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May 2012

May 26 - Smackdown: Monday Night Raw, the sequel
May 25 - Jericho suspended for denigrating Brazilian flag
May 25 - The SHIMMER live experience is unique
May 25 - Impact: Roode makes history, then it's showtime
May 24 - WWE NXT: 'Carnival Team' returns in main event
May 21 - Raw: Big Show sells out and the locker room empties
May 19 - Sammartino goes over at the Hall of Fame
May 19 - Smackdown: Orton battles Sheamus, Bryan gets edge on Punk
May 18 - Cena's wife wants divorce papers rejected
May 18 - Laughs and sage advice from Austin at CAC banquet
May 18 - Impact: Roster fights to see who will challenge Roode
May 17 - WWE, TNA announce big changes for their television shows
May 17 - WWE NXT: Kidd wins thrilling triple threat match
May 16 - Big reaction from live fans proves Laurinaitis character is working
May 16 - Albers' roles as a Miller brother, Count and Mr. Kleen led to real estate
May 14 - Raw: Triple H and John Laurinaitis both get served in Pittsburgh
May 14 - Gorgeous George Jr. dies
May 14 - Kevin Steen: 'Vindication is a fantastic thing'
May 13 - Steen, WGTT capture titles at ROH's Border Wars
May 13 - Priceless memories of watching wrestling with Mom
May 12 - Smackdown: Fatal foreshadowing
May 11 - Butcher Vachon still going strong
May 11 - Anderson excited to face 'living legend' Hardy at TNA Sacrifice
May 11 - Kevin Steen destined for ROH World title
May 11 - MMA fighter and life-long wrestling fan 'King Mo' to begin TNA career
May 11 - Impact: Who will get into Sacrifice title match?
May 10 - John Cena files for divorce
May 10 - Bad girl Maria's confidence grows in Ring of Honor
May 10 - The LAW unbroken after 15 years
May 10 - WWE NXT: Drama, drama, drama
May 9 - Mike Bennett thrilled to be caught in a Storm
May 8 - Bennett beneficiary of Lance Storm's ROH attention
May 7 - Raw: Heyman returns with big announcement
May 7 - Missed flight leads to new ToW main event
May 6 - Kyle Matthews a rising star beyond Georgia home
May 5 - Junior Seau's suicide hits close to home
May 5 - Smackdown: No time to rest
May 5 - Devon Nicholson attempts to put a tough few years behind him
May 5 - Steiner's had enough of TNA
May 4 - Charges dropped against Scott Hall
May 4 - Impact: Roode, RVD get tough challenges ahead of title match
May 3 - Dark Journey's big comeback
May 2 - Steiner on TNA: 'It's not like Hogan and Bischoff are going to grow a brain'
May 2 - WWE NXT: Change coming as show rolls on
May 2 - Smackdown thrills crowd in return to Toledo
May 1 - Phil Watson charged in sexual assault investigation
May 1 - Terry Leavitt's amazing artistic journey
May 1 - Montreal's Alex Silva inks TNA deal
May 1 - Raw: Triple H reads the riot act to Lesnar, but Laurinaitis gets the last laugh in Dayton

