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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The iconic AEW legend Sting shares incredible news about his family
Image via AEW The wrestling veteran Sting shared some beautiful news regarding his family recently. Sting has been one of the most recognized figures in the history of professional wrestling. The Franchise of WCW has carved out a remarkable in-ring career that spanned over three decades. He took the final bow from in-ring competition last year and is now spending his life outside the squared circle. Recently, The Icon shared some good news about his family life, which has brought immense happiness to him and the other members of his clan. Sting's family announced the arrival of a new family member to their clan In a recent tweet on X, Sting announced that he is set to become a grandfather. His son, Garrett Borden, and his wife are set to become parents to a beautiful baby. The former WCW Champion tweeted, "Old Man Sting is one happy grandpa!" This comes as great news for him and his family to get set and welcome the next generation to the world. Sting's illustrious legacy will add a new member later this year. The Icon has been a renowned superstar in the industry who started coming to prominence in his career in World Championship Wrestling back in the 1990s. He started out as a colorful surfer character and made an impact upon winning his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship from none other than The Nature Boy, Ric Flair. In his later years, Sting transitioned into his famous Black and White crow character which became highly popular. Following WCW's closure in 2001, he wrestled for other promotions like TNA Wrestling before finally making his debut in WWE in 2014. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo He was a part of the company until 2016 before announcing his first retirement. However, The Vigilante came out of it and made his debut for All Elite Wrestling in 2020. He was an occasional performer and top attraction for the company, mainly being paired with Darby Allin. After a spectacular four-year tenure, Sting retired for good last year at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view. With Sting's family set to grow this year, it will be great to see him embrace the blessing of being a grandfather. Also read: A Twist of Fate: How John Cena nearly missed his WWE destiny Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels: 3 iconic WWE moments from their storied rivalry
Image via WWE Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels is one of the most iconic WWE rivalries of all time. WWE has seen some of the biggest superstars engage in iconic feuds over the years. From a rising star going up against an established veteran to two top-tier stars vying to become the face of WWE, the promotion has seen it all. One of the biggest rivalries that was a rage in the mid-1990s was between Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Shawn Michaels. The two had completely opposite beliefs as part of the WWE personalities. The Hitman was the Excellence of Execution who preached his in-ring craft and came from a lineage of top wrestlers. On the other hand, The Heartbreak Kid was the notorious and rebellious degenerate coming up with Triple H as part of D-Generation X. With both stars having faced each other many times over the years, here are the three most iconic moments from their rivalry. 3. Iron Man match at WrestleMania Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart had been feuding for months and were set to collide in their biggest match. It was a 60-minute Ironman match with Hart defending his WWE title against Michaels in the main event of WrestleMania 12. From Shawn's epic entrance from the top of the rafters to one of the greatest in-ring matches produced in WWE, it had instant classic written all over it. The match went into sudden death after the score was tied at the end of the hour. Finally, it was Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin Music on Bret Hart that gave him his first big win in the company. 2. Montreal Screwjob Following years of having blockbuster matches, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels were ready to clash for the final time at the 1997 WWE Survivor Series for the WWE title. The match took place in his home country of Canada and was Hart's last match before he headed to WCW. In one of the biggest double-crosses of professional wrestling, Vince McMahon called for the bell when Michaels had Hart trapped in the Sharpshooter, and he had not even tapped out. This incident infamously came to be known as the 'Montreal Screwjob.' 1. Buried the hatchet Bret Hart returned to WWE, 12 years after the Montreal Screwjob, as the Guest Host of RAW. He called out his rival, Shawn Michaels with whom he had real-life tensions, both onscreen and offscreen. The duo gave their view on the events of Montreal, and things got a little heated. However, in the end, Hart proposed to bury the hatchet and put it behind them. Michaels agreed, and the duo shook hands and embraced each other in one of the most memorable WWE moments of all time. Also read: Two shocking title changes shake the WWE NXT landscape Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Almost famous: ‘Cham Pain' Marty Garner rose among WWE legends — then got left behind
