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10 Race Drivers who are also Actors

March 4, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

10 Race Drivers who are also Actors

Car racers are among the most glamorous people on the earth. A part of it is because of the risk involved in the sport, since one single skid of the tires can send the racer off into the gaping mouth of death, or injure them severely, and the racers are brave enough to compete, anyway. Moreover, racers are among the wealthiest of all sportsmen, owing to the fact that they are heavily rewarded. The glamour and popularity of race car drivers are almost at par with the stars and actors. It is almost unimaginable how the popularity of a celebrity simply increases by several degrees if he is both, an actor and a car race driver. They have eyes of sports buffs, as well as Hollywood followers, upon them. Let us take a quick look at 10 Race Drivers who are also Actors.

10 Race Drivers who are also Actors

1. Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian and screenwriter Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January 1955 and hugely popular for his work on the sitcoms Mr. Bean and Blackadder. He started gaining reputations since his first introduction prominence in the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O’Clock News from 1979 to 1982. He is also noted for his participation in The Secret Policeman’s Balls from 1979. Rowan Atkinson is listed among the 50 funniest actors in British comedy by The Observer. He holds a category C+E lorry driving license. He raced a Renault 5 GT Turbo for two seasons for its one make series and also owns a McLaren F1. Atkinson appeared as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car on Top Gear while driving the Kia Cee’d around the track in 1:42.2 in July 2011.

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2. Paul Walker

Former American actor Paul William Walker was born on September 12, 1973 and met with a tragic accident and died on November 30, 2013. The gained his reputation while appearing for several televisions shows such as The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel. He is widely known for playing the role of Brian O’Conner in the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious and later all its sequels. Paul Walker competed in the Redline Time Attack racing series. He drove that series with M3 E92 as a member of the AE Performance Team. Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Ohlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani and Reach Out Worldwide are the major sponsors of his car. He also started preparing for an auto show before he was killed in a single-car accident on November 30, 2013.

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3. Patrick Dempsey

American actor and race car driver Patrick Galen Dempsey was born on January 13, 1966 and famously known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. He acted in several films in his early 20s such as Buy Me Love and Loverboy. Patrick Dempsey competed in several prestigious pro-am events that include the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race, and Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. He announced that he would “walk away” from acting if he could dedicate himself to motors-ports prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans series. Dempsey was first introduced to racing at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and made a return in a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race four years later.

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4. Paul Newman

Former American actor, film director, entrepreneur environmentalist, social activist and philanthropist Paul Leonard Newman was also known as a professional racing driver and auto racing team owner. He achieved numerous awards during his lifetime that includes Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money. He also achieved six Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy Award. Newman was first introduced as a professional racer at Thompson International Speedway in 1972. He later established himself as a frequent competitor in Sports Car Club of America. Newman also raced in the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans in Dick Barbour’s Porsche 935 and achieved the second place.

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5. James Garner

Former American actor, voice artist and comedian James Garner was born as James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928, and starred in several television series over more than five decades. He played leading roles in more than fifty theatrical films such as The Great Escape and The Notebook, and also noted for his roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick. He is one of the owners of the “American International Racers” and participated in active racing from 1967 through 1969. James Garner made the racing documentary The Racing Scene with motorsports writer William Edgar and Hollywood director Andy Sidaris which was filmed in 1969 and released in 1970. The team later fielded racing cars at Le Mans, Daytona, and Sebring endurance races.

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6. Steve McQueen

American actor Terence Steven “Steve” McQueen was hugely popular for his anti-hero” persona and earned him the nickname “The King of Cool”. He was a top box-office draw at the height of the Vietnam War-era counterculture during the 1960s and 1970s. He achieved Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles and his major films include The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon. Steve McQueen raced in a BMC Mini at Brands Hatch in the British Touring Car Championship in 1961 where he finished 3rd. Peter Revson and McQueen won with a Porsche 908/02 in the 3 litre class in the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring race but missed winning the overall title just by 23 seconds to 5 litre Ferrari 512S.

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7. James Dean

Former American actor James Byron Dean, famously known as just James Dean, was born on February 8, 1931, and was regarded by many as the cultural icon of the United States and a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment. He is noted for his role in the film Rebel Without a Cause. He was ranked the 18th best male movie star by the American Film Institute on their “AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars” list in 1999. James Dean first showed his interest in auto racing in 1954 and purchased various vehicles after filming for East of Eden had concluded. His collection included a Triumph Tiger T110 and a Porsche 356. James Dean competed in his first professional event at the Palm Springs Road Races on March 26–27, 1955 and won the first place in the novice class and second place at the main event.

