Professional wrestling news and results? The “Hot Rod” played the antagonist to Hulk Hogan’s hero in the mid-80s. Without Piper, in a role he was meant to play, the “Rock-n-Wrestling Connection” may not have been as successful as it was. What Piper lacked in wrestling skill, Otherwise when Piper got on the microphone, Fans knew they were going to be entertained. He is at No.10 in the list of top 10 greatest wrestlers in history.
Britt Baker was the first woman signed to AEW, but her character has come a long way since then. Baker’s recent turn from wholesome dentist to bossy role model suits her well. Although she had always been cast as a babyface in the past, she said Cody Rhodes recognized her potential as a heel right away. When she finally did make her heel turn, fans told her they were reminded of Chris Jericho during his own role model days. Since then, she has watched countless Jericho videos for inspiration and is even mentored by Jericho himself on a regular basis.
No sport is older or more widely distributed than wrestling, often in highly local styles that have persisted to the present day. Wrestling probably originated in hand-to-hand combat, and in particular as a sportive form of combat substituting the submission of a contestant for his death. Works of art from 3000 bce depict belt wrestling in Babylonia and Egypt, and the Sumerian Gilgamesh epic has a description of such wrestling. Loose wrestling in India dates to before 1500 bce. Chinese documents from 700 bce describe loose wrestling, as do Japanese records from the 1st century bce. The belt wrestling practiced locally in the 20th century by the Swiss, Icelanders, Japanese, and Cossacks differed little from that of the Egyptians in 2500 bce.
Do you remember the days when critics of John Cena called him the ‘golden shovel’? The Franchise Player, for the majority of his run as the face of WWE, received criticism for ‘burying’ young talent. To be fair, WWE did promote Cena as its resident Superman. However, things have changed in recent years. John Cena isn’t the top guy who runs WWE anymore. He is a veteran adamant about giving back to the business. Consequently, he hasn’t won a match in a long time. John Cena’s last WWE win came on January 7, 2019, where he teamed up with Finn Balor and Seth Rollins to defeat Dean Ambrose, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntryre. On the other hand, Cena’s last singles win came against Baron Corbin at WWE’s MSG Show on Dec 26th, 2018. The Champ’s last WrestleMania win came at WrestleMania 33 in 2017. Though Cena’s evident desire to put over stars is commendable, it’s still strange for fans to not see him win in a long time. Read more information on WWE News.
The Rated-R Superstar, who had recently returned to the ring following a near-decade absence, became the most decorated superstar on the roster during the 2000s Edge reinvented himself from a tag team wrestler to one of the biggest heels around thanks to the controversy surrounding his real-life relationship with Lita. The Ultimate Opportunist became the first-ever Money in the Bank winner and one the first of his 11 world titles during his Hall of Fame career when he cashed in to pin John Cena.