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Madison Square Garden- Mike Rotundo vs The Iron Sheik (4-22-1985)

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Mike Rotundo!!!!

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U.F.O.A Assorted Wrestlers: Mike Rotundo / Mike Rotunda / IRS

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Rotundo: But do ya have to slap that Camel Clutch pic right on the cover?? I mean, I look like a sweaty, no talent jobber here! My grandad reads this magazine fer crissakes!!

Editor: Sorry kid -- Beefcake sells magazines. Our readers are hungry for Beefcake! And I know from experience - every drop of sweat pouring down his big bronze pecs means a thousand copies flying off the shelves.

Rotundo: But at least find a more flattering snapshot of me! I look so broken, like he's doin me Doggy Style! And that pinfall photo on page 4 is even more humiliating!

Editor: Tell ya what kid, I won't put your name in the caption-- will that cheer you up? The readers won't be paying attention to you anyway with HIS massive torso bursting off the page.

Rotundo: Gee, thanks a lot, Henry. You really know how to build up a guy's confidence.

Editor: Take it from me, kid -- and I been pedaling this jerk-off bait for 20 years -- Go hit the gym, lose that gut. Once you notice other fellas giving you the once over, you'll know you're ready to be Man-Candy of the Month on a cover!"

-- Conversation between wrestler and magazine publisher that occurred only in my wrestling fantasies

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The Color Red In A World Full Of Black & White: Remembering Bray Wyatt

One year ago today , the wrestling business paused once again to remember one of their own. The day after the death of Terry Funk , came the death of Bray Wyatt. This article is going to celebrate the life and career of Bray Wyatt and how he has impacted professional wrestling.

Windham Lawrence Rotunda was born to Stephanie and Mike Rotunda on May 23,1987 in Brooksville, Florida. He was the oldest of the three children , a younger brother , Taylor , and a younger sister , Mika. He was an amateur wrestler in high school and won the state championship in 2005, the year he graduated. He also played football as a defensive tackle and a guard in junior college. He earned a football scholarship from Troy University and played football there for two years. During his time there , he decided to join the family business and become a professional wrestler.

Windham was a third-generation wrestler. His grandfather was BlackJack Mulligan , his uncles are Kendall and Barry Windham. Therefore , his father is ‘ Mr.IRS ’ Mike Rotunda. He was trained by his uncle Barry before being signed to WWE in 2009 and making his debut in a dark match on an episode of Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , in February of the same year. FCW is now known as NXT. In June of the same year , he would go on to win the FCW Tag Team Championships alongside his brother , who was known as Bo Rotundo. He would be known as either Alex Rotundo or Duke Rotundo during this time.

In June of 2010, Windham would take the name , Husky Harris , and join the Inaugural season of WWE NXT. He was a Rookie and would be paired with Cody Rhodes as his Pro. Cody is the son of ‘ The American Dream ’ , Dusty Rhodes. He would be eliminated from the competition on the August 17 episode of NXT. He kept the Husky Harris name as continued to work in FCW. In October of the same years, he would join Wade Barrett’s Nexus faction. They would torment the main roster, especially John Cena. He would also be in the group under the rule of CM Punk. Thus, he would be taken off WWE TV and repackaged into the gimmick he would be well known for after being kicked in the head by Randy Orton. He would make his return to FCW in 2011 under the name Axl Mulligan, thus , this character never made it to TV. He would still be known as Husky Harris.

When WWE made the decision to rebrand FCW into what is now known as NXT in 2012 , Windham Rotunda became known as Bray Wyatt. He would make his NXT debut on the July 11, 2012 episode. Originally, he had a wrestler named Eli Cottonwood as his tag team partner. This pairing happened in FCW. After suffering an injury to his pectoral muscle and having surgery to repair it , Wyatt remained on NXT TV, cutting promos and forming a faction , came to be known as The Wyatt Family . The faction consisted of him , Luke Harper , and Erick Rowan. Wyatt returned to the ring in 2013 and defeated Yoshi Tatsu. Therefore , he suffered his first loss in NXT when he was defeated by his brother, Bo Dallas. His second loss was to Chris Jericho. Harper and Rowan would become NXT Tag Team Champions on the May 2 episode of NXT. On May 27,2013 , WWE began airing vignettes of the faction on Monday Night RAW , teasing their debut on the main roster.

On July 8,2013 , Bray along with Luke and Rowan , made their WWE main roster debut on Monday Night RAW. Their first victim would be Kane. Thus, they attacked other wrestlers such as 3MB and R-Truth to send messages to the Kane and telling him to , “ Follow The Buzzards ” . Wyatt was challenged to a Ring of Fire match by Kane at Summerslam the same year. Wyatt won the match with the help of Harper and Rowan. They soon targeted Kofi Kingston , with Wyatt having a match with him at Battleground and winning. Wyatt would go on to have major storylines with John Cena and Daniel Bryan ( Bryan Danielson ) during the later part of 2013 and into 2014. Cena would defeat Wyatt at Wrestlemania 30. This would be his first major loss while being on the main roster . The Wyatt Family would also go on to attack Chris Jericho, who was returning to the WWE from being on tour with his band , Fozzy. This storyline ended in a Steel Cage match on the September 8,2014 episode of RAW. Wyatt won the match by escaping from the cage.

