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06
Oct
09

Roethlisberger Takes on Professional Wrestling

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Last night Ben Roethlisberger stopped by WWE Monday Night Raw, alas, he was totally spontaneously interrupted by Big Show and Chris Jericho. Showing the same poise that he has in the pocket, Ben sidestepped their aggression and called an audible, bringing out his offensive line. They squared off against Big Show for a moment before he cut his losses and left.

At least briefly. This time when Big Show returned Roethlisberger had even more help on his side when the tag-team D-Generation X came out and joined forces with the assembled Steelers. The Big Show was scared off and so there’s only two things to do, DANCE and PREEN!

[WWE]

06
Oct
09

Finally a Bike Race to Care About

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tour_de_donut5Why is it I keep learning of these events I would DOMINATE too late? Greenville, Michigan held a prestigious biking event over the weekend, forget the Tour de France and instead gear yourself up for the Tour de Donut!

With 150 riders enlisted, the 30-mile race has designated glazed doughnut stops every 10 miles. For every doughnut downed by a rider the race organizers took 3 minutes off his or her time.

The most important rule, no vomiting; hurl and you’re disqualified.

Ryan King took home the championship, winning the award for most doughnuts eaten, tying with two others with eating 10, in addition King had the fastest overall time.

Presumably he developed adult-onset diabetes immediately after he stopped pedaling.

[AP and photos courtesy of Lance Booth]

06
Oct
09

One Case of Beer is NEVER Enough

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Bathurst 1000 - Fans DrinkingRace fans in Australia headed towards the Bathurst 1000 – a three-day race featuring touring cars with V8 engines and set to begin this week — are going to find their plans for wild drunken rowdiness slightly hindered. That’s because, based on bad recent experiences, the police are trying to crack down on binge drinking.

Assistant Police Commissioner Alan Clarke explained that “Police respect people’s rights to enjoy the race weekend, but will promptly act when the law is broken. Every year thousands of race fans attend and enjoy the event and police will not allow their safety to be compromised by a drunken few. As such we will once again be focusing on alcohol-related behavior.”

If you’re attending the race the police will be insisting that you stick to no more than one case of beer a day. Wine drinkers are also expected to exercise restraint, limiting themselves to a mere 4 liters a day. There are ways around this crackdown though, for instance, if you opt for lower-alcohol beer you can bring in 36 cans instead! SWEET! Take THAT rules!

Obviously, now the fans are upset, feeling their rights are being under attack. After all, how can you possibly enjoy car racing if you aren’t shit-faced hammer-drunk? And when I say drunk, I don’t mean that weak-assed pussy way of getting drunk on JUST 24 cans of beer, I’m talking 60+ beers per person per day. I mean, these are AUSTRALIANS, 24 cans of beer is necessary just to get the saliva going in the morning.

[BBC]

30
Sep
09

Sex Helps Cricket Players Perform Better

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cricket-ballCoaches and managers often ban their players from having the sex before important matches with the worry that players might tire themselves out too much. India’s cricket team coach Gary Kirsten feels the opposite. The training manual he handed out to the team recommends they have sex prior to matches and if they don’t have a special friend that “one option is to go solo whilst imagining you have a partner, or a few partners, who are as beautiful as you wish to imagine. No pillow talk and no hugging required … just roll over and go to sleep..”
“From a psychological perspective, having sex increased testosterone levels, which causes an increase in strength, energy, aggression and competitiveness,” the manual reads.
After word of the manual broke, the entire country has exploded in debate. Despite inventing the Kama Sutra (Thanks!) India is very conservative, even sex education has been banned in schools. For his part, Kirsten claims that he didn’t write the part about sex, blaming it on team trainer Paddy Upton. Classy!
In recent years the Indian cricket team has become much more popular, with its stars gracing commercials and the gossip pages, constantly being linked to various Bollywood actresses, the players have become seen much more as sexual objects. The day before breaking this story, the Hindustan Times’ Sunday magazine cover showed batsman Manish Pandey with his shirt off and the headline: “What do cricket and Bollywood have in common? Young men who would get nowhere without perfect bodies.” Today the men on the Indian team are national idols complete with groupies and it seems possible that this story will help move India away from their conservative past and into a more modern, open society.

Plus, getting some rich cricket dudes laid.
[Global Post]

28
Sep
09

Flipping Over NASCAR

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The only good thing about NASCAR is that when the drivers crash their cars, it’s usually spectacular. Really, how often will you ever see a man flip about 9 times and then have the wherewithal to put his sponsor’s hat on before he gets out, unharmed? Ta-DA!

I do think they’re coddling these drivers too much, if this guy can walk away from that wreck without a scratch there’s simply too much hubris involved. The gods won’t be taunted for long.

