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WWE Recaps: Royal Rumble (1988)

The first ever Royal Rumble comes to us from Ontario, Canada. Vince McMahon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura are our hosts. The action gets going right away. Ravishing Rick Rude vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat   The crowd loves them some Ricky Steamboat. They trade blows at the start, then Rude throws Steamboat over the ropes, but The Dragon catches the rope and pulls himself back in. Rude then makes the trip out of the ring. After a bit of preening by Rude, they lock up in a test of strength. Rude gets Steamboat on his knees, but pushes back up, then reverses into a takedown and arm-lock. He continues to work on that arm for several minutes. Rude finally breaks free and now he's pounding Steamboat with multiple fists. After some trips to the ropes, The Dragon gets Rude back into the arm-lock. Rude elbows Steamboat to the face, and eventually, knees him in the mid-section, and send him to the floor. He follows The Dragon and bodyslams him, then climbs back in ...

2018 NFL Power Rankings: Week One

The 2018 NFL season is underway, and it began in crazy fashion, with rookies playing like veterans, veteran playing like...guys who only play Madden football. We had close games, blowouts, and everything in between, and though the play was often sloppy and hard to watch, we loved every single minute of it because football is back. This week: TJ Watt is unblockable, Tyreek Hill is uncatchable, and Aaron Rodgers is unbreakable. Here we go. 32. Buffalo Bills: The Bills played so poorly, Tyler Boyd traveled back in time to tell his younger self to not even bother. 31. Arizona Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald's last play as a pro is inevitably going to be him going in motion, and then clothes-lining Sam Bradford as he goes by. 30. Oakland Raiders: *Insert Khalil Mack joke here* 29. New York Giants: Upon further review, Saquon Barkley thinks the Giants should have taken a quarterback with the 2nd pick. 28. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford had the worst Monday night since that one ti...