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Extreme milestones: a history of hardcore

Relive the long and glorious history of extreme sports-entertainment in this timeline chronicling the ring's most groundbreaking extreme milestones.

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WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall

WrestleMania 29 will descend upon MetLife Stadium this Sunday, but WWE gave New York City a taste of things to come on Thursday with a special WrestleMania press conference at Radio City Music Hall.

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Jerry "The King" Lawler opens a wrestling museum in Memphis, Tenn.

Jerry Lawler's kingdom has grown yet again, as the WWE Hall of Famer opened his personal wrestling museum in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn.

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The true stories of wrestling's most unique nicknames

WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel reached out to former Superstars to get the true stories on how they got the monikers that made them famous.

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The “Macho Man” invades Memphis: Randy Savage, Jerry Lawler and the battle for Tennessee

Jerry "The King" Lawler tells the wild story of his early '80s rivalry with Randy Savage and all the broken bones, trespassing and public humiliation that went with it.

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Extreme invasion: ECW takes over Raw in 1997

In 1997, ECW shockingly invaded WWE, competing in sanctioned matches on Raw and engaging in a bitter rivalry with Jerry "The King" Lawler. WWE Classics spoke with Tommy Dreamer and "The King" to get the hardcore truth on this unprecedented turn of events.

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The truth behind six Andre the Giant legends

Could Andre the Giant really lift cars with his bare hands? Did he once drink 156 beers in one sitting? Twenty years since the passing of The Eighth Wonder of the World, WWE Classics attempts to separate the facts from the fiction in the extraordinary life of sports-entertainment's greatest attraction.

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"Shooting Straight" panels take WWE fans behind the curtain during Royal Rumble weekend

At the Royal Rumble, WWE's new "Shooting Straight" panels took the WWE Universe behind the scenes like never before with three unique Q-and-A sessions on The Montreal Screwjob, D-Generation X and WCW.

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Royal Rumble fan events are coming to Phoenix

Royal Rumble fan events are coming to Phoenix, including WWE's first "Shooting Straight" panels, the ultimate question-and-answer sessions for any WWE fan.

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Great invasions in sports-entertainment history

Lock your windows and close your doors: The era of The Shield is officially upon us. So while the three NXT invaders Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose run rampant throughout WWE, WWE.com takes a look back at some of sports-entertainment's most memorable invasions of years past.

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