Soon, Bray Wyatt would be involved with another major WWE Superstar after his rivalry with Dean Ambrose. During this rivalry, he would offer to help Ambrose as he did to Harper and Rowan, whom he set free. Their rivalry would end in an Ambulance match , which Wyatt would come out on top. Thus , Wyatt would be calling himself , ‘ The New Face Of Fear ’. At the WWE Fastlane Pay-Per-View , he would appear from a casket and call out The Undertaker, challenging him to a match at Wrestlemania 31. However, he would be defeated by The Phenom. The Wyatt Family would soon make their return as a faction in 2015. Wyatt would soon introduce a new member of the family the same year , Braun Strowman. Wyatt and Harper would soon find themselves in a match against the Brothers of Destruction at Survivor Series of the same year.

Wyatt would have a rivalry with Randy Orton in 2016. They would have two matches , one at Backlash and one at No Mercy. Thus, Randy joined The Wyatt Family after helping Wyatt in his match against Kane. Wyatt and Orton would be the only surviving team members for Team Smackdown at Survivor Series. This would occur after Orton saved Wyatt from taking a spear from Roman Reigns. They would go on to win the Smackdown Tag Team Championships. In 2017 , Randy turned his back on Wyatt and went after the WWE Championship. He would be shown destroying the Wyatt Family compound and Sister Abigail’s grave. At Wrestlemania 33, Wyatt would lose the WWE Championship to Orton. He would go on to form a tag team with Matt Hardy. They were known as The Deleter of Worlds.

In 2019, Wyatt would be repackaged as a Mr.Rogers type character. Fans would start seeing vignettes on WWE programming consisting of different toys such as a puppet of a buzzard and a doll that looked like a witch. Bray would appear in the vignettes of a what looked like a children’s show. This would be called ‘ The Firefly Funhouse ’ . Wyatt would also have a new look as well. He would have a shorter beard and a leaner body. During the segments , he would also use a puppet of Vince McMahon. He would also debut a new gimmick , The Fiend. Nevertheless, he would gain a manager in this role. His manager and co-host of Firefly Fun House would be Alexa Bliss. The two would be drafted to RAW in 2020 after being on Smackdown in 2019. In 2021 , Bliss would turn on The Fiend and say that she didn’t need him . Wyatt would be released in July of 2021.

In September of 2022, an acapella the song , ‘ White Rabbit ’ by Jefferson Airplane would be played at WWE Live Events and TV programming. QR codes would also be shown on both RAW and Smackdown. Everything involved during the eerie segments would lead to teasing the return of Bray Wyatt. At Extreme Rules , Wyatt would make his return to the company . At the end of the PLE, the lights on the arena would dim and a door would be seen. Wyatt would soon enter the arena from the door with a lantern and real life versions of his Fire Fly Funhouse characters. He would reveal himself as the White Rabbit. A new masked character , Uncle Howdy , would be debuted during his return as well. The light in the door that he came out of would be a tribute to fallen Wyatt Family member , Luke Harper ( Brodie Lee ) , who would pass away in 2020.

Bray Wyatt‘s last main roster storylines would be with LA Knight and Bobby Lashley. Wyatt and Knight would have a Pitch Black match at the 2023 Royal Rumble , with Wyatt being victorious. He would start a feud with Bobby Lashley going to Wrestlemania 39 , however , it was scrapped due to Wyatt being out of action with an illness. He was set to return to the ring on August 19th, 2023. Thus, his return would never happen.

Bray Wyatt tragically passed at the age of 36 on August 24, 2023 from a heart attack due to the COVID-19 virus. He left behind a fiancé , JoJo, and four children. He left behind a family who loved him as well as his fans and colleagues. WWE COO , Paul ‘ Triple H ’ Levesque , would announce his death on the social media platform , X ( Twitter), after getting a phone call from Mike Rotunda informing him of his son’s death. On the August 25, 2023 episode of Friday Night Smackdown , WWE would pay tribute to him alongside Terry Funk. The rocking chair Wyatt used would be placed in the middle of the ramp as the WWE Universe would use their cell phone flashlights as fireflies and sing , ‘ He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands’ . The show would end with LA Knight and Finn Balór main eventing . Knight being his last opponent and Balór being his first opponent under The Fiend gimmick. Wyatt would be signed to a WWE Legends contract and any merchandise sales would go to his children. In a video on YouTube , wrestlers such as Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, Adam Pearce , Bayley , etc would pay tribute to their friend and say how he has impacted them. Other promotions such as AEW and TNA would pay tribute to Wyatt. In April of 2024 , a documentary about Wyatt would be released. On April 5, Wyatt’s father and uncle would be inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame as the tag team , the US Express . They would be inducted with Bray’s ‘ fireflies ’ and his entrance music. Jey Uso would also use the fireflies as his tribute to Wyatt in his entrance . In June of 2024 , as a tribute to his brother , Taylor revived the Uncle Howdy character and formed the Wyatt Sicks alongside Erick Rowan , Dexter Lumis , Nikki Cross , and Joe Gacy. Uncle Howdy will be making his in ring debut on the August 26 episode of Monday Night Raw against Chad Gable.

My Final Thoughts:

Bray Wyatt is a once in a lifetime wrestler. Yes , I’ll admit that he did scare me when I first saw him , however, I became a fan. He made it worth watching . From his in ring work to the Firefly Fun House , he was one of the most creative people I’ve ever seen. Windham , I just wanted to say thank you on behalf everyone who loves you . You would be so proud of Taylor and what he has accomplished with The Wyatt Sicks. I know you will be in the arena with him Monday. We love you and we miss you ! Sending love to the Rotunda family today! I wanted to pay tribute to Windham in my own way, by writing this article.

