2017 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Wrestler of the Year
Showing posts with label 2017. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017. Show all posts
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
PPV Poster of the Week
WWE BACKLASH
May 21st 2017
May 21st 2017
Matches announced so far:
Matches
| No. | Matches | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Orton (c) vs. Jinder Mahal (with Samir and Sunil Singh) | Singles match for the WWE Championship[16] |
| 2 | The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze) | Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[17] |
| 3 | Kevin Owens (c) vs. AJ Styles | Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[18] |
| 4 | Shinsuke Nakamura vs. TBA | Singles match[15] |
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Matt & Jeff Hardy make a shocking return to WWE
A Raw Tag Team Championship Ladder Match turns into a Fatal 4-Way when The New Day introduce the Hardy Boyz to the fray:
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Cover of the Week
June 2017
Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair
The Women's Revolution
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Ivan Koloff R.I.P.
For the 2nd day in a row the wrestling world has lost another legend.
Ivan Koloff born Oreal Perras in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1942.
"The Russian Bear", age 74, announced 2 weeks ago he was battling liver cancer and the wrestling world rallied to his side but as I personally know, liver cancer is a rapid and always deadly form of the disease. He died early this morning, February 18th 2017 just a day after the passing of another WWF/WWE legend George "The Animal" Steele. Rest in Peace to these legends, we will never see the likes of them again.
The man known as “The Russian Bear” actually got his start in his homeland of Canada, where he began his career in the early 1960s as Red McNulty, an Irish hooligan character. After gaining some experience, Koloff traveled to Japan where he honed his craft before returning to Canada as Ivan Koloff, a Russian villain from the Ukraine. In 1969, Koloff debuted in the World Wide Wrestling Federation, managed by Captain Lou Albano and becoming one of the biggest stars in the company. Koloff’s target was the WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino, who was the biggest hero the company heralded. After feuding with Sammartino for some time, on January 18th, 1971, Koloff defeated Sammartino in Madison Square Garden for the WWWF Championship with a knee drop from the top rope, ending Sammartino’s 2,803 reign as champion!
Friday, February 17, 2017
George "The Animal" Steele R.I.P.
February 17th 2017
George "The Animal" Steele aka Jim Myers has passed away at the age of 79. He was a huge star in the 1980s WWF as his character and the product become more kid friendly. In the 1970s and early 80s he challenged WWF champions Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales and Bob Backlund on several occasions. Unknown to most fans he was in real life a very successful high school football coach and loved by one and all. In 2013 he published his life story (which I read) and its fascinating to read about his tremendous college football career and his decision to wrestle in his off season as a coach. He talked extensively about the change in his character in the late 1980s.
He will be missed
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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