If you were lucky enough to attend an OMEGA (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts — the 1990s were the peak of goofy wrestling acronyms) wrestling show in a North Carolina armory in the late '90s, you would've seen a roster full of wrestlers who went on to big-league success. The promotion was run by The Hardy Boyz, future WWE Hall of Famers Jeff and Matt, but also likely performing would be Kid Dynamo (Shannon Moore, who'd wrestle in WCW, WWE and TNA), Ice (Caprice Coleman, who'd have a long run in ROH and is currently their color commentator), Kid Vicious (Shane Helms, who'd wrestle in WCW and as The Hurricane in WWE), and Joey Matthews (who'd hold one half of the WWE tag-team titles as a member of MNM). You could've also seen wrestlers who had shorter runs in major federations like Venom (Jason Arndt, who'd wrestle as Joey Abs in the WWE), or Mike Maverick and Otto Schwanz (who'd work as The Dupps in ECW and in WWE developmental). However, despite that all that future star power, another lesser-known name would often steal the show. 'If you don't know me, My Name Is Cham Pain — that is, first name Cham, last name Pain. I'm a former male exotic dancer from Las Vegas, Nevada, who's traded his g-string for the wrestling ring. I've been around the world twice, I've seen everything but the wind and I've been everywhere but the electric chair. I've been to two state fairs and I have driven through hell in a gasoline truck in reverse with my hair on fire, wearing thermal underwear and a fur coat, with a big, red sign hanging out the window that says, 'Cham Pain is the freakin' man.'' Advertisement "Cham Pain" Marty Garner was the one who was left behind. Despite being arguably the most charismatic of the original OMEGA crew, and as talented in-ring as any of them, many only know of Garner from his retroactively viral Pedigree sell against Triple H in 1996 (which was just upload to the WWE Vault in perfect video quality). But in many ways, he is the Zelig of professional wrestling, touching its history in multiple, fascinating ways. Unlike many of his celebrated peers, Garner's career was more about near-misses and brushes with fame, viral clips, movie stars and burned bridges. Now, at a time when the majority of his old running mates are either retired or winding down their careers, "Cham Pain" has returned to wrestling to take one last swing at the plate. Matt Hardy first met Garner in a fitness center in Vass, North Carolina in the early '90s. Matt and his brother had built a makeshift wrestling ring in their backyard and begun running shows. 'They had black plastic, wrapped around trees and they made an arena out of the plastic," Garner tells Uncrowned, "and in the middle they had a trampoline with garden hoses wrapped around it for the ropes. They would film the matches and they would make a tape and sell it to the local video store — and they would rent the video out.' The crew eventually leveled up from the backyard to the local fair. 'We did our first show at the fair on a regular ring with about five people," Garner recalls, "and we would put on hoods for some matches and some matches we would be ourselves.' Advertisement Eventually, this group of North Carolina teenagers began achieving bigger success in the wrestling business, being used as enhancement talent for the WWF. 'May of 1994 we went to the WWF, The Italian Stallion [Gary Sabaugh] called me and said he needed four guys to come fill in," Matt Hardy says. "The four of us — Jeff, myself, Jason Arndt and Marty — would drive wherever they were wrestling and we did jobs there.' 'Stallion's students got upset that the Omega crew were getting picked to work the matches even though they were paying Stallion and we weren't. So we just talked to [WWE Hall of Famer] Chief Jay Strongbow and told him what they were doing. 'If you want us, you can just call me and I can book us.' And that is how we broke away and built a relationship with the people in the WWE.' Garner achieved his first big viral moment in June 1996 when he wrestled Paul Levesque, aka Triple H. The future WWE chief executive hit his trademark Pedigree, but instead of bumping on his face, Garner kicked his legs straight in the air like he was taking a piledriver and ended up getting dropped vertically, straight onto his neck. It's a clip that still pops up on Twitter nearly two decades later, and one that demonstrates the wild recklessness which became a calling card for Garner and the rest of the OMEGA crew. In another retroactively viral clip, Garner attempted a running plancha on Jeff Jarrett and totally whiffed, crashing onto his head when Jarrett side-stepped him. Advertisement With some visibility from television, the crew began getting booked by other independent promotions and running their own shows, creating OMEGA and putting on displays that became legendary on the nascent wrestling internet and tape-trading scene. One by one, the OMEGA guys got signed to bigger promotions. First The Hardy Boyz joined the WWF, then Shannon Moore and Shane Helms became two-thirds of 3 Count in WCW. Jason Arndt joined Heartland Championship Wrestling (then WWE's development) as Venom and eventually the WWE as Joey Abs of the Mean Street Posse. Garner briefly joined the dying days of ECW as Puck Dupp, managing and teaming with fellow OMEGA alumni Mike Maverick and Otto Schwanz as Jack and Bo Dupp. The ECW stint was short-lived though, as Garner really wanted to be in the WWE. But while the WWE took Jack and Bo Dupp into Developmental, Puck was left on the outside looking in. The cocky charisma that made Cham Pain such a compelling wrestler to watch may have caused him some difficulty in the notoriously prickly and political WWE locker room. 'I was just hard-headed," Garner admits. "I wouldn't listen to people. I wasn't trying to be arrogant, I tried to ride my own road and it didn't work out.' 