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HURRICANE HELMS TALKS WRITING COMICS, THE ROCK WANTS TO SUIT UP AND PLAY IN THE XFL?, LAWLER, NEW BOOK AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2020-09-23 17:16:00

Shane "Hurricane" Helms was interviewed by Newsarama.com, discussing his interest in writing for comic books, taking some comic writing classes during the downtown brought on by COVID-19, his relationship with comics great Ron Marz, scratching his writing itch and more at this link.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson teased the idea of actively playing on the field for the XFL, which he and Dani Garcia purchased:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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"Sweatin’ in paradise with my new XFL belt and extra motivation.  XFL is much more than a big business acquisition - it represents an idea.  The idea of opportunity.  As an owner of the XFL, that’s my priority - create opportunities for players to live out their dreams, feed their families and ball out - XFL style.  I was a good football player with great “upper body violence” as my coach, Ed Orgeron loved to call it, so maybe I’ll be the first owner in pro football history to actually suit up and play in the game."

The Memphis Commercial Appeal ran an excellent profile on WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler in advance of his 50th Anniversary Celebration event this Saturday in Jackson, TN at this link.

Dick Bourne of the excellent Mid-Atlantic Gateway website has written and released an awesome new book Crown Jewel, looking at the original physical NWA title belt used from 1959-1973.  If you have even a passing interest in the creation, design and history of physical title belts, there is not a person alive who has better research skills and more passion about this aspect of pro wrestling than Bourne.  You can find out more at this link.

The Gloucester Times featured a piece on how the New England Pro Wrestling Academy is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic at this link.

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