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8. Gene Hackman

American actor and novelist Eugene Allen Hackman, famously known as Gene Hackman was born on January 30, 1930, and has had a successful career of five decades, during which, he has been able to acquire 3 Golden Globes and 2 BAFTAs, as well as nominations of 5 Academy Awards, winning 2. He is noted for his role in the film French Connection, for which he won the Academy Award as the best actor. At 16, he left home and joined the US Marine Corps, serving 4.5 years as a field radio operator. After his discharge, he moved to New York, working minor jobs. He partook in the Sports Car Club of America races, driving an open wheeled Formula Ford in the late 70s. In 1983, he drove a Dan Gurney Team Toyota in the 24 Hours of Daytona Endurance Race. He won the Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Race.

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9. Frankie Muniz

American actor, musician, writer and producer Francisco Muñiz IV, famously known as Frankie Muñiz, was born on December 5, 1985. He is primarily noted as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, for which he got an Emmy Award nomination and 2 Golden Globe Award nominations. In 2003, he was considered “one of Hollywood’s most bankable teens.” He began his career in car racing in 2005, when, as a celebrity participant, he won the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. He signed a two-year deal with Jensen Motorsport as a driver. During the 2006 Formula BMW USA series, he entered 14 races, and failed to finish in a point-scoring position. In 2007, he partook in all 12 races of the more competitive Champ Car Atlantic Series. He earned a prize of $17,000, logging 351 season laps.

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10. Bruce Jenner

Former U.S. track and field athlete and current television personality William Bruce Jenner was born on October 28, 1949. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal. After his Olympic win, he reached new heights of success in professional career in television. By 1981, he had worked in various made-for-TV movies and briefly starred in Erik Estrada’s place on TV series CHiPs. In the 80s, he was a successful race car driver in the IMSA Camel GT series (International Motor Sports Association). His first win was in the 12-hour Sebring in the IMSA GTO class, 1986, driving the 7-Eleven Roush Racing Ford Mustang with co-driver Scott Pruett. He won the class, finishing 4th overall in the 12-hour endurance race. In his most successful year, he finished 2nd in the championship.

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The race car drivers who are also actors have the best of both worlds. From famous red carpet events, to fun sports brand endorsements, they have it all. And with a greater reach, they are also followed by a greater number of people all around the world.

Top 10 Hitters in PGA

March 3, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Hitters in PGA

When we use the term ‘hitter’ in the context of golf, we mean a golf player “who favors a forceful, aggressive style of swing, ” as described by the PGA Golf Glossary. A hitter’s movement is less about smooth and fluid swings, and more violent to look at. A look at the driving distance stats of a golfer for the past five years will give the information about how many times he has been able to clinch a place in the top 10, and hence an idea about the skill of the longest hitters. The leaders in driving distance for the season will also help to understand the same, but, it is never enough to look at a single season, as a player can get mired or injured in the middle of it. Let us take a look at the Top 10 Hitters in PGA.

Top 10 Hitters in PGA

1. Brooks Koepka

American professional golfer Brooks Koepka was born on May 3, 1990, and played college golf at Florida State University. He achieved three events during his college days and became All-American three times. While still being an amateur, Koepka was qualified for the U.S. Open in 2012. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 315.0 meters per shot. He covered a total of 7,560 meters in this season with 24 drives in professional tournaments. Koepka turned professional in 2012 and started playing on the Challenge Tour in Europe. He won his first major event at the Challenge de Catalunya in September, 2012, and achieved the Montecchia Golf Open in 2013. Koepka won the Waste Management Phoenix Open, his first PGA Tour event, on February 1, 2015.

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2. Tony Finau

American professional golfer Tony Finau was born on September 14, 1989, and turned professional at the age of just 17. He has college scholarship offers in basketball but later continued with Golf. Finau started participating in several mini-tours including the Gateway Tour, NGA Hooters Tour and National Pro Tour in his college days. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 309.5 meters per shot. He covered a total of 17,334 meters this season with 56 drives in professional tournaments. Finau made seven cuts in eight starts on the PGA Tour Canada in 2013. Tony Finau earned his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season after he finished in the 12th position in the Web.com Tour Finals. He with his brother Gipper also competed on the Golf Channel’s The Big Break in 2009.