This article is dedicated to my friend and the biggest Bray Wyatt fan I know , Chris , aka Dump Truck .

Love You All,

- Kay

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WRESTLING SCENE Presents RINGSIDE : November 1983

MIKE ROTUNDO Young Star on the Rise

As told to Jack O’Shea

We would like to welcome everyone to our RINGSIDE interview and this month’s feature was conducted with one of the fastest rising stars on the wrestling scene, Mike Rotundo. Everyone who has seen this talented youngster in action agrees that he is a future superstar! Be on the lookout for this up and coming sensation for you definitely will be seeing and hearing quite a bit more about him in the future.

RINGSIDE: Mike, it’s a pleasure seeing you in action. I’ve watched you quite a bit in the last two months and you are very impressive. I really think that you have a very bright future ahead of you in professional wrestling.

MIKE ROTUNDO: Thank you very much for the compliment. It’s nice seeing you again and like you said, I feel that I do have a bright future. I basically attribute this to my background. I’ve been wrestling since I was 12 and I'm now 25 and since I’ve been in the Mid-Atlantic area I’ve been able to gain plenty of valuable experience from facing the caliber of top competition that is competing here.

[Rotundo drop kicks Howard.]

RINGSIDE: Tonight, competing in Greenville, we have three World’s champions; two former champions as well as the current NWA World’s champion Harley Race. Will you be watching their matches?

ROTUNDO: That’s right! Ric Flair will be here trying to regain the World’s crown from Harley Race and that will be one exceptional match. Besides, Dory Funk Jr. will also be here and every opportunity I get I make it a point to watch the matches. You can learn so much just by watching top stars such as Flair, Race, and Funk. 

RINGSIDE: How many years are you wrestling professionally? ROTUNDO: I’ve only been wrestling a little less than two years.

RINGSIDE: Actually in two years time you have made a great deal of progress. How do you feel you would fare against the World’s champion at this stage of your career?

ROTUNDO: Right now it would take a great effort by me to win that belt but I have confidence to overcome any lack of experience which I may have. I know I am capable of defeating the World’s champion and on any given night anything could happen. 

RINGSIDE: What made you pursue a professional mat career? ROTUNDO: I was approached by a New York promoter after I won the Eastern championship for Syracuse University. He asked me if I was interested in a professional wrestling as a career and I told him that I was. I then began to watch the matches more intently and I became hooked. I always wanted to be a champion someday and when this opportunity came along I felt that I now had a chance to make something of myself. I trained hard and I’m happy that I chose this profession. 

[Mike Rotundo stands in the ring and awaits the start of the action.]

RINGSIDE: Were you always athletically inclined as a youngster?

ROTUNDO: Yes I was. In high school I wrestled and also played football and baseball and I was offered scholarships in all three sports to different universities across the country. I accepted a football scholarship to attend Syracuse where I played defensive end and I also wrestled. I‘ve been in sports and physical fitness all my life and I wanted to continue this. That’s the main reason why I got into professional wrestling. 

Actually for me, my best sport was wrestling. I really didn’t pursue baseball and I often wonder what would have happened if I pursued that. I caught and I had decent size for that sport too but as it worked out I excelled more in wrestling. I enjoyed playing football but I realized that the longevity of a professional wrestling career is much greater than one in professional football. 

RINGSIDE: How tall are you and what is your current weight?

ROTUNDO: I’m 6’2 ½” and I weigh 240 pounds. 

[Rotundo has Bill Howard trapped in his airplane spin. Rotundo makes his way to the ring.]

RINGSIDE: You have a very impressive physique. How do you keep yourself in such superb condition?

ROTUNDO: Since I’ve been in this area I’ve been training with Rocky Steamboat who I feel has the best build and is the most athletic wrestler in the profession. He is able to keep that flexibility inside the ring and had numerous opportunities to train with him and he’s really helped me a lot. I’ve worked on the weights and I still do my running and quite a bit of stretching besides working on the various moves to use in the ring. 

RINGSIDE: Unlike many of the other wrestlers who have only been wrestling a couple years, you are very aggressive inside that ring. You never hold back and constantly go after your opponent. This oftentimes makes the difference between winning and losing. 

ROTUNDO: That’s correct. I feel that if you’re aggressive the people will support you. I go after my competitors with the purpose of pinning his shoulders to the mat. If you go after your opponent then you are in command and it makes it that much easier to come out on top. If you stay within the rules and wrestle, you will always have the people behind you.

[Rotundo applies pressure on Jake Roberts’ leg.]

RINGSIDE: Do you have any favorite finishing maneuvers?

ROTUNDO: I like the airplane spin the best. I feel if i could put my opponent up on my shoulders and spin him, then he has no control at all. I also use the roll-up-and-bridge which pins the man’s shoulders to the mat and when I bridge there simply is no escape. There are a lot of others. Actually I use whatever is best at that particular moment. You have to keep an open mind when you are in that ring and be ready for any situation which may airse. 

RINGSIDE: What is your nationality?

ROTUNDO: I’m Italian. My parents are from the U.S.A. but my descendants are from Florence, Italy. So the name Rotundo is definitely Italian. 

