Pro Wrestling
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I'm a bit disappointed with WWE's programming of the women's divisions, TBH. They have millions of PPVs, and yet can't seem to find room for two women's matches on the cards, even in NXT which used to have two on most Takeovers, and have fallen back to BS multi-women matches (triple threat on Takeover, 6 woman tag on Backlash) to get everyone on the card.
Looking forward to Nakamura kicking Dolph's head off, however!
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A bit off topic, but..
Published on Feb 3, 2017
This is the story of how a professional wrestler fought to desegregate a Memphis auditorium. Sputnik Monroe was a "bad guy" or "heel" who wrestled in Memphis in the late 1950s. It was his job to make wrestling fans hate him so much, that they would lay down their hard earned money to see him get beat by the "good guy." He was so good at his job, that thousands of people paid to see him wrestle every Monday night at Ellis Auditorium. When he wasn't wrestling, he was hanging out with his friends in the cafes on Beale Street. Sputnik was one of the few white people that you'd find on Beale Street and his friends were all black. He was often arrested for the crime of being a white person who would dare to drink in public with a black person. This was scandalous at the time. When his day in court arrived, he was the first white person in Memphis to be represented by (his friend) a black lawyer. This was even more scandalous. It became common knowledge among the African American community of Memphis that Sputnik Monroe was alright. When his black friends came to see him wrestle, they were forced to sit in the balcony, while the whites sat in the good seats down below. When Sputnik entered the ring, a huge round of cheers would rain down from the balcony. This would make the white folks hate him even more. Sputnik one day confronted the promoters and told them that he would refuse to wrestle unless they allowed his black friends to sit anywhere they wanted. The promoters realized that Sputnik was making them a ton of money, so they gave in to his demands. This lead to the very first desegregated sporting event in the southern part of the United States.All of that because a professional wrestler was willing to take a principled stand. Imagine what the rest of us might be capable of.
I think more people should know about Sputnik Monroe, so I wrote this song. Please share this with anyone who might be interested. I need your help to get the word out.
Thanks for giving a damn,
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Interesting crossover:
JBL on the All Blacks podcast:
Got his first introduction to rugby by the Bushwackers and had really gotten into it since moving to Bermuda (and has a rugby academy there for troubled youth).
He nominates his best crossover rugby player from WWE.
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Brock Lesner at number 8 front row with a front row that includes Mark Henry. He also mentions some other names I didn't recognise.
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Crazy how wide the reach of that All Blacks Legacy book is. I've had it on my kindle for a few years. I should read it.
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Was great to listen to once JBL got into it - real depth of rugby knowledge
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Ahh, that's what he is doing now. Good on him
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Legit Boss
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Aparently Daniel Bryan wrestled in a dark match before todays RAW
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Brock Lesnar v AJ Styles at Survivor Series a couple hours ago is one of the best fights I've seen in years, probably Brock's best fight since his original WWE run a dozen years ago. Styles is amazing, holyfuck did his body take some abuse tonight.
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(Edit) Video got pulled. Try to catch if you can..
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Total respect from Heyman. It's a work, but it's a shoot. Believe every word of it.
And does he ever know how to work a microphone. A true master.
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@salacious-crumb said in WWE Network:
(Edit) Video got pulled. Try to catch if you can..
FOund some highlights
