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Spotlight on a legend: Junk Yard Dog

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The name Sylvester Ritter may not stand out to many people, if anyone at all. But one name that does is Junkyard Dog or JYD for short. A native of North Carolina Sylvester Ritter’s first sport of choice was football. Dominating the offensive line in high school he continued that success into college. A two time honorable mention All American at Fayetteville State University he tried to translate his skills to the professional level. Unfortunately a knee injury cut that dream short. He never played a snap after being cut in the offseason. But a new career was waiting for the man that would Thump his way into the hearts of the fans. Debuting in the Tennessee territory in 1976 working for Jerry Jarrett. In December of 1978 Ritter tasted his first championship success in Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling. Capturing the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship under the name Big Daddy Ritter. He would win it again July of 1979 but would only hold it for 15 days. From there he would move
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Natalia Markova The People's Champ?

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Natalia Markova appeared on Just Another F'N Podcast a few weeks ago and was asked the question, what was going through your head as you made your debut on AEW Dark? "probably the same thing that's running through my head for any match, I'm just very nervous, I want everything to go well, I want to do well...The good news is once I've crossed that curtain I'm ok, I'm happy " She did more than just "well", she turned a squash match for Leyla Hirsch into the Natalia Markova show! Everything about this match seemed to be against Natalia, she was facing another Russian and wouldn't be getting anything, in the way of offence. So she sold every suplex like she was being utterly destroyed, and then a remarkable thing happened Twitter and YouTube were flooded with comments directed at AEW to sign Natalia. When someone is brought in to be an enhancement talent they will get a few comments here or there, but nothing like the surge of support that N
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Natalia Markova is ready for the big leagues!

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 Her Name is Natalia Markova, The Russian Crush, if you don’t know her yet, you will.  The hottest free agent in all of women’s wrestling is ready to make the move to the major leagues. She has worked extremely hard to hone her skills to  bring them to the next level. “Even if theres only a 1% possibility of making it big it’s enough for me, so I will work the hardest possible” ,she stated to a fan on Twitter  Covid halted her ascension early last year but she used it as an opportunity to get into the best shape of her life.  This last Saturday Jan 23 she finally returned to defend her Shine Nova championship against The WOAD and stole the show.  Whether she signs with WWE, AEW, Impact, NWA or Ring Of Honor, Natalia Markova’s star is on the rise and will be on our televisions very soon https://www.instagram.com/p/CKh0EB5p_sY/?igshid=1wg7yaod5xl1c
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Getting to Know A Star: Serpentico

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  Chapter  3 :  Serpentico by Sarah Vicik  Who is Serpentico? He’s from Puerto Rico though, mostly residing in Florida, his name is Johnathon Cruz. While most people are only hearing of him since signing with AEW and teaming up with Luther to form Chaos Project. Believe it or not he has been wrestling since 2008. ​ Serpentico trained at 3D Academy under Bubba Ray and D-von Dudley. He has wrestled mainly for FEST Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, and PWX in North Carolina. He later joined La Anexión in Mucha Lucha Atlanta alongside fellow Puerto Ricans, Mike Mendoza, Angel Fashion, Mecha Wolf 450, and El Cuervo de Puerto Rico. ​ Some of the other promotions Cruz has wrestled for include AEW, American Combat Wrestling, Premiere Wrestling Xperience, Ignite pro wrestling, Superstars of Wrestling Federation,  Evolve, Vintage All Star Wrestling, and more.  Currently as of this publication Serpentico has wrestled 458 matches with a record of 196-251-11, a winning percentage of 42.8%. ​   Here is a
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Wrestling’s Greatest Prankster : Owen Hart P2

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Part 2: A ccomplices   Welcome to another round of wrestling’s greatest prankster; Owen Hart. He had the patience to see all of his plans fall into place, but he could still hit you with a short lil' prank that left a mark. Sometimes, he even had an accomplice or two because everyone wanted to be on the right side of an Owen rib. Owen and Davey boy would pull so many ribs together, they were like Batman and Robin, or maybe a more accurate description is "partners in crime". Their own manager wasn’t even safe. They ribbed him many times together while in WWE. Jim Cornette once said in an interview with Wrestling Inc.:   “You know Owen and Davey together, Davey Boy Smith, they were like two children. They just had to top each other. We would be doing promos, we would be standing there in front of the camera and all of a sudden I’d look to the left of me and Owen all of a sudden was two inches taller than both me and Davey, and we were all sort of the same height. You would
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AEW: The Honeymoon is over, and I still love you

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                 The new car smell has faded from our brand new minivan and we still love it all the same. If you are a fan of AEW, you may feel that they can do no wrong, or at least that’s how it felt for most of their first year. No wrestling promotion is safe from criticism, though, and AEW now finds itself in the same boat as other major and mid-major promotions in this regard. Still, they find themselves to be the favorite promotion of many wrestling fans despite some of these issues, and for good reasons. Let's look at some of the issues highlighted by the IWC before we discuss the areas that they excel in.          The state of their women's division is probably the most common complaint I see on Twitter and Facebook Groups. While they have a great B show in AEW Dark, they only have one opportunity every week to showcase their talent to a national audience. AEW has a lot of great young talent in their women's division, but they don't have the time to showcase it
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Wrestling’s Greatest Prankster: Owen Hart P1

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Part 1: Fish and Pics Owen Hart. You say the name to wrestling fans and it conjures all sorts of emotions, most of which revolve around his death. But there was so much more to Owen than the tragedy that took his life. He was one of the most beloved wrestlers among fans and peers. But what else can you say about a man Chris Jericho calls his hero? Owen Hart was not just “The King of Harts”, he was the King of practical jokes. Owen would hide tuna or sardines underneath the ring and then cover his body in it to pull a rib on his opponents. One of his main targets for this was often his brother Bret. If he could make his big brother break character and laugh, Owen knew he had won. Steve Austin questioned Bret Hart on his podcast by saying, “didn’t Owen sneak tuna into one of your matches in India? Didn’t Owen put you in a camel clutch while smearing tuna all over your mouth?”. Bret laughed and replied, “I don’t remember, but that sounds like Owen all right”. Owen had a way of seeing the
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