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3. Ryan Palmer

American professional golfer Ryan Hunter Palmer was born on September 19, 1976, and currently plays on the PGA Tour. He started playing the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and won the Clearwater Classic. Palmer finished on the 6th position on the money list to earn his 2004 PGA Tour participation. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 308.6 meters per shot. He covered a total of 7,406 meters in this season with 24 drives in professional tournaments. Palmer achieved his PGA Tour win at the 2004 FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. He also achieved the Sony Open in Hawaii as his third career PGA Tour title in January 2010. Recently, he lost a sudden-death playoff at the Honda Classic in March 2014.

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4. Hiroshi Iwata

Japanese professional golfer Hiroshi Iwata was born on 31 January 1981, and currently regarded as one of the most promising golfer from Japan. The 34-year old golfer is the current world no. 74. With his listed height of 5 feet 10 inches and listed weight of 163 lb, he recently created a sensation on ground for his amazing driving skill. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 307.5 meters per shot. He covered a total of 1,230 meters in this season with 4 drives in professional tournaments. Hiroshi Iwata turned professional in 2004 when he started participating on the Japan Golf Tour. He achieved his first victory at the Fujisankei Classic in 2014. Iwata also achieved second place at the Dunlop Phoenix Open and Token Homemate Cup in 2014.

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5. Charlie Beljan

American professional golfer Charlie Beljan was born on October 10, 1984, and currently plays on the PGA Tour. He achieved the U.S. Junior Amateur at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, in 2002 and later also achieved the 2006 Arizona Amateur. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 306.7 meters per shot. He covered a total of 8,587 meters this season with 28 drives in professional tournaments. Beljan turned professional in 2007 and started to participate on the Gateway Tour from 2008 to 2011. He held the first place on the money list in 2009. Beljan earned his 2012 PGA Tour entry by at the 13th place in a tie at 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School. He achieved his first PGA tour title at the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic on November 11, 2012.

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6. Morgan Hoffmann

American professional golfer Morgan Hoffmann was born on August 11, 1989, and was a member of the golf team at the Oklahoma State University for two years. He achieved the no. 1 spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2009. Hoffmann turned professional in 2010 and participated in his first professional major tournament at the 2012 U.S. Open where he achieved the 29th place in a tie. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 306.7 meters per shot. He covered a total of 6,133 meters in this season with 20 drives in professional tournaments. Hoffmann played in 13 events on the Web.com Tour in 2012 and achieved 19th place on the money list which qualified him to participate in the PGA Tour.

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7. Cory Whitsett

American professional golfer Cory Whitsett replaced England’s Matthew Fitzgerald as no. 1 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking in October 2013. He helped his team to achieve the Walker Cup and made a record of 2-1-1. Whitsett achieved consecutive titles at the Linger Longer Invitational and Aggie Invitational. He was also a member of the U.S. Palmer Cup team. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 306.7 meters per shot. He covered a total of 4,907 meters this season with 16 drives in professional tournaments. Whitsett was placed in the first position in Golf World’s 2013-14 preseason top 50 watch list. He also achieved the no. 8 spot in the 2012-13 Golfweek’s preseason top-10 individuals.

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8. Paul Casey

Professional English golfer Paul Alexander Casey was born on 21 July 1977, and currently participates in the US-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. He achieved world no. 3 position which is also his highest in 2009. Casey was the first man in the United States to win three consecutive Pac-10 Championships from 1998 to 2000. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 306.6 meters per shot. He covered a total of 4,293 meters this season with 14 drives in professional tournaments. Paul Casey won his 13th European Tour title in September 2014 at the KLM Open in the Netherlands. He recently declared that he will only focus on the PGA Tour to minimize his travel to get better performance.

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9. Patrick Rodgers

American professional golfer Patrick Rodgers was born on 30 June 1992, and considered as one of the promising golfer of recent times with his listed height of 6 feet 2 inches and listed weight of 165 lb. He played amateur golf during his days at the Stanford University and later turned professional in 2014. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 306.0 meters per shot. He covered a total of 7,343 meters in this season with 24 drives in professional tournaments. Rodgers was named 1st team Ping All-Americans by College Golf Association of America for three consecutive seasons. He achieved Stanford’s highest award, the Al Masters Award, in 2014 as the top athlete. Rodgers achieved Ben Hogan Award as nation’s finest golfer in 2014.

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10. Brendan Steele

American professional golfer Brendan Steele was born on April 5, 1983, and currently participates on the PGA Tour. He played college golf at the University of California. Brendan turned professional in 2005 and started to participate in the Golden State Tour which he won four times. He also participated in the Canadian Tour in 2006 and 2007. As of the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open in Feb 01, 2015, he covered an average of 305.7 meters per shot. He covered a total of 14,675 meters this season with 48 drives in professional tournaments. Steele started playing on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 and won the final event of the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island in 2010. He achieved his first PGA Tour event at the Valero Texas Open on April 17, 2011. His amazing performance placed him in the 19th place in the FedEx Cup standings.

