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Friday Fun Link – 1980s WWE Interview Outtakes

Some inappropriate jokes and banter here but still interesting to see wrestlers dropping their characters and joking around…

¶ Posted 06 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Friday Fun Link – 1953 Pro Wrestling Match

Fascinating to see how pro wrestling used to be presented… It’s not really fair as a comparison since it’s a compilation of his “greatest hits” rather than a single match. But here’s a clip of some highlights from one of the most dynamic, innovative wrestlers competing today…

¶ Posted 29 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) °

“Jon” by Amanda Huber

Powerful piece by the widow of a popular wrestler who tragically died young.

¶ Posted 16 December 2021 § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health

“Heels” Trailer

I find it hilarious that my wife wasn’t going to watch this wrestling-based TV series until Ben Mulroney of all people recommended it on the CTV Morning News! (Of course I also find it funny that Ben Mulroney is recommending this behind-the-scenes wrestling show which has lots of violence – as you’d expect – and […]

¶ Posted 22 September 2021 § Family § Humour § Jobs § PopCulture § Shea § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: television

Friday Fun Link – The Role of the Crowd in Pro Wrestling

Love the way the crowd is an active participant in these two recent clips from AEW. Even if you don’t know the wrestlers or the storylines and back story to these clips, you can’t help but feel the energy… CM Punk Debuts After Seven Years Away From Wrestling: Bryan Danielson Challenges Kenny Omega:

¶ Posted 17 September 2021 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, sports

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up? (June 2013)

I took Pace to a wrestling show last weekend but it wasn’t his first – we’d gone to one or two over the years and though he never became as obsessed as I was at his age, he did obviously watch wrestling on TV with me occasionally given what he told his kindergarten teacher he […]

¶ Posted 26 August 2021 § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, education

A Few Highlights From CWE “Cruel Summer” Wrestling Show in Weyburn, SK

Took Pace and his cousin to a wrestling show in Weyburn last Saturday and it was a blast bringing back fond memories of my dad taking me to a handful of Stampede Wrestling shows in Regina and Fort Qu’Appelle and even a few shows in my own hometown of Indian Head. A few highlights… 1. […]