Remembering Moondog Rex
@Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Originally presented at Ten-Bell Salute Randy Colley achieved fame as one-half of the WWF Tag...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Jun 27, 2019
- 4 min
Classic Review: "The History of the Intercontinental Championship DVD: Second to None."
Copyright 2009 by Mike Rickard Editor's Note: It's hard to believe it's been over 10 years since I penned this review of a WWE DVD. I was...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
Tag Team Appreciation Month: The Moondogs. Rex, Spot, King, and a Whole Litter of Crazy Canines.
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Some dogs are known for having a bark that’s worse than their bite, but not the tag team known as...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Mar 4, 2019
- 6 min
Epic Fail: Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
Editor's Note: Around 2009 I started a recurring column at World Wrestling Insanity titled, "Epic Fail" detailing some of wrestling's...
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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
- Feb 18, 2019
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: Tito Santana vs. "The Hammer" in a Lumberjack Match. Part Two
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Last time around we took a look at one of the key matches in the memorable feud between...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Feb 11, 2019
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: Tito Santana vs. "The Hammer" in a Lumberjack Match. Part One
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The feud between Intercontinental Champion Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and former champion Tito...
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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
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1 min
Remembering "Mean" Gene Okerlund
I was devastated to learn of the passing of "Mean" Gene Okerlund, wrestling's greatest stick man. No one conducted an interview like...
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by Michael Rickard II
- Nov 12, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: "Crazy Like A Fox: The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later."
Brian Pillman remains one of wrestling’s greatest what-if stories, with fans wondering what would his life been like had he not died...
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by Michael Rickard II
- Oct 29, 2018
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: The Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter Alley Fight. Part Two of Two.
Madison Square Garden has been home to some bloody brawls but they were a shadow of what happened on May 4, 1981 when Sgt. Slaughter and...
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by Michael Rickard II
- Oct 22, 2018
- 1 min
Madison Square Garden Magic: The Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter Alley Fight. Part One of Two.
Madison Square Garden has been home to some bloody brawls but they were a shadow of what happened on May 4, 1981 when Sgt. Slaughter and...
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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 W. Rickard II
- Sep 17, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: Arn Anderson 4-Ever
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is a well-respected wrestler who rose to fame in the mid-80's becoming a founding member of the Four Horsemen...
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Michael W. Rickard II
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: Brutus Beefcake's "Struttin' and Cuttin'" Proves Fun Read
Fans may be wondering what Brutus Beefcake has to say about his time in the squared circle and let me tell you brother, he has a lot to...
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Michael Rickard II
- Aug 27, 2018
- 1 min
"Madison Square Garden Magic: Don't Throw a Rock at a Guy With a Machine Gun."
Andre the Giant and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka battled "Dr. D" David Schultz and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at Madison Square Garden. What happens...
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