'Marty saw his friends on TV and we all loved him so much, and he didn't get that opportunity and he got discouraged,' adds Matt Hardy. That classic Cham Pain charisma, though, did make an impression on one big star. Advertisement Marty was in Los Angeles in late 2002 doing motion capture stunts for a video game company, and ended up connecting with The Rock, who was in town shooting "The Rundown." 'We went out to the movie set, and as soon as The Rock saw me, he says, 'First name Cham, last name Pain — a former male exotic dancer who ended up trading his g-string for the wrestling ring,'' Garner says. 'He knew my whole spiel. We go out to dinner and he said, 'Look, I want to tell you guys something. I didn't take my lines from Cham Pain, but I like the way he presented to the crowd, I kind of took some of his style, I loved the way he did his spiel.' I just about teared up. This was The Rock saying he took something from me." The two ended up going out on the town the next night. 'I met Turbo from the movie 'Breaking,' I met Brittany Spears and Justin Timberlake," Garner recalls. "I am thinking to myself, 'I am from Vass, North Carolina, with a population of 758 people. I am drinking Cristal with The Rock and Brittany Spears.'' After catching up with The Rock again at WrestleMania 19 in 2003, Garner returned to Vass and got a call. Advertisement 'Look man, you've ain't never asked me for nothing, you have always been my friend, so I am going to ask you for something — do you want to come work for me for a while on a movie set?' Garner spent the next two years off and on traveling the world as The Rock's assistant. 'When I got the job," he remembers, "Rock said this isn't going to last forever, I just want you to have some fun.' Eventually, the rind had to come to an end. 'The Rock told me, 'My wife is on me about us going out to clubs and stuff and wanted to know what your job actually is," Garner says, "'and I don't think she dug it.' So Garner again went back to Vass. 'I just got off an airplane where I was eating caviar and a ribeye steak," he says, "and here I am, walking into a single-wide trailer, and all I could smell was chicken crap.' After his Hollywood rock star stage came to an end, Garner made another run at professional wrestling. He began working North Carolina independents again and got back on the WWE radar, working some dark matches from 2006-08 and even getting a pay-per-view match against a then-debuting Montel Vontavious Porter. 'I went up to Johnny Laurinaitis and asked him what I need to do to get a job," Garner explains. "He said, 'I don't think we can make you any money in the WWE, you need to make a name for yourself.' Advertisement 'I decided to make a blog. This was back in the MySpace days and I would call it 'The Forgotten Beatle,' and it got picked up by a bunch of the wrestling sites, a magazine in the UK did a big article on me. After that article, people started a 'Hire Cham Pain' campaign together. I got to a show in Charlotte and got to the parking deck and there was 'Hire Cham Pain' all over the car. They were in England and there was a sign that was six-feet long. Johnny Laurinaitis calls me and says, 'My personal email is getting blown up, 300 or 400 emails a day wanting me to hire you. I don't ever want to see you again. If you come into a WWE locker room again, I will have you arrested.'' 'You told me to make a name for myself, so I did — and I got punished for it," Garner continues. "So after that, I got out of the business.' Garner returned to Vass once more and put wrestling behind him, leaving the ring for over a decade. However, the same wild man who made The Rock's wife nervous is no longer who Marty Garner is. Advertisement He is married, with two daughters. 'I wanted my little girls to see me wrestle live," Garner says. "I went to an independent show and got the fever again." He had a cameo appearance in a Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Jarrett match at WrestleCade, taking a Guitar shot from Jeff. That appearance — and him dropping his famous Cham Pain catchphrases during an OMEGA reunion at the same event — led to a 2023 booking at GCW, where he showed he could still hang with youngsters. He lost a competitive match with Cole Raderick, but a lot of the athleticism and timing which made him a success in his OMEGA days was still present. 'I don't tell my mind I can't do it," he says. "I just assume I can do everything I used to do. I just go ahead and try it.' Reinvigorated, Garner continued grinding, working shows across North Carolina, doing what he loves, until an injury put him back on the shelf for a bit. 'I had a knock-down, drag-out match with this dude — man, it was awesome," he says. "And we did a bunch of high spots. I dove out into the crowd on him, did a front flip over the top rope. We were doing a bull rope match — I wanted him to jerk me off the top rope, and when he did, I wanted to fall a different kind of way and I kind of messed myself up. I broke my collarbone and my rib on that last move he gave me. I've got to heal, man, and just get right.' Always a hustler, Garner is judging boxing and MMA fights in the meantime while working on getting an OMEGA documentary made. He still thinks he has something to give the business. 'I can talk, man," he says. "Even today, I would take a managerial job for somebody. I would be their mouthpiece, because man, I've got stuff I know that would get over. I could give them five t-shirt [slogans] that would sell.' 'Marty is someone who just loves to entertain people, and he is destined to entertain people,' Matt Hardy says. 'I would love to see him get some of that pro-wrestling success he didn't get earlier in his career.'