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A detailed study of the golfer’s stats helps to understand and rank the best hitters in the PGA Tour. By the end of 2015, the whole ranking may just change, based on the performances of these golfers and the others during the ongoing season. We only have to wait and watch to find out if the players’ ranks change, or if they get replaced by other golfers who are not on this list.

Top 10 Male WWE Wrestlers of All Time

March 1, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Male WWE Wrestlers of All Time

The World Wrestling Entertainment, popularly known as WWE in short, is one of the leading entertainment companies, dealing mainly in professional wrestling. Its shows are not legitimate sporting contests but purely entertainment-based, and feature choreographed matches that are scripted, based on story-lines. However, the moves that are featured may cause injury, if those are incorrectly performed. That is why, the wrestlers are excellent fighters who are quite visibly powerful. They have intimidatingly large statures, and their physical strength is incredible, as well. These wrestlers are also great entertainers. Let us take a look at Top 10 Male WWE Wrestlers of All Time.

Top 10 Male WWE Wrestlers of All Time

1. Mark William Calaway – “The Undertaker”

American professional wrestler Mark William Calaway famously known by his ring name “The Undertaker” was born on March 24, 1965, and is currently signed to WWE. He worked with WWE since 1990 which made him WWE’s longest-tenured performer of all time. Undertaker started his career in 1984 with World Class Championship Wrestling and worked for World Championship Wrestling from 1989 to 1990. He later signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 1990. Undertaker achieved 21 straight victories at WWE’s annual WrestleMania pay-per-view. He is a four-time WWE champion who achieved the World Heavyweight Championship thrice and won the Royal Rumble in 2007. Undertaker also became the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion once. He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2004.

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2. John Felix Anthony Cena – “John Cena”

American professional wrestler John Felix Anthony Cena famously known by his ring name “John Cena” was born on April 23, 1977, and is also known as a rapper and actor. He began working with the WWE franchise since 2005 and is the current the public face of WWE. He started his career with Ultimate Pro Wrestling in 1999 and became the UPW Heavyweight Champion. Cena signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2001. He already achieved a total of 22 championships as of February 2015 which includes a record 12 reigns as WWE World Heavyweight Championship, three reigns as the WWE United States Championship, two World Tag Team Championships and two WWE Tag Team Championships. Cena is also a two-time Royal Rumble winner in 2008 and 2013. He is a contestant of the “Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race”.

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3. Dwayne Johnson – “The Rock”

American professional wrestler Dwayne Douglas Johnson famously known by his ring name “The Rock” was born on May 2, 1972, and is also known as an American-Canadian actor and producer. He achieved mainstream fame as “The Rock” in the World Wrestling Federation from 1996 to 2004. He made his brief comeback again for a short period from 2011 to 2013. Rock has seventeen championship reigns in WWE. He won the world championship ten times, WWF Championship eight times, the World Championship twice, WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Tag Team Championship a record five times. Rock won the Royal Rumble in 2000 and became the sixth WWF Triple Crown Champion. His autobiography “The Rock Says” was debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2000.

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4. Terry Gene Bollea – “Hulk Hogan”

American professional wrestler Terry Gene Bollea famously known by his ring name “Hulk Hogan” was born on August 11, 1953, and is also known as an actor, television personality, musician and entrepreneur. He achieved mainstream fame as an all-American character called “Hulk Hogan” in the 1980s and 1990s at the World Wrestling Federation. Hogan also served as the on-screen General Manager for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2009 to 2013. He is noted as “the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the ’80s” by the IGN. He achieved WWE World Heavyweight Championship six times and WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, and also achieved the Royal Rumble twice consecutively in 1990 and 1991. Hogan was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

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5. Paul Michael Levesque – “Triple H”

American professional wrestler Paul Michael Levesque famously known by his ring name “Triple H” which stands for “Hunter Hearst Helmsley” was born on July 27, 1969, and is also known as a reputed American business executive, actor and former bodybuilder. He is currently serving as the Executive Vice President of the professional wrestling promotion WWE. Triple H first joined the World Championship Wrestling in 1994 and later moved to the World Wrestling Federation in 1995 where he co-founded the D-Generation X stable. He began to take a greater behind-the-scenes role with WWE since 2010. Triple H achieved eight WWE Championships and five World Heavyweight Championships. He is also the 2002 Royal Rumble winner and has achieved the King of the Ring tournament title in 1997.

