Ralph Hardin

A lifelong self-admitted geek and nerd, Ralph has passed on his love of comic books, movies and pro wrestling to his children. In his day job, he writes for a newspaper in the Memphis area and plays volleyball and softball. He is almost as smart and as funny as he thinks he is.

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The Common Denominator - What's in a Legacy? (Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Joe Hennig, Santino Marella, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Tamina Snuka)

Hello again, and thanks to all who read and/or commented on my “dream matches” column last week. One potential match that was mentioned – and one I somehow never even noticed hadn’t happened – that potentially could happen was The Rock vs. Shawn Michaels. How they managed to miss each othe »»

What the Funk? Brodus Clay pulled from WWE TV (Raw, SmackDown)

According to a story posted on WrestlingInc.com: "The Wrestling Globe reports that WWE officials have decided to put Brodus Clay's "Funkasaurus" gimmick on hold for the time being. Word is that Vince McMahon feels that Clay's ring work wasn't where it needed to be for WWE TV. A match against »»

The Common Denominator - The Next Black Wrestling Star? Or, My Interview With the Snowman

Funny how our worlds collide sometimes. Yesterday, I was sitting at my desk. If you haven’t read my little bio at the bottom of this article, then let me explain… When I’m not out saving the world from Lex Luthor, I work as a mild-mannered reporter for the Evening Times, a small daily paper »»

The Common Denominator - Finishing Maneuvers: Then and Now

Okay, so I hope everyone who cared to got a chance to read my Ultimate Rumble of Royal Destiny. Those who commented seemed to like it, and I don’t know if I have it in me to do the Ultimate Wrestlemania, but we’ll see. So, this week I thought I would comment on the concept of every wrestler h »»

A Common Denominator Special - The Ultimate Rumble of Royal Destiny

Perhaps I have too much time on my hands... Live from Parts Unknown Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse “The Body” Ventura and Jim Ross Video package to start, showcasing all of the previous Rumble winners, then the pyro hits! Monsoon welcomes everyone to the Ultimate Rumble of Roy »»

The Common Denominator – The Evolution of the Funkasaurus

Hello, Internet Wrestling Community. You don’t know me, but I’ve had my eye on you for quite some time, and now I walk among you. I’m Ralph Hardin, but I usually go by Kid Ralph when online. It’s like Kid Rock, but minus the Rock (and the Hepatitis) and plus the Ralph (please, spare me all t »»

Old School 'Rasslin' Recap - AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN Classic (Larry Zbyszko, Sgt. Slaughter, The Patriot, Nikita Koloff)

Oh, ESPN Classic, how you take me back... My DVR starts recording a minute before a show’s scheduled start time, so I always get a minute of whatever sports programming from days gone by they are airing before these AWA shows and for this episode, I get a snippet of an Andre Agassi interview from »»

The Common Denominator – Are There Anymore Dream Matches? (WWE, John Cena, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair)

I have to admit I’m a little worried about where the WWE is going to go after WrestleMania.  I mean, I’m sure they (surely) have some ideas in place, but I can usually make an educated guess or two, and while they certainly have the opportunity to shake things up and set a course with Elimin »»

Ralphie's Retro Recap - AWA Championship Wrestling

AWA Championship Wrestling - The Road to SuperClash III Airdate 11/29/2011 ESPN Classic (Original Airdate c. December 1988) So, ESPN Classic airs these shows in no particular order and at no particular time. I just have my DVR set to “Record All” and from time to time a new one will show up »»

News - New Japan sold, new owners to take over Feb. 1

The Torch is reporting that New Japan Pro Wrestling has been sold. Card game company Bushiroad has signed a deal worth a reported $6.5 million (U.S.) to acquire all shares on the company from video game company Yukes. Bushiroad is no stranger to the pro wrestling business, having sponsored wrestl »»

The Common Denominator - What happened to all the Tag-Teams?

Hello again! First off, I’d like to thank everyone who read my first column, especially those who took the time to leave a comment. If you missed it, it was about Brodus Clay and his potential for longevity and success with the character he is portraying looking back at characters that had some of »»

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