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The greatest characters ever: Heroes: Emmy Commemorative 2012
VarietyMythologist Joseph Campbell influenced many a bigscreen tentpole, and understood TV as well. "A hero," he said, "is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." Jack Bauer suffers the deaths of friends and loved ones to counter...Tags: Heroism
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Monday Night Raw recap: Time to forget the past, Lawler collapses
After 15 years, it appears the infamous Montreal Screwjob may finally be put to rest. The events of that fateful November night will certainly live on in the minds of wrestling fans, who continue to debate and scrutinize just how much of what...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Human Interest, WrestleMania, Montreal (Canada), Wrestling
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Even eight months away, hype is building for WrestleMania 29
WrestleMania 29 is shaping up to be a blockbuster event. I know it's eight months away, and WWE has at least six pay-per-view events before it, but hear me out. Today, we live in a big-name, part-time environment. What I mean by that is that the biggest...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Maria Menounos, WrestleMania, Television Networks, John Cena
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Wrestling in the corner of my mind
Tucked inside the curtained confines of Glendale Studios, marked by a boisterous yet intimate gathering on a clear California afternoon, sat a time machine. A four-sided DeLorean, if you will — marked by turnbuckles, an apron, inhabited by...
Tags: Luge, Sports, Wrestling
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Unexpected ending caps off a terrific 1,000th episode of WWE Raw
If Raw 1,000 will be the benchmark of the three-hour era of WWE Raw, I look forward to the next 1,000 episodes. After all the hype and importance placed on the 1,000th episode of Raw, the show delivered and then some. Between excellent legend returns,...
Tags: WrestleMania, Skype, Comedy (genre), Vince McMahon, Royal Rumble
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Raw Recap: John Laurinaitis rewrites wrestling history to build feud with John Cena
WWE has a long track record of revising its own history. Former enemies all of a sudden are best friends, a certain former world champion has been erased completely from history, and the list continues. But Monday night on Raw, general manager John...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Human Interest, Hulk Hogan, Wrestling, Japan
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Paul Heyman's return is great for WWE
On Raw this week, somehow, some way, Paul Heyman was back in a WWE ring.The response has been overwhelmingly positive, especially from WWE superstars, legends and employees on Twitter. Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Shawn Michaels, Lance Storm, Matt Hardy and...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Chris Jericho, WrestleMania, Television Networks, Wrestling
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For Mick Foley, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and others, 'paying dues' pays off
Last weekend I attended the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony in Amsterdam, N.Y. It was great hearing such heartfelt speeches from legends of the industry and seeing so many familiar faces in the audience. One such face, Mick Foley, was in the...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Mick Foley, Television Networks, Long Island, Wrestling
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'Incredible' support from fans has WWE superstar Daniel Bryan primed for Extreme Rules
In 1988, the Honky Tonk Man lost the Intercontinental title to the Ultimate Warrior in 31 seconds. Honky Tonk would never reach that level of success in the WWE again, while the Ultimate Warrior was catapulted into the main event, winning the WWE title...
Tags: WrestleMania, Television Networks, Concerts, Long Island, Wrestling
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10 'guarantees' for WrestleMania 28
Gone are the days of Mr. McMahon “guaran-damn-teeing” an outcome of a match or a certain superstar meeting his demise in WWE. But in my opinion, there are some “certainties” heading into WrestleMania 28. If I were a betting man,...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Punk (genre), Human Interest, Metallica (music group), WrestleMania
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Brock Lesnar's return and how WWE crowds can make or break shows
What a difference in the crowd from Raw in Miami on April 2 to Raw in D.C. on April 9. It was essentially the difference between a rock star show and an indy act. Yes, Miami’s crowd had many WWE diehards who made an entire WrestleMania weekend of...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Canada, WrestleMania, National Hockey League, Concerts
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Is Shawn Michaels really better than Triple H?
This past Monday night on Raw, The Undertaker re-affirmed his opinion to both Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Speaking to Hunter, he said – “Remember when I told you that Shawn Michaels is better than you? He is.” At first glance, many...
Tags: Chris Benoit, WrestleMania, Europe, Concerts, Super Bowl
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