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6. Brock Edward Lesnar – “Brock Lesnar”

American professional wrestler Brock Edward Lesnar famously known by his ring name “Brock Lesnar” was born on July 12, 1977, and is also known as a former professional mixed martial artist. He is currently standing on his fourth reign as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Lesnar is also a former NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is the 2003 Royal Rumble winner and has achieved the King of the Ring tournament title in 2002. Lesnar made his comeback to the WWE after an eight-year break on April 2, 2012. He then won the WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014 and became the WWE World Heavyweight Champion for the fourth time on August 17, 2014. He also topped several pay-per-view events in WWE which include the WrestleMania XIX.

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7. Richard Morgan Fliehr – “Ric Flair”

Semi-retired American professional wrestler Richard Morgan Fliehr famously known by his ring name “Ric Flair” was born on February 25, 1949, and is currently signed with WWE in the ambassador program. Nicknamed “The Nature Boy”, Flair is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. His professional wrestling career spans over 40 years which is a record by itself. Flair is a eight-time NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF Champion, and won a total of 30 different major championships. He was named Wrestler of the Year consecutively from 1982 to 1986 and again in 1989, 1990 and 1992. Flair was honored as the Readers’ Favorite Wrestler from 1984 to 1993 and again in 1996. He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996.

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8. Steve Austin – “Stone Cold”

American professional wrestler Steven James Anderson, famously known by his ring name “Stone Cold”, was born on December 18, 1964, and is also known as an American actor and producer. He is widely regarded by many as the biggest star in the history of World Wrestling Federation, and also noted for his contribution in World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling. Stone Cold is a six-time WWF Champion and the fifth Triple Crown Champion. He also achieved the King of the Ring tournament in 1996 and Royal Rumbles thrice in 1997, 1998 and 2001. He was forced to retire due to a series of knee and neck injuries in 2003. Stone Cold was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Vince McMahon in 2009. He then returned to host the “Tough Enough” in WWE in 2011.

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9. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom – “Shawn Michaels”

American professional wrestling personality Michael Shawn Hickenbottom famously known by his ring name “Shawn Michaels” was born on July 22, 1965, and is also known as an American television presenter. He recently signed with WWE as an ambassador in December 2010. He was described as “the most athletic, inspired and daring storyteller in the business; raising the bar for the entire industry with each match” by the IGN. He topped several pay-per-view events In the WWE from 1989 to 2010. Shawn Michaels is a three-time WWF Champion and four-time world champion. He won the Royal Rumbles twice consecutively in 1995 and 1996. He achieved the PWI Match of the Year Award a record eleven times till now. He was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.

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10. Paul Donald Wight – “Big Show”

American professional wrestler Paul Donald Wight, famously known by his ring name “Big Show”, was born on February 8, 1972, and is a seven-time world champion. He won the World Heavyweight Championship two times, WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Championship once till now in his active wrestling career. Big Show also became the WWE Hardcore Champion three times, and achieved the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE United States Championship once each. Big Show is an eleven-time world tag team champion and won the World Tag Team Championship five times. He won the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times till now. Big Show won the WCW’s annual World War 3, a 60-man Battle Royal in 1996.

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The WWE wrestlers are entertainers who are the favourites of all those who like a little action and thrill. Though there is a lot of criticism about WWE because of all the violence being promoted, or for staging the fights, they are nevertheless very popular. The youth, in particular, adore the WWE wrestlers, because of the aura of power that oozes out of them.

Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the world

February 28, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the world

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is played by a large number of players, and is watched and enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. The participation, as well as audience, is irrespective of age and gender. Soccer is just as popular a sport among men as it is among women. Women’s soccer teams are exceedingly strong, and display immense skills on the grounds. An important position in each football team is that of the goal keeper. Goalkeepers defend the goal posts, and keep the number of goals in check, preventing the opponent teams from scoring. Just like in case of men’s football, women’s football teams, too, have extremely powerful goalkeepers. They have displayed excellent talent, focus, skill and fitness, and have proven that they are no less than the men’s teams’ goalkeepers. Here is a list of the Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the World. Let us take a look at their achievements:

Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the world

1. Hope Solo

American professional soccer goalkeeper Hope Amelia Solo was born on July 30, 1981 and has been serving her duty as the goalkeeper for the United States women’s national soccer team since 2000. She was a member of the Saint Louis Athletica, Atlanta Beat and MagicJack in the Women’s Professional Soccer League from 2009 to 2011. Solo currently plays for the Seattle Reign FC at the top division of women’s soccer in the United States, the National Women’s Soccer League. She is a member of the gold winning United States team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Solo achieved the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and also received the Bronze Ball award for her overall performance. She appeared in several fashion magazines such as the “Body Issue” of ESPN The Magazine, and also participated in Dancing with the Stars.

