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Vision Quest: The Most Underrated Sports Movie Ever Made?
In 1985, a film called Vision Quest (based on the novel of the same name) performed a double leg takedown on coming of age sports movies. It got into my head when I first saw it and it never left. The movie still holds up 25+ years later, its realism and understatement in stark relief to today's...
Video: Chael Sonnen Gives Passionate Speech About Intensity
Chael Sonnen is a man of many faces. To some, he's the trash talking gangster from the mean streets of West Linn, Oregon. To others, he's the man who has created a real life story line with the entire country of Brazil. However, to a lucky few, Sonnen is seen as much more than just a persona. To...
Matwork! Qingdao Judo Grand Prix Results, Midlands Contenders, Year's Best Awards, Christmas Grappling Videos and More
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. This issue is hitting your eyeballs nine days before the end of 2011. As an opportunity for a...
Matwork! Issue #1 11/23/11
Here at Bloody Elbow, you can find general updates on a wide variety of combat sports scattered in between the mixed martial arts coverage that is our bread and butter. This weekly column, Matwork!, is designed to bring you the recent happenings in the world of grappling, be it sambo, judo,...
On this date in WWF history: The first and only title change to ever take place on 'Wrestling Challenge'
On November 1, 1992, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) aired another episode of Wrestling Challenge, a syndicated weekly pro wrestling show that had been televised from 1986-96. So why is that date in the program's history worth noting? It featured the first and only title change to ever take place...
The Wrestling Aficionado LIVE tonight (Oct. 13) at 9 pm ET
The Wrestling Aficionado, Cageside Seat's best bi-weekly podcast, is back! What's that, you say? We're the ONLY bi-weekly podcast on this website? Semantics, dear chap. A lot to go over on this show including the absolute trainwreck that was last Monday's RAW plus there's apparently a promotion...
Strikeforce Judo Chop: Luke Rockhold Does a Cage Crawling Clinic Against Jacare
This Judo Chop is by Tom Grant. Fraser Coffeen has already discussed Rockhold's striking in this fight. It was common forum fodder in the mid-2000s to debate the merits of cage vs ring as a venue for an MMA match. It was asserted that cages favored grapplers, while rings favored strikers. The...
The Wrestling Aficionado LIVE(ish) today (September 8)
Because I'll be absconding to Austin, Texas to witness some nuptials, this week's edition comes to you a bit early. Think of it as an early Christmas present! It was recorded a day early (but not a buck short) so it's available to be listened to right freaking now! We talked about RAW, Smackdown,...
On this date in CWA history: Tommy Rich turns heel, clowns color commentator Jerry 'The King' Lawler
Don't make a face -- this was a big deal in 1980. Tommy Rich, who turned heel after ball-bashing Bill Dundee in the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) on August 23, 1980, in Memphis, Tennesee, blows his stack in the post-match interview and goes after Jerry Lawler, putting the defenseless...
Josh Barnett Cuts a "Hard Times" Promo at Strikeforce Open Workouts
Josh Barnett is one of the most talked about names in MMA's heavyweight division, and it's not always good. In fact, it's hardly good. He's failed drug tests for steroids multiple times, and his most recent failure was the final nail in the coffin for Affliction's MMA promoting run, and we missed...
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