April 2012

Apr 30 - Extreme Reunion wasn’t all bad
Apr 29 - Bloodied Cena shocks Lesnar to cap off outstanding Extreme Rules
Apr 28 - Extreme predictions for Extreme Rules event
Apr 27 - When it comes to my children, I’m an extreme softie
Apr 27 - Smackdown: Youngsters impressive as Extreme Rules nears
Apr 27 - Nutrition a passion for a slimmed down Shane Sewell
Apr 26 - Ring ka King: It all works out India end
Apr 26 - Little Guido returns to the Extreme
Apr 25 - World Art Project aims for championship status
Apr 25 - Buff Bagwell in intensive care after car accident
Apr 25 - Four Horsemen manager Dillon talks WWE HOF honor
Apr 24 - McMahon, Triple H join roster in wishing Cena a happy birthday after Raw
Apr 24 - Wendi Richter's Cauliflower Alley Club speech
Apr 24 - Raw: Laurinaitis agrees to start the 'Raw is Lesnar' era at the Joe
Apr 23 - Return To The Cobo a photographic treasure trove
Apr 22 - Remembering Rick O'Toole: When a prelim guy tamed the Big Cat
Apr 21 - ECW: Where are they now?
Apr 21 - Smackdown: London calling
Apr 20 - Impact: Roode, Storm speak, new top contender crowned
Apr 18 - Austin, Steamboat delight at Cauliflower Alley Club reunion
Apr 18 - WWE NXT: Someone's getting fired!
Apr 18 - Starr, Webster, Kertsen, Lauer honored at CAC Baloney Blowout
Apr 17 - Ring ka King: Bollywood Boys become champs, Jarrett becomes a chump
Apr 17 - Laughing my way through the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion
Apr 17 - SLAM! Wrestling memories from WrestleReunion
Apr 17 - Raw: Lesnar speaks, two titles on the line, Cena upset
Apr 16 - WWE claims record pay-per-view number for WrestleMania XXVIII
Apr 15 - Roode, Storm try, but can't save disappointing Lockdown
Apr 15 - Toronto WrestleReunion an amazing weekend
Apr 14 - Roode looks to prove doubters wrong again at Lockdown
Apr 13 - Get yourself to Toronto's WrestleReunion
Apr 13 - Is Lockdown title match make-or-break for Storm? Challenger says no
Apr 13 - Beulah McGillicutty puts the 'great' in Gertrude the Great
Apr 13 - Impact: Roode, Storm get intense ahead of title match
Apr 12 - Girl Dynamite Jennifer Blake explosive in Mexico
Apr 12 - WWE NXT: Kidd, McGillicutty go at it again
Apr 11 - Battle of the Sexes: Men vs Women tag in Atlanta
Apr 11 - Honky Tonk Man a fan of convention circuit
Apr 11 - Smackdown: Everything old is new again
Apr 10 - Ring ka King: Indians rule the ring; Angelina wants a fling; Sonjay Dutt flies with a wing; sumo wrestler wears a string
Apr 10 - Without Toronto, there would have been no Bruno Sammartino
Apr 9 - Raw: Lesnar bloodies Cena in DC
Apr 9 - 11 reasons to check out WrestleReunion 8
Apr 9 - Edge DVD gutsy and honest
Apr 7 - Ties between wrestling and hockey continue to arise
Apr 6 - Smackdown: Heeeeere's Johnny!
Apr 6 - Rock and Brock run show in WWE
Apr 5 - The untold story of "Cowboy" Dan Kroffat's hostage taking and shooting
Apr 5 - WWE NXT: McGillicutty coming for Kidd
Apr 4 - Loud-mouth Lesnar belongs in WWE
Apr 4 - Former wrestler Maven busted
Apr 4 - Koloff's book more historical than autobiographical
Apr 4 - Ring ka King: Lawyers, ladders and golden wings
Apr 3 - Chief Jay Strongbow dies
Apr 3 - Raw: Cena's bad week continues thanks to Lesnar's return
Apr 2 - Highs of Taker-HHH, Cena-Rock and Punk-Jericho overcome plenty of lows at WrestleMania XXVIII
Apr 2 - Live Mania had many moments
Apr 1 - WrestleMania 28: The Live Report
Apr 1 - WrestleMania 28: Pre-show and post-show chat

