Arabian Facebuster

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Yr (Belated) Old Skool Great Big Fatso of the Week

The One Man Gang

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

BREAKING NEWS: Reason #1 to Despise TNA

It just signed Hulk Hogan and Hogan minions Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey with presumably more (aka Nasty Boy Brian Knobbs, Jimmy Hart, and Ed "The Booty Man" Leslie) in the wings waiting to ink their deals.

Yikes.

Straight from the ~~horse’s~~ Dixie Carter's ~~mouth~~ web site:

HULK HOGAN JOINS TNA WRESTLING
Legendary Wrestler and Pop Culture Icon Returns To The Ring With Fast-Rising Wrestling Organization

“Hulkamania” is back! The biggest name in professional wrestling history, Hulk Hogan, is joining Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling (TNA), the fastest rising wrestling organization in the world and home to one of cable television’s highest rated shows for young men, TNA iMPACT! The announcement was made today by TNA Wrestling in conjunction with Spike TV at a press conference held in New York City.

“Hulk Hogan is one of the world’s top pop culture icons and the biggest superstar in the history of professional wrestling. We are truly excited to welcome him into the TNA family,” said Dixie Carter, President of TNA Wrestling. “Our goal is to become the world’s biggest professional wrestling company. Hulk defines professional wrestling and we look forward to partnering with him in a variety of ways as we continue to grow TNA globally.”

“I’m thrilled to be jumping back into the world of professional wrestling,” said Hogan. “My fans have been asking me to return to the business for many years on a full time basis, but the timing or the opportunity has never been right until now. TNA Wrestling is a great company with an already excellent fan base, business and broadcast partner. I firmly believe now is the time for some change at TNA as they are positioned to jump to the next level in their development and I’m here to work with Dixie to help make that a reality.”

Through Hogan’s partnership with Bischoff Hervey Entertainment Television, the deal with TNA was negotiated by longtime Hogan colleague Eric Bischoff. Additionally, BHE TV has inked a first-look deal with TNA and will be working with the organization to develop new programming extensions of the TNA brand.

“Hulk Hogan adds yet another level of star power that positions TNA iMPACT as Spike TV’s version of ‘Must-See TV’ on Thursday nights,” said Kevin Kay, president of Spike.

Hogan most recently penned an autobiography with Mark Dagostino, “My Life Outside The Ring” with St. Martin’s Press.

Wither washed up superstars' whirlwind tour of Australia?

Monday, October 26, 2009

Yr Random Flickr Upload Foto of the Week

Kerry Von Erich shaves the head of Gino Hernandez. Minutes earlier, Gino and his Dynamic Duo tag team partner "Gentlemen" Chris Adams were defeated by Kerry & Kevin Von Erich in a hair-versus-hair match.

World Class Championship Wrestling. Cotton Bowl, Dallas TX. Circa Sept/Oct 1985.

Friday, October 23, 2009

I Heart YouToo!

Facebuster Nation: It has been brought to my attention that this site's most valuable subject for generating top notch blog fodder in 2009 now has his own very own YouTube (um, better make that YouToo) account. That's right, Buck Rock and/or Roll Zumhoffe is slowly, shaggily, disheveledly, yet inevitably taking over the interwebs from the comfort of his horribly outdated, mismatched, and cobbled together living room.

My God, even the walls clash.

At this point, you making be wondering how exactly is this officiator of midgets wrestling women in a corn field going to conquer then transform this preferred global medium for mashing up Ms. South Carolina Teen USA's attempts to form a cohesive and intelligible thought with the likes of President Bush or President in 2012 Sarah Palin and watching unsuspecting people get at-once grossed out and increasingly curious watching 2 girls/1 cup for the first time?

Simple, by engaging in the most selfless yet predestined act possible this side of Jesus being crucified for our sins: rehashing old footage of himself in the AWA (sorry, I meant to type AWDay) cooperating and/or competing with such icons as *shiver* Hulk Hogan, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, and *crosses fingers* Nord (husk!) The (husk!!) Barbarian (husk!!!).

Consider me subscribed.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

MONDAY MACHO MADNESS!!! The Savage Blend: One Lump or Two?

Yr Random Flickr Upload Foto of the Week

The jacket of "The Playboy" 45" by The Cleavers featuring the incomparable "Playboy" Buddy Rose. A anecdote about Arabian Facebuster's favorite 217 pounder told by the gentlemen who posted this sleeve -- along with some links to photos from the late 1970s and early 1980s Portland punk and rasslin' scenes -- can be enjoyed here.