26
Sep
09

Let’s Hear it For the Ukrainian Women

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Tired of being victims of gender oppression and sexual trafficking, some Ukrainian women are emerging as a new tribe, calling themselves the “Asgarda” and seeking to live completely autonomously from men. Currently a group of about 150 women of varying ages, they have revived the traditions of the Scythian Amazons of ancient Greek mythology, training in martial arts (including sword-play, boxing and the use of knives and battle-axes), life skills and sciences in order to become “ideal women.” These photos are all from French photographer Guillaume Herbaut who first met the Asgarda in 2004. Bad-ass.

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[Planet Mag]

24
Sep
09

Ric Flair Needs Some Scratch

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RicFlairHaving already signed  on to wrestle Hulk Hogan in Australia, now former wrestling superstar Ric Flair is helping North Carolina hawk lottery tickets with their new “Wooooooooo” scratch-off tickets.

It was particularly  nice of the producers to provide Ric with that young chick as eye-candy, compared to him at least. I mean, he’s old enough to be her father. When he walks out of the curtain I’m amazed he didn’t snap his femur just walking.

[OSG]

18
Sep
09

A Different Race for a Cure

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sp19Last week in Toronto they held their first Stiletto Sprint event, a charity race held to support Look Good Feel Better, a cancer charity dedicated to empowering women through their treatments.

The event itself started early in the morning and featured multiple heats of women running in stiletto heels. The 5o meter track was difficult for many of the racers to traverse in the high heels, but some managed some pretty impressive times.

By far the most entertaining part of the event though came with the Men’s Final. With a $1,000 prize on the line, only 7 guys showed up. Only 7!?! I wish I had known about this in advance because I’d have flown up there and absolutely DOMINATED. I don’t know what it is, but I can fucking OWN heels, I have zero problems walking or running in them, and as slow as I am, I still would have CRUSHED the competition.

Wait. What did I just admit. Oh god. Dammit. I should go back and delete that embarrassing bit. But the delete key is SO far on the other side of the keyboard…sigh. Just pretend you didn’t read that last bit. Yeah. I’m still the manly tough blogger you all know and love. Right? I totally lost you all didn’t I. Dammit.

Well, the event raised $23,000 for a good cause, so that’s all that really matters right. Right?

Please?

[Style Blog]

17
Sep
09

Does This Count as a Lemon Party?

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ric_Flair_02Because there is nothing in life better than watching old men roll around with one another, Ric Flair is set to wrestle Hulk Hogan starting in November.

Sure, Hogan is a mere 56 years old, but Flair rolls in at a robust 63. Now the two AARP-eligible wrasslers are going to square off against each other first in Australia and then in several other international locales. Wooo! 

You’d be forgiven for thinking Flair was retired, since he he held a retirement match in March of ’08 and then was given a send-off, but that won’t keep the Nature Boy down.

hulk-hoganReportedly Flair is, you guessed it, BROKE. And since Hogan has been undergoing a nasty divorce, this probably seems like the best idea for the two aging former superstars to make some scrilla. Of course, there’s plenty of history between these two, Flair for instance hammered Hulk in his book accusing Hogan of attempting to shoot Ric’s son and sabotaging Flair’s WCW career. 

Even better, the Australian tour and the future shows are supposed to become also a REALITY SERIES! Since that’s worked so well for Hulk so far…

[Camel Clutch]

17
Sep
09

Well, This is Awkward

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While this clip isn’t new, it’s new to me, and I love awkward moments more than anything and this is about as awkward as they come.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a longer, more uncomfortable, shocked pause than this one.

16
Sep
09

Lottery Winner Squanders Winnings on Soon-to-Fail Wrestling Venture

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jayvargasAfter becoming the youngest Powerball winner two years ago, Jay Vargas, now 21-years-old has relocated to Tampa Bay intent on making his dream of being in the wrestling business come true. After winning a $17 million lump sum, Vargas didn’t just squander his money, “I don’t have the temptation to go out and buy 15 cars or 50 houses, or a big mansion with 50-plus rooms… I just want to be comfortable,” he said.

Instead, he’s living in a modest home in New Tampa with his wife and setting his mind (and money) towards making an epic new TV show. The show, called “Wrestlicious” is a combination “MAD TV + the WWE + Baywatch + Dave Chappelle = Wrestlicious,” according to Vargas. Primarily though it’s just attractive women in various tight outfits.

Vargas also appears as “J.V. Rich” the rapper-owner of the “Wrestlicious.”

Tampa is apparently the home to many wrestlers which is why he made his home there. Working with famed wrestling promoter Jimmy Hart, they’ve already shot a pilot and are shopping it around to the networks to find it a place to air. I don’t see how it can fail…

Seems like a smart way to spend your millions of dollars, sigh.

[WTSP]

14
Sep
09

Pole Vaulting Does it AGAIN!

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I don’t know what it is, somehow pole vaulting just manages to attract some of the best-looking women out there. The other track and field events must be super jealous. We’ve already seen the US, Australia and Russia (NSFW) toss out some incredibly hot specimens, now it is Greece’s turn.

Here is Erika Prezerakou who may not have the total package like Ms. Stokke or Ms. Adams, but she won’t be left behind either, not with a body (or booty) like that!

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