by ppdingles

THE BIG SHOW VS ANDRE THE GIANT
MICK FOLEY VS TERRY FUNK  -  HARDCORE MATCH
BAM BAM BIGELOW VS BIG VAN VADER
RICKY THE DRAGON STEAMBOAT VS ARN ANDERSON
RVD VS AJ STYLES  -  LADDER MATCH
THE FREEBIRDS VS JOHN MORRISON/THE MIZ VS THE NEW AGE OUTLAWS
JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS VS EDGE
ROWDY RODDY PIPER VS OWEN HART
KURT ANGLE VS BRET HART  -  SUBMISSION MATCH
YOKOZUNA VS GORILLA MOONSON
JBL VS TED DIBEASE
RIC FLAIR VS DUSTY RHODES -  CAGE MATCH
SCOTT STIENER VS THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR
BATISTA VS GOLDBERG
BROCK LESNAR VS BOBBY LASHLEY
DDP VS RANDY ORTON
THE TWIN TOWERS VS THE NATURAL DISATERS
MR. PERFECT VS CHRIS JERICHO
CHRIS BENOIT VS EDDIE GUERRERO
THE ROAD WARRIORS VS DEMOLITION
THE UNDERTAKER/KANE VS KEVIN NASH/SID VICIOUS
SHAWN MICHAELS VS STING
HHH VS MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE
THE ROCK VS JOHN CENA
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN VS HULK HOGAN

by Inside the Squared Circle

03/30/1944 - Born - Rugged Ronnie Garvin aka the Hands of Stone
03/30/1958 - Born - Mike Rotundo aka Michael Wallstreet, Irwin R. Shyster
03/30/1983 - Born - Zach Gowen
03/31/1968 - Born - Naoya Ogawa
04/01/1980 - Born - Randy Orton
04/02/2001 - Died - Reisor Bowden of cancer at 74
04/03/1969 - Born - Lance Storm
04/04/1974 - Born - Lord Everett DeVore

