by Inside the Squared Circle

05/13/2000 - Died - Jumbo Tsuruto of cancer at 49
05/14/1937 - Died - Eddie Baker of heart failure at 36
05/14/1957 - Born - Vader AKA Big Van Vader
05/14/1960 - Born - Dr. Death, Steve Williams
05/14/1961 - Born - Tommy Rogers
05/14/1965 - Born - Mick Foley aka Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love
05/14/1971 - Born - The Samoan Kid
05/14/1973 - Born - Taurus
05/14/1977 - Born - Vincent Goodnite
05/14/2002 - Died - Erich Kulas (Mass Transit) at 22
05/15/1958 - Born - Ron Simmons aka Faarooq
05/16/1961 - Born - The Godfather AKA Kama, Papa Shango
05/16/1972 - Born - Tommy Steel
05/16/2000 - Died - Tomomi "Jumbo" Tsuruta of internal bleeding at 49
05/16/2002 - Died - Alex Rizzo AKA Big Dick Dudley at 34
05/16/2002 - Died - FMW President Shoichi Arai by suicide at 36
05/17/1969 - Born - Mike Fugate
05/17/1974 - Born - Alex Wright
05/17/1984 - Died - Vince McMahon Sr. of cancer at 69
05/17/2002 - Died - "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith of a heart attack at 39
05/18/1943 - Born - Superfly Jimmy Snuka
05/18/1973 - Born - The Blue Meanie, Blue Boy
05/18/1973 - Born - Shiryu

by Inside the Squared Circle

05/12/1984 - Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood for the NWA World Tag Team title
05/12/2000 - The Boogie Knights defeated Natural Born Killers for the USA Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Titles
05/12/2001 - John Zandig defeated Wife Beater for the Combat Zone World Heavyweight Title
05/13/1940 - French Angel defeated Steve Casey for the AWA World Heavyweight title
05/13/1975 - Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant for the WWWF Tag Team title
05/13/1983 - Harley Race defeated Crusher Blackwell for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
05/13/1984 - Rick Martel defeated Jumbo Tsuruta for the AWA Heavyweight title
05/13/1984 - Magnum T.A. defeated Mr. Wrestling II for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
05/13/1988 - Barry Windham defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
05/13/1991 - Bill Dundee defeated Eric Embry for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
05/13/1991 - Jeff Jarrett & Robert Fuller defeated the Texas Hangmen for the USWA Tag Team title
05/13/1994 - Mikey Whipwreck defeated Pit Bull for the ECW Television title
05/13/1995 - Boston Gardens hosted it's last wrestling card, the WWF's "A Night to Remember"
05/13/1995 - Doug Gilbert defeated Brian Lee for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
05/13/1998 - Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated Rip Rogers & Dave the Rave for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
05/13/2002 - Trish Stratus defeated Jazz for the WWE Women's title
05/14/1942 - Steve Casey defeated French Angel for the AWA World Heavyweight title
05/14/1995 - Event - In Your House I, Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
05/14/1997 - Steven Dunn & Paul Diamond defeated the Truth Commission for the USWA Tag Team title
05/15/1971 - Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon for the AWA Tag Team title
05/14/2000 - Event - Hardcore Heaven, The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
05/14/2002 - Hurricane defeated Tajiri and Billy Kidman for the WWE Cruiserweight title
05/15/1993 - The Super Destroyers defeated the Suicide Blonds for the ECW Tag Team title
05/15/1993 - The Suicide Blonds defeated the Super Destroyers for the ECW Tag Team title
05/15/1993 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
05/15/1999 - Event - Breaking the Barrier, Viking Hall, Philadelphia, PA
05/15/2000 - Bobcat defeated Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore title
05/15/2000 - Crash Holly defeated Bobcat for the WWF Hardcore title
05/15/2000 - Shawn Michaels resigned as WWF Commissioner
05/15/2000 - Ric Flair defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WCW Heavyweight title and his 15th Heavyweight title reign
05/15/2000 - Crowbar & Daffney defeated Chris Candido & Tammy Sytch for the WCW Cruiserweight title
05/15/2001 - Shelton Benjamin & Brock Lesnar defeated BJ Payne & Damien for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
05/15/2002 - Nova defeated The Prototype for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
05/16/1963 - Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard defeated Buddy Austin & The Great Scott for the WWWF Tag Team title
05/16/1999 - Event - Hardcore Heaven, Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
05/16/1999 - Event - No Mercy, Nynex Arena, Manchester, England
05/17/1963 - Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers for the WWWF Heavyweight title
05/17/1986 - Buddy Rose & Doug Somers defeated Scott Hall & Curt Hennig for the AWA Tag Team title
05/17/1992 - Event - Wrestle War, Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
05/17/1993 - Marty Jannetty defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinental title
05/17/1998 - Event - Slamboree, Centrum, Worchester, MA
05/17/1998 - The Giant & Sting defeated Kevin Nash & Scott Hall for the WCW Tag title
05/17/1998 - Dean Melanko defeated Chris Jericho for the WCW Cruiserweight title
05/17/1998 - Rip Rogers & Dave the Rave defeated Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
05/17/1998 - Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated Rip Rogers & Dave the Rave for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
05/17/2002 - Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated Doug Basham & The Damaja for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Title
05/18/1979 - Dick the Bruiser defeated Dick Murdoch for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
05/18/1990 - Bill Dundee defeated John Tatum for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
05/18/1996 - Pat and C.W. Anderson defeated Jimmie Torture and David Dawson (subbing for Guido Falcone) for the SCW Tag Team title
05/18/1996 - Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler defeated the Cyberpunks for the USWA Tag Team title
05/18/1997 - Event - Slamboree, independence Arena, Charlott, NC
05/18/1997 - Steven Regal defeated Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Television title
05/18/2002 - The Amazing Red defeated Xavier for the USA Pro-Wrestling U.S. Heavyweight Title
05/18/2003 - Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Title
05/18/2003 - Christian eliminated Booker T to win a Battle Royal to re-instate the WWE Intercontinental title

