TNA Top 10: Heel Turns (Redux)

Let's focus a little on TNA for a minute...before they go belly up.

Chyna Is The 9th Wonder Of The World - RIP Joanie Laurer

RIP Chyna
"9th Wonder Of The World"
1970 - 2016

Chyna, The 9th Wonder of the World has passed away last night. She was 45 years old and too young to leave all of her wrestling fans from around the world. I was a huge fan of hers growing up as she was a stunning, striking sight to see on my TV screen. I've always had a fascination with womens wrestling but that may never be if it wasn't for Chyna.

Chyna with Freddy Krueger

As I found out about this I was confused about how to feel. Her actions and history lately was nothing to be proud of and it diminished what respect I had for her. A hero had fallen from grace. But I never wished this upon her or anyone. I always thought she would get better and live a great life into her golden years.

Sadly her demons caught up with her and now she is gone. She was a true pioneer in womens wrestling. She also was a very big part of the boom period of pro wrestling in the late 90s. Theres no doubt she will be remembered as an icon from this point on.

Chyna was a beauty

I know I posted a blog tearing into her for no showing WrestleCon in Dallas. But it was only meant to be an observation and for me to vent about her behavior and disrespect to her fans. I just now changed the title to the post out of pure respect for her and her family. I don't really feel that way towards her. At least not anymore.

SHe is gone now and I hope that she is now at peace. We will remember her as the asskicker she was and the amazing iconic person she showed she could be. AN inspiration to all and an inspiration to many little girls out there. I will one day show both my daughters who Chyna was and hope one day they will be inspired by her too.

Rest In Peace, Chyna, Joannie Laurer. You are now with your fellow angels.

-[extreme-vampyr]-

(CNN) - Joan Laurer, the groundbreaking female wrestler known as Chyna, has died.

Police in Redondo Beach, California, confirm that Laurer, 45, was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday. Police say they were notified by a friend who went to check on her and found Laurer unresponsive. The cause of death is under investigation, but police say there are no signs of foul play.

Chyna and wrestler Triple H pose for a photo in 1999.

"It is with deep sadness to inform you that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero. Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the 9th wonder of the world, has passed away," said a post on her website. 

 

After graduating from the University of Tampa, Chyna started training in the world of professional wrestling and in 1996 was named the "Rookie of the Year for the Women's Championship," according to her website. She wrestled in the Royal Rumble and King of Ring tournaments and became the only undefeated Women's Champion in WWF (World Wrestling Federation) history.

 

"Thoughts and prayers go out to Chyna's family. She was always cool with me. #Rip9thWonder," wrote wrestler James Storm on Twitter.

Stephanie McMahon of WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) posted: "She was truly a pioneer in our industry, and she will be missed. #RIPChyna."

Chyna also appeared in TV, magazines, music videos and adult films. Her 2001 autobiography, "If They Only Knew," describes her as "part feminist, part superhero" and says "Chyna blazed a trail where no woman had gone before."

Million Dollar Tough Enough (ft. Brian Danovich) | Wrestling With Wregret

Watch Brian Zane rundown the 5th season of Tough Enough. Yes the one with the Miz on it.

10 Most Bizarre Hardcore Matches In Wrestling History

This should be a fun one. I already can think of a few already that should make the list. Let's watch!

10 WrestleMania Facts You Didn't Know

Even though WrestleMania is over and I am back at home away from Dallas. There are a plethora of videos that was posted at the time at ever since. Here are some more WrestleMania related content. Enjoy!!

Chyna No Shows WrestleCon

I thought I'd check out the http://wrestlecon.com website and see if they updated it with any kind of content, and what did I find??? An apology to the fans who pre ordered tickets to meet her an have an opportunity to get a picture with her and/or get an autograph with her. With an already ludicrous price of $50 for a photo op (higher than Kurt Angle, Rey Misterio, Kevin Nash, etc.), she had the balls to no show this event.

I have lost whatever little respect that I had left for her after hearing about this. Chyna?... Fuck You!!!!

Even though I didn't care to meet her at all, this was still very upsetting to know she would pull something like after pleading with her ex-friends like Triple H. She is no professional and she will never get into the WWE Hall Of Fame at all. And if she does go in, that's when I stop watching WWE TV and unsubscribe from the WWE Network. This was bullshit and we all know it.

Anyways here is the letter from the WrestleCon website. See for yourself.

-[extreme-vampyr]-

 

 *** SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM STEELCAGE SIGNINGS ***

Dear Chyna Advance Ticket Holders:

 

I wanted to take this opportunity to first apologize for Chyna’s behavior and obvious not showing this past weekend at Wrestlecon. 

 

Just to give all of you an idea on how hard we worked to get her to Dallas, we received a call at 6am Friday saying she had missed her flight and no one could find her. When she was finally located at about 11am Dallas time, she was incoherent and not of proper mind.  Through her slurring she asked that I please purchase a NEW airline ticket for her costing another $352 on top of the already $800+ that was spent on her and her manager to miss the first flight.  Knowing how much Chyna meant to all of you we purchased the ticket again only to find out that night she checked into the airport but just never got on the plane.

 

Since Saturday, we have been in contact with Eventbrite and finally figured out the issue and have corrected it.  We needed to wire back to Eventbrite all of the ticket sales so Eventbrite can personally refund the tickets since its not a one or two person thing. This has happened today and we should exprect the refunds to be completed by Friday from what I am told by Eventbrite.

 

Once again I am sorry for Chyna’s actions and hope that all of you will return next year to Orlando for WrestleMania 33 and WRESTLECON!

 

Once we know who we will be working with, we would like to send each of you an offer code for 20% off any ticket orders for our guests as our way of saying we are sorry.

 

Thank you once again and we look forward to seeing all of you in 2017!  

 

Sincerely,

 

John Smithers

Steelcage Signings
steelcagesignings@aim.com

 

 

Please continue to follow us on Twitter @Wrestlecon for all updates

Six Hours Til I Leave To Dallas

As I've posted yesterday, I am WrestleMania bound. And now that there are 6 hours til I actually leave.

Me and my Fiance are so excited. We have tickets for Friday's and Saturday's WrestleCon convention where we can get autographs and photo ops from a number of pro wrestlers. It's a who's who of wrestling past, present, and future.

HBK, Kurt Angle, and ReyMisterio are the bigger names. But there are a number of other stars as well. Raven, Lance Storm, Missy Hyatt, Road Warrior Animal, Rick and Scott Steiner, plus a plethora of others.

To find out who will be there go to http://wrestlecon.com

But who I am really excited to meet is Jessicka Havok.

Yes, out of all the stars that are being available to meet, she takes the cake. I've been a huge supporter of hers for over 5 years now. When I first saw her it was a DVD of WSU and I was a fan of women's wrestling. So when I saw her in action, I immediately thought this woman is special. She was all goth like, which is how I am. She was tall and bigger than most women.

I saw a star. Hopefully she will be on TV again soon. And hopefully I will get a pic with her and cherish that moment forever. When I do get that photo op, I will post them on my Twitter account @vampyrnick79 .

Anyways I could write and blog for the next 5 hours but I do need to get things in order before I leave. See you all in Dallas. And talk to you guys soon.

-[extreme-vampyr]-