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Brian Logan No Longer Wrestling with the Past

May 7, 2008

The YouTube footage looks bad, real bad. You see an enraged Brian Logan leap from the ring and clothesline a fan who appears to be walking away. A fight materializes and then the video cuts out.

Jump to April 18, 2008. Brian Logan, in his hometown of Fayetteville, W.Va., is hoisting the AWA World Heavyweight Championship belt high over his head. He has beaten the odds and there were many.

“You know, I had the whole town behind me and the crowd on my side,” said Logan. “I got inducted into the Hall of Fame that night. I had all my neighbors behind me, my heroes in wrestling behind me, and I ended up pinning Zbyszko in the ring with a small package in about 12 minutes.”

Larry “The Living Legend” Zbysko held the championship since 1990 and hadn’t been defeated until Logan placed his shoulders on the mat for the three count on April 18. The fans were as surprised as anyone when Logan came out to fight Zbysko in a three way title match for champion.

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Memorable Mustached Men of the Mountains

April 22, 2008

The mustache is indeed an enigmatic symbol of masculinity. Some men are even defined by their mustache, Charlie Chapin, Tom Selleck and Adolf Hitler. Two of these were international tragedies; the other was in the movie business. Mustached men have b

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Save the Earth one Cell Phone At a Time

April 8, 2008

Consumers often overlook the impact of cell phone production on the environment. Until the past few years, the truth about cell phone components and the effect of those ingredients on the areas from which they’re derived, hasn’t been told.

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Dave Lavender is a Day Tripper to Remember

March 26, 2008

Huntington’s Dave Lavender has been a musician since he was a tot, a journalist since college and a day-tripper all his life. His father was an evangelist and gospel-bluegrass member of The Lavender Family Band. He’s a regular on WSAZ, Clear Channel

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What’s More Irish than Beer? West Virginia

March 11, 2008

It’s indisputable to say the old and wild state of West Virginia has become quite the melting pot in its existence. The hills and valleys have housed many nationalities, genealogies, and has consumed and put out a heavy wave of culture. However

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Are you Sneaker Clean?

February 29, 2008

While many students spend college avoiding the real world, Marshall Sophomore Wes Tardy isn’t wasting any time.  Tardy is doing what every middle-aged man wishes he had, starting a company that focuses on his passion. For Wes, that’s

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What's the best wrestling finishing move ever?
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