One night in August 1994, ECW’s renegade spirit that has continued to permeate professional wrestling to the present day was ...
The Temptations formed in 1961 and are known for hits including “My Girl” and “Get Ready.” Here’s where the members of The Temptations are now.
Editor's note: Portions of this story are being reprinted with permission of the Ocala Gazette and the article's author, Susan Smiley-Height. Dory Funk, Jr., a larger-than-life character in the rings ...
Dory Funk, Jr., a larger-than-life character in the rings in Amarillo and later, the world, continues to be one in real life as he turned 85 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in his home at Ocala, Florida. The ...
William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died Saturday, Parade reports. He was 75, passing away days after his birthday ...
CM Punk is sitting in a conference room in WWE headquarters. For the better part of a decade, that innocuous sentence would’ve been enough to set the pro-wrestling world on fire. During his blistering ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The funk music capital of the world is right here in the Miami Valley. It’s a musical style dating back more than 60 years, blending pieces of several different genres to create ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There are a lot of retired wrestlers who are often referred to as “Legends.” But seldom do any get the respect that Dory Funk Jr. does. The legendary Funk family in Texas ...
On Friday night, major professional wrestling will be back in the Capital Region when World Wrestling Entertainment presents a live episode of “SmackDown” from Albany’s MVP Arena. The latest show will ...
The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...
During an appearance at Wednesday’s “Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference,” Mark Shapiro discussed talent pay in the UFC and WWE, highlighting their commitment to fairly compensating ...