by Inside the Squared Circle

03/30/1970 - Rey Mendoza defeated Carlos Elio Colisetti for the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title
03/30/1998 - Billy Gunn & the Road Dog defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk for the WWF Tag title
03/30/1999 - Kane & X-Pac defeated Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Tag Team title
03/30/1999 - Flash Flanagan & Trailer Park Trash defeated Jebediah Blackhawk & Cousin Otter for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
03/30/1999 - Johnny Spade defeated American Eagle for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
03/30/2000 - Billy Kidman defeated the Artist for the WCW Cruiserweight title
03/30/2003 - Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle for the WWE Smackdown Heavyweight title
03/30/2003 - Trish Stratus defeated Victoria for the WWE Women's title
03/31/1984 - Billy Jack defeated Kendo Nagasaki for the Florida State Heavyweight title
03/31/1985 - Event - Wrestlemania, Madison Square Garden, NY
03/31/1985 - Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo for the WWF Tag Team title
03/31/1985 - Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the WWF Women's title
03/31/1989 - Sting defeated Mike Rotundo for the NWA Television title
03/31/1994 - The Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission for the WWF Tag Team title
03/31/1996 - Event - Wrestlemania XII, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
03/31/1996 - Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Heavyweight title
03/31/1996 - The Bodydonnas defeated The Godwins in a tournament final for the WWF Tag Team title
03/31/2000 - The Artist defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight title
03/31/2003 - Kane & Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm & Sean Morley for the WWE Raw Tag Team title
04/01/1989 - Master of Pain defeated Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
04/01/1990 - Event - Wrestlemania VI, Skydome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
04/01/1990 - The Ultimate Warior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight title
04/01/1990 - Demolition defeated Andre the Giant & Haku for the WWF Tag Team title
04/01/1994 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
04/01/1996 - Goldust defeated Savio Vega to regain the held up WWF Intercontinental title
04/01/2001 - Event - Wrestlemania X-7, Astrodome, Houston TX
04/01/2001 - Steve Austin defeated The Rock for the WWF Heavyweight title
04/01/2001 - Edge & Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz in a TLC Match for the WWF Tag Team title
04/01/2001 - Chyna defeated Ivory for the WWF Women's title
04/01/2001 - Eddie Guerrero defeated Test for the WWF European Heavyweight title
04/01/2001 - Kane pinned The Big Show to defeat Raven & Big Show in a 3-Way for the WWF Hardcore Title
04/02/1960 - Red & Lou Bastien defeated Eddie & Dr. Jerry Graham for the WWWF Tag Team title
04/02/1989 - Event - Wrestlemania V, Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ
04/02/1989 - Event - Clash of the Champions VI
04/02/1989 - Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams defeated the Road Warriors for the NWA World Tag Team title
04/02/1989 - Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage for the WWF Heavyweight title
04/02/1989 - Rick Rude defeated the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Intercontinental title
04/02/1993 - Tony Stetson & Larry Winters defeated the Super Destroyers for the ECW Tag Team title
04/02/1993 - Tracy Smothers defeated Tony Anthony for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title
04/02/1995 - Event - Wrestlemania XI, Civic Center, Hartford, CT
04/02/1995 - Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated the Smokin' Guns for the WWF Tag Team title
04/02/1996 - Dean Melanko defeated Shinjiro Otani for the WCW Cruiserweight title
04/02/2000 - Event - Wrestlemania XVIArrowhead Pond, Anneheim, CA
04/02/2000 - Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho for the WWF Intercontinental title
04/02/2000 - Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and the Hardy Boyz in a ladder match for the WWF Tag Team title
04/02/2000 - Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit for the WWF European Heavyweight title
04/02/2000 - Hardcore Holly defeated Crash Holly in a Hardcore Battle Royal for the WWF Hardcore title
04/02/2000 - Triple H became the first heel in history to win the main event at Wrestlemania
04/02/2002 - Billy Kidman defeated Tajiri for the WWF Cruiserweight title
04/03/1903 - Tom Jenkins defeated Dan McLeod for the American Heavyweight title
04/03/1908 - Frank gotch defeated George Hammerschmid for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title
04/03/1965 - Gorilla Monsoon & Cowboy Bill Watts defeated Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF Tag Team title
04/03/1993 - Don Muraco defeated the Sandman for the ECW Heavyweight title
04/03/1993 - The Suicide Blonds defeated Tony Stetson & Larry Winters for the ECW Tag Team title
04/03/1995 - Razor Ramon defeated Bill Dundee for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
04/03/1995 - Brian Lee defeated Brian Christopher for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
04/03/1995 - Alundra Blaze defeated Bull Nakano for the WWF Women's title
04/03/1998 - Chuck Jones & Roger Ham defeated Dr. Mike Cooper & Super Masked Man for the SSW Tag Team title
04/03/1999 - Justice Pai defeated The Sensational One for the Combat Zone World Light-Heavyweight Title
04/03/2000 - Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF European Heavyweight title
04/03/2000 - Crash Holly defeated Hardcore Holly for the WWF Hardcore title
04/03/2001 - Triple H defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF Intercontinental title
04/04/1984 - Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood for the NWA World Tag Team title
04/04/1993 - Event - Wrestlemania IX, Caesers Palace, Las Vegas, NV
04/04/1993 - Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Heavyweight title
04/04/1993 - Hulk Hogan defeated Yokozuna for the WWF Heavyweight title
04/04/1994 - Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Shinya Hashimoto for the IWGP Heavyweight title
04/04/1996 - The Fantastic Express (Ricky Morton & Bobby Fulton) defeated Death & Destruction for the SSW Tag Team title
04/04/1998 - Limited Edition defeated the Tennessee Volunteers for the Music City Southern Tag Team title
04/04/1998 - Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow for the ECW Television title
04/04/1998 - Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kensuke Sasaki for the IWGP Heavyweight title
04/04/2000 - The Damaja defeated Flash Flanagan for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
04/04/2000 - Scotty Sabre & BJ Payne defeated Jason Lee & Derrick King for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
04/04/2001 - Flash Flanagan defeated Rico Constantino for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
04/04/2001 - Nick Gage & Nate Hatred defeated Wife Beater & Justice Pain for the Combat Zone Wrestling Tag Team Titles
04/04/2003 - Kid Kruel defeated Billy Reil & Tim Arson for the vacant USA Pro-Wrestling U.S. Heavyweight Title
04/04/2003 - Reefer defeated Deranged, Brian XL, & Ghost Shadow for the vacant USA Pro-Wrestling X-Treme Title

by ppdingles and Inside the Squared Circle

This Monday night on my radio show "Inside the Squared Circle". I will be talking with Mike Posey and Wes Adams about their upcoming match at Spring Bash 2009. Details on the show are as follows...

