Why do Crystal Palace and Brighton hate each other
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Why do Crystal Palace and Brighton hate each other?

If you ask an outsider say, a casual watcher tuning into the Premier League from overseas to point out a proper, glass smashing, vein popping derby in English football, they’ll talk about Liverpool versus Everton. Arsenal and Spurs. Utd versus…
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Wrestling in the Golden Era

The Golden Era from 1985 to 1993 is one of the most important periods in wrestling history. During the mid-1980s and early 1990s, professional wrestling exploded into mainstream popularity. Pay-per-view events became major attractions, larger-than-life characters dominated television, and WrestleMania…
Andre the Giant vs Big John Studd
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Andre the Giant vs Big John Studd

When people talk about the very first WrestleMania I, the match that usually comes up is Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. But one of the most important spectacle matches on the show was the…
Hulk hogan vs King kong bundy
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Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy

Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy – Steel Cage Match for the WWF Championship The main event of WrestleMania 2 was built around a very simple but very effective idea: could anyone finally stop Hulkamania? The challenger chosen for that…
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WrestleMania 4

When people talk about early WWF WrestleMania history, WrestleMania 4 is one of the strangest shows the company ever produced. For the first time ever, the event started without a reigning WWF Champion. That alone made the whole night feel…
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WrestleMania 3

The slogan used to promote WrestleMania 3 was “Bigger! Badder! Better!” and in many ways that description fits perfectly. Compared to the first two WrestleMania events, this one was clearly on a completely different scale. The presentation was grander, the…
All stars WWE
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WWE All Stars

WWE All Stars is nothing like the typical wrestling game. The pace is incredibly fast, the wrestlers are built like exaggerated action figures, and the entire experience is wildly over the top. Instead of trying to simulate wrestling like the…
Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston sketch
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Ali v Liston sketch

My sketch of Muhammad Ali standing over a fallen Sonny Liston. This iconic 1965 photograph is one of the most famous sports images ever captured. Taken just 104 seconds into the first round of their rematch on May 25, 1965, in…
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The 7 levels of UFC fighter

The 7 levels of fighters in the UFC show how wide the gap really is between someone who just competes and someone who dominates the sport. At the bottom are fighters who barely belong at the highest level, and at…