Author: Dr. Steroids

Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away, an amazing soccer tournament was being held. The planets that qualified for the finals were Socceranus, Socceraturn, Socceruto and Soccereptune. In all of Jean Luc’s travels, the Enterprise had never stumbled across this galaxy and history has not recorded these events up to now. The games took place on Socceruto and they were heavily favoured to win outright. Nothing else existed on Socceruto except soccer. There was no racism, no politics, no wars, only soccer. The players were easily identified since their names matched their planet. This was a commentator’s…

One question comes into mind every time someone insults the integrity of professional wrestling as a sport; is it really a sport or a soap opera on steroids(no pun intended here)? This is a question that has plagued fans and critics alike since its invention at the turn of the twentieth century. There is no easy answer, however. It becomes necessary to look at the foundations of professional wrestling for a clue to its true nature. SOAP OPERA: The nature of professional wrestling lends itself very easily to the soap opera format. The definition of sopa opera is simply a…

Turning to any WWF event, you can not help but see the love triangle between HHH, his wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, and Olympic hero, Kurt Angle. There have been speculations and rumors galore. Well, I am going to give you my take on the WHOLE situation. Let’s start from the beginning. When Triple H and Stephanie first married it was for power and head games. Stephanie wanted to get back at her father for using her, and Triple H wanted to gain the WWF World Championship. A marriage of convenience, I’d say. Kurt Angle came on the scene shortly thereafter. We…

In this exclusive interview, Young talked a little bit of baseball, but also showed himself to be a huge wrestling fan. His thoughts on his team, on the wrestling business, and on Brian Pillman should appeal to Reds fans and wrestling fans alike. Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, Dmitri… and I guess the first question I’ve got is to find out what brought you guys out here tonight. Was it the chance to be part of a show, or just the fact that you’re all fans? Well, actually, myself, Danny and Sean, we’re all avid wrestling…

Liverpool got a great signing recently when Paul Gasgoigne penned a two-year deal with Everton. Walter Smith must have lost it completely to think that Gazza can influence a Premier League game more than three years after his last performance of any note. (from a soccer playing point of view, that is). At least that’s the obvious argument just as we all thought Gazza would follow the mighty dollar to Australia or the USA via the MLS. He would have been welcomed and probably adored there while being given a fair chance to influence games that he may well have…

So we’re back in Vancouver, the hotbed of the world’s game, to watch the final of Euro 2000 live. This is supposed to be the battle of the French flair going forward against the Italian stonewall defence. Yeah right. So I expect the Italians to attack more first half and the French to be patient. The Italians know that they have to score first so why not attack. The much vaunted French attack just happens to be supplemented by a back four who have played together as a unit twenty five times and never lost. Now you know why they…

The concept of music in wrestling is nothing new. Wrestlers have for many years entered the ring to a theme song. Only in recent years have those themes become as important to the fan as to the wrestler. The entrance themes have been transformed from the drab “Pomp and Circumstance” of The Macho Man or “Also Sprach Zarathustra” of Ric Flair to the more edgy and pumping rhythms of Test’s “This Is a Test” or Edge’s “On the Edge.” With releases of albums containing the entrance themes of wrestlers, the sports entertainment industry has added yet another facet to this…

Lets threw together this Fantasy Camp as a way to remember Brian Hildebrand… I know you two were in Smokey Mountain at the same time, and I think of everybody here, you’d be one of the best guys to talk to about Brian’s afinity for the business…. Tom Pritchard: Yeah, I mean, when I first went to Smokey Mountain, he was doing everything with Cornette… not just refereeing, but publicity, whatever it took. A great kid, a class act from day one, a real wrestling FAN. A fan like from the old school days — “wrestling the way it used…

Hey Crowbar, how are you doing? Crowbar: I’m doing fine, I’m just hangin’ out, I’m doing great. How’s things in WCW? C: Great, going ok. After being on the independents for nine years it’s great to finally have a secure job somewhere. So far they’ve done some real good things with me and I’m just having a good time. Alright, tell us about a little bit about yourself and your history in the wrestling biz. C: I started wrestling at 17 when I was a junior at high school, I scammed my parents into signing a waiver so I could…

While action raged in the ring during the Pillman 2000 event, Torrie Wilson was one of the stars who milled around the backstage area long enough to get cornered by Yours Truly. Requirements on her time — preparing for her appearance — meant this conversation was much shorter than some of the others you’ve already read transcripts of. Unfortunately, the hustle and bustle of the backstage area also rendered my tape of this chat much less clear than some other interviews I did (meaning I’ve had to clip some portions and do some paraphrasing of others to maintain some semblance…