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2. Nadine Angerer

Current captain of the German national women’s team and professional soccer goalkeeper Nadine Marejke Angerer was born on 10 November 1978, and currently plays for the Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL besides her international appearances. She became the first goalkeeper ever to be named as the FIFA World Player of the Year on 13 January 2014. Angerer started her career as a forward with the ASV Hofstetten club and later moved to FC Bayern Munich as a goalkeeper in 1999. She was transferred to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2001 and gradually achieved the 2005 UEFA Women’s Cup, two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup with the club. Angerer achieved the UEFA European Championships thrice, FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2003, and won the Olympic bronze medals twice in 2000 and 2004.

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3. Briana Scurry

Retired American professional soccer goalkeeper Briana Collette Scurry was born on September 7, 1971, and was a founding player in the world’s first women’s league, the Women’s United Soccer Association, for the Atlanta Beat where the players were paid as professionals athletes. She achieved the 3rd place at the 1995 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA World Cup, won the gold medal at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and became the champion of the 1999 FIFA World Cup with the American women’s team. Scurry earned a record 173 caps in her tenure with the United States women’s team from 1994 to 2008. She received the Best Goalkeeper Award in the 1999 FIFA World Cup. Scurry was appointed as the new manager of the WPS franchise MagicJack since 2011, after her retirement from professional football.

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4. Almuth Schult

German professional soccer goalkeeper Almuth Schult was born on February 9, 1991, and currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg club besides her national appearances for the German national women’s team. She started her career with the FC SG Gartow at the age of 5 and later moved to Hamburger SV in 2007. Schult then moved to Magdeburger FFC in 2008 and also achieved third place at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with the German -17 Women’s team. Schult was the goalkeeper of the 2010 U-20 Women’s World Cup winning German team. She made her debut in the senior team as the third goalkeeper for Germany’s 2011 Women’s World Cup squad. She made her debut for the national team against Turkey on February 15, 2012. Schult became the winner of the UEFA Women’s Championship in 2013.

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5. Emma Byrne

Irish professional soccer goalkeeper Emma Anne Byrne was born on 14 June 1979, and currently plays for the English club Arsenal and the national women’s team of the Republic of Ireland as a goalkeeper. She moved to Arsenal from St Patrick’s Athletic in January 2000 and gradually became the Arsenal Player of the Year twice in 2003 and 2005. She was a pioneer member of the European Championship winning Arsenal team in 2007. Byrne made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women’s national football team on 31 March 1996. She earned her 100th cap of the national team on 26 September 2013. Byrne, besides her professional career, is also now employed as a coach in Arsenal’s Academy. She achieved the FA Women’s Premier League Cup a record five times and won the FA WSL Cup thrice in her career.

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6. Ashlyn Harris

American professional soccer goalkeeper Ashlyn Michelle Harris was born on October 19, 1985, and currently plays for the NWSL club the Washington Spirit and the national women’s soccer team of the United States. She was also previously a member of the Saint Louis Athletica, Washington Freedom and Western New York Flash. Harris played for Fußball-Bundesliga club FCR 2001 Duisburg and Swedish Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF. Just days after the end of 2013 NWSL season, she made her debut for the Tyresö FF on August 21, 2013. Harris represented the United States in the U-16, U-17, and U-19 teams. She was then inducted into the senior national team and made her professional debut for the United States women’s national soccer team against Sweden on March 11, 2013.

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7. Karina LeBlanc

Canadian professional soccer goalkeeper Karina Chenelle LeBlanc was born on March 30, 1980, and currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women’s Soccer League and also for the Canadian national women’s team. She also played in the United States’ first women’s professional soccer league, the Women’s United Soccer Association, for the Boston Breakers. LeBlanc became a member of the W-League club Montreal Xtreme in 2004, and later moved to the New Jersey Wildcats where she played from 2005 to 2006. She then joined the Portland Thorns FC on January 11, 2013, and later traded to the Chicago Red Stars on January 13, 2014. LeBlanc won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan Am Games with her the national team and also achieved the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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8. Sarah Bouhaddi

French-Algerian professional soccer goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi was born on 17 October 1986, and currently plays at the Division 1 Féminine for the Olympique Lyonnais and also for the France women’s national football team. She made her debut for the France national team in 2004 and was France’s number 1 goalkeeper ever since. She helped her national under-19 team to achieve the 2003 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship where she received two clean sheets. Bouhaddi again helped the U-19 team to reach the final of the 2005 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship. She made her debut in the senior team in a friendly match against Scotland on 21 February 2004. Bouhaddi was named as the starting goalkeeper by Coach Elisabeth Loisel for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2005. She is also a part of the French team that participated at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2009.