by ppdingles

This little gem of an ad came in my mail last week.

$79.96 per month for 12 months? You would end up spending $959.52 for a $300 Nintendo Wii!
How do these companies stay afloat and have money left over to run these scans?
And if your in the market to buy I have some wonderful beach front property in Arizona just begging to be bought!

by Dr. Thomas Keister

As far as Republican scandals of late go, this is pretty mild, all things considered. That doesn't mean it's not bullshit, but at least no one was paid off, propositioned, or shot in the face this  time. Over in Arizona, Brett Mecum was arrested at party headquarters May 6 on charges of reckless driving and criminal speeding. Mecum, the executive director of the Arizona  Republican Party, was clocked by a speed camera on April 10 driving 109 miles per hour. Mecum did his level-headed best to non-answer the charges, saying he was reviewing the  evidence against him, and has yet to decide how to plead. If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion, how's about on your knees, with lots of woeful sobbing and wailing? It may not get  you off in court, but I'd pay, er...donate good money to some victim's fund in Arizona to watch video of that on YouTube. Do you understand? I would give money to watch Brett Mecum  humilate himself on video for the world's enjoyment.

And now, for the rub. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office hasn't figured out whether or not whether or not to pursue the charges. Why the hell not, exactly, has not been established  at present. Michael Anthony Scerbo, a yeshole for the office, could not confirm if they had received the charges. I would ask what the hell the holdup is, but odds are, they would  probably tell me, then I would immediately regret asking the damn question in the first place. More to the point, I think we already know the answer to the question anyhow.

As bad as this story already is, it continues to spiral in for a bad landing, as the politicians themselves have started yakking. State Rep. Sam Crump (R-Predictably) said Mecum could  have a "reasonable excuse" for driving so fast. Yeah, like piloting the pace car at Talladega, perhaps, but Brett Mecum is not, at least presumably, the executive director of the Arizona  Republican Party by day, and a vigilante crime fighter by night. It might also be mentioned that Crump is sponsoring legislation that would ban speed cameras from state highways. State Rep. Eric Meyer (D-isbelief), an opponent of the proposed bill, responded to Crump's facepalm statement by saying that no one should drive faster than 100 miles per hour, even in emergency  situations.

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has a clear cut obligation to bring charges against Mecum for his actions. Anything else would send a message that anyone, man, woman, adult  child, severe brain trauma patient could see at a thousand yards on a cloudy day. Even if you don't give Mecum any jail time, at least keep the YouTube idea in mind. That whole 'wearing  a "I'm a (insert crime here)" sign' thing has been played way the fuck out.

Ok, we get it. It's May, and that means all manner of spring dances and proms all over the country, if not the world. While we have been to three or four proms in our day (back in the day, that is), we have never seen anything quite like this, uh...er...hair style. What kind of fucked-up bet, we wonder, led to this. Next time, just bet sex. Probably a lot less painful and humiliating than posing for a treasured memory looking like this hot mess here. We're just saying...

Come join us for another all-new episode of the Internet radio juggernaut, Probably Uncalled For! Tonight, Dr. Tom and ppdingles will tackle the latest unbelieveable nonsense from Homeland Security, the usual celebutard rehab news, sex and money and the damage done, great moments in parenting, and the rest of the topics TBA. Phone lines and chat room open the duration of the broadcast.

