Mandy Leon has made a tremendous impact in a very short period of time. Not only is she beautiful and charismatic, Mandy also possesses immense talent and in my opinion is one of the finest wrestlers currently active. My introduction to Mandy Leon was at an event at Wahconah Park for Northeast Wrestling. I was at the event personally and that night Mandy teamed with wrestling legend, Jushin “Thunder” Liger and they faced Sumie Sakai and Kamitaichi in a mixed tag match. If I’m being honest, the match wasn’t that special as I am not a fan of inter-gender wrestling, but it wasn’t the match that impressed me. During intermission I had the pleasure of meeting Mandy and she was as nice and down to earth imaginable. It was then that she, whether she knew it or not, made a fan for life.
The man called Sting! Over his thirty-year career, Sting took on many looks. There was Blade Runner Flash which was spiky blonde hair with black face paint, then there was Surfer Sting which was blonde hair and neon face paint with neon wrestling tights, then Sting started going dark, gone was the blonde spiked look, instead Sting sported dark brown medium length hair and usually black wrestling tights with a colored Scorpion. Then came the biggest change, Sting died his hair black and began painting his face like The Crow. After this Sting would don the red and black Crow design before returning to the original Crow look in the late 90’s. From here, Sting would keep the traditional Crow look until turning into Joker Sting in 2011 which brought more of a colorful personality to the dark and brooding Sting. Once joining the WWE in 2014, Sting would return to the black and white Crow paint until his forced retirement due to an injury he suffered in a match against Seth Rollins. This article will talk about Sting’s career, but also the man as his transformation away from the ring is more important than what he’s done in the ring.
On this edition of Raw is War, the main event would be The Rock facing Mankind for the world heavyweight championship in a match that would change the landscape of the famed Monday Night Wars. However, there was another match this night that would inspire and influence me far more than that monumental moment, it was Al Snow facing the Road Dogg in a Hardcore Championship match. It wasn’t an hour-long clinic, there weren’t any fancy flips or dramatic dives, what it was, was two guys having an entertaining brawl in and out of the arena.
In the world of professional wrestling, rivalries are the driving force of programming. Most often pitting a good guy against a bad guy, good versus evil or hero versus villain. I’m going to focus on my personal favorite rivalry of all time: The Undertaker versus Mankind. To me this is wrestling’s Batman versus Joker, two characters who seemed to be destined to clash, both dark, brooding personas determined to destroy one another even if it meant destroying themselves. The Undertaker and Mankind not only elevated one another, they helped usher in a more physical, impactful style of wrestling that would become a staple of the genre even to this day.
![]() Standing at six feet five inches tall, weighing in at three hundred pounds, born in Pennsylvania and raised in Warren Michigan and being billed from Santa Fe New Mexico, he was Bruiser Brody. With a war cry of “Huss! Huss! Huss!” echoing throughout an arena and swinging a chain the Wildman from Mexico would enter the arena and crowds would scatter in fear. Brody would storm the ring and work the audience into a frenzy, often times the crowd would chant “Huss” in unison with Bruiser Brody showing their respect and appreciation for him. Many things have been said about Bruiser Brody both the man and the persona, but one thing is undeniable: Bruiser Brody could pop any territory and give you a show you’d never forget! |
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