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Tired of all the bad news concerning COVID-19? I am too which is why I've decided to mine it for the comedy gold in some of the news...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
Hulk Hogan's "Real American:" Your Coronapocalypse Cure
Tired of all the bad news concerning COVID-19? I am too which is why I've decided to mine it for the comedy gold in some of the news...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Feb 25, 2019
- 5 min
The History of "Saturday Night's Main Event"
Editor's Note: Here's a blast from the past, a column I wrote nearly 12 years ago for World Wrestling Insanity. No edits made other than...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Jan 23, 2019
- 1 min
Hulk Hogan Wins the WWF Championship! Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Hulkamania in the WWF
It's hard to believe but 35 years ago, Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik at Madison Square Garden to win his first WWF Championship....
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Jan 14, 2019
- 1 min
The Enduring Legacy of "Mean" Gene Okerlund
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II For years I’ve been writing about the enduring legacy of Hulk Hogan; yet it’s difficult to...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Oct 15, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: Death of the Territories
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Tim Hornbaker’s Death of the Territories proves that wrestling history can be informative and...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Oct 8, 2018
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan Part Three of Three.
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Madison Square Garden had hosted two brutal and bloody encounters between World Wrestling...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Oct 1, 2018
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan Part Two of Three.
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Madison Square Garden was the home of the second encounter between World Wrestling Federation...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Sep 24, 2018
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan Part One of Three.
In June of 1985, Randy “Macho Man” Savage entered the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after working in the Memphis territory, a...
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Michael Rickard II
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: The Debut of Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan's early WWWF days back when he was "The Fabulous Hulk Hogan In 1979, wrestling fans in Madison Square Garden got to witness...
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Michael W Rickard II
- Sep 1, 2017
- 1 min
Wrestling's Long Hot Summer: The SuperDome Extravaganza
Join me for the conclusion to my look at some of the hottest summer wrestling supercards from yesteryear. This time, I look at Mid-South...
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Michael Rickard II
- Aug 18, 2017
- 1 min
"Wrestling's Long Hot Summer: 'The Big Event.'"
My series looking back at some of professional wrestling's biggest summertime events continues with a recap of the 1986 WWF supercard,...
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by Michael Rickard II
- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
Wrestling's Long Hot Summer
While WrestleMania is the WWE's equivalent of the Super Bowl, summertime always meant something special for wrestling fans. For many...
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Michael Rickard II
- Apr 2, 2017
- 1 min
"Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III: The Thirty Year Legacy. Part Three of Thre
WrestleMania III holds a very special place in my heart as I consider it one of the best-booked and hyped pay-per-views of all time....
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Michael Rickard II
- Mar 31, 2017
- 2 min
"Memories of 'WrestleMania'. Part Two of Two."
Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. In part one of my epic look back at the first ever WrestleMania, I talked about how the...
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Michael Rickard II
- Mar 29, 2017
- 6 min
"Memories of 'WrestleMania'. Part One of Two."
Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World. On March 31, 1985 the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) ran a little show at Madison...
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Michael Rickard II
- Mar 24, 2017
- 1 min
Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III: The Thirty Year Legacy. Part Two of Three
WrestleMania III holds a very special place in my heart as I consider it one of the best-booked and hyped pay-per-views of all time....
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Michael Rickard II
- Mar 17, 2017
- 1 min
Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III: The Thirty Year Legacy. Part One of Three
WrestleMania III holds a very special place in my heart as I consider it one of the best-booked and hyped pay-per-views of all time....
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Michael Rickard II
- Feb 10, 2017
- 7 min
Book Review: Holy Ground: 50 Years of WWE at Madison Square Garden (The History of Professional Wres
Holy Ground: 50 Years of WWE at Madison Square Garden (The History of Professional Wrestling) For the first time ever, the entire history...
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Michael W Rickard II
- Nov 7, 2016
- 2 min
1985: It Was a Very Good Year. Part Two.
Originally published at Canadian Bulldog's World No discussion of 1985 would be complete without discussing the advent of wrestling...
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