RINGSIDE: Over the years there have been many Italian superstars.ROTUNDO: That’s right. Bruno Sammartino for one is an idol that I’ve watched many times. I like his style of wrestling. He was aggressive and a former World’s champion too! I would love to go home someday and have the opportunity to wrestle in New York!

[Rotundo applies a side arm lock on Bill Howard.]RINGSIDE: When time presents itself what are some of the hobbies you may have outside the ring?ROTUNDO: I like to do some fishing. I used to hunt but I haven't had the opportunity to do too much hunting and I really love the beach, the sun, and the women. When I have time off I really like to go home to see my family and relax. As a professional wrestler, we have a very demanding schedule with the traveling and all the dates that we have to keep so any kind of hobby that involves relaxation is nice. 

RINGSIDE: We see that Jerry Brisco has now changed his style and is not adhering to the rules. The other night you had a little altercation with him. What happened?

ROTUNDO: Gerald and Jack Brisco, since they have captured the World tag team title from Rick Steamboat and Jay Youngblood have changed their outlook somewhat and it was just an incident where I was watching the match and Gerald passed a remark which I didn’t care too much for and we got into a little scuffle. Jack then came out to help his brother but Jay Youngblood was right there with me and we came out on top. RINGSIDE: Just like you have been doing in the Mid-Atlantic area! We hope to see you win a couple of championships here in the Mid-Atlantic and then eventually capture the big one, the World’s crown. ROTUNDO: I hope so too! Thank you very much and I want to also thank the fans who have been rooting for me and pulling for me everywhere I’ve appeared. They really mean a lot to me.

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Dad’s friends no.3 A man who’s Floating above the drama (???)

Dad’s freinds no.1- Adrian Adonis

Dad’s friends no.2 - Tito Santana

[Faren’s part]

When I had sign WWF contact not many months, I’m green(noob) different from this beautiful boy a.k.a. Mike Rotundo, the person Roddy took me to get to know. Mike is one half of tag team champion with his close friend, Barry Windham. I can tell you that they both are the hottest tagteam at that time! Great workers in front of camera and backstage.

And the person they beat was no one else, my chubby bro Adrian and their trainer, Dick Murdoch. I just think…finally the situation of wrestling fans is back peaceful again that the person whose hold tagteam champ belts are good-looking babyface not big-mouth heels lol😗

Adrian: SHUT UP YA TOP KNOT HAIR BASTARD! Faren: calm down brother I’m always on your side!💀

Mike is older than me just 1 year, funny, mature and very shyyyy☺️ he don’t know how to handle when many girls run to him, just stands still and freeze with big smile. But anyway, maybe.. “shy boy” this is one of many gurls’ type¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I’ll tell the truth that he has something I’m jealous of, Not in wrestling side/ not his face (that looks like greek statue different from my face that looks like a girl😑) but it’s backstage side…He’s a man who Floating above the drama, he never has backstage feud with anybody(yes, nobody wants to mess with huge man and full of wrestling skills).

🔺when someone in the bar try to attack him, there always have someone protect him instead…such as Penzel, Mike just stand handsomely and watch bar fighter smack drunkard’s faces. How lucky he is😑

I don’t know why he can do that.. but at the same time I can understand that some of my sides/ my looks are easy to hated, 1. maybe I look like big-mouth person/ like to tease people 2. Someone think I’m very meticulous about grooming and appearance more than wrestling career. Or maybe 3. they just think I’m 2nd generation, be famous because of being Ailani’s son but has worse wrestling skills than him??.. I mean…yeah😐 1. I’m talkative with close friends only. And I’m not bullying supporter or like to start backstage fighting…eventhough my face looks like brat or something that makes you hate. 2. I devoted to wrestling career not less than my another hobby. (why someone can’t be the good wrestler and stylish in the same person!? I want to be good at both sides). And 3. I hate being compared to my dad. Because I know can’t be like him 100%/ we have different style. I can’t refuse that I’m famed because of my family but I think I can’t be here at the greatest wrestling company of the world as well if my wrestling and mic skills aren’t not good enough.

I can be bar fighter sometimes when drunk people want to mess with me and my friends, I don’t need someone to protect me but I don’t like to have a feud with colleague, I try to live in wrestling career life with peaceful, I come here for business/ my job/ my money. If you don’t like me, just leave me alone and let me be, not try to ask for a trouble.

But life isn’t easy as expectation. Not many months after my debut at WWF, My panties were cut to tatters by someone (I guess Davey or Dynamite did). Since then, I realized that I was falling in to victim of a “cycle of bullying”. I’m someone’s target, if I didn't fight back or do something about it, I will always be a victim like that forever..and the bullying will become more and more severe, it could affect my career one day. But at the same time, I can't rashly blame someone who the hell cut my pants, bc they both(bulldogs) are nice to me and I’ll be bad person for sure if I blame them by don’t have any evidence.

I’ve not take any action about this but decide to find the way to escape from bullying. One person that I think about is Mike..I try to learn his behavior “how to escape from locker room drama or bullying”, I have him as “Role model”. Just for little hope that I can stay away from bullying and fighting with others. That’s all I know about Mike, having him as friend at least I can relieved I will be safe and won’t have any feud with others!

