Here it is... the match that changed wrestling forever. This is the historic Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant from Wrestlemania 3

In this video, we see the first ever African American to win a World Title in a major company win that title. That individual was none other than Ron Simmons. DAMN!

At the beginning of Impact TNA like to say "TNA, we are wrestling." Well after watching the Hall Of Fame, Wrestlemania and the farewell segment, I think it's safe to say the living legend Ric Flair is indeed the one true icon in pro wrestling.

A little under a year ago when Ric Flair was jobbing to Carlito and floundering in the lower ranks of the WWE I wrote a very negative piece entitled "Ric Flair From Designer to Desperate," calling for the WWE to put him out of his misery. Little did I know that just a few months later the company would finally learn what Ric Flair is about and give him the kind of send off only Flair can live up to.

Finally, WWE's straight edge superstar CM Punk is getting the fair shake that he deserves. He is clearly a main event level player, and his gimmick will get over huge once WWE actually starts to give him the microphone a bit more. CM Punk winning the Money in the Bank title shot is perhaps the best and most correct decision the WWE has ever made.

CM Punk's wrestling character and indeed his real life personality is that of a straight edge lifestyle. He abstains from alcohol, drugs and promiscuous sex. The fact that he abstains from drugs is a part of his angle gives him huge potential. If he wins the title, he could actually give the WWE some of the good press that it desperately needs.

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Matt_C]Matt C

If you're new to the world of professional wrestling, here is a very basic guide to terms you'll want to be familiar with about wrestling, the matches, and more. These are for newcomers but may also be helpful for current fans, who may have heard a term but not known what it referred to:

A "face" refers to a good guy in wrestling, usually a fan favorite. Examples from the past would be Hulk Hogan, The Rock and John Cena. A wrestler is said to "turn face" when they go from bad to good.

A "heel" refers to a wrestler who is considered a bad guy or not liked by the crowd/fans. A character is said to "turn heel" when they make a turn from good (face) to bad (heel).

Growing up in East Setauket, New York, the young Mick Foley was a huge fan of professional wrestling, even hitch-hiking to Madison Square Garden in 1983 to witness his favourite wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka battle his arch rival Don Muraco in the confines of a steel cage. Foley now points to The Superfly's dive off the top of the cage onto the prone Muraco as the precise second when he decided he wanted to become a professional wrestler.

Mick began training in Pennsylvania, oftentimes having to sleep in the back of his car and subsisting on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches due to the financial constraints of driving 18 hours every weekend to train while still being at college. Mick embraced this difficult situation however, aware that this was all part of him "paying his dues". He quickly realised that what he lacked in technical wrestling skill, he more than made up for in his ability to take a beating and get right back up.

I stood numb when my eyes, that are accustomed to behold normal beings like you and me, saw the intimidating and imposing gigantic personality, thump down the aisle of the city's airport. For what I saw, my mind was reluctant to comprehend and what I came to know is even more intriguing to pen down in words. We have seen him hogging most of the air-space on broadcast media, roaring his lungs-out at his rivals in the ring, reducing his opponents to a bundle of hay-stacks... he is the most sought after wrestling icon in India... 'Rings a bell?' Yes, we caught up with non other than the "Khalbali-King"... the ultra-sized man with puissant biceps, bulging out of white tees and blue jeans- the Great Khali. And believe me, to meet him in person was a surreal experience.

For solicitous fans in the national capital, he landed like a hope for delectation at 11pm on May 3 at Indira Gandhi International airport. Dalip Singh Rana aka the Great Khali landed to drum beats and uproar of celebrations in the reception area bulging with fans, supporters, and activists of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan (DJJS), a spiritual organisation that the 7 feet and 2-and-half inches World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler follows religiously. From there began 'Tour India' of the former employee of Punjab state police along with his wife, Harminder Kaur. The one-time world heavy weight champion and Mr India for the year 1995-96 is scheduled to visit Mumbai as he said while talking to Headlines India. "I love my country and would try to visit as many places as I can during my stay here."

Pro Wrestling in itself is one of the most unique forms of entertainment out there. Some call it a sport, some call it a soap opera and others call it a traveling stage show. For something so hard to pigeon hole it is equally as hard for reporters to cover the wrestling news. In the dinosaur age before wrestling was exposed journalists would cover wrestling news as if it were a real sport like boxing. They would show up at the events, make notes and when a wrestler won then that was that. As it developed and storylines (similar to soap operas) were worked in to the industry, (mainly during the WWE attitude era and Monday Night Wars) "Mark Magazines" would cover pro wrestling as if those storylines were real. If The Rock threw Steve Austin in to a river (yes that happened once), the writer would write it as if it was the most insane thing that could ever happen in a sport. This was a unique system that helped promote the sport. Today a lot of negativity is also reported. As the internet developed and "Dirt Sheet" newsletters and websites sprung up, pretty much all fans knew the truth that wrestling was fake so wrestling news was no longer about what happened in the ring, but what happened behind the curtain. Nobody wanted to buy magazines that rehashed what was seen on TV. Insider news was born.