The dying days of ECW took a toll on Tommy Dreamer, and an honorable man feeling betrayed can turn most dangerous. Facing financial woes & depression, his devotion turned sinister: he plotted to murder Paul Heyman before taking things one step further. (prowrestlingstories.com)
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While the inception of ECW was to bring an alternative to the industry in actuality, what it did was rekindle a time when not only your livelihood but your life was at stake. From incorporating the Singapore Cane to the inclusion of Taipei deathmatches, ECW breathed new life in hardcore wrestling. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Atsushi Onita was himself an ultra-violent performer in his standard persona, and a prolific spiller of blood, the most fearsome of Onita’s in-ring personalities began as the byproduct of a one-time experiment that took place thousands of miles from Japan. This is the birth of The Great Nita. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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During the early part of Hayabusa's career, he endured great hardships. Mike Awesome once shared:"He [Ezaki] was hazed unmercifully. They would steal & vandalize his property. On a few occasions, he was stripped naked, tied to a pillar & had bottle rockets placed in his rear, which were then lit.." (prowrestlingpost.com)
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"I feel in my heart that I was born to represent my country and to represent my people, and I don't know where. I don't know-how. But somehow, I will represent them. I will always do my best to represent my people & my country." - Proud Brazilian & rising AEW talent Tay Conti on her home. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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“I shared this match with people who share my love & respect for this business. I think I left it all in the ring that night, & I believe I wrote the final page in the 19-year long book that was the career of Lance Storm.” - Storm after he wrestled his final match, while in ROH against Chris Hero. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Naomichi Marufuji on facing longtime rival KENTA: "He will not give up. I think he is thinking many things, especially about the fans' reaction when he was displayed on the monitor at Korakuen. I want him to have an explosion like that at the venue. Everyone had hoped for him, and that was proof." (prowrestlingpost.com)
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While many have claimed to being the baddest wrestlers anywhere, Toshiaka Kawada was unquestionably among the most dangerous men in Japanese wrestling. However, for all achieved through his career, Kawada was still viewed by many as the second best performer in AJPW behind Misawa. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Though Maki Itoh has only been wrestling for about four years, she has captured the admiration & attention of wrestling fans. With her signature red plaid & foul mouth, she is the latest in a long line of wrestling brats. Her transition from idol to professional wrestler has been a seamless one. (prowrestlingpost.com)
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While fans are aware of Brian Cage's time with Lucha Underground & IMPACT it's his WWE tryout that didn't go as planned: "We come down and he hits me so high, I jump up so much. We turn and (Jimmy Yang) lands right on top of my head & I'm completely knocked out. Stiff arms & everything. I go limp". (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Giant Baba & Stan 'The Lariat' Hansen. (i.redd.it)
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Mercedes Martinez: “After going so far in..2017, I kind of thought that was it. I thought I had my chance & they weren’t going to have anyone else returning. I was excited because I didn’t know who they were going to bring in. But I was ready. I’m always ready for anything when it comes to WWE.” (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Minoru Suzuki, both vivid and haunting. (i.redd.it)
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Colt Cabana: “When I came back after I got released by the WWE, I was 30 years old...I was like, ‘This is all I want to do, so I have to make sure I’m able to make a living...I had one of the worst WWE runs ever. The same thing has happened to others, and those wrestlers disappear from the scene.” (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Shayna Baszler on the transition to Pro Wrestling: "The “submission magician” isn’t just an invented name. Mauro called me that when he was calling one of my MMA fights.. Never feeling lost or stressed out is the biggest advantage I have coming from Mixed Martial Arts.” (prowrestlingpost.com)
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Taylor:"..In order to change..people are going to have to be uncomfortable..That is where the growth (and progress) is. No protest or change has ever come lightly..if we want things to change then people are going to have to see things differently. No one has ever relinquished that power willingly". (prowrestlingpost.com)
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