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UFC Hall-of-Famer, Chuck Liddell Talks Shane Mosley and Retirement on 'Bar Fly'
Chuck Liddell, a UFC hall-of-famer, and one of the biggest stars in MMA history was on Bar Fly with Ed O'Neill and Mark Kreigel as they talked about his retirement, Randy Couture, and Shane Mosley's recent bout against Manny Pacquiao. They have a good discussion on Mosley's decision to avoid...
Smackdown spoilers - Edge vacates World title, title match set up
Smackdown spoilers are up at all the major pro wrestling news sites: f4wonline, PWTorch and prowrestling.net. So what was the onscreen ramifications of Edge's shocking retirement announcement on Raw due to his career ending neck injury? Here's a brief rundown of the major developments from...
Edge announces retirement due to neck injuries on WWE Raw
Just now on WWE Monday Night Raw, (Smackdown) World Heavyweight Champion Adam "Edge" Copeland was suddenly hyped as announcing his retirement, which he did in fact do in what does not appear to be an angle. If you remember what it was like when Shawn Michaels vacated the WWF Championship on the...
Nick Thompson Retires Following His Decision Loss to Ben Askren on Bellator 40
Nick Thompson, the 29-year-old, UFC veteran and former Bodog Fight champion has decided to call it quits after losing a unanimous decision to Ben Askren this past weekend. It was his fourth loss in a row, and "the Goat" has decided to leave MMA and start focusing more on his family and his career...
Hamu Selännlet: A Finnish Soliloquy
To play, or not to play: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler on the ice to suffer The pains and injuries of another season, Or to battle through a slew of defenders, And by scoring defeat them? Or to retire: to skate No more; and with a tearful announcement end The body-aches and the...
Following UFC Release, Gabriel Gonzaga Likely to Retire From Mixed Martial Arts
Gabriel Gonzaga (11-6) dropped a decision to top heavyweight prospect, Brendan Schaub on UFC 121, and also lost to #1 contender, Junior dos Santos this past March. That makes two straight losses, leading to a pink slip for his UFC release. Today, 'Napao' posted a video blog and said that while...
The Retirement of Rachel Alexandra
I've had a bit of time to digest the Rachel Alexandra retirement announcement and, sadly, my thoughts are pretty much the same as they always are when I hear about a top class horse heading off to the farm: disappointment. I ended up writing a bit more than I had intended but here's the Cliff's...
Mick Foley Hints at Possible Retirement
All while shamelessly plugging his new book. I plan on reading it and giving it a review here on Cageside, so look for that.
Shawn Michaels on the B.S. Report: No Chance I Will Return for Another Match
I couldn't be a bigger fan of Bill Simmons. His articles on ESPN have always been entertaining. One thing about Simmons is that he's always been a mark for pro wrestling. On the B.S. Report, which is a podcast that he does, he had Shawn Michaels on yesterday for a 48 minute interview. Among the...
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