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WWE Superstars: What Do You Want for Christmas?

With the holiday season right around the corner, I thought it might be a good idea to give out a few WWE Christmas presents...

Written by Rodney Southern about 13 days ago 708 reads 47 comments
How Ric Flair Helped Me Break My Daddy's Leg: Whoo!

Sitting back in his maroon recliner and sipping on his sweet tea, my Daddy never saw it coming. As I watched "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair finish off Dusty Rhodes, I let out the trademark "Whoo!" as loud as my 8-year-old lungs would allow...

Written by Rodney Southern about 6 months ago 202 reads 9 comments
Why Edge Holds the Key To Reviving the Tag Team Division in the WWE

The Rated R Superstar has come a very long way since he and Christian dominated the WWE tag team division. He has been World Champ more times than wife Vickie Guerrero has asked to be excused...

Written by Rodney Southern about 6 months ago 431 reads 17 comments
WWE Judgement Day: Thanks for Nothing Vince!

The WWE has had its share of pay per views that left bad tastes in your mouth, but Judgement Day seemed to be a sure fire hit. With rumors flying all over the place, the WWE seemed primed to turn in a pay per view that would be unpredictable...

Written by Rodney Southern about 6 months ago 940 reads 6 comments
Death Of a Wrestling Superstar: A Tribute to Old School

Old school wrestling to me and my buddies was all about the NWA and early WCW days. The best wrestling buddy I ever had shared those years with me back then, and they were glorious...

Written by Rodney Southern about 7 months ago 112 reads 2 comments
The Real Mick Foley AKA Cactus Jack: A True WCW First Hand Account

Mick Foley is a few french fries short of a happy meal. The train stops just a bit short of the station ramp, and his brain has seen more barb wire than Pamela Anderson's arm, but Cactus Jack is one hell of a winner in my book...

Written by Rodney Southern about 7 months ago 162 reads 9 comments
The Time Is Now Vince: Turn DiBiase And Watch Orton Step Into Stardom

The WWE has been building it and building it. They just do not seem to know a face turn when they see it. Randy Orton is ready to explode as.... ou guessed it.....

Written by Rodney Southern about 7 months ago 185 reads 8 comments
Say Goodbye To The NFL, Larry Johnson: Apology NOT Accepted

Larry Johnson apologized today and I really could care less. I know that the Christian thing to do is to forgive him and let it go, but I have finally met my quota of forgiving these prima donna ...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 181 reads 2 comments
Reflections Of a Hind Catcher: Bruises, Broken Bones, and a Love of The Game

I realize that I just dated myself with that title...hind catcher. Not many people still call it that, but in my day it was the term used to describe what I did. Call it backstop, receiver, coach on the field, or just plain painful if you like...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 287 reads 2 comments
Delhomme, Panthers Guarding Against Letdown In Match Up With Cardinals

Monday morning had to feel pretty darn good if you were sitting in on the game films in the Carolina Panthers war room. Carolina pretty much humiliated a talented New Orleans Saints team just a week removed from suffering a similar fate at Tampa Bay...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 93 reads 1 comments
Phillies and Hamels Handcuff Rays in World Series Game One

Cole Hamels took the mound as though he had been there before. The Rays looked as though they were playing in the first World Series ever. Both of these things were easily predictable. The Rays love the drama anyway...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 178 reads 0 comments
NFL Christmas Wish List: What Does Each Team Want?

32 NFL football teams all have one thing in mind this time of year...The Super Bowl. The big enchilada. The proverbial top of the mountain. With it being so close to the Christmas season, every NFL team surely has a Christmas list...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 710 reads 5 comments
DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart Making Panthers Engine Purr

The Carolina Panthers had a good idea of what they were getting when they drafted rookie Jonathan Stewart in the first round of the NFL draft. Bad toe or not, they were having visions of Stephen Davis-like smash-mouth football...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 530 reads 5 comments
How Would Sports Superstars Use This Huge Diamond?

Everyone knows by now about the giant diamond that was recently found in a small mine in South Africa. Apparently, the diamond is being tested for authenticity as they think it could be a fluorite crystal...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 437 reads 1 comments
Sidney Lowe II Gets A Lucky Roll Of The Dice In Criminal Court

So, Sidney Lowe II finally has been sentenced here in our Greensboro courts for his part in a crime spree last year. Superior Court Judge Henry Frye Jr. saw fit to sentence Lowe II to eleven years in prison...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 441 reads 0 comments
Brett Favre Deserves Better Than This! Or Does He?

Everyone seems to be chiming in on Brett Favre and his retirement/non-retirement, so I figured I would throw my two cents in as well. The large majority of people I have talked to seem to think that Favre is somehow wrong to be doing what he is doing...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 542 reads 12 comments
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Jr. Give WWE a Heel Tag Team to Build On

Ted DiBiase, Jr. and Cody Rhodes took a giant leap forward in building the WWE Raw tag team on tonight's episode. For the first time in recent memory, a real tag team seemed to show up on the scene...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 2,327 reads 5 comments
Why WWE Raw Needs No More JBL

In the world of professional wrestling there are heels (bad guys) and there are babyfaces (good guys), though the line between the two has blurred in recent years...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 1,519 reads 5 comments
Dallas Cowboys NFL Fantasy Football Predictions

The Dallas Cowboys have been a great source for NFL fantasy football leagues for several years now. In 2007, the Cowboys held true to form, and provided many viable options to fantasy owners...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 1,029 reads 1 comments
Who Are The Greatest High Flying Wrestlers Of All Time?

Professional wrestling has long been one of danger, and nothing highlights that danger more than the high fliers of the ring...

Written by Rodney Southern about about 1 year ago 646 reads 2 comments

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Rodney Southern Article Archive

WWE Superstars: What Do You Want for Christmas?

How Ric Flair Helped Me Break My Daddy's Leg: Whoo!

Why Edge Holds the Key To Reviving the Tag Team Division in the WWE

WWE Judgement Day: Thanks for Nothing Vince!

Death Of a Wrestling Superstar: A Tribute to Old School

The Real Mick Foley AKA Cactus Jack: A True WCW First Hand Account

The Time Is Now Vince: Turn DiBiase And Watch Orton Step Into Stardom

Say Goodbye To The NFL, Larry Johnson: Apology NOT Accepted

Reflections Of a Hind Catcher: Bruises, Broken Bones, and a Love of The Game

Delhomme, Panthers Guarding Against Letdown In Match Up With Cardinals

Phillies and Hamels Handcuff Rays in World Series Game One

NFL Christmas Wish List: What Does Each Team Want?

DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart Making Panthers Engine Purr

How Would Sports Superstars Use This Huge Diamond?

Sidney Lowe II Gets A Lucky Roll Of The Dice In Criminal Court

Brett Favre Deserves Better Than This! Or Does He?

Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Jr. Give WWE a Heel Tag Team to Build On

Why WWE Raw Needs No More JBL

Dallas Cowboys NFL Fantasy Football Predictions

Who Are The Greatest High Flying Wrestlers Of All Time?

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