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Tuesday Jul 7 | 411mania.com

Wrestling Deja Vu 07.06.09: Larger Than Life

Wrestling Deja Vu 07.06.09: Larger Than Life Posted by Joseph Martinez on 07.06.2009 The Big Show has made a career out of being big and bad just like his 'dad,' Andre The Giant.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Neatorama

Becoming a Giant: 6' 6", 480 lb. Woman is Still Growing

Ten years ago, Tanya Angus was 5'11" tall and living in Michigan when she began to get migraine headaches and noticed her shoes did not fit.

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Related Topix: Migraine Headache, Health

Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Progressive | Peace and social ju...

Shepard Fairey, Citizen Artist

For those of us growing up under the shadow of the Reagan Presidency, the 1980s were a bleak time.

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Related Topix: Punk, The Dickies, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro

Thu May 28, 2009

Nashville Scene

Cedric the Entertainer at the Ryman

Andre the Giant . Jack the Ripper . Dennis the Menace. Each has left a unique mark in his respective field, whether it be wrestling, serial killing or neighborhood mischief-making. Mr.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Cedric the Entertainer

Sun May 24, 2009

411mania.com

The Name on the Marquee: Inside the Steel Cage

The Name on the Marquee: Inside the Steel Cage Posted by Adam Nedeff on 05.24.2009 Coliseum Video brings you the finest of man vs.

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Tue May 19, 2009

Mother Jones

Interview: Shepard Fairey

In the late 1980s, stickers and stencils of an ominous black-and-white face started mysteriously appearing on walls, poles, and utility boxes along the eastern seaboard, eventually showing up in cities across the country and globe.

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Related Topix: Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Military Prisons, World News,

Sat May 09, 2009

Toronto Sun

Smokey is no bandit

The late, great sports writer Shelby Strother of the Detroit News once wrote that if pro wrestling were real, Andre the Giant would be champion -- and everyone else would be dead.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Thu May 07, 2009

Associated Content

WWE History: Hulk Hogan Vs. Yokozuna

Hulk Hogan has faced some large challenged throughout his career, but in 1993 he faced one of his heaviest.

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Associated Content

The 4 Most Boring Professional Wrestlers of All Time

Ever since the professional wrestling WWE stopped trying to act like it was a real sport , the gimmick and charisma of each wrestler has carried the franchise to cable ratings victory and has sold hundreds of uber-expensive pay-per-views. The worst thing a professional wrestler can be called isn't weak or puny--it's boring.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

411mania.com

The 411 Wrestling Top 5 4.29.09: Week 20 - Fan Making Moments

The 411 Wrestling Top 5 4.29.09: Week 20 - Fan Making Moments Posted by Michael Bauer on 04.29.2009 From Hulk Hogan vs.

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Tue Apr 28, 2009

Associated Content

Just a Wrestling Fan

Wrestlemania III, 1987. For a boy who had not even turned 10 years old yet, could it get any bigger or better than this? Ricky Steamboat in a classic battle against Randy Savage.

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Related Topix: Randy Savage, King Kong Bundy

Sun Apr 12, 2009

Bleacher Report

Random Thoughts From a Wrestling Fan

I've been writing for Bleacher Report for a few months now and absolutely love it.

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Thu Apr 09, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Legends of WrestleMania great trip down memory lane

They are the moments that pro wrestling fans can never forget. Hulk Hogan lifting up and slamming Andre the Giant.

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Related Topix: Big John Studd, Entertainment

Tue Apr 07, 2009

The Corner

A Great American Tradition

Alas, I haven't followed wrestling since the days of Lou Albano, the Iron Sheikh, Sgt.

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Related Topix: Lou Albano, Publishing, Media

Sun Apr 05, 2009

Times Record News

A look back at the Super Bowl of pro wrestling

In this image released by the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Hulk Hogan, right, faces the undefeated Andre the Giant for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania III on March 29, 1987, in Detroit .

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Related Topix: World Wrestling Entertainment, Orlando Metro, Cyndi Lauper, Pop/Rock

Sat Apr 04, 2009

The Daily Record

Editor's Choice: Get to grips with 25 years of WrestleMania

IT COULD be described as The Super Bowl meets the World Cup final - with added tights and masks.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, World Wrestling Entertainment, The Princess Bride, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Conan the Destroyer

Thu Apr 02, 2009

Valley Morning Star

A look back at the Super Bowl of pro wrestling

Where else but WrestleMania would you get to see the Big Red Machine give Pete Rose a piledriver? It's been a quarter century since Hulkamaniacs all over the country tuned in to see 24-inch pythons, Hot Rod and - no joke - Liberace.

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Related Topix: World Wrestling Entertainment

Wed Apr 01, 2009

Discover

A pair of eidolias

I have two faces for you today: The one on the left is clearly Andre the Giant , and on the right is Mother Teresa , who apparently had work done when this portrait was made.

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Related Topix: The Princess Bride, Comedy Movies, Adventure

Fri Mar 27, 2009

Associated Content

Jake "The Snake" Roberts: From Wrestling Icon to Drug Addict

If you remember Jake "The Snake" Roberts hopefully its from his time in the WWE during the late 80s and early 90s.

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Thu Mar 26, 2009

MSNBC

Ready to rumble: Wrestlers in the movies

It's unlikely that Philip Seymour Hoffman could put you in a sleeper-hold. Judi Dench is probably not very good at lifting opponents into the air, helicopter-spinning them around and bodyslamming them to the ground.

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Related Topix: 12 Rounds, John Cena, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy Movies, The Princess Bride, Adventure

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