Tag: sports

“The Man Without A Mask”

The New Yorker has a profile of Saúl Armendáriz, the luchador Cassandro, and his fellow exóticos of lucha libre. “Exóticos have been around since the nineteen-forties. At first, they were dandies, a subset of rudos with capes and valets. They struck glamour-boy poses and threw flowers to the […]

RIP, Ultimate Warrior

Professional wrestler the Ultimate Warrior (née, James Brian Hellwig) has died. The WWE shares reactions to Warrior’s death. The Masked Man has an obituary at Grantland. SBNation, ABC News and Newsday remember Warrior. Time shares Warrior’s best mic work.

RIP, Mae Young

Professional wrestler Mae Young has died. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cageside Seats and WWE.com have obituaries. WWE.com also has a tribute video. Conan O’Brien interviews Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah.

RIP, Jim Kelly

Actor, Karate Grandmaster and tennis player Jim Kelly has died. Kelly starred alongside Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon and in action/Blaxploitation classics such as Black Belt Jones, Three The Hard Way and Black Samurai. Our friends at Daily Grindhouse have an obituary as does The Los Angeles […]