In Partnership With:
McComb/Brookhaven Printing,
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                                                       PRESENTS:
                                                  Spring Bash 2009

                                                   First Time Ever!
                                               Former Refs Collide

                         Former ECW, WWE, and TNA MIKE POSEY

                                                             VS.

                           Former WWE SMACKDOWN WES ADAMS

                                                           PLUS

Ringside Chat, Weird News and our WrestleMania 25 Contest rolls on! 

MONDAY NIGHT AT 11:30PM EASTERN TIME!

by Thomas Keister

After Probably Uncalled For brought word of plans by some podunk state board in New Jersey this past Wednesday night, on Friday, news broke that Consumer Affairs Director David Szuchman has rejected the proposal, and has ordered the state's Cosmetology and Hairstyling Board to re-examine the issue, saying "Many commenters have noted that the procedure can be safely performed. I therefore believe that there are alternate means to address any public health issues identified by the board."

In addition, Szuchman told the board to begin "an immediate review of the training necessary to safely provide this service, and to establish appropriate protocols and safeguards."

Hardwood floors win out in the end, and as well they should. Now, of course we aren't going to claim full credit for helping keep the ladies of the Garden State bikini smooth, but we are gonna claim just enough credit to count it as a victory for the show.

So there. No go forth and enjoy the fruits of victory. At least it'll already be peeled for you.

by Thomas Keister

Just when you thought the obsession over high school sports could not possibly have gotten anymore ridiculous, here comes a story that probably won't be a front-runner for a sequel to Hoosiers. Fittingly enough, this story takes place in Indiana, as well.

Last Saturday, Elkhart Memorial was set to square off against Munster in a regional tournament match-up. Yep, fairly typical game for Indiana high school basketball, but that is where the story stops being run-of-the-mill.

Seems like the night before, Mark Barnhizer, the coach of Elkhart Memorial, was picked up on charges of driving while suspended and driving while intoxicated. Barnhizer passed a blood alcohol test, but was arrested after a drug recognition test. According to Barnhizer, he takes methadone on prescription for pain management issues. Uh...yeah. I think we all know what kind of pain management entails the use of methadone.

But what about the big game? Whatever was the Elkhart Memorial boys' team to do? Not to worry, after Elkhart Community Schools made a request to the Elkhart Police Department, an officer gave Barnhizer a ride to the game, 45 miles away in Michigan City, after Barnhizer had bonded out of custody.

Yeah, I hear you. What the damn? I have never asked a cop for a ride anywhere for any reason, under arrest, bonded out, or innocent as a newborn. The one and only time I have even heard anyone ask a police officer that, the answer was bluntly put across that a police car is not a "fucking taxi." Anywhere but Elkhart, Indiana, that is. Elkhart Assistant Police Chief Tim Balyeat approved the use of a squad car and officer to chauffeur Barnhizer to the game. A cop gave a guy a ride to his job after he bonded out. Must be the nicest goddamn cops in the United States. I bet they even say please and thank you when they rough up a suspect.

Balyeat stated that no overtime was used, and no lights and sirens were employed, which was kind of disappointing to me. The level of courtesy the Elkhart Police Department were extending Barnhizer, I am surprised they weren't blocking intersections miles ahead to speed his trip there, or using a three-car motorcade, like this guy was Governor Mitch Daniels or something. Along with defending the ride because of the impact the schools and athletics have on the community, Balyeat was also quoted as saying "We felt you shouldn't penalize 10 young adults for the mistakes of one person." 


Okay, let's take a look at that. I am not going to argue the impact schools and athletics have on a community, but I will argue the efficiency of those schools when the wrong people are running them. Anyone who agrees that having the coach brought straight from the holding cell to the big game, outside of some B-grade movie, is the wrong person to be making decisions. Any cop who thinks taking someone straight from the holding cell to his job, coaching high school kids, is the wrong cop to be making decisions. As for not penalizing 10 young adults for the mistakes of one person, how's about penalizing one grown-ass adult for his own mistakes? If I'm not mistaken, isn't that why teams have assistant coaches? I'm sure that day will come in court, unless the officer convienently forgets to show up. After seeing how this whole situation has unfolded so far, I'm not going to bet against anything.


