Michael Rickard's Blog, page 3
July 12, 2020
Crockett Cup '85: First Round Matches Nine and Ten.
I'm excited to announce I'm contributing a special series for one of my favorite wrestling sites,the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.The Jim Crockett Memorial Tag Team Tournament 1985- Did You Say 1985?It’s time to take a look at one of wrestling’s biggest events from the mid-80s and see what it might have been like with a few historical alterations. What if Jim Crockett Promotions hosted its tag team tournament the Crockett Cup in 1985 and included teams from promotions outside the National Wrestling Alli...
Crockett Cup '85: First Round Matches Seven and Eight.
I'm excited to announce I'm contributing a special series for one of my favorite wrestling sites,the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.The Jim Crockett Memorial Tag Team Tournament 1985- Did You Say 1985?It’s time to take a look at one of wrestling’s biggest events from the mid-80s and see what it might have been like with a few historical alterations. What if Jim Crockett Promotions hosted its tag team tournament the Crockett Cup in 1985 and included teams from promotions outside the National Wrestling Alli...
July 10, 2020
Iceberg Slim’s “Pimp”: The Original Gangster’s Timeless Tell-All is a Riveting Read
Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard III am thrilled to announce I am writing over atPro Sports Extra, a site with a great variety of topics and with some of the best writers online. This is a tremendous honor and while I'll still be writing here, please check out my work there as well.It’s not too often that you get a realistic look at the lifestyle of the pimp. If prostitution is the world’s oldest profession, what does that mean for the person who runs the streets, collecting money from pros...
July 7, 2020
Sir Sean Connery: “It’s not the worst thing to slap a woman now and then.” Say What? Wednesday
Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard III am thrilled to announce I am writing over atPro Sports Extra, a site with a great variety of topics and with some of the best writers online. This is a tremendous honor and while I'll still be writing here, please check out my work there as well.Welcome to my new weekly column “Say What?” Wednesday where I look at some of the most outrageous things said by everyone from celebrities to politicians. Some of these comments may be offensive but keep in mind ...
July 5, 2020
Crockett Cup '85: First Round Matches Five and Six.
I'm excited to announce I'm contributing a special series for one of my favorite wrestling sites, the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.It’s time to take a look at one of wrestling’s biggest events from the mid-80s and see what it might have been like with a few historical alterations. What if Jim Crockett Promotions hosted its tag team tournament the Crockett Cup in 1985 and included teams from promotions outside the National Wrestling Alliance (“NWA”) including the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the Ame...
July 1, 2020
How Woodrow Wilson Got His Wood Back: A Presidential Romance
Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard III am thrilled to announce I am writing over atPro Sports Extra, a site with a great variety of topics and with some of the best writers online. This is a tremendous honor and while I'll still be writing here, please check out my work there as well.President Woodrow Wilson, a man known for many things, starting the Federal Reserve, pushing for the federal income tax, and kicking the Central Powers’ asses in the Great War. While this seemingly shy and profes...
June 30, 2020
Senior Citizen Gored by Bison at Yellowstone Park: How Does Amy Schumer Tie In?
Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard III am thrilled to announce I am writing over atPro Sports Extra, a site with a great variety of topics and with some of the best writers online. This is a tremendous honor and while I'll still be writing here, please check out my work there as well.The dangers of amateur photography are severely underrated, as seen by a case involving a 72-year-old woman who was gored by a bison while attempting to capture the animal’s photographic likeness. According to a ...
June 29, 2020
Crockett Cup '85: First Round Matches Three and Four.
I'm excited to announce I'm contributing a special series for one of my favorite wrestling sites, the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.It’s time to take a look at one of wrestling’s biggest events from the mid-80s and see what it might have been like with a few historical alterations. What if Jim Crockett Promotions hosted its tag team tournament the Crockett Cup in 1985 and included teams from promotions outside the National Wrestling Alliance (“NWA”) including the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the Ame...
June 25, 2020
R.I.P. Big-Budget Bad-Ass Director Joel Schumacher: Some Big Hits…and a Few Misses.
Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard III am thrilled to announce I am writing over atPro Sports Extra, a site with a great variety of topics and with some of the best writers online. This is a tremendous honor and while I'll still be writing here, please check out my work there as well.Big Budget film director Joel Schumacher is dead. The 80-year-old multi-talented director began his career in entertainment as a fashion designer and worked his way into directing after screen-writing, eventually...
June 24, 2020
Crockett Cup '85: First Round Matches One and Two.
I'm excited to announce I'm contributing a special series for one of my favorite wrestling sites, the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.I It’s time to take a look at one of wrestling’s biggest events from the mid-80s and see what it might have been like with a few historical alterations. What if Jim Crockett Promotions hosted its tag team tournament the Crockett Cup in 1985 and included teams from promotions outside the National Wrestling Alliance (“NWA”) including the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the A...
