Beyond the Mat

"...Blaustein also takes the unexpected tack of taking the WWF seriously as a classic example of carpe-diem capitalist enterprise..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Rundown

The man-mountain known as the Rock is diminished by all the action clichés in his new picture.

"...that alone, he’s worth watching, but as any good WWF fan worth his or her salt – Werner Herzog,..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

WWF Smackdown, Frank Erwin Center, February 8

"...WWF SmackdownFrank Erwin Center, February 8Krassmaster G (KG): The sweaty..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Music Review by Greg Beets

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...joined WCW's big rival, the World Wrestling Federation. The WWF threw out the Natural gimmick and repackaged him as..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...their ["Live Shots," Feb.25] entertaining and insightful review of WWF SmackDown! It was by far the best show I've..."

March 3, 2000 Column

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...conspiracy theory in professional wrestling. When WCW hired former WWF head writer Vince Russo, they thought they were getting..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

See No Evil

Former porn auteur Gregory Dark advances to making this rote exercise in slasher-film tedium.

"...character development. Dark, however, working from a screenplay by WWF scripter Dan Madigan, is content to bathe his film..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bend It Like Beckham

"...smash-'n'-grab hooliganism-as-sport of the NFL (not to mention the WWF, which, despite the fact that Werner Herzog professes a..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

The XFLdebut: It has to get better, doesn't it?.

"...can't hide this fact. So the problem: These young WWF skinheads need to be closet football fans or the..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Straight Out the Trailer

Examining the current overwhelming white trash influence in popular culture

"...is it any wonder guys are eating up the WWF, Limp Bizkit, and magazines such as Maxim and Gear..."

July 28, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Devil's Island

"...comic melodrama, it's also right up there with the WWF as one of the great bouts of the century...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Choose Your Own Adventure

A short list of the most promising games slated to hit home systems before Christmas.

"...spot on the N64's roster has to be THQ's WWF Wrestlemania 2000. Using the same game engine and attention..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Brendan Sinclair

A Civil Action

"...fall and redemption of Schlictmann and a trumped-up Ultimate WWF Death Match between the forces of justice (represented by..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Ringmaster

"...mayhem than the home version. It's like watching the WWF and knowing for sure that it's all rigged...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Zach Theatre's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

Theatrical elements combine for a "perfect goddamn story"

"...we'll come to know him – remembers the old WWF wrestler toys that were nothing more than heavy, posed..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers

The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion

"...to the stuff that was on TV, which was WWF at the time – WWE now – and a..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Dark Side of the Ring

Evan Husney grapples with wrestling's hidden history for Viceland

"...pro-wrestling history: The Montreal Screwjob, the infamous match at WWF's 1997 Survivor Series pay-per-view where owner Vince McMahon betrayed..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Problem With Prop. 1

When someone is lying to you about something, it is usually best not to endorse and empower them

"...and Sanders camps make politics seem more like the WWF, as my friend Fab Five Freddy observed, than any..."

April 29, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

The path to a Republican presidency

"...now seems our Democratic family has embraced the same WWF model. Governing is not about cooperation, respect for opposing..."

April 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

X Games: Flaming Lips Hit the LSD

Okie freaks deliver crowd-pleasing set Sunday

"...spandex muscle suit, a style made famous by Nineties WWF wrestler Giant Gonzalez, and outfitted with a silver dong..."

June 9, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Announcing the Finalists for the SXSW Interactive Awards

The best of the cloud is coming to Earth

"...Educational Resource Lifesaver Make Your Money Matter StrataLogica Versal WWF Together..."

Feb. 3, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Red River Regular Will 'Inspire' Through Wrestling

Beerland's Max Dropout rings the bell on Inspire Pro this weekend

"...remember people passing along to me job ads for WWF and WWE. They'd say, 'We're looking for people in..."

July 5, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Lens

Photos from Wizard World Austin Comic Con

"...From Peter Mayhew telling bedtime stories to old school WWF wrestlers shooting the breeze and homemade costumes that drew..."

Nov. 14, 2011 Screens Post by Brandon Bollom

The Legislator Versus the Interninator

The Score gets 'Raw' for tonight's wrestling show

"...who you think you're talking to, but I'm a WWF loyalist who hasn't been involved that much with the..."

Dec. 20, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Event Listings

"...her cub on that melting ice flow on that WWF commercial. So, it's more important than ever to get..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature

Beanitos

A healthy, homegrown snack debuts in the new year

"...this week, complete with a corn-chip-eating cow and a WWF-inspired smackdown between a giant cornstalk and a giant bean...."

Jan. 8, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Culturally Vacuous

"...When I get bored with this, I switch to WWF. I have teenage friends who complain that the music..."

Nov. 5, 2009 Postmarks

It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Starts World War III

A Cold War classic turns 25

"..."The Middle East Heavy" – a mulitculti roundup of WWF stars, early Eighties edition? And just what kind of..."

July 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wranglers Tied for First

"...Trigger, using wrestling moves that would have made the WWF happy. At halftime, I caught up with Trigger to..."

June 30, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Tale of the Lion Tamer

Former WWE wrestler Chris Jericho's autobiography, released today, talks about the art that makes choreographed entertainment out of a sport.

"...started to lose the Monday Night Wars with the WWF. If his autobiography didn't finish with his debut for..."

Oct. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

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