Naturally, there was no comment on the school's side of the equation, other than a statement from Doug Thorne, Elkhart Community Schools' director of employee and student relations, that the district was reviewing the matter. Barnhizer did not have a listed phone number to be reached for comment. I can imagine, that there is, will be, or damn well should be some comment from the parents of students at Elkhart Memorial High School.


As for the game, Elkhart Memorial lost, 48-39. Barnhizer made it with about six minutes left in regulation. Yeah, some impact.

 
Information for this commentary taken from WBBM Newsradio 780 - WBBM780.com

by Inside the Squared Circle

03/17/1961 - Born - Bruiser Bennett
03/17/1966 - Died - Chief Don Eagle, Stanislaus Zuplatowicz of a suicide shooting at 41
03/17/1970 - Born - James Proper
03/17/1975 - Born - Test
03/18/1956 - Born - Rick Martel aka The Model
03/18/1959 - Born - Cousin Bubba
03/18/1976 - Born - Mike Quackenbush
03/19/2003 - Died - Hiromichi "Kodo" Fuyuki of cancer at 42
03/20/1944 - Born - Rugged Ronnie Garvin
03/20/1959 - Born - Sting
03/20/1995 - Died - Big John Studd of Hodgkin's disease at 46
03/20/2003 - Died - Sailor Art Thomas of cancer at 79
03/21/1958 - Born - Bobo Brazil, Jr.
03/21/1972 - Born - Chris Candido
03/22/1970 - Born - Frank Parker
03/22/1972 - Born - Bob Steele
03/23/1961 - Born - Dino Scarlo
03/23/1968 - Died - Doctor X, Guy Taylor
03/23/1970 - Died - Skull Murphy of a heart attack at 39
03/23/1971 - Born - Hiroyoshi Tenzan

by Inside the Squared Circle

03/17/1972 - David Morgan defeated El Solitario for the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title
03/17/1979 - Dick Murdoch defeated Dick the Bruiser for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
03/17/1981 - The Moondogs defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel for the WWWF Tag Team title
03/17/1982 - Bob Roop defeated Ted DiBiase for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
03/17/1993 - Big Van Vader defeated Sting for the WCW Heavyweight title
03/17/1995 - The Death Riders (The Equalizer & Chic White) defeated Eddie Bruiser & Danny Christian for the SSW Tag Team title
03/17/1999 - Johnny Spade defeated Jason Lee for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
03/17/2000 - "Beyond the Mat" debuted in theaters
03/17/2002 - Event - Wrestlemania X8, Skydome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
03/17/2002 - Triple H defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF Unified Heavyweight title
03/18/1985 - Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez for the NWA World Tag Team title
03/18/1995 - 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Dean Melanko for the ECW Television title
03/18/1998 - Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated Rip Rogers & Trailer Park Trash for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
03/18/2001 - Event - Greed, Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
03/18/2001 - Booker T defeated Rick Steiner for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title
03/18/2001 - Shane Helmes defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. for the WCW Cruiserweight title
03/18/2001 - Kid Romeo & Elix Skipper defeated Billy Kidman & Rey Misterio Jr. in a tournament final for the first WCW Cruiserweight Tag title
03/18/2001 - Big Dick Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney for the USA Pro-Wrestling Heavyweight Title
03/17/2002 - Event - Wrestlemania X8, Toronto Skydome, Toronto, Canada
03/19/1988 - Paul diamond & Pat Tanaka defeated Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels for the AWA Tag Team title
03/19/1994 - Brian Christopher defeated Eddie Gilbert for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
03/19/1995 - Event - Uncensored, The Coliseum, Tupelo, MS
03/19/2000 - Event - Uncensored, American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
03/19/2000 - Don & Ron Harris defeated Big Vito & Johnny the Bull for the WCW Tag Team title
03/19/2000 - Brian Knobbs defeated Three Count for the WCW Hardcore title
03/19/2001 - Edge & Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz for the WWF Tag Team title
03/19/2001 - The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian for the WWF Tag Team title
03/19/2001 - Raven defeated The Big Show for the WWF Hardcore title
03/19/2003 - The Acolytes defeated Travis Bane & Seven for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
03/20/1983 - Killer Brooks defeated Paul Orndorff for the Georgia National Heavyweight title, but sold the title to Larry Zbyzsko
03/20/1983 - Larry Zbyszko stripped of the Georgia National Heavyweight title
03/20/1994 - Event - Wrestlemania X, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
03/20/1994 - Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna for the WWF Heavyweight title
03/20/1996 - Shinjiro Otani defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the WCW Cruiserweight title
03/20/1998 - Dr. Mike Cooper & The Super Masked Man defeated Death & Destruction for the SSW Tag Team title
03/20/1998 - Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 defeated Brooklyn Bad Boy #2 for the SSW Appalachian title
03/20/1998 - Steve Corino stripped of the SCW Light Heavweight title
03/21/1998 - Event - Super 8 Tournament, St. Matthews Parrish Hall, Wilmington, DE
03/21/1998 - Mable is stripped of the Music City North American Heavyweight title
03/21/1998 - Tennessee Volunteers stripped of the Music City Southern Tag Team title
03/21/1999 - Event - Living Dangerously, Convention Center, Asbury Park, NJ
03/22/1981 - Paul Jones & Masked Superstar defeated Ray Stevens & Ivan Koloff for the NWA World Tag Team title
03/22/1993 - Brian Christpher & Scotty Flamingo defeated the Moondogs for the USWA Tag Team title
03/22/1997 - Jerry Lawler defeated Tank for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
03/22/1997 - The Truth Commission defeated Flash Flanagan & billy joe Travis for the USWA Tag Team title
03/22/1997 - Chris Stephenson defeated Boris Dragoff to win the vacant SCW Heavweight title
03/22/1998 - The Nation of Immigration defeated The Sickness for the Jersey All Pro Tag Team Titles
03/22/1999 - Chino Martinez defeated Ric Ratchet for the Jersey All Pro Light-Heavyweight Title
03/23/1983 - Scott McGhee defeated Johnny Heffernan in a tournament final for the Florida State Heavyweight title
03/23/1992 - Brian Christopher defeated jimmy Valiant for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
03/23/1997 - Event - Wrestlemania XIII, Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
03/23/1997 - The Undertaker defeated Psycho sid for the WWF Heavyweight title
03/23/1999 - American Eagle defeated Johnny Spade for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
03/23/2001 - The WWF buys WCW for 2.5 million dollars

