Tag: wrestling

Professional Wrestling’s Blurred Lines: What Is Too Far?

A&EDylan Masvidal -
The dramatic world of professional wrestling is synonymous with irony.  A combat sport with predetermined results and episodic storylines produces the most backstage beef between talent—the universe’s way of reminding us that life imitates art.  And yet, instead...

Why The WWE’s Pending Return To A TV-14 Rating Could Be Its Saving Grace

ForumDylan Masvidal -
Many fans were skeptical when the WWE officially moved from a TV-14 rating to TV-PG in July of 2008. The change meant going from unhinged brutality and coarse language to childish goofs and poop humor. But the...

Kendall Campus Student Channels Passion For Wrestling To Write Children’s Book

NewsAlina Halley -
Two years ago, Noel Fuentes searched for a book he could give a five-year-old family friend when he realized there weren’t any that attracted...

Dueling Wrestling Brands Battle For Viewership

A&EBryan Lopez -
Wednesday nights are blowing up like dynamite.  Since its move to the USA Network in mid-September, WWE’s hottest brand NXT has been going head to...

I Love Watching Wrestling—You Should Too

SportsBryan Lopez -
1999 was a big year in entertainment. Films like The Matrix and The Sixth Sense were out, and artists like Eminem and the Red...

Dash Ruiz by Day, Dash Maverick by Night

NewsTomas Monzon -
On a regular afternoon, you'll find Dash Ruiz, 31, sitting at his cubicle in the Media Services wing at MDC-West dressed in a button-down...