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Saturday Night's Main Event: Former WCW champion slams WWE for 'lame as hell' build to John Cena and R-Truth's match
Saturday Night's Main Event: John Cena will be locking horns with R-Truth at Saturday Night's Main Event in a match that has evoked sharp reactions from fans. Some feel that the 53-year-old, who has essentially been a lower midcarder in recent years, has no business being the Cenation Leader's opponent in his final year as an in-ring talent. However, others feel that this has the potential to be an entertaining match as Truth considers Cena to be his 'childhood hero'. A veteran writer has now weighed in on the build to the match and called it 'lame as hell'. He further stated that the company is going through with this match simply to get 'heat' on John Cena, who turned heel at Elimination Chamber in March. Vince Russo gets candid about John Cena, R-Truth's match Vince Russo is a popular name in the pro wrestling industry. The veteran writer, who began his career in the 90s, was an integral part of the WWE creative team during the Attitude Era. He also worked with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where is won the company's title. In an exclusive interaction with Indiatimes, he said that the whole idea of pitting John Cena against R-Truth at Saturday Night's Main Event is 'lame as hell'. He added that there is no real build for the match. 'It's lame as hell. They are just looking for a Cena match for "Saturday Night's Main Event" with no story and build---a QUICK one and done. They will probably use this match to get some severe heat on Cena,' said Russo. This will mark Cena's first appearance after WWE Backlash, where he defeated Randy Orton to retain his Undisputed Championship. How did the feud begin? R-Truth, who a fan of Cena's work, tried to help him at Backlash by preventing Randy Orton from delivering a punt kick to the 'Last Real Champion' and received an RKO for his troubles. Later, during a press meet, Cena AAed Truth through a table. Following this, Truth challenged Cena to a match and vowed to make his see sense. For all the latest coverage on WWE, track updates here
Newsweek
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
WWE Legend Shawn Michaels Names Surprising Pro Wrestling Mount Rushmore
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Shawn Michaels is widely considered by many to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers to ever step into the ring. More Pro Wrestling: Logan Paul Calls Out Fans After WWE Releases Not only has Michaels earned countless honors in the WWE, including four world championships and two Royal Rumble victories, he has multiple matches and rivalries that are still revered as all-time classics. Naturally, it's safe to assume that Michaels would wind up on multiple Mt. Rushmores for fans and wrestlers alike. However, his personal Mt. Rushmore has some interesting selections. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 25: Shawn Michaels makes his entrance during Saturday Night's Main Event at Frost Bank Center on January 25, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 25: Shawn Michaels makes his entrance during Saturday Night's Main Event at Frost Bank Center on January 25, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. WWE/Getty Images In an interview with News4JAX, Michaels revealed the four (maybe five) wrestlers he would put on his personal Mount Rushmore. "I don't know. To me, I've always felt like there's, I don't know, they're just your personal favorites, I think," Michaels said. But yeah, I've got a few, I guess, but mine date back to usually the... The mid-80s or late 70s. "I always put Terry Funk in there. I usually put Harley Race in there, Ric Flair and then that fourth one's always a little tough for me. It goes to Tully Blanchard because that's who I grew up with or Wahoo McDaniel." While some of these names may not be known to casual modern fans, there's no doubt that they are some of the greatest in pro wrestling history. More Pro Wrestling: John Cena Reveals 'Most Stupid Decision' Of His WWE Career Terry Funk had a career spanning over 50 years beginning in 1965. An innovator of the hardcore style, Funk took home multiple championships, including the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, and the WWF World Tag Team Championship among others. Funk has been inducted into the WWE, WCW, NWA, and Hardcore Halls of Fame. Harley Race is widely considered one of the best pro wrestlers in history. A nine-time world champion, Race has been inducted into the WWE, NWA, WCW, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Professional Wrestling Halls of Fame. More Pro Wrestling: Fan-Favorite WWE Tag Team Reacts to WrestleMania 41 Absence Ric Flair is probably the most well-known name on the list, having held the record for most world championships (16) before John Cena passed him at WrestleMania 41. Flair and Michaels have a particularly special bond, putting together what many consider one of the best matches in WrestleMania history. Flair has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice and has also been inducted into the NWA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Professional Wrestling Halls of Fame. More Pro Wrestling: Former WWE Champion 'Gutted' About Missing WrestleMania 41 Michaels' final spot goes to either Tully Blanchard or Wahoo McDaniel. Blanchard made his pro wrestling debut in 1975 and retired from in-ring action in 2005. He has worked by the scenes as recently as 2022 with AEW. An inaugural member of The Four Horsemen, Blanchard has been inaugurated into the NWA and WWE Halls of Fame. McDaniel was a massive star for the American Wrestling Association and National Wrestling Alliance. He held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. He was inducted into the WWE, WCW, and NWA Halls of Fame. More Pro Wrestling: WWE Superstar Kevin Owens Shares Concerning Injury Update For more WWE and professional wrestling news, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