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Just kidding. It just the beginning of me and Mike’s journey, whose gonna know that this shy and polite man doesn’t know how to tease people will be my close friend in the future. After he and Barry left form WWF after lost tag team title to “The Dream Team”, he learn to be heel from joining Varsity Club in NWA. And man, when he’s back to WWF again in IRS role, he has a fierce face/ looks like villain all times. And the important thing is…HE’S BIG-MOUTH AS HELL!!💀 Rotundo from U.S.Express is already dead, because after this is “the real Mike” that I’ve really known!

but I mean…it’s not bad that I get “new Mike”. Maybe…because we both have big-mouth dude spirit, that’s why when we back to meet again, we can be close friend quickly¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We both are dad of 3 kids, Mike has 2 sons and 1 daughter/ I have 2 daughter and 1 son. So, in each day we can tell story about family/ kids/ how to play with daughter etc. Including the story that I lost my Japanese wife, Seiji and Rino’s mom also. Mike knows that I have a chance to talk something out with my ex-wife also, he’s one person whose give me advice to solve my big family problem and it can change my life from blind to bright. (If you can’t remember what’s Faren’s family problem just click here scroll to 🟥[Faren and his ex-wife] topic)

More than that, 2 dudes who want to live in wrestling career peacefully must face with mortal feud together… how dangerous? It makes a backstage feud with some wrestlers is just a “storm in a teacup”

When wrestlers have backstage fight at locker room, but at last They can work together and reconcile, over more, there will have Vince or Pat try to mediate as well. But if you have a feuds with the mafia especially Mr.Hunter, it was like one of your foot had stepped into a shark's mouth and no way to turn back.

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World Championship Wrestling 1999

May 9 - Gorgeous George vs. Charles Robinson (Slamboree)

May 17 - Madusa & Randy Savage vs Ric Flair & Charles Robinson (WCW Nitro)

July 22 - Mona vs Brandi Alexander (WCW Thunder)

July 26 - Madusa vs Patty Stonegrinder (WCW Nitro)

August 9 - Mona vs Little Jeannie (WCW Nitro) August 28 - Mona vs Dee Dee Venturi (WCW Saturday Night)

September 23 - Mona vs Brandi Alexander (WCW Thunder)

September 25 - Mona vs Little Jeannie (WCW Saturday Night)

September 30 - Mona vs Brandi Alexander (WCW Thunder)

October 9 - Mona vs Lexie Fyfe (WCW Saturday Night)

October 18 - Mona vs Madusa (WCW Nitro)

October 25 - Madusa vs Meng (WCW Nitro)

November 1 - Madusa vs Evan Karagias (WCW Nitro)

November 8 - Madusa vs Chris Benoit (WCW Nitro)

November 8 - Torrie Wilson & Rey Mysterio vs Asya & Dean Malenko (WCW Nitro)

November 15 - Kimberly Page vs Asya (WCW Nitro)

November 21 - The Revolution vs. The Filthy Animals (Mayhem)

November 21 - David Flair vs. Kimberly Page (Mayhem)

November 22 - Spice vs Tygress (WCW Nitro)

November 22 - Madusa vs Asya (WCW Nitro)

November 29 - Ronda Singh vs Miss Elizabeth (WCW Nitro)

November 29 - Midnight vs Curt Hennig (WCW Nitro)

December 2 - Mona & Jeff Jarrett vs Madusa & Evan Karagias (WCW Thunder)

December 6 - Ronda Singh vs Norman Smiley (WCW Nitro)

December 6 - Madusa vs Evan Karagias vs Mona (WCW Nitro)

December 6 - Asya vs Midnight (WCW Nitro)

December 9 - Madusa vs Ronda Singh (WCW Thunder)

December 13 - Madusa vs Spice (WCW Nitro)

December 13 - Midnight and Harlem Heat vs Asya, Dean Maelnko & Perry Saturn (WCW Nitro)

December 16 - Midnight & Jim Duggan vs Asya & Perry Saturn (WCW Thunder)

December 19 - Madusa vs. Evan Karagious (Starrcade)

December 19 - Shane Douglas & Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn & Asya vs. Jim Duggan & Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner (Starrcade)

December 19 - Creative Control & Curt Hennig vs. Harlem Heat & Midnight (Starrcade)

December 20 - Madusa vs Buzzkill (WCW Nitro)

December 25 - Mona vs Brandi Alexander (WCW Worldwide)

December 27 - Midnight & Lash Leroux vs Harlem Heat (WCW Nitro)

December 27 - Asya & Norman Smiley vs Jim Duggan & Perry Saturn (WCW Nitro)

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“Un Déjavú de la Ciudad de México”

La banda británica de rock gótico The Mission Uk encabezada por ex integrantes de The Sisters of Mercy (Wayne Hussey y Caig Adams), se presentó el pasado 19 de octubre del 2022, en el Auditorio Blackberry de la Ciudad de México. Después de una década de estar alejados del escenario latino; este evento fue gracias a Dilemma Conciertos. Para esta noche tan especial de reencuentro con el público mexicano trajeron consigo a la banda de rock “Gene Loves Jezebel” fundada por los hermanos Jay y Michael Aston, ellos a su vez trajeron a dos músicos invitados (matrimonio) directo desde Estados Unidos, el guitarrista Michael Ciravolo (ex Human Drama actual Beauty In Chaos) y a la bajista Trisha Ciravolo, esta banda fue la encargada de abrir el espectáculo, que fue un rotundo sold out.

