Rousey takes the belt in WWE’s Survivor Series
By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns, Uncategorized
In a controversial match, Charlotte Flair was ultimately disqualified from the WWE's Survivor Series and Ronda Rousey snatched the belt.
Column: WWE women thrive at ‘Evolution’ despite backstage politics
By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer
October 28, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
WWE’s first all-women pay-per-view — properly dubbed “Evolution” to signify the transformation from divas from superstars — was a success, highlighted by Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch’s electric Last Woman Standing match.
Column: ‘Super Show-Down’ confuses roles of WWE’s top women
By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer
October 7, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
The way the WWE has cast the Charlotte Flair - Becky Lynch feud doesn’t make sense to the multi-talented women involved in it.
Hardy, Orton embody “Hell in a Cell”
By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer
September 16, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
WWE superstars Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy provided one of the greatest Hell in a Cell moments in the history of the sport on Sunday night.
Column: WWE ‘Extreme Rules’ doesn’t bode well for the former Team Xtreme
By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer
July 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
WWE hosted the Extreme Rules pay-per-view at PPG Paints Arena Sunday, and many fans — myself included — weren’t sure how it would go. With Universal Champion Brock Lesnar not even advertised for the show and the WWE Championship in a seemingly throw-away feud, the title outlooks for the show looked bleak.
WWE women’s ‘Money in the Bank’ results in another generic outcome
By Alexa Marzina | Staff Writer
June 20, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
This year, I spent my Father’s Day the way anybody who feels awkward during family gatherings should — drinking a beer and watching eight beautiful women beat each other up with ladders. Though WWE’s 2018 Money in the Bank pay-per-view Sunday featured results I was in favor of, the show lacke...
Wrestler Bruno Sammartino, Oakland native, dies at 82
By Hannah Schneider, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under City, News, Top Stories
Bruno Sammartino, a former professional wrestler and Oakland native, died Wednesday after battling health issues for the last two months. His wife, Carol, and two of his sons were at his side when he died peacefully. He was 82. Sammartino was born in October of 1935 and immigrated to South Oakland from Pizzo...