The Beatiful “Monster” with a Huge Heart
By Dr Mike Lano

(Watch for more photos in the coming days)

I’d known Luna Vachon (we still called her Angel) since ‘85 and we kept in touch during her up and down years from the Kevin Sullivan 80’s period angle on.  At the last Cauliflower Alley reunion we saw her at (and she absolutely loved coming and seeing all her peers and “family” as she said), she was so proud, “overwhelmed” were her words again at being one of our top honorees.  She cried and was so taken after getting her plaque and crystal trophy as our female wrestler of the year, and had to have Papa Paul help her at the podium, as she was “so full of emotion seeing Harley Race, Nick Bockwinkel, Manny Fernandez, and many other people who’ve been my family for decades here.”

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Noted ring historian and photographer Dr. Mike Lano remembers the late, great Skador Akbar, and sends a couple of his classic photos.

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DVD Review : You Shoot Live with Dixie Carter

Reviewed by Steven Wilson of MainEventRadio.com

Any fan past or present of Total Nonstop Action has probably at one time or another been so frustrated with something they saw on Impact or PPV that they just wanted to call Dixie Carter up and ask WHY!?! Realizing this, Kayfabe Commentaries rolled out the You Shoot red carpet to the TNA president, and surprisingly she not only accepted but also accepted to do it live, and thus we now get the newly released DVD You Shoot Live with Dixie Carter.

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All photos by Paul Stratoti.

Thanks to Joe Rosa for the results.

Results & photos from Firestorm Pro Wrestling 7/31/20

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*** PWL DVD Reviews by Brad Dykens ***
Date: November 29, 2008 – New Brunswick, New Jersey

PRO WRESTLING LIVE – WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHING

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Right after “DeeeeeeeLicious” Jimmy DeMarco defeated IWC World Heavyweight Champion Shiima Xion to win the title, Dennis Gregory came to the ring in full military uniform and was handed the mic by Promoter Chuck Roberts and had this to say. We here at IWC feel that it is now time to display his comments on behalf of freedom in America:

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Article, interview, and photos from Paul Stratoti.

The Notorious Shane Taylor – A “Big League “ Enforcer

Trained by the first installation of the Cleveland Mafia, Ray Rowe and J Rocc, Shane has been running rampant around the Pittsburgh, PA, and Ohio rings for nearly four years now and already he has met and mixed it up with some of the leading Legends of the 20th and 21st centuries.  He is power housing himself into main event status at an unprecedented pace as he devastates his International Wrestling Cartel and Firestorm Pro opponents with breathtaking clotheslines, shoulder blocks, and body slams and knocks the wind out of them more times than not in the process.

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For their long awaited return to The Arena in Philadelphia, Dangerous Women of Wrestling promised a wild, sexy, out of control wrestling show that was a mix of Jerry Springer and Girls Gone Wild, and boy, did they deliver!  Of course there was plenty of the dysfunction that DWOW is famous for, and the standing room only crowd had a blast.

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The Phantom of the Ring

Phantom – The Luchador–ization of Pro Wrestling & April Phannies

Wrestling has certainly changed since I first began watching. And it has changed since my nephews started watching. Has it been for the better? No, it hasn’t, and that’s not just nostalgia for a bygone era. The entire essence of wrestling has changed in these short years, and what we see on the screen is radically different from what we saw maybe twenty years ago.

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www.ONLINEWORLDOFWRESTLING.com
*** EVOLVE Wrestling DVD Reviews by Brad Dykens ***
January 16, 2010 – Rahway, New Jersey
EVOLVE 1: IBUSHI VS. RICHARDS

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/dvds/evolve/evolve1/

INTRODUCTION: After reviewing hundreds of wrestling DVD’s over the years, I find that one of the very few things that truly impresses me is when a wrestling promotion comes up with a brand new interesting concept. It’s rare, but it does happen sometimes in this crazy industry. Ring of Honor did it when they started up with their “code of honor,” and Dragon Gate USA did it by mixing American and Japanese style wrestling. Those are two examples of using a smart unique concept to attract fans to watch a show that has been around for over a century. I might remind you that Gabe Sapolsky was part of the group behind each of these three concepts. EVOLVE developed a whole new perception of professional wrestling, and challenged the fans to evolve with them by adapting to a new innovation. EVOLVE pushes the concept of pro-wrestling a little bit closer to the realm of reality. The matches are still obviously pre-determined, but the product is based on wins and losses – like a real sport. They actually keep track of wins and losses. What a concept!

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