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'Nature Boy' Ric Flair, WWE Hall of Famer, through the years

Edit Newsday 15 Sep 2015
(Credit. Getty Images). Former professional wrestler Ric Flair attends Game Four of the 2015 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on June 11, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Credit. AP) ... (Credit ... From left, WWE Legends "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Gerald Brisco, Bob Backlund, Ivan Koloff and the Iron Sheik hang out in the press box at MetLife Stadium, just before the start of WrestleMania 29....

Documentary explores Charlotte’s wrestling history

Edit The Charlotte Observer 29 Jul 2015
In the 1980s, Charlotte was the center of professional wrestling in the South ... “My granny went to her grave thinking the moonwalk was fake, but wrestling was real,” says Jim Ross, the film’s narrator ... “It was before wrestling was so big.” ... This year’s guests include Ross, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Ivan Koloff, Scott Steiner, Jimmy Hart, The Honky Tonk Man, Ole Anderson, Magnum T.A., Rob Van Dam and Jim Cornette....

Sober Robbie Knievel to Ascend Again

Edit Huffington Post 22 Jul 2015
Robbie Knievel loves wreaking his own brand of adventurous havoc. He loves whiskey ... It offers 37 narratives and stories of modern day trench warriors - including Stephen King's favorite folksinger (James McMurtry); a Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) ... ....

For many in NC, working-man wrestler Dusty Rhodes struck a chord

Edit The Charlotte Observer 13 Jun 2015
In the theatrical world of professional wrestling in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, the good guys were the “baby faces” and the bad guys were “the heels.” ... And everyone loves and relates to the baby face ... “You could go to Denny’s for breakfast and see the Evil Russian Ivan Koloff, or you might see Ric Flair at the mall, or bag groceries for Wahoo McDaniel,” Kinney said, noting that all of those things happened to him more than once....

James McMurty's "Complicated Game"

Edit Huffington Post 26 May 2015
... Panthers to a conservative spokesman (Jimmie Walker); a boxer who spiraled from the mountaintop into homelessness (Iran Barkley); Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)....

Darren Burrows' Return to Cicely

Edit Huffington Post 08 May 2015
... Panthers to a conservative spokesman (Jimmie Walker); a boxer who spiraled from the mountaintop into homelessness (Iran Barkley); Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)....

Ex-Boxer Rodney Moore Getting Philly Kids to 'Fight to Learn'

Edit Huffington Post 27 Apr 2015
'Fight to Learn' Non-profit ... Brian D'Ambrosio's latest book, "Life in the Trenches," offers 37 narratives and stories of modern day trench warriors - including Stephen King's favorite folksinger (James McMurtry); a Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) ... ....

WWE Hall of Fame member 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair through the years

Edit Newsday 29 Mar 2015
Advertisement. Advertise here. WWE Hall of Fame member "Nature Boy" Ric Flair inducted Japanese wrestling legend Tatsumi Fujinami into the Hall Saturday night, the evening before WrestleMania XXXI ... (Credit. Getty Images) ... (Credit. Getty Images) ... AP) ... From left, WWE Legends "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Gerald Brisco, Bob Backlund, Ivan Koloff and the Iron Sheik hang out in the press box at MetLife Stadium, just before the start of WrestleMania 29....

Rob O'Neill's Montana Return

Edit Huffington Post 23 Mar 2015
... Panthers to a conservative spokesman (Jimmie Walker); a boxer who spiraled from the mountaintop into homelessness (Iran Barkley); Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)....

Jim Cornette tribute and fan expo

Edit Newsday 07 Mar 2015
Advertisement. Advertise here. Famous pro wrestling manager Jim Cornette is being honored with a tribute dinner as part of the Masters of Ring Entertainment fan expo in Wilmington, North Carolina ... (Credit. Instagram user JoshNASCARWWE) ... (Credit. Instagram user JoshNASCARWWE) ... on March 7, 2015. (Credit ... (Credit ... Pro wrestling great Ivan Koloff is all smiles during the Masters of Ring Entertainment event in Wilmington, N.C., on March 7, 2015 ... ....

WWE News: Huge WWE Legends Set To Round Out The Rest Of The 2015 WWE Hall Of Fame Class

Edit The Inquisitr 14 Feb 2015
According to PWInsider, former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Kevin Nash and Ivan Koloff are both set go in this year ... Ivan Koloff was a completely different kind of guy ... Despite being from Montreal, Quebec, Canada…Koloff was billed as various types of characters from a Russian to Irishman ... Nash has been discussed for years, while Ivan’s name hasn’t floated around for the Hall until this year....

The Terms of John Hiatt's Surrender

Edit Huffington Post 06 Nov 2014
... Panthers to a conservative spokesman (Jimmie Walker); a boxer who spiraled from the mountaintop into homelessness (Iran Barkley); Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)....

From SNL to Talk Radio, Joe Piscopo 'Digs the Journey'

Edit Huffington Post 02 Oct 2014
... Panthers to a conservative spokesman (Jimmie Walker); a boxer who descended from the mountaintop to homelessness (Iran Barkley); Greco-Roman wrestler and MMA forefather from the Midwest (Dan "The Beast" Severn); entertainment wrestlers so convincing as villains that they repeatedly put their own lives in danger (Ivan Koloff, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)....
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