La atmosfera que se sentía en el aire era de nostalgia, euforia, emoción, melancolía, con algunos de los fanáticos ya que ellos estaban en su papel de góticos, vestidos, maquillados y peinados cómo si salieran de una novela romanticista, sin dejar nada a la imaginación. Fue una noche especial, ya que estabas frente a una de las bandas más icónicas del gótico de los años ochenta, un referente en la música de aquella época que, sin duda, era una influencia muy marcada para algunos músicos y bandas de nuestros días.

Fueron 2hrs y 15 minutos llenas de matices y tonalidades, de canciones de culto, en dónde dejaron los sentimientos a flor de piel, con canciones como:  Beyond the Pale, Serpent´s Kiss, Severina, la mítica Butterfly On a Wheel de hecho la más esperada de la noche, Wasteland, Deliverance, por nombrar algunas.

Así pues, para muchos fue una noche que quedará en la memoria, para otros, un regreso a su juventud, para algunos más, una aventura nueva que perdurará a través de los años y seguirá hasta el último día de sus vidas.

Por otra parte, al terminar este concierto, se pudo adquirir mercancía oficial desde playeras, sudaderas, tazas,  vasos, plumas, álbumes, que oscilaban entre los 100,  400 y 600 pesos.

Seltlist del Tour “Dejavu 2022”de The Mission Uk:

1) Beyond the Pale

2) Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles)

3) Like a Hurricane (Neil Young)

4) Serpent´s Kiss

5) Within the Deepest Darkness (Fearful)

6) Garden of Delight

7) Afterglow

8) And the Dance Goes On

9) Severina

10) Belief

11) Butterfly On a Wheel

12) Wasteland

13) Deliverance

ENCORE (tocaron parte de Met-Amor-Phosis, The Crystal Ocean y Like a Child Again)

14)  Dance On Glass

15) Heat

16) Hungry as the Hunter

17) Tower of the Strenght

Alineación actual de The Mission Uk:

Wayne Hussey- Voz y guitarra líder

Caig Adams- Bajo

Simon Hinkler- Guitarra rítmica

Mike Kelly- Batería 

Contacto:

Página web: http://www.themissionukband.com/

Facebook: The MissionUk

Instagram: The Mission Uk

Spotify: The Mission Uk

Escrito por: Gothik_ Divaa

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Kayfabe, Alternate History, and a weird idea.

Because this is my wrestling side-blog (main @coffee-n-bagels-comic-universe ) I'm gonna upload this here, also tagging @spacelizardtrashboys and @schizoauthoress because I think Space and Vonn have more knowledge than me on the 80s.

Also sorry if this is long, I'll try and make it as clear as I can.

I had an idea for a wrestling fic, I was gonna call it 'UFOA' or the United Federation of America.

My own Kayfabe rules were as follows (I'm using André as an example a lot) :

If a wrestler comes from a named place (outside of 'Parts Unknown') they're from there (André is from the Alps, Piper's from Glasgow, the list goes on)

If a wrestler never mentions a partner (girl/boyfriend, marriage, etc.) they are single, for any reason, divorce, widow/widower, just flat out single, hopefully you get the idea.

Billed Height is their actual height, if someone's billed as 6'2" they are 6'2", this would make André genuinely over 7 foot tall.

Intergender matches can happen but it depends on height and weight, for example a 5'2" woman can't face a 6'8" man because that would be unfair, but a 6'0" woman would be allowed to face a shorter guy, down to like 5'6".

If a wrestler changes their gimmick noticeably (André becoming Giant Machine) they do so in Kayfabe (Mike Rotundo rules apply basically)

However, if a masked wrestler gets unmasked, they would either 1- revert to a previous unmasked gimmick, 2-continue their current gimmick through either staying unmasked or re-masking themself, or 3-they change into a new gimmick.

Relationships can be fake, that one fake member of the Von Erich family? Not a true Von Erich. This extends to any blood-relatives, and is a Kayfabe thing, if Gene all of a sudden said 'Howard [Finkel] is my cousin" it could be a joke or a true statement, you wouldn't know without their family tree.

The Idea of a 'United Federation of America' & The Story:

This is the Alt History part of this, basically the territories exist and are all connected via an overseeing body, this would mean wrestlers could go from one territory to another without their contract needing to be changed.

This exists in America, mainly, there would also be a UFUK (United Federation of the United Kingdom) and a UFOJ (United Federation of Japan), but these are not connected to the UFOA, they are different wrestling bodies.

If a wrestler is signed under the UFOA, they are allowed to work anywhere in America, not America as a continent, just the 50 States of America.

The Maivia family are in charge of Hawaii, McMahons (Unfortunately they must exist) run New York, I don't know who would run the others, but I hope you get the idea.

Also, I will probably make an OC to be the big boss overseeing everything so I don't have to deal with the idea of which person would be the 'right' person to put in charge.

UFOA as a story would begin in roughly 1982, at the start of the 'Golden Era', with an expanded 'Nightside Legion' and the ability to go from territory to territory more easily.

Sorry for the long post, It's currently 2AM in the UK, I'm gonna sleep on this and get back to working on it in the morning, but it's now out of my head and I hope will get some eyes on this to help me out.

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Pa Dónde - Eh Mark B.

