The Untold Truth Of Young Rock
The Untold Truth Of Young Rock
By Miles Schneiderman/Feb. 26, 2021 9:28 am EDT
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Young Rock has officially been body-slammed into our lives. The time-jumping comedy tells the life story of Dwayne The Rock Johnson, once one of the most recognizable wrestlers in the world (and a 10-time world champion within the almost-but-not-quite fictional artifice of professional wrestling), and also one of its most recognizable actors, having now spent 20 years in Hollywood following his film debut in 2001 s
The Mummy Returns. With a career that includes both action-packed blockbusters like
San Andreas,
Moana and the
A legendary 1989 WWF match in Anchorage is one of the last holy grails in pro wrestling Published December 27, 2020
“Mr. Perfect,” aka Curt Hennig, celebrating after an April 15, 1991, victory in Omaha, Nebraska. Super fans regard a 1989 match between Mr. Perfect and Bret “The Hitman” Hart in Anchorage as a WWF holy grail, but no recording has ever surfaced. (Photo byInFlamester20 via Creative Commons)
Share on Facebook on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. What if one of the greatest wrestling matches of all time happened not in New York, Atlanta, Memphis or any of the sport’s traditional hotbeds, but Anchorage? There was no title on the line, only a technical masterclass from two of the most gifted wrestlers ever, each part of a multigenerational tradition of excellence. For more than 30 years, that match has existed only in cherished