March 2012

Mar 31 - Mania Moments: Nos. 6-2 - Submission, electricity, The Streak
Mar 31 - Cena doesn't like The Rock
Mar 31 - Mania Moments: No. 1 - The Irresistible Force Meeting The Immovable Object
Mar 31 - Countdown to WrestleMania 28
Mar 31 - Mania Moments: Nos. 11-7 - Ladders, challenges and triolgies
Mar 31 - So ... how about the mild winter?
Mar 31 - WWE Hall of Fame a R-Rated affair
Mar 31 - Smackdown: ‘Twas the night before (the night before) Wrestlemania
Mar 30 - ROH Showdown in the Sun: Richards retains, Steen gets unexpected help
Mar 30 - WWE Hall honour 'so awesome' for Edge
Mar 30 - Timbaland mixes with WWE Divas and superstars
Mar 30 - Live Radio: WrestleMania XXVIII Preview
Mar 29 - Mania Moments: Nos. 16-12 - Iron men, new eras, emotional wins
Mar 29 - Mania Moments: Nos. 21-17: Mysterio, Angle, Trump and more
Mar 29 - WWE NXT: Hunico makes long-awaited show debut
Mar 29 - Rock vs Cena: Predictions from the stars
Mar 28 - The Streak: Two glorious matches with Shawn Michaels
Mar 28 - CHIKARA's Kingston relishing ROH rub
Mar 28 - The Streak: Winning the match, losing the war
Mar 28 - Ring ka King: RDX rule the ring
Mar 27 - Live Raw hits all the right notes for Mania
Mar 27 - Raw: All the pieces for WrestleMania fall into place in Atlanta
Mar 26 - The Streak: Having an Edge didn't help
Mar 26 - CIMA leads Dragon Gate into Mania weekend
Mar 25 - The Streak: Batista bows down
Mar 25 - My mentor, Joe Blanchard, was the real thing
Mar 24 - The Streak: Finishing the World's Strongest Man
Mar 24 - Vance Nevada's brief, shining moment as NWA World champ
Mar 24 - The Streak: Again, Kane is not able
Mar 24 - A visit with an old friend: “Lovely Bruddas”
Mar 24 - Smackdown: Oh Daniel boy, the pipes are calling
Mar 23 - Cena rises above hate in, out of ring
Mar 23 - New Barrie promotion wrestles for a cause
Mar 23 - Impact: Sting wants Hogan
Mar 22 - Joe Blanchard passes
Mar 22 - NWA champ Pearce headed to Lloydminster
Mar 22 - Chuck Taylor a master of 'white trash lucha' style
Mar 22 - The Streak: The Legend Killer gets Tombstoned
Mar 22 - WWE NXT: Kidd, McGillicutty go at it again
Mar 21 - India a world-topping experience for Matt Morgan
Mar 21 - Ring ka King: Love and lots of Lahoria
Mar 20 - The Streak: Two is not better than one
Mar 20 - The remarkable strengths of Doug Furnas
Mar 20 - Raw: Triple H, HBK and Undertaker have a pre-WrestleMania summit in Philly
Mar 18 - The Streak: Whooo! A battle with the Nature Boy
Mar 17 - Montreal crowd loud and passionate for WWE
Mar 17 - Wrestlemania Rap vs. Rock
Mar 17 - Smackdown: Rock, Rap n’ Wrestling (without the rock & rap)
Mar 16 - Santino thanks the fans for the renewed popularity
Mar 16 - Morgan talks tag teams and Victory Road
Mar 15 - WWE NXT: Regal books all tag match show
Mar 14 - Mania Moments: Nos. 22-24 - Hart, Lesnar, Hogan make marks
Mar 14 - Ring ka King: Coronations and championships - Jarrett's control quest continues
Mar 14 - Daniel Bryan prepares a new catchphrase for Montreal
Mar 14 - The Streak: The first battle with Triple H
Mar 13 - Raw: Monday night jaw
Mar 12 - Veteran northeast referee Dick Woehrle dies at 81
Mar 12 - Mania a time for Dolph Ziggler to show off
Mar 12 - The Streak: Bossman hangs
Mar 12 - Ah, the joys of a 14-year-old boy at his first WWE show
Mar 12 - WWE leaves Buffalo on a high note
Mar 11 - Locals shine among international talent at NCW Femmes Fatales
Mar 11 - House show upgrade helps WWE show in East Lansing
Mar 11 - Kwan Chang hasn't given up on the dream
Mar 10 - Omega can't live down match with 9-year-old-girl
Mar 10 - Smackdown: A bad case of Laurinaitis
Mar 10 - Everybody's piledriving Hulkster
Mar 9 - T-shirts and movies and books — oh my
Mar 9 - Impact: Bischoff tested again
Mar 8 - The Streak: Brother versus brother
Mar 8 - Dundee's book an upfront look at Superstar's four decades in the ring
Mar 8 - WWE NXT: Tag team demoted to janitorial duty
Mar 7 - Hogan sex tape offered to porn market
Mar 7 - Ring ka King: Magnus the new champ thanks to the B-O-double-S
Mar 7 - Mania Moments: No. 25 - McMahon's surprisingly good matches
Mar 6 - Femmes Fatales bringing all that Jazz to Montreal
Mar 6 - Cause of death for Doug Furnas revealed
Mar 6 - The Streak: Sid drops the belt
Mar 5 - Raw: The Rock teaches history while Shawn Michaels gets a WrestleMania role
Mar 4 - ROH 10th anniversary show mixes new blood with old
Mar 4 - Doug Furnas dies in his sleep
Mar 4 - The Streak: Nash lays down on way out
Mar 4 - Colourful Kira takes inspiration from anime
Mar 3 - An idiot’s guide to becoming a pro wrestler
Mar 3 - Smackdown: Fire, firing, and farts
Mar 2 - New Rock DVD excellent, if revisionist
Mar 2 - Condellos team up in showbiz
Mar 2 - Impact: Champions see action in main event 6-man tag
Mar 2 - Ring ka King: It arrives
Mar 1 - Going behind the scenes on The Score's Aftermath
Mar 1 - The Streak: DiBiase can't lead Bundy to win