8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific

by Inside the Squared Circle

05/05/1939 - Born - Cowboy Bill Watts
05/05/1959 - Born - Scott Armstrong
05/05/1996 - Died - Ray the Crippler Stevens of a heart attack at 60
05/05/1961 - Born - Hiroshi Hase
05/05/1962 - Born - Bull Miller
05/05/1973 - Born - Harley Lewis
05/06/1964 - Born - Brian Knobbs of the Nasty Boys
05/07/1957 - Born - Hercules Hernandez
05/07/1966 - Born - Owen Hart
05/07/2000 - Died - Randy "Pee Wee" Anderson of natural causes at 41
05/08/1950 - Born - Kamala the Ugandan Giant
05/09/1932 - Died - Dimitry Demetroff of blood poisoning at 37
05/09/1957 - Born - Bastion Booger aka Norman the Lunatic
05/10/1953 - Born - Tito Santana
05/10/1965 - Born - William Regal aka Lord Steven Regal
05/10/1995 - Died - Ilio DiPaolo in an auto accident at 68
05/11/1960 - Born - Hiromighi Fuyuji
05/11/1974 - Born - Billy Kidman

by Inside the Squared Circle

05/05/1904 - George Hammerschmidt defeated Tom Jenkins for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/05/1985 - Event - Second Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
05/05/1985 - Hector Guerrero defeated Jesse Barr for the Florida State Heavyweight title
05/05/1990 - Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Valiant for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title
05/05/1995 - Mike Samson defeated Steve Flynn for the SSW Heavyweight title
05/05/1999 - Jason Lee defeated American Eagle for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
05/05/2001 - Event - Insurrection, Earls Court, London, England
05/05/2001 - Randy Orton defeated Flash Flanagan for the Ohio Valley Hardcore title
05/06/1921 - Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Ed Strangler Lewis for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/06/1984 - Event - First Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
05/06/1984 - Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/06/1984 - Crusher & Baron Von Raschke defeated Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera for the AWA Tag Team title
05/06/2000 - Davey Boy Smith defeated Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore title
05/06/2002 - The WWF becomes the WWE after a World Wildlife Fund lawsuit
05/07/1989 - Event - Music City Showdown, Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
05/07/1989 - Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
05/07/1989 - Michael Hayes defeated Lex Luger for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
05/07/1989 - Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams are stripped of the NWA World Tag Team title by guest referee Nikita Koloff
05/07/1999 - Nick Dinsmore defeated Rob Conway for the Ohio Valley Heavyweight title
07/07/1999 - Johnny Spade defeated Jason Lee for the Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title
05/07/2000 - Event - Slamboree, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
05/07/2000 - Jeff Jarrett defeated David Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Heavyweight title
05/08/1974 - Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea for the WWWF Tag Team title
05/08/1988 - Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Big Van Vader in a tournament final for the IWGP Heavyweight title
05/08/1998 - Joey Matthews defeated Christian York for the SCW Light Heavyweight title
05/08/2000 - Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF Intercontinental title
05/08/2002 - Johnny the Bull defeated Race Steele for the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title
05/08/2002 - BJ Whitmer defeated Shannon Moore, Jamie Knoble & Matt Stryker for the Heartland Wrestling Association Cruiserweight Title
05/09/1988 - Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig for the AWA Heavyweight title
05/09/1994 - Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
05/09/1996 - Death & Destruction defeated The Fantastic Express (Ricky Morton & Bobby Fulton) for the SSW Tag Team title
05/09/1999 - Event - Slamboree, TWA Dome, St. Louis, MS
05/09/1999 - Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Heavyweight title
05/09/1999 - Saturn & Raven defeated Billy Kidman & Rey Misterio, Jr for the WCW Tag Team title
05/09/1999 - Rick Steiner defeated Booker T for the WCW Television title
05/09/2000 - Crash Holly defeated Davey Boy Smith for the WWF Hardcore title
05/09/2000 - Buff Bagwell is arrested for allegedly assaulting a production worker and is suspended from WCW for 30 days
05/10/1980 - Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Ray Stevens & Greg Valentine for the NWA World Tag Team title
05/10/1981 - Verne Gagne retired as AWA Heavyweight Champion
05/10/1999 - Debra defeated Sable for the WWF Women's title
05/10/2001 - Vince McMahon officially announced the end of the XFL
05/11/1976 - The Executioners defeated Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan for the WWWF Tag Team title
05/11/1996 - Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW Television title
05/11/1996 - Beau James defeated Tracy Smothers to determine first SSW Appalachian champion
05/11/1997 - Event - IYH: Cold Day in Hell, Coliseum, Richmond, VA
05/11/2002 - The Messiah defeated Justice Pain in a scaffold tag team match involving The Messiah & Nick Mondo vs. Adam Flash & Justice Pain for the Combat Zone World Heavyweight Title
05/11/2002 - Nick Mondo pinned Adam Flash in a scaffold tag team match involving The Messiah & Nick Mondo vs. Adam Flash & Justice Pain for the Combat Zone World Ironman Title
05/11/2002 - Nick Gage & Nate Hatred defeated Eddie Valentine & Jon Dahmer for the Combat Zone Wrestling Tag Team Titles

So there I was, skimming through the ads in the back of the Louisville Eccentric Observer, a free weekly newspaper more commonly known as the LEO, when I spied this ad, nestled right near the beginning of the whole mess. I know. You can't freakin' read that. Hold on a second, and I'll fix that.

What in the bluest of damns is a dipolma? I'm glad to see the Continental Academy offers dipolmas that are fast, affordable, and accredited, but I think the question at hand is can they offer the thing with the correct fucking spelling? I haven't been to this no-doubt prestigious institution's website, but if you should decide to brave it, head on over. Hope the spellchecker got the rest of the stuff right.