Call The Waaaambulance Brian Blair wants his reputation back. And which reputation would that be, I wonder? The one he had when he got paid to deceive the public? Oh - let me clarify that. Of course I'm talking about his stint as a professional wrestler, not his term on the County Commission. Is the reputation he seeks to have restored the one he has as a litigant against a local restaurant, where he sought damages for a fall he took there? ... ...more

March 29, 2009

Andrew "Test" Martin, a former world champion wrestler, was found dead in his Harbour Place apartment last night, according to Tampa Police. ...more

March 14, 2009

An adviser to Iran's president on Sunday demanded an apology from a team of visiting Hollywood actors and movie industry officials, including Annette Bening, saying films such as "300" and "The Wrestler" were "insulting" to Iranians. ...more

March 1, 2009

It couldn't have had a more cliched premise: A washed-up athlete struggles against the odds for one last shot at greatness. ...more

January 22, 2009

Attorneys for Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife, Linda Bollea, did battle in court today over whether a maintenance worker can work at both of their homes. ...more

January 22, 2009

Florida Championship Wrestling will no longer promote events featuring up-and-coming WWE talent at Bourbon Street, the nightclub and concert venue on U.S. 19. ...more

January 21, 2009

Florida Championship Wrestling will no longer promote events featuring up-and-coming WWE talent at Bourbon Street, the nightclub and concert venue on U.S. 19. ...more

January 18, 2009

Florida Championship Wrestling will no longer promote events featuring up-and-coming WWE talent at Bourbon Street, the nightclub and concert venue on U.S. 19. ...more

January 14, 2009

Things didn't look good for "Roughhouse" Ralph Mosca. The 38-year-old professional wrestler and promoter from New Port Richey had taken a shot to the groin that seemed to legitimately hurt. He had been whipped into the ropes and violently clotheslined to the mat with a resounding thud. ...more

December 11, 2008

Things didn't look good for "Roughhouse" Ralph Mosca. The 38-year-old professional wrestler and promoter from New Port Richey had taken a shot to the groin that seemed to legitimately hurt. He had been whipped into the ropes and violently clotheslined to the mat with a resounding thud. He had felt Byron Saxton's boots on his back, his fists on his head and the sting of his words. "I can respect a has-been," a microphone-holding Saxton told Mosca before the start of their 15-minute time limit match at Bourbon Street on Tuesday night. "But I never respect a never-was." Known to Florida Championship Wrestling fans as a loudmouth heel, Saxton was accompanied by fellow wrestlers Lawrence Knight and Tyson Tarver, known collectively as The Conglomerate. Saxton, who held the microphone with a pair of flashy blue gloves, was booed lustily. ...more

December 10, 2008