Sports Stars: August 2011

Tuesday 30 August 2011

Rey Mysterio

Born: December 11, 1974

Rey Mysterio

American professional wrestler Rey Mysterio was born Oscar Gutierrez Rubio on Dec. 11, 1974, in San Diego, California. Rey made his debut as a wrestler at age 14 in a small church in Tijuana, Mexico, where he used the name Colobri (Spanish for hummingbird). Then in 1995, Rey had his ECW debut match, where he defeated Psicosis, and in 1996 he was signed by WCW. He had many great matches against both luchadores and cruiserweights alike, but his most famous match came against real-life friend Eddie Guerrero at "Halloween Havoc 1997." In 2002, Rey signed with the WWE, where Vince McMahon requested that Rey wear his mask even though in Mexico, once a wrestler loses his mask he cannot regain it or he could be fined or have his license suspended. Rey still lives in San Diego with his wife Angie and their two children, Dominik and Aalyah. He has both of their names tattooed underneath his left and right bicep as well as the Spanish word for Mexico on his stomach.

Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio Wallpaper

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Rey Mysterio Unmasked

rey mysterio unmasked

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Sunday 28 August 2011

Matt Hardy

Matthew Moore Matt Hardy (born September 23, 1974)is an American professional wrestler He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and most recently worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)

Before signing with WWE, Hardy with his brother Jeff founded a wrestling organization called Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) While there Hardy held many championships including the Heavyweight and Tag Team Championship which he held with Jeff The promotion folded in October 1999 when they signed contracts with WWE The Hardys gained notoriety in WWE s tag team division due to their participation in Tables Ladders and Chairs matches As a tag team wrestler Hardy is a six time World Tag Team Champion a one time WWE Tag Team Champion and a one time WCW Tag Team Champion

Apart from his success as a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a one-time world heavyweight champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in 2008 He also has won other singles championships having held the Hardcore, European Cruiserweight and United States Championship on one occasion each.

Matt Hardy

Wwe Matt Hardy

Wwe Matt Hardy

Saturday 27 August 2011

CM Punk

CM Punk

With a reputation as an Extremist (Extreme Championship Wrestling) and a body covered with tattoos, CM Punk doesn’t rely on luck to make his way in the challenging world of wrestling. He is a native of Chicago who quickly realized that he would be part of the wrestling/entertainment industry. He is closely associated with the so-called “straightedge” movement that stays away from drugs and alcohol.

CM Punk is also known for bringing various styles to professional wrestling, including kickboxing and Jujitsu. He won the Money in the Bank ladder match, moved to Raw in 2008 and quickly took the World Heavyweight title. Shortly after that he grabbed the World Tag Team title with Kofi Kingston. He is now known among wrestling fans as the Straightedge Superstar, openly stating that he is the best because of discipline and dedication.

For those who don’t know the wrestler’s background, he was born Phillip Jack Brooks in 1978. He has extended his career with color commentary, after a career that included five world titles. CM Punk is the only person to take the Money in the Bank ladder matches in successive years (2008 and 2009). He is loved by many and is seen as a villain by others. But he is for

CM Punk

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Friday 26 August 2011

John Morrison

John Morrison

John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name John Morrison, and previously Johnny Nitro. He is signed to WWE performing on its Raw brand.

John Morrison

Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Hennigan entered Tough Enough III, a televised competition that would award the winner a WWE contract. He was one of the winners in the competition and assigned to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), to continue his wrestling training. While situated at OVW, he was placed in a tag team, alongside Joey Mercury, in which they won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on one occasion. It was also during this time that he and Mercury, alongside their manager Melina, were known as the stable MNM.

After signing with WWE, the group were called up to the SmackDown! roster and on their debut in April 2005, Hennigan and Mercury went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. After their third and final reign ended in May 2006, Hennigan and Melina turned on Mercury. Hennigan and Melina were let go from the SmackDown! roster and debuted on the Raw brand. During his time with the brand, Hennigan competed in singles competition and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice. In June 2007, Hennigan was drafted from Raw to the ECW brand. During that time, he won the vacant ECW World Championship once, which was his first world championship. Hennigan formed a partnership with The Miz in late 2007, with the two capturing the WWE Tag Team Championship and the World Tag Team Championship on separate occasions. They split in April 2009, and Morrison returned to SmackDown, where he won the Intercontinental Championship for the third time in September 2009