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"There is no age limit in the WWE." These words were uttered by Jerry "The King" Lawler to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan on a 2008 episode of Raw. Duggan had been contemplating retirement due to his advancing years, but was told that if he still felt the passion to wrestle, he should continue on. As much as I am all for doing what you love, how old is too old to be wrestling? At TNA's recent Hard Justice pay-per-view, wrestling legends Mick Foley and Kevin Nash faced off for TNA's Legends Championship. Nash is 50 years old, while Foley is 44. I couldn't help but cringe ...

When taking a glance at the independent wrestling scene in my home state of Maryland, you will be hard pressed to find any legitimate promotions other than Maryland Championship Wrestling. Maryland Championship Wrestling held its first show on July 19, 1998, and has since become one of the leading independent promotions on the east coast of the United States. Over the years, many wrestlers have graced the MCW ring. MCW has played host to legends such as Jerry "The King" Lawler, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Road Warriors, "Sensational" Sherri Martel, and Eddie Guerrero; journeymen such as Headbanger Mosh, Sabu, Jerry Lynn, Chris ...

He is a six time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, three time NWA/TNA Heavyweight Champion, and among various other accolades, he is commonly referred to as "The Icon", a name only bestowed upon the elite. He is the man called Sting. Sting will also go down as the most successful wrestler never to wrestle for Vince McMahon. When asked what stopped him from joining the WWE after the Invasion angle, Sting responded by saying that a confrontation between The Rock and Booker T. where The Rock asked Booker who he was was enough for him to reject working for McMahon. Sting feared his character ...

Wrestling fans tune in to WWE Raw, Smackdown, and TNA Impact, among other wrestling shows in order to see their favorite performers go to battle each week. For two hours fans, are sucked into the drama surrounding the superstars in the ring. The only problem is that there are some fans that don't know how to separate the action on the TV screen from their everyday lives. Without further ado, here are ten indications that wrestling may be having a negative influence on your daily life.   10. You have an alias. Most wrestlers perform under false names, and this has inspired you to ...

Lately, before every WWE pay-per-view, the creative team must contemplate the age old question: To swerve, or not to swerve? Earlier in the year, I wrote an article asking where the element of surprise in pro wrestling had gone. Since then, the WWE has given the fans a variety of "surprises." What the WWE needs to learn, though, is that there are two kinds of surprises: Good surprises and bad ones. The purpose of the swerve is to shock the audience, but lately this technique has been overused and misused. Champions have been made to look weak, no one is able to hold a championship for ...

In today's World Wrestling Entertainment, many of the title holders have to consider themselves lucky if they can hold on to their belts, especially the World Heavyweight Championship, for 50 days. Both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship belts change hands often enough that people like Triple H, Edge, and John Cena may all surpass Ric Flair's legendary sixteen world championships by the time the books close on their careers. Current WWE Champion, Randy Orton, is quickly closing in on the first 50 days of his title reign, and though I don't believe that he will lose the belt in the next month ...

In today's World Wrestling Entertainment, many of the title holders have to consider themselves lucky if they can hold on to their belts, especially the World Heavyweight Championship, for 50 days. Both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship belts change hands often enough that people like Triple H, Edge, and John Cena may all surpass Ric Flair's legendary sixteen world championships by the time the books close on their careers. Current WWE Champion, Randy Orton, is quickly closing in on the first 50 days of his title reign, and though I don't believe that he will lose the belt in the next month ...

In pro wrestling, the pop, not to be confused with a bottle of soda, is the reaction that the superstars get from the crowd through their entrances, interviews, and other actions. As the years progress, it seems as if superstars get less and less reaction from the audience. WWE programming usually garners upwards of 10,000 and even 15,000 audience members, and yet many times, it sounds as if there are only a couple hundred people in attendance. It seems as if the only superstars who receive more than an average amount of heat from the crowd are Triple H, Undertaker, John Cena, Edge, Randy Orton, and ...