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On Nick Gage, Rich Swann, and Second Chances

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Gage paid his debt to society, which is more than Swann can say Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein Rich Swann, recently released from WWE after an incident where he was witnessed to be violently kidnapping his wife, made waves again yesterday. Despite the fact that his wife, Su Yung, never pressed charges against him, thus clearing him of any wrongdoing vis a vis the law, he wondered aloud on Twitter why people wouldn't book him but book someone else who ran afoul of the law... Oh we cant a accused person on our show....oh lets get this bank robber on lol � Richard Swann (@GottaGetSwann) March 7, 2018 It's not a new sentiment. People who either want to defend abusers, accused or otherwise, or who want to puff out the woke feathers on their chest and point out the utter hypocrisy of left-leaning wrestling fans often bring up Nick Gage and his well-documented history of bank robbery. Swann didn't mention him by name, but he's the only guy in wrestling right now who robbed a ...

Pro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Vol. 3, Issue 16

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Swann's in hot water Photo Credit: WWE.com Well now, look who's back to dispense the news in the best way possible. THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ME, HORB FLERBMINBER. Any of you fucks who guessed "Dave Meltzer" or "Rajah" or "That Dude on Twitter Who Obsessively Stalks rovert, Fray, and Slice" ARE UP AGAINST THE WALL WHEN I COME TO POWER, which according to my calculations... should've been last week? WHAT IN TARNATION. Regardless, whether or not I'm the Supreme Chancellor of Planet Earth, the Moon, and Sector 348-D of the Kuiper Belt has no effect on whether or not I deliver the news in a timely and accurate manner. BECAUSE I DO. Now, you could just read the newsletter and you'll be edified beyond all active measures. But you have to get the COMPLETE HORB EXPERIENCE, so first, you must follow me on Twitter, @ HorbFlerbminber . You'll know when news breaks as it breaks, sometimes even BEFORE it breaks. Remember when I said Bray Wyatt ...

Rich Swann Has Been Suspended Indefinitely

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Another abuse case Photo Credit: WWE.com Sunday mornings are for making breakfast, reading the paper, and apparently finding out that a former favorite wrestler of yours is a domestic abuser. News broke yesterday morning that Rich Swann is the latest wrestler to be outed as an abuser, as he was arrested for battery and false imprisonment for an incident involving his wife, Su Yung. The Gainesville Police Department released the police report and a mugshot due to "national media requests," so everything is now out in the open. Apparently, Swann was critiquing Yung's latest wrestling match, things got heated, and according to two witnesses, Swann headlocked her after she got out of the car out of fear of escalation and dragged her back in against her will. Swann is denying the charges, although the witnesses' descriptions corroborate Yung's side more than Swann's. Shortly after, WWE took action and suspended Swann indefinitely . Swann is the latest in a line o...

205 Live Is Going on the Road

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Coming to an arena in the Northeast near you, Swann and the gang! Photo Credit: WWE.com WWE has four distinct touring entities: RAW, Smackdown, NXT National, and NXT Florida loop. It will soon have a fifth, at least in a limited capacity. Monday, WWE announced via Dot Com that  205 Live will go on the road in January , the weekend before the Royal Rumble. The cruiserweights will hit up the Northeast in three moderate-sized locales: Kingston, RI, Lowell, MA, and Poughkeepsie, NY. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Right now, the tour is being framed as a limited-run of special events. My guess is if it's popular, then, 205 Live will be a touring brand on its own. I have mixed feelings about this news, as the stratification of weight classes in wrestling is one of my most passionate bugaboos. I was hoping that WWE was winding down on the cruiserweight experiment and allowing guys like Cedric Alexander, Akira Tozawa, and Rich Swann to transcend weight limits and compete in the main narra...