Mark B. Lanza su Nuevo Sencillo “Pa Donde Eh”: Una Fusión Refrescante de Merenhouse Miami, FL (3 de diciembre de 2024) – El reconocido artista urbano Mark B. presenta su más reciente sencillo titulado “Pa Donde Eh”, una refrescante propuesta de Merenhouse diseñada para contagiar alegría y hacer bailar a todos. Este tema, producido por los talentosos Mike Dizla y Claudio Ortiz, reafirma la versatilidad de Mark B. al apostar nuevamente por el merengue, fusionado con nuevos colores y ritmos. “Pa Donde Eh” llega tras el éxito rotundo de sus recientes sencillos “Bailando Así” y “Mi Componente”, donde Mark B. ha demostrado su habilidad para reinventar géneros tradicionales con un toque moderno. Con este nuevo lanzamiento, el artista busca consolidar su posición como uno de los principales exponentes de la música latina contemporánea, llevando la esencia de la República Dominicana a un público global. Sobre el tema, Mark B. comenta: “Quise crear algo que resonara con la alegría y el espíritu de celebrar juntos, manteniendo el merengue vivo pero con un sonido fresco que conecte con las nuevas generaciones.” Acerca de Mark B. Mark B. ha dominado el género urbano gracias a su habilidad para fusionar ritmos urbanos, pop y tropicales con letras seductoras y contagiosas. Nacido en Nueva York y Miami, y criado en la República Dominicana, su estilo multicultural lo ha llevado a girar por escenarios de Estados Unidos, Europa y su país natal. Con colaboraciones destacadas junto a artistas como Bad Bunny, Arcángel, El Alfa, De La Ghetto, Ozuna, entre otros, Mark B se ha consolidado como una figura clave en la música latina, llevando su arte a cientos de millones de personas alrededor del mundo. “Pa Donde Eh” ya está disponible en todas las plataformas digitales y promete convertirse en uno de los temas más populares de esta temporada, celebrando la música, la cultura y la alegría de compartir momentos especiales. Para más información sobre Mark B. y sus próximos proyectos, visita sus redes sociales: Read the full article

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Netflix se negó en lanzar "La Maldición de Hill House" en formato físico

El aclamado Mike Flanagan revela que @Netflix se negó a lanzar sus series como "La Maldición de Hill House", "La caída de la Casa Usher", "La maldición de Bly Manor", entre muchas otras series en formato físico

Agencias, Ciudad de México.- Las series de Mike Flanagan en Netflix cosecharon un éxito rotundo y consolidaron su reputación como uno de los maestros contemporáneos del terror. La Maldición de Hill House, que debutó en 2018, recibió elogios unánimes por su innovadora narrativa y su capacidad para combinar el drama familiar con el horror sobrenatural. Su éxito pavimentó el camino para otras series…

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Lucifarians: A Family Forged: Bios (1980) Sydney Maxwell / Syd Lucifarian

"My masterpiece of destruction isn't complete yet."

Name

Full Legal Name: Sydney Fawn Maxwell

First Name: Sydney

Meaning: Variant of the surname 'Sidney', originally derived from place names in England meaning 'Wide Island', from Old English 'Sid' 'Wide' and 'Eg' 'Island'.

Pronunciation: SID-nee

Origin: English

Middle Name: Fawn

Meaning: From the English word 'Fawn' for a young deer.

Pronunciation: FAWN

Origin: English

Surname: Maxwell

Meaning: From a place name meaning 'Mack's stream', from the name 'Mack' (A short Scandinavian name 'Magnus', a Late Latin name meaning 'Great'.) combined with Old English 'Wille' 'Well, Stream'.

Pronunciation: MAKS-wehl

Origin: Scottish

Ring Name: Syd Lucifarian, Wrath

Commentary Nickname: The Rebel

Nicknames: Syd, Short-Stack

Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 20

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: June 18th 1960

Sexuality: Straight

Religion: Atheist

Native Language: English

Known Languages: English, Italian, Hebrew, Spanish, Chinese

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Gemini

Entrance Music: 'Highway To Hell' - AC/DC (1980-)

Voice Claim: Ally Sheedy

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Current Location: Unknown

Hometown: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Appearance

Height: 5'0" / 152 cm

Weight: 100 lbs / 49 kg

Eye Colour: Heterochromatic Green & Gray

Hair Colour: Dark Auburn

Hair Dye: Mostly Dyed Bright Red

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 1980) 4

Piercings: Ear Lobes (Both, Triple), Helix (Both, Triple), Eyebrow (Both), Navel

Scars: Scars Over Her Back, Arms, Legs & Chest

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: Skull Lucifarian, Ven Lucifarian, Bel Lucifarian, Pat Lucifarian, Cas Lucifarian, Hel Lucifarian, Eve Lucifarian, Lou Albano, George Steele

Enemies: Moolah, Wendi Richter, Mr Fuji, Lord Alfred Hayes, Big John Studd, Don Muraco, Mike Rotundo, Iron Sheik

Closest Confidant: Sherry Maxwell

Mentor: Stephen Maxwell

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Stephen Maxwell (56, Father), Sherry Maxwell (55, Mother, Née Steele)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: Sutton Maxwell (35, Brother), Sunny Meadows (32, Sister, Née Maxwell), Sunday Maxwell (29, Brother), Storm Moss (26, Sister, Née Maxwell), Sparrow Maxwell (23, Brother), Sinclair Maxwell (17, Brother), Silver Maxwell (14, Sister), Shannon Maxwell (11, Brother)

Siblings-In-Law: Seven Maxwell (36, Sutton's Wife, Née Marsh), Sequoia Meadows (33, Sunny's Husband), Scout Maxwell (30, Sunday's Wife, Née Moore), Sawyer Moss (27, Storm's Husband), Salem Maxwell (24, Sparrow's Wife, Née Marlow)

