The Von Erichs were the first family of Lone Star professional wrestling in the late 1970s and 1980s, a dynasty of Dallas-based all-stars who took on all comers throughout the North Texas circuit. First there was Fritz Von Erich, the patriarch who’d begun his career in the 1950s and eventually …
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In the larger-than-life world of lucha libre, there are “technicos” (good guys who fight for truth, justice, and the rule-abiding way) and there are “rudos” (villains who lie, cheat, and steal victories). There’s also a third category that’s neither hero nor heel, however, and that’s the “exotico.” A relatively late …
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One of the more wonderful surprises out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Cassandro, director Roger Ross Williams’ tender and poignant portrait of Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal), a gay lucha libre wrestler from El Paso (who spent much of his youth across the border in Juárez) who rose …
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Terry Funk, the the hardcore wrestling icon who set a new standard for brutality in entertainment, has died at the age of 79. His death was confirmedby World Wrestling Entertainment on Wednesday. A cause of death was not given at this time. Born on June 30, 1944, in Hammond, Indiana, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: The only way to stream SummerSlam 2023 is with Peacock. Sign up for a subscription here to watch the WWE event. Buy Peacock $5.99 It’s time …
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You can scarcely surf the great streaming ocean without happening on a serial killer documentary or series, a fact that probably says more about us than the entertainment industry. All options, however, are not created equal. For every few quick-and-dirty procedurals, you’ll find something with real style and personality — …
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Becky G kicked off WWE WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in California in Inglewood — the first time in some 18 years since it has been held in California — with a resonating performance of “America the Beautiful.” The Inglewood native took to the ring in a strappy, sequined blue-and-black …
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On a Sunday in March of 1992, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon marched into a suite of law offices at 500 Fifth Avenue, a soaring prewar skyscraper just up the street from the New York Public Library. He was there for a meeting with a young man about whom …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, is stepping back into the ring for one last rumble this weekend before he …
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WWE CEO Vince McMahon announced he is officially retiring from professional wrestling amid an investigation into financial and sexual misconduct accusations. “At 77, time for me to retire,” McMahon wrote on Twitter Friday, July 22. “Thank you, WWE Universe. Then. Now. Forever. Together.” In a statement issued by WWE, McMahon …
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