February 2012

Feb 29 - WWE NXT: Striker steps down, new leader in place
Feb 29 - The many stories of that 'f---in' madman' Sonny Meyers
Feb 28 - A conversation with a Stratusfactory Bounty Hunter
Feb 28 - Raw: Cena and The Rock have a Kung Pao showdown
Feb 28 - Mania Moments: No. 26 - Savage, Elizabeth reunite
Feb 27 - Stratus pumped for Bounty Hunters DVD
Feb 27 - Rex King: Not dead, but in pain
Feb 26 - Kayfabe's Over Babyface and Effective Heel DVD flawed
Feb 26 - Bagwell goes back to school
Feb 26 - The Streak: Slaying a giant
Feb 25 - Fearing death when a photograph will do
Feb 24 - The Truth on Ron Killings — and Little Jimmy
Feb 24 - Impact: Is Sting really done?
Feb 23 - All-Star veteran Sonny Meyers dead from cancer
Feb 23 - Examining Mike Rollins' psycho mind
Feb 23 - The Streak: Undertaker stomps a Snake
Feb 23 - The Streak: Superfly first to fall
Feb 22 - Mania Moments: No. 27 - Hogan returns
Feb 22 - 'My son's not dead,' says Rex King's mom
Feb 22 - Smackdown: Tuesday night titans
Feb 22 - Ring ka King: Tag tourney ends; Morgan defends; fat guy bends (and breaks)
Feb 21 - Aftermath's Arda Ocal living his dream
Feb 21 - Terry Funk pulled from Toronto WrestleReunion
Feb 21 - Raw: Undertaker's reverse psychology and Cena's new attitude pay off
Feb 20 - Mania Moments: No. 28 - Edge's last match
Feb 20 - Good matches but not enough of them at Elimination Chamber
Feb 19 - Titans in Toronto 5 teams with WrestleReunion for breakfast
Feb 18 - Smackdown: The injury bug bites again
Feb 18 - Reunion only reaffirmed my love for my profession
Feb 18 - Kofi's got bad intentions for Jericho
Feb 18 - Bad Boy Jason Cage swings back through Napanee and Kingston
Feb 17 - Impact: Sting, Roode continue to clash
Feb 17 - WWE NXT: Striker says 'no mas,' brings in Regal to run show for day
Feb 16 - KayfabeNews.com aims to be The Onion of the wrestling world
Feb 15 - WrestleMania 29 headed to New Jersey
Feb 15 - Jimmy Korderas talks stars and stripes
Feb 14 - Raw: HBK, HHH conversation gets heated over Undertaker
Feb 14 - Ring ka King: Tournament time - top tag teams take to TV
Feb 13 - Aftermath's Paquette blazing a trail that started in grade school
Feb 12 - TNA delivers excellent show with Against All Odds
Feb 11 - Undertaker's streak very much alive
Feb 10 - Smackdown: Vegan vs. Viper
Feb 10 - WWE RAW's GM a Johnny come lately
Feb 9 - Paired with Magnus, Samoa Joe hoping for explosive 2012
Feb 9 - WWE NXT: Hawkins, Reks dubiously win main event
Feb 6 - Raw: Triple H says no, Jericho calls everyone a copycat
Feb 6 - Matt Morgan wins Ring ka King Championship
Feb 4 - Smackdown: Teddy Long’s Chamber of Horrors
Feb 3 - Impact: Hogan returns, Storm wrestles twice
Feb 2 - WWE NXT: Riley, Watson add excitement in main event
Feb 2 - The French Angel was more man than monster