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9. Karen Bardsley

American-born English professional soccer goalkeeper Karen Louise Bardsley was born on 14 October 1984, and currently plays for the English club Manchester City of the English FA WSL and also the England women’s national football team. She first joined the Swedish club Linköpings FC in August 2011 and later moved to Lincoln Ladies of the FA WSL in November 2012. Bardsley then signed a two year deal with Manchester City at the end of the 2013 season. She was a member of the England U-19s team at the 2003 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship. Bardsley made her debut in the English national senior team in the Algarve Cup in March 2005. She was inducted in the English squad for UEFA Women’s Euro 2009 by Coach Hope Powell. Bardsley was an 18–player Great Britain squad member for the 2012 London Olympics.

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10. Cecilia Santiago

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Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time

February 24, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is known as WWE is short, and is an American company that deals with professional wrestling. Wrestling is a form of entertainment that is popular with millions of people. It is particularly a favorite with youngsters, who are in awe with the physical power and stature of the wrestlers. Since it is a sport where victory of the wrestler is primarily dependent on the physical strength and the ability to exert the power in the right way, it is generally associated with men. But, women have broken the stereotype, and have entered the world of wrestling, to absolutely dominate the industry. Here is a list of Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time. Let us take a look:

Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time

1. Torrie Wilson

Born on July 24, 1975, Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired professional wrestler, former WWE Diva, and fitness competitor from America, as well as a model and actress. She is popular mainly for her tenure with the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In 1999, she won the Miss Galaxy competition as a fitness competitor. Soon after, World Championship Wrestling signed her, that same year, and she stayed till 2001, when WWE purchased it. In 2001, started making appearances on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as part of The Invasion storyline. Wilson has also been a part of Vince’s Devils, the all-female stable, which ended its run in 2006. Apart from professional wrestling, Wilson has been featured on the cover of numerous magazines, including FHM, and even the Playboy, for which she posed twice.

2. Trish Stratus

Born on December 18, 1975, Patricia Anne Stratigias, better known by her stage name and former ring name Trish Stratus, is a retired professional wrestler, fitness model, and fitness guru from Canada, as well as an actress and television personality. She is popular mainly for her tenure with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She began her career as a fitness model. Soon after, she started working for the World Wrestling Federation. She became a one-time WWE Hardcore Champion, three-time “WWE Babe of the Year” and “Diva of the Decade”. On September 17, 2006, after having won her seventh WWE Women’s Championship, the most in WWE history, she retired from professional wrestling. Stratus was a trainer for WWE Tough Enough. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2013. She debuted as an actor in a Canadian movie, Bail Enforcers, where she played a bounty hunter.

3. Chyna

Born on December 27, 1970, Joan Marie Laurer, better known as Chyna, is a former professional wrestler and bodybuilder from America, as well as a pornographic film actress. Her first claim to fame was in the professional wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997, as she performed under the ring name Chyna. She was called the “Ninth Wonder of the World”. She was the only female wrestler to participate in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring events, and hold the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice. She also held the WWF Women’s Championship once. After leaving the WWF in 2001, Chyna has wrestled sporadically, most notably in 2002 with New Japan Pro Wrestling, and in 2011 with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Laurer was featured in Playboy magazine twice. In 2005, Laurer was a cast member on VH1’s The Surreal Life, besides other celebrity reality appearances.

4. Maryse Ouellet

Born on January 21, 1983, Maryse Ouellet Mizanin, better known as Maryse, is a French-Canadian professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet, as well as a model and business woman. She is popular mainly for her tenure with the WWE between 2006 and 2011. She began her career as a model, and in August 2006, she was hired by WWE, after her participation in the WWE Diva Search competition. She spent time in Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE’s developmental territories, till 2008, after which she was assigned to the SmackDown brand. In December 2008, Maryse captured her first title with the WWE Divas Championship, and held it for seven months, the longest reign in the championship’s history at the time, only to win it again in 2010, thus becoming the first wrestler to win it twice. In 2011, she announced plans for a clothing and jewellery line, and later began working as a realtor.

