tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:26:38 +0000English WrestlingWrestlemaniaRawCurrent IssuesFavourite WrestlersWWE in the UKMy wrestling backgroundSuperstarsWWEWWE DivasWrestling Association of RugbyWrestling moveshttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)Blogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-3369282682922811407Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:46:00 +00002010-09-27T21:17:15.571+01:00WrestlemaniaWWEWRESTLEMANIA 27, Atlanta.Grandest stage of them all.Lifelong dream.And I am officially attending with my good mate and late 90s WWE fan C Phillips who is now brushing up on the new stars.We have gone for the Wrestlemania Gold package at a cost of £500 each.This includes Wrestlemania, Hall of Fame and Axxess tickets, a private autograph session and a three night stay at the Marriott Hotel.A bit http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2010/09/wrestlemania-is-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-2375052368269844205Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:33:00 +00002009-05-22T00:24:30.950+01:00English WrestlingWhile wrestling may appear to be staged some moves can cause a huge amount of pain.Usually wrestlers do not use their full force when delivering the patented slap across the chest but Chris Blackwood's injury proves that this is not always the case.The Midlands based performer has recently acquired a red raw hand imprint on his chest for his troubles.He said: "I got this during a recent match andhttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/chris-blackwood-shows-pain-of-being.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-568730228055905893Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:20:00 +00002009-04-22T19:24:01.986+01:00WWE in the UKThis was the second time I have been to see WWE Raw live and the show did not disappoint.On arrival to the O2 arena my mate and I were greeted with the usual howls of 'wooo' with excited fans replicating Ric Flair's signature phrase. We also came across a number of men dressed up as Hulk Hogan while others chose to carry around full size title belts on their shoulders.Merchandise stands had http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/raw-review-london-02-arena-214.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-4244750241783939739Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:34:00 +00002009-04-22T22:34:02.542+01:00Wrestling movesAs a young lad I used to wrestle against my little brother on my parent's bed and I was a massive believer of finishing him with a pedigree (seen above). If we rolled back the years and had another match I would still use this move to end the contest providing he would let me win of course. He is now 18 and persuading him to lose to me may prove slightly more difficult. Although I don't like http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-favourite-wrestling-moves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-8849432257909201089Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:48:00 +00002009-04-19T23:34:22.685+01:00Current IssuesA nine-year-old has died from jumping off a roof allegedly trying to imitate his favourite WWE star Jeff Hardy.Damori Miles made a parachute out of string and plastic bag and attempted Hardy's signature 'swanton bomb' finishing move.According to his friend Shakar, 11, Damori had seen this type of stunt when playing the Smackdown vs Raw video game.Whilst my condolences go out to his family I have http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/child-dies-jumping-off-roof.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-6545713649971884999Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:29:00 +00002009-04-17T23:32:17.109+01:00RawThe WWE draft picks last Monday didn't particularly interest me.As of late most of the big name wrestlers have been working overtime by appearing on Raw and Smackdown so the decision to move Triple H to Monday nights seems insignificant. The fact that he is going to appear on Smackdown this week against two other supposedly Raw superstars, Rhodes and Di Biase, further backs up this statement.It http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/draft-picks-fail-to-excite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-6586629229832090989Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-04-16T00:21:51.896+01:00English WrestlingWell I've never heard of One Pro Wrestling but the English promotion has former ECW and WWE stars Nunzio, Balls Mahoney, Kid Kash and Sandman on it's upcoming match card.When I first saw this I couldn't quite believe it and the event 'To The Extreme' which is taking place this weekend at the Doncaster Dome is not to be missed.There is some confusion as to when the event is starting as the times http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/former-wwe-stars-set-to-appear-at-1pw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-1684255372041708310Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-04-10T20:06:49.780+01:00English WrestlingChris Blackwood is an English wrestler currently working for Midlands based promotions Leicester Pro Wrestling and Alternative Wrestling World.He has been part of the independent business for around two years after joining a training scheme at AWW in early 2007. At the moment he is performing as Lucian L. Jones who is a despicable street thug and he is loving it.In this interview Blackwood http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/exclusive-interview-with-chris.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-1691752587723899876Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:39:00 +00002009-04-10T18:44:23.017+01:00Wrestlemania I expected JBL to come out on RAW last Monday and give one of his outrageous ten minute speeches to explain why he lost so easily.Despite saying he had quit the WWE at Wrestlemania I presumed that he wouldn't leave the business after losing the intercontinental title in a match that lasted 21 seconds.Unfortunately he didn't appear and the next day I came across a blog post from him on wwe.com.Inhttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/jbl-deserved-better-retirement-match.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-7622747664687957642Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-04-10T18:44:47.234+01:00I have recently stumbled across a very useful website for promoting my blog.When I submitted my URL my hit count increased dramatically and the best thing about it is that there is no charge for the service.On submission your blog goes into a cycle with many others until it is eventually removed.Visit the site at http://www.alphainventions.comThis is a great way of getting a few more hits and I http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/alphainventions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-6741479709506394481Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-04-10T18:44:59.852+01:00Wrestlemania I said we could possibly witness one of the best Wrestlemanias of all time and I think I got a little too excited with that prediction.This was a really good pay-per-view however it wasn't amazing mainly because the two title matches simply weren't thought out well enough.I think it was absolutely criminal to set up the ending to Wrestlemania with a sledgehammer shot. What an outrageous decisionhttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-hate-sledgehammers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-1409697947753448092Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:11:00 +00002009-04-10T18:45:10.438+01:00WrestlemaniaThe biggest date in the pro wrestling calendar is once again upon us and what an event it promises to be.The match card this year is packed with interesting rivalries and it's a certainty that there will be a number of special moments which will go down in history.Every year people say it's going to be the best Wrestlemania ever which is not always true in my opinion. However I thoroughly believehttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/04/wrestlemania-preview-spoiler-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-2458717186748134230Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:40:00 +00002009-04-22T19:23:49.779+01:00WWE in the UKWorld Wrestling Entertainment makes its first stop in Britain on April 17th and I for one cannot wait.The reason for this is that I am very forunate to be going to see the televised episode of Raw at the O2 Arena in London three days later.I prefere to go to the televised shows as I think that the wrestlers want and need to perform at their best. Whereas at the standard 'Wrestlemania Revenge Tourhttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/wwe-tour-of-uk-imminent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-2843831725976207380Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-03-31T15:29:54.995+01:00RawThe last episode of Raw had a truly electric ending which really intensifies the rivalry between Triple H and Randy Orton.The segment made me cast my mind back to the days where Triple H seemed to beat someone to a bloody pulp virtually every week with a sledgehammer.Now his role has been reversed which has made for some very interesting viewing.Clearly the WWE want to make Orton into a massive http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/raw-ends-with-triple-h-getting-some-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-2877813494114364574Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:15:00 +00002009-03-31T15:30:10.832+01:00Favourite WrestlersIn my opinion Shawn Michaels is the most charismatic wrestler I have ever seen.I have watched him since he entered the WWE in a tag team called The Rockers and have witnessed his rise to the top of the company.In his hey day he appealed to just about everyone in the crowd. Men wanted to be like him, women fancied him and children idolised him. When I went to see WWE live at the Royal Albert Hall http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-favourite-wrestlers-of-all-time-part_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-1865484100790657057Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-03-31T15:30:47.564+01:00English WrestlingThere appears to be a lot of small promotions out there all over the country which barely have a budget due to very low exposure.Here, the first problem is encountered as without a budget to promote a product there is never going to be many people coming to watch. Therefore revenue is not generated and expansion opportunities are very limited. Having little money also effects everything connectedhttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-first-impression-of-english.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-5500321817875713937Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-04-28T01:10:27.638+01:00Wrestling Association of RugbyI was delighted to have the chance to speak to Simon Platt who currently is the promoter of The Wrestling Association of Rugby.He is also an experienced wrestler having performed in his first show at the tender age of 15 and wrestles under the name of The Bird of Prey Falcon.Platt, 22, now runs a wrestling school with his brothers which currently has over 25 students. It is a non-profit business http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/english-promoter-joins-wrestling-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-4131905502162508120Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:53:00 +00002009-03-31T15:34:28.978+01:00Superstars<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/future-john-morrison.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-5349746424887349594Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:22:00 +00002009-03-31T15:31:40.798+01:00Current IssuesThe glitz and glamour of being a professional wrestler is seriously put into perspective when you count up how many ex-stars have died.Andrew 'Test' Martin, 33, is the latest in a long line to have passed away and the profession is certainly looking more and more like a death trap.The cause is currently unknown but by looking at the physique <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/another-wrestling-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-494014251272455589Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:25:00 +00002009-03-31T15:32:05.090+01:00Favourite WrestlersThere aren't many men who could get away with wearing a pink and black outfit and labeling themselves 'the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be'.Bret Hart however could pull this is off and he is without a doubt my childhood hero. I worshipped the ground he walked on as did many other children throughout the 90's.There were a number of things about Bret that generatedhttp://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-favourite-wrestlers-of-all-time-part_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-826803006999976397Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:27:00 +00002009-03-31T15:32:20.266+01:00WWE DivasI think that there are currently too many Divas signed to the Raw and Smackdown rosters.When taking into consideration the air time they get during shows which is usually around 10 minutes there are so many of the girls that seem to be doing nothing.For example in the Maryse versus Melina match this past week on Raw they both brought along support from their brands.Former champions like like http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-there-too-many-wwe-divas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-8014393077765858113Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:32:00 +00002009-03-31T15:32:35.872+01:00RawOn Raw this past Monday the main event was shown on the titantron. If I had paid good money to come and watch the show I wouldn't be too pleased if the business end of the episode was shown on a screen.Having been to a few shows myself I am trying to imagine the muted crowd atmosphere after the segment ended and the show was over. I must say though that seeing Orton thrown through the windows of http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/main-event-on-titantron-hmmm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680659266831552430.post-2131943551901657734Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:18:00 +00002009-04-22T19:25:00.385+01:00My wrestling backgroundWelcome to my new blog 'Wrestling for Life'.The reasoning behind this name is that I have followed WWF/WWE since I was four years old and believe that I will always be interested in this company and everything surrounding it. The story lines aren't always the best but when you have a number of talented individuals delivering the product interest will always be generated.I think that the reason http://wrestlingforlife09.blogspot.com/2009/03/start-game-my-introduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Weatherup)1