January 2012

Jan 31 - PWG and breakfast with wrestlers wrap up WrestleReunion 6
Jan 31 - Raw: Laurinaitis gets a new lease on life thanks to the Deadman
Jan 30 - Greg Gagne shares AWA stories at screening of The Wrestler
Jan 30 - Tag teams featured on Ring ka King's second show
Jan 30 - The Great White takes a big bite out out of the 25th Royal Rumble
Jan 29 - A first, positive look at TNA's Ring ka King
Jan 29 - Nostalgia reigns at WrestleReunion
Jan 28 - Foley's faces, Cabana's comedy, LA's legends and DGUSA's Golden Gate kick off WrestleReunion 6
Jan 27 - Smackdown: Orton returns, wants Barrett
Jan 27 - Harry Smith busier than ever
Jan 27 - Impact: Early brawling leads to tables match
Jan 26 - Inter Species Wrestling brings pandas, lobsters and more to i-PPV
Jan 26 - Mat Matters: In praise of Scott Teal
Jan 25 - Kevin Sullivan renewing friendships and rivalries at WrestleReunion
Jan 24 - Tribute to Southern California wrestling starts off WrestleReunion
Jan 23 - Raw: Punk and Laurinaitis face off in Phoenix
Jan 23 - "Psycho" Sid ready for WrestleReunion, more film work
Jan 21 - Punk, Jericho get big pops in the 'Peg
Jan 20 - Smackdown: A concept match buffet
Jan 20 - Tyson Kidd wants to play tag
Jan 20 - Natalya and Beth Phoenix go way back
Jan 20 - Impact: Hardy meets Storm to determine No. 1 contender
Jan 19 - Jericho breaks his silence for return to Winnipeg
Jan 19 - MSNBC show compares Mitt Romney to Million Dollar Man
Jan 18 - WWE NXT: Wedding 'highlights' 100th episode of show
Jan 18 - Ontario indy Alpha-1 lands TV deal
Jan 17 - Evan Bourne suspended 60 days
Jan 16 - Raw: Mick Foley returns to the ring, but Johnny Ace reaches his boiling point
Jan 16 - When a giant came for dinner
Jan 15 - Rhodes makes WWE Vancouver show memorable
Jan 14 - Smackdown: Who loves ya, baby?
Jan 14 - Big Brodus Clay getting funky
Jan 13 - Canadian shows always special for Natalya
Jan 13 - Impact: Hardy, Roode meet again for TNA world title
Jan 12 - WWE NXT: Feud between O'Neil, Young boils over
Jan 11 - Destroyer's book has many sides to it
Jan 11 - Tebow 3:16 -- Jesus just whipped your ass!
Jan 10 - Raw: Kane keeps the heat on Cena and Ryder
Jan 9 - Genesis: Hardy wins match but not title
Jan 7 - Smackdown: The champs are here
Jan 6 - Can't wait for new Jericho
Jan 6 - Abyss ready for another Monster's Ball
Jan 6 - Impact: Good guys left laying heading into PPV
Jan 5 - Islanders put family first in wrestling business
Jan 5 - WWE NXT: Relationship acceleration station
Jan 4 - Pat Milosh: The key to Oshawa wrestling for 40 years
Jan 3 - Raw: A puzzling return and a narrow escape highlight the first show of 2012
Jan 2 - Bloodstained Memoirs DVD fails to live up to hype