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diversions:
wwf
Roundup: not much
news just smooth sailing
Fans, not much is
going on in the wrestling world right now. The World Wrestling
Federation's creativity is in cruise control, and there is not
much to talk about.
I've been waiting
for a column like this to introduce some great wrestling-related
sites on the World Wide Web. This should tide y'all over through
the summer.
Before I list the
sites, here is a quick recap of the WWF pay per view Insurrextion,
aired exclusively in the United Kingdom.
Eddie Guerrero
defeated Grand Master Sexay. Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko
defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly, which was originally
supposed to be a mixed six-person tag match also featuring
Terri Runnels and Molly Holly.
Bradshaw defeated
Big Show in a brawl that also included Test in the mix. In
a four-team elimination match (think "Survivor Series"
but with both men of a tag team eliminated when one member
is pinned), Edge & Christian won the match that featured
X Factor, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudleys; the
last three teams were eliminated in that order.
In a best of three
falls match, Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle in a very unusual
2-0 finish. In a Queen's Cup match, Chris Jericho defeated
William Regal.
After the match,
Regal attacked Jericho and smashed the cup. In the main event,
Undertaker defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin &
Triple H in a handicap match.
These results come
from wwf.com, and this is a good point to segue into Roundup's
choices for great wrestling Web sites.
All these sites
look nice, are not smeared with advertisements and have interesting,
unique content that separates the quality from the morass
of amateurish fan sites on the Internet.
Wrestling Observer
(www.wrestlingobserver.com)
-- Most wrestling
sites get news secondhand, thirdhand or even further down
the chain.
This one actually
gets the important wrestling news first. When it comes to
wrestling, Dave Meltzer, who operates the site and writes
a widely known newsletter of the same name, has knowledge,
experience and most importantly, credibility.
Pro Wrestling
Torch (www.wrestlingtorch.com)
-- The Torch
is also a must-see site. Much like Meltzer, Wade Keller, who
operates Torch, is a consistently reliable source for wrestling
news. Keller also operates a great news site and his own newsletter.
The Smarks
(www.thesmarks.com)
-- Formerly known
as Rantsylvania, The Smarks is regularly read because of Scott
Keith, the wittiest, most interesting writer on the Internet.
Unlike Meltzer
or Keller, Keith is just an ordinary fan with extraordinary
prose. Read his pay per view coverage or his Keith Rants to
see why.
The Smarks also
features interesting analytical commentaries by Tom "the
Actuary" Morey and show coverage by Kevin Podisadlik
and J.J. Botter.
Wrestlecrap
(www.wrestlecrap.com)
-- Remember the
great gimmicks like the Red Rooster, Akeem, Tugboat or Papa
Shango? Care to forget them? Wrestlecrap lets you relive wrestling's
greatest foul-ups, whether you like it or not.
Wrestlecrap's webmaster
R.D. Reynolds pokes fun at the worst wrestling had to offer,
complete with video and audio clips to make his case. Reynolds
puts up two new lowlights up every Friday.
The Big, Big
Book of Wrestling Moves (208.49.27.96/bbbowm/bbbowm.htm)
-- This isn't the
prettiest site in the world, and the address is impossible
to remember, but this site is an encyclopedia for wrestling
holds, complete with descriptions.
Double team moves
are also available. The site also has moves commonly seen
in Japan but unknown to United States viewers. This is a great
site for wrestling education and commentator practice.
Until next week,
fans, keep watching.
Chris Ledemuller
is a print journalism major at Cal State Long Beach.
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