may not be a major player in the WWE ( if you exclude his Golden Truth storyline ), but,…

business the WWE has changed the way that people look at wrestling in many ways. During this time the company has had many wrestlers, and many generations of wrestlers.Many factors show how the WWE has impacted America, like: the McMahon background; WWF/WWE’s History; Wrestling Community; and America’s view on wrestling. Mr. McMahon’s Background Since buying the company in 1982, McMahon has turned his father’s company, Capital Wrestling, into the world renowned sports entertainment business…

needs neck surgery, he would make a fine choice, but it just doesn’t seem possible. Or how about The Rock? He did tease a major role for himself at WrestleMania, though the belief is that he won’t be wrestling on the card, which would seem to disqualify him from consideration. Then again, in wrestling, it’s probably wise to never discount anything from…

liberal way of thinking. I can think of many sports, mainly wrestling where that’s not true. Along with many real world experiences and health issues that have proven this statement false. Mr. Springsteen is miss-lead in his quote about winning. Wrestling does not owe anyone anything. Let’s go back to state wrestling. My very first match, only a minute in, I get taken down, land on my shoulder weird, separate it, and end my wrestling career. Now, nearly 4 months later, I’m about to get surgery…