by Thomas Keister

I'm still trying to get a handle on the events of the past couple of weeks with the Obama administration. First, there were news reports of plans being kicked around to make veterans use private insurance to pay for VA care, an absolute outrage. Then, take into consideration the shape some of the VA hospitals are in, throw in the private insurance idea, and it's an absolute outrage packaged in a slap to the face for anyone who has been wounded in Iraq, Afghanistan, or any war for that matter.

If that idea were to pass Congress, which I believe an unlikely miracle, how would one expect that to work? How would any member of the Armed Forces be able to carry private insurance. What company in their right mind would write health coverage for a man or woman getting ready to ship to a freakin' war zone? You bet none of them would, or the next thing, we'd see the government being hounded for an insurance bailout. President Obama needs to put this in a folder in his desk, the one for the ideas akin to holding a tiny parasol over your head when falling off a cliff, Looney Tunes-style.

Next up, there are the confusing signals being sent in the War on Drugs. On the campaign trail, Obama stated he wanted to see an end to the Drug Enforcement Administration raiding medicinal marijuana clubs in states that had approved the practice, and late last month, Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that "what was said on the campaign trail is now U.S. policy." Fair enough, and surprising, given our government's traditionally tunneled vision regarding pot. Seeing as how California has a legalization bill in the works in its state legislature, a potential $2 billion boost when facing a $42 billion deficit, why hasn't the Obama administration taken a hard look at what that could total to over all fifty states, as well as the savings on anti-marijuana campaigning and education, a long-proven failure? window.google_render_ad();

But at the same time, the growing problem of Mexican drug cartel violence spilling across the border into the United States demands immediate and decisive attention, but then again, I have been calling for more attention to the U.S.-Mexican border for years now, to no avail. Homeland Security director Janet Napolitano appears to want to make border security a focus, but Obama has not shown a lot of interest in militarizing the border with Mexico. Why not? It's not like much of anything the government has done over the last twenty years have made any kind of dent in the flow of illegal immigrants into the country, and the vast number of city, county, state, and federal agencies dotting that very same border, not only has our government failed to staunch the flow of drugs into the country, but now it is failing to protect people within its own borders from violence from another nation's criminals.

Not ignoring the inbox full of issues to address, these three, in order, need to be dismissed entirely, given more than a precursory glance, and immediately looked at. Looking forward, as our President has become fond of saying, requires as much.