5. Lita

Born on April 14, 1975, Amy Christine Dumas, better known by her stage name/ring name Lita, is an American professional wrestler, as well as a singer. She was associated with WWE from 2000 to 2006, and has made part-time appearances with them. She was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2014. After her brief stint on the independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling, she was signed by World Wrestling Federation in 1999. She achieved the WWE Women’s Championship four times. During her tenure with the company she became the most popular Diva in their history. After retiring from wrestling in 2006, she formed a punk rock band named The Luchagors. She appeared oon television shows like Dark Angel, Fear Factor and The Weakest Link’s “WWF Superstars Edition” in 2002, etc. Lita started hosting a radio show called Amy’s Discordia in 2013.

6. Stacy Keibler

Born on October 14, 1979, Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler is a former professional wrestler and valet from America, as well as an actress and model. She popular, mainly for her tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a WWE Diva. She began her career as a professional wrestler, as a part of the Nitro Girls in WCW. Known as both “The Legs of WCW” and “The Legs of WWE”, because of her unusually long legs, she is the tallest WWE Diva. Keibler was also the manager of Test and Scott Steiner. She was nicknamed “Super Stacy” and was affiliated with The Hurricane and Rosey, before her departure. She participated on the second season of Dancing with the Stars, where she placed third. She has appeared on ABC show, as well as in Maxim and Stuff magazines.

7. Maria Kanellis

Born on February 25, 1982, Maria Kanellis Bennett, better known as just Maria, is a professional wrestler from America. She is popular mainly for her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment. She works for Ring of Honor as the valet of her real-life husband Mike Bennett. She began her career as a contestant on the reality show Outback Jack in 2004, and later that year, she placed fifth in the Raw Diva Search, after which she was hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. She began wrestling in the ring in 2005. She was featured on the cover of Playboy magazine in 2008, which was incorporated into a storyline on Raw. Her debut album Sevin Sins was released on April 13, 2010 on iTunes, and her first single was Fantasy. In 2004, she participated in the reality show, Outback Jack and made it to the final three, after which she was eliminated.

8. AJ Lee

Born on March 19, 1987, April Jeanette “AJ” Brooks, better known ring name AJ Lee, is a professional wrestler from America. Mendez began her career as Miss April by on the New Jersey independent circuit, mainly in Women Superstars Uncensored. In 2009, she was signed by WWE, and was later assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling, the developmental system of WWE. In 2012, she was featured in several storylines, like the relationships with wrestlers engaged in feuds over the world championships WWE, with a stint as the General Manager of Raw for three months. In later years, she achieved the WWE Divas Championship thrice, of which, the first reign was the longest in the history of the title, at 295 days. She was also honored as the “Diva of the Year” Slammy Award in 2012 and 2014 and declared the “Woman of the Year” for three consecutive years by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

9. Kelly Kelly

Born on January 15, 1987, Barbara Jean “Barbie” Blank, better known by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is a professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet from America, as well as a model. She is popular, mainly for her tenure with the WWE. She was in gymnastics and cheerleading in the early years of her career. She was a student of broadcast journalism, and wanted to become a television anchor, as she went on to work as a model for Venus Swimwear and Hawaiian Tropic. In 2006, Blank was signed by WWE and sent to a WWE developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. In 2006, she debuted on the ECW brand as ‘Kelly Kelly’, assuming the character of an exhibitionist, performing a striptease, which she continued in a segment known as Kelly’s Exposé, every week on ECW. She also became the valet of her on-screen boyfriend Mike Knox. She formed Extreme Exposé with Layla and Brooke Adams.

10. Candice Michelle

Born on September 30, 1978, Candice Michelle Beckman Ehrlich, better known as Candice (Michelle), is a former WWE Diva and retired professional wrestler from America, as well as a model and actress. She is popular, mainly for her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment. She spent several years at the beginning of her career in the industry of modeling and acting. In 2004, she was signed by, after participating in the WWE Diva Search. Outside the wrestling world, she is known as the Go Daddy Girl, featured in the annual Super Bowl commercials of the company. She was featured for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue of Playboy. At Vengeance in 2007, she defeated Melina and won her first WWE Women’s Championship to become the first former Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title. She was released from her WWE contract.

Female wrestlers have crushed all kinds of common ideas and images about wrestlers. Mostly, when we think of wrestlers, we imagine someone who id intimidating and huge, with huge muscles and scary looks. But, the female wrestlers have maintained their femininity and charm in physical features, and have even entered the world of acting and modelling.

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