Nieces & Nephews: Sage Maxwell (15, Nephew), Sloan Maxwell (12, Niece), Sidney Maxwell (9, Nephew), Shirley Maxwell (6, Niece), Sheridan Maxwell (3, Nephew), Shelley Meadows (12, Niece), Shelby Meadows (9, Nephew), Shaye Meadows (6, Niece), Shawn Meadows (3, Nephew), Selby Maxwell (9, Niece), Shanon Maxwell (6, Nephew), Sevyn Maxwell (3, Niece), Schuyler Moss (6, Nephew), Santana Moss (3, Niece), Shae Maxwell (3, Nephew)

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Hellview

Trainer: Skull Lucifarian

Managers: Skull Lucifarian

Wrestlers Managed: None

Debut: 1978 (WWF Debut: 1980)

Retired: N/A

Wrestling Style: Street Fighter

Stables: Daughters of Darkness (1978-)

Teams:

Family Fighters (Skull & Syd)

Violet Offenders (Ven & Syd)

Twisted Steel & Sex Appeal (Bel & Syd)

The Wild Things (Pat & Syd)

Twisted Sisters (Cas & Syd)

The Phoenix & The Phantom (Hel & Syd)

The Valkyries (Eve & Syd)

Regular Moves: Kick to the Midsection, Diving Leg Drop, Forearm Smash, Diving Splash, Chair Shot, Jumping Knee Drop, Pump Handle Slam, Dropkick, Diving Back Elbow Drop, Berserker (Diving Knee Drop)

Finishers: Ripped Apart (Double Leg Slam), Son of Sam (Sitout Suplex Slam)

Refers To Fans As: The Wrathful, The Wrathful Ones

Heel or Face: (As of Jan 1980) Heel

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La exposición en Miami fue un rotundo éxito. Una fiesta animada también por las obras de los artistas que acompañan al maestro: Mellem Gutiérrez, Luis Gómez, Adleny, Dave Ross, Didi Kadosh, Donna Lee Steffens, Elisa Benedetti, Evelyn Ortiz, Hugo, Luis Carmona, Momentum, Polen Cerci, Romina Vafaei y Roots Miami. xEstás serie de obras forma parte de una donación para apoyar el museo de Coral Spring el cual hará una exhibición en la cual participaremos junto a Donna y a Hugo Rodríguez todos integrantes del grupo de Arrhood56 el mejor espacio para los artistas en la Florida. Alexis Blanco Desde los tratados de estética de Benedetto Crice referimos estas líneas esenciales: “La actividad expresiva, precisamente porque es actividad, no es capricho, sino una necesidad espiritual”. De ahí surge una convicción que anima el constante afán del maestro Edgar Gutiérrez, el ceo de ArtHood 56: “El artista es un traductor, y el arte es lenguaje, gesto, poesía”. Él está consagrado al ejercicio de esta antinomia: Por una parte, la técnica, destreza y modos de representación. Por otro, el estudio de imágenes consagradas, sabidas, que operan sobre el consciente del espectador. [caption id="attachment_103610" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Hugo Rodríguez, Edgar Gutiérrez y Pedro Chantis.[/caption] La exposición del pasado jueves, en Miami, fue un rotundo éxito. Refiere el maestro Edgar Gutiérrez que “Desde que comenzó este año el grupo de ArtHood56 sus dueños, especialmente Mike y Gil Terem, nos hemos avocado, junto con algunos artistas residentes de la comunidad de artistas que tienen estudios en este complejo entre los que te puedo mencionar a Hugo Rodríguez, Luis Carmona, Donna Lee Steffens, a la tarea de promocionar este espacio para hacerlo conocer en toda Miami y el mundo como uno de los mejores espacios para el arte y sus creadores y es por eso que hicimos esta convocatoria, agregando un show de guitarra, con el renombrado guitarrista Cesarios…”. [caption id="attachment_103616" align="aligncenter" width="526"] Polen Cerci rodeada de otros artistas amigos[/caption] [caption id="attachment_103620" align="aligncenter" width="294"] Mike Zikri, propietario de ArtHood 56, junto con el artista zuliano Edgar Gutiérrez.[/caption] Una fiesta animada también por las obras de los artistas que acompañan al maestro: Mellem Gutiérrez, Luis Gómez, Adleny, Dave Ross, Didi Kadosh, Donna Lee Steffens, Elisa Benedetti, Evelyn Ortiz, Hugo, Luis Carmona, Momentum, Polen Cerci, Romina Vafaei y Roots Miami. [caption id="attachment_103618" align="aligncenter" width="215"] La artista zuliana Mellem Gutiérrez, de ArtHood 56.[/caption] Hay un punto clave: Con ArtHood 56, ubicada en la 5600 NW Séptima avenida de Miami, Florida, 33127, el maestro Edgar Gutiérrez espera a todos los artistas y público general oriundo de Maracaibo, Venezuela, para brindarles ese majestuoso recorrido por la contemporaneidad de las artes visuales, todas las artes. Nadie saldrá con el corazón vacío de ese lar sagrado. [caption id="attachment_103617" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] César Ríos, El Cesarius, maestro guitarrista animó la exposición.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_103621" align="aligncenter" width="218"] José Vigoa, cubano, coleccionista de arte.[/caption] Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Alexis Blanco/NAD/Fotos cortesía de Edgar Gutiérrez)

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