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Gavin Jasper Apr 3, 2017

As the Undertaker announces his retirement, we look back at his Wrestlemania record...

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WrestleMania XXX was an eventful show. It calmed the fears of those afraid that it would crash the WWE Network and cause major damage to the company's latest venture. Cesaro broke away from his tag team and broke out by winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy. Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and the Rock hung out in the ring and had a blast. Mr. T and Roddy Piper buried the hatchet. Daniel Bryan went through an endless supply of punishment before being defeating Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista.

That was a big moment and a major story, but the thing people will be talking about for a long time is the end of Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. For the first time ever, Undertaker lost at...

WhatCulture.com has learned that a source high-up inside WWE recently let slip the names of five candidates who have been discussed for this year’s Hall of Fame.

While these can only be treated as rumour until confirmed by WWE – and with anything in wrestling able to change at any time – our understanding is that all of the names below are virtually a lock for a spot to join the already announced Sting in this year’s class.

A couple are a surprise, while others were expected and long overdue. Some are relevant to the state of Texas – the host state of WrestleMania – be it for their history competing in the area or having been raised there.

But it is our understanding the following names will be inducted this year…

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The Fabulous Freebirds are considered one of the most important tag teams of their generation for good reason,...

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The recent reunion of Evolution has taken the wrestling world by storm and set up a must-see showdown between the faction and The Shield upcoming at the May 4 Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista coming together in the group that helped established the latter two competitors as legitimate main event Superstars shines a light on some of the most awesome reunions in wrestling history.

The best reunions have the ability to make fans cheer, boo and even cry. From the emotional reconciliation between Miss Elizabeth and “Macho Man” Randy Savage at WrestleMania VII to the return of the New World Order at No Way Out 2002 and the reemergence of the Legion of Doom in 2003, World Wrestling Entertainment has brought its fans some of the most memorable and enduring reunions in sports-entertainment history. Some had more historical impact than others but all left an impact on the men,...

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The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.

It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.

Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.

4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan

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The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.

In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.

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Tuesday night, April 8, the professional wrestling world was shaken to its core when Triple H took to Twitter to announce the passing of the Ultimate Warrior.

Three days earlier, he was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014. The following day, he stood on the WrestleMania stage for the first time since 1996 and soaked in the much-deserved adulation of 70,000-plus wrestling fans who appreciated all of his hard work and dedication to the business. Monday night, in a moment that weighs heavy on the hearts of fans, he addressed the WWE Universe one last time, promising that “the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever!”

One of the most controversial Superstars to ever step foot in a WWE ring, it is no secret that Warrior’s career is dotted with instances in which he did not necessarily endear himself to co-workers or WWE management. And...

It’s typical that coming off one of the greatest WrestleMania finales in history, the wrestling world would have to deal with a sharp comedown — and a jolting dose of heartbreak. Jim Hellwig, the man known to wrestling fans the world over as the Ultimate Warrior (and who legally changed his name to Warrior at one point) passed away last night while traveling in Arizona. He was 54 years old.

Though the Ultimate Warrior didn’t have a very long run at the top in professional wrestling, his performances left an indelible mark on fans. As explained by Bobby “The Brain...

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Oh boy. Here we go again. The best this, the worst that; you said it yourself on Twitter the other day Liam, it’s all opinions! You know at some point we’re gonna see one that’s too high and another too low and Christ man, you know Wrestlemania X-Seven is going to be the last page because the Bible said it would be, in the lost book of Jasmine comprised from those few of the Dead Sea Scrolls they were just never able to find! So how could this ever become objective for us man? Just give us a reason to read! Well, for one, ‘Mania 17 ain’t last.

I’ve spent a few days comprising this list- in-between joints- on the basis of a system. A system to attempt to rank every Wrestlemania event to date into a relative objectivity by devising the 6 factors that...

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Throughout the thirty year history of WrestleMania, no Superstar has encapsulated the importance and spectacle of the event more than The Undertaker.

Debuting at WrestleMania VII in March of 1991, the man the late Gorilla Monsoon referred to as “the Phenom” has taken on major Superstars from three generations en route to amassing an unheard of 21-0 undefeated streak. Former champions, icons of the squared circle, make up the Dead Man’s unblemished resume at the Showcase of the Immortals. Every year a new Superstar steps up to the plate, promising to do what no one else has and every year, they fall just short on the grandest stage the sports-entertainment industry has to offer.

Some of the matches Undertaker has competed in at the biggest show of the year have gone down as some of the best in WrestleMania. Others suffered from poor opposition, weak chemistry or injuries.

We are fast approaching the 30th annual WrestleMania event and it is the time of year when many wrestling fans look back on the famous event and revisit the moments that, for whatever reason, were memorable to them. Through the years there have been plenty of memorable moments at WrestleMania and dozens of wrestlers have carved themselves into the tree-bark of history with their performance on the grandest stage in professional wrestling. One of those wrestlers, of course, is the man who called himself “The Heartbreak Kid” and was labelled by fans and critics alike as “Mr WrestleMania”. That man is Shawn Michaels, and this DVD/Blu-ray package is about his legacy on WWE’s main stage.

Shawn Michaels made his WrestleMania debut as part of The Rockers tag team with Marty Jannetty to take on The Twin Towers in 1989 at the fifth annual show, and his last wrestling appearance...

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The Ultimate Warrior’s return to WWE as a Hall of Famer this year is one of the biggest stories in WWE so far in 2014. It’s been nearly 20 years since he had any involvement with the company, so for him to return made headlines around the wrestling world.

Recently, there’s been a revelation about some of his dealings with WWE in the form of a letter he wrote to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon in 1991. The physical letters have been posted online that shows it was a handwritten letter by Ultimate Warrior on July 10, 1991. The letters were also re-posted on the internet on many different websites and can be read here.

What have we learned from it all? That the Warrior really takes a long time to make a point. He also capitalizes phrases like “The One” just because he’s a unique guy like that.

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year….”

The classic Andy Williams Christmas tune has double meaning for wrestling fans. December brings good tidings of holiday cheer and also means that WrestleMania Season is just around the corner. Right after we ring in the New Year, we will be on The Road to The Royal Rumble. Since the WWE has established such strong connections between The Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, the RAWs and Smackdowns prior to the January Classic have essentially become the first stops on The Road to WrestleMania. There is not a better time to be a wrestling fan than the few months leading up to “The Showcase of the Immortals.”

2014 will offer up the 30th WrestleMania and all signs point to the record 22nd match of, perhaps, WrestleMania’s most celebrated and successful superstar, The Undertaker. Since 1991′s WrestleMania VII, The Deadman has dominated the grandest stage in WWE,...

When many people think of the great WrestleManias, a select number of events tend to pop up in the mind of most fans. WrestleMania X7 is probably the best WrestleMania of all time and a candidate for the best American wrestling PPV of all time. WrestleMania III is up there thanks to the spectacle of the Silverdome and a rather great event overall. That’s fine and dandy, but I’m going to throw a different WrestleMania into the mix. WrestleMania VII may be the best WrestleMania that nobody talks about.

First, let’s address the elephant in the room and one of the main reasons that most fans tend to shy away from WrestleMania: Gulfsploitation. I don’t even know if that is a word, but that is probably the best name for it. Taking Sgt. Slaughter who at that point had been portrayed as an American hero...

On the Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals (premiering Oct. 3 at 9 p.m. Et on The CW), viewers will quickly learn that Klaus (Joseph Morgan) wants what his former protégé-turned-rival Marcel, played by Charles Michael Davis, has. It’s a stance Morgan has been known to playfully take on set as well. ”I’ve been trying to get Julie to let me wear a vest for two years. It’s a British thing. I just like the idea of it. What I would call a waistcoat,” he says. “And then one of Marcel’s henchmen, his right-hand man Thierry , shows up — vest in every scene.

Ooooooohhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

It had to happen, and it was a rumour we have been expecting around these parts for some time now, but that doesn’t make the fact that Macho Man Randy Savage has been added to the roster for WWE 12 any less exciting, or appropriate given the tragic events that saw the loss of his life earlier this year.

Here’s the great man’s trailer:

In the past couple of days we have already seen the addition of Mick Foley as the second Legend in the 3rd Dlc Pack for WWE ’12, and yesterday Thq confirmed that he would be joined by the “Macho Man” Randy Savage, in a move that will surely appease those fans who have vocally and vociferously campaigned to have him included in Thq’s flag-ship series for years.

The announcement also confirmed that Savage will be decked out in his classic WrestleMania VII attire,...

The Ultimate Warrior just released an emotional video tribute to his fallen friend, Randy "Macho Man" Savage -- and finally revealed the source of their crazy energy ... Gallons Of Coffee! Warrior -- who famously forced Savage into "retirement" by defeating him at a "Career Ending Match" at Wrestlemania VII -- said he and Randy used to get so jacked up on java before getting into the ring, they would often compete to see who could down more Joe.

So sue me, I'm a wrestling fan. I first got into what WWE head cheese Vince McMahon prefers to call 'sports entertainment' these days way back in the early 1990s, in the era of (then) established stars like Hulk Hogan, Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase, Mr Perfect, Big Bossman and a colourful, gravel throated character known as the 'Macho Man, aka Mr Randy Savage.

Born Randall Mario Poffo in 1952, Savage was a supernova among stars in the WWF roster, a character so much larger than life that even the red and yellow machismo machine that was Hulk Hogan struggled to match him in the charisma stakes.

Coming from athletic stock (his father Angelo Poffo, a well known wrestler in his own right in the 1950s and 60s who at one point held the World Sit Up record), Savage initially aspired to be a baseball player,...