Christmas seems to start earlier each year, meaning everyone needs to suddenly figure out what they want for Christmas. This task is usually very easy for children, who can come up with some truly impressive, budget-stretching lists that seem designed to give their parents a financial heart attack.
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Whether you think Vince McMahon has the Midas Touch or the Merde Tush, he makes dump trucks of money. In other words, Vince McMahon earns more than enough money each year to tell any wrestler to kiss his green backside.
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Professional wrestling, also known as "the sport of kings," has seen dozens of iconic performers come and go over the years. Sting didn't make the jump to WWE until the 2010s, wrestling in the 2015 Night of Champions event before promptly announcing his retirement the next year. So what happened?
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Russia has a bit of a reputation for making questionable decisions in order to further its interests. It might not be a surprise that the "World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Russia from all global sport, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup finals."
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Prior to the Rumble in the Jungle Muhammad Ali taunted Foreman mercilessly. Even the fans chanted, "Ali, bomaye" ("Ali, kill him"). That mugging marked the end of Foreman's undefeated streak and start of an unbeatable friendship.
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"Be good, you must, or else under the tree presents from Santa there will not be." That's what Yoda would say. But perhaps Yoda could use a lesson from the dark side of American consumer culture, because his newly popularized brethren, Baby Yoda, will miss out on the Christmas shopping season.
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Ah, Bill Gates! A perennial presence near the top of the Forbes list of billionaires, the co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, a prolific investor, and the co-founder of some small company called Microsoft. Say, how many billions do you think each of his children will inherit?
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It can be hard to remember what the martial arts movie scene was like before Jet Li came along, but here's a question: What, exactly, has this long and novel career path paid? Is Li merely comfortably wealthy, or could his peculiar profession have made him downright rich? Let's find out!
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Jackie Chan is one of the world's most famous and long-tenured martial arts superstars and, for that matter, actors in general. According to his IMDb page, the venerable Kung Fu movie star made his debut in 1963, and now holds over 140 acting credits. How much money does Jackie Chan actually have?
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It's pretty safe to say that no single person is ever going to own every single piece of currency that exists on planet Earth. Still, for the sake of conversation, let's assume it's possible. How rich would a person be if they owned all the money that exists in the world?
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On November 21st, 2019, a man approached the home of 82-year old Rochester resident Willie Murphy, claiming that he needed an ambulance. When Murphy called first responders without opening the door, the man reportedly forced his way into the house. And that is when things got real.
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Try to find any actual biographical info on Chuck Norris, and you will soon find yourself swallowed up by the remnants of 2004's most poppin' fresh comedy stylings. But just who trained him?
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Every year we're bombarded with lists about the richest billionaires in the world, as the world waits with bated breath to see whether the number one spot is occupied by Unfathomably Rich Guy One or Unfathomably Rich Guy Two. But have you ever wondered what the richest family in the world is?
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Woooo! Ric Flair is a true legend of professional wrestling, and a true "stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' and dealin' son of a gun." So how much money does the master of the Figure Four Leglock really have? Does he have any at all?
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It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the passing of Lil Bub, the very good kitty who took the cultural landscape by storm with her adorable Steve Buscemi eyes and perpetually stuck out tongue.
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It's easy to forget that Li didn't just pop into existence as a fully formed, super-talented martial artist. His considerable skills are the result of countless hours of practice and rigorous training. But who exactly taught him all those fancy moves? Who trained Jet Li?
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Bill Gates has done a lot in his life, from his Microsoft days to his current role as a philanthropist and co-founder of The Giving Pledge. What is the secret to his success? Well, if you ask Gates himself, it's simple: he reads a lot. But how many books can Gates pack in during the average year?
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If you're a longtime wrestling fan reading this in 2019, the story of Kevin Nash's exit from the WWF might seem like ancient news. But for reasons that definitely exist, this story should be revisited. Here's the real reason Kevin Nash left the WWE.
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Chuck Norris is the Total Gym-peddling subject of a thousand memes who wields the combined power of beards and roundhouse kicks. Bruce Lee is, well, the first name most people think when the subject of greatest martial artists in history comes up. So, which of these two would win in a fight?
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In 2013, Vice contributor Jamie Lee Curtis Taete called Steven Seagal "the lamest guy ever." Those sound like fighting words, which you might not want to level at a guy who has multiple black belts. But is his pocketbook as lame as the rest of him? How much money is Steven Seagal really worth?
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T.E. Lawrence was dubbed "Lawrence of Arabia" by the press following his time fighting in the Middle East. But the Lawrence of Arabia the public knows -- larger than life, braver than brave, without fault -- is only a small part of the story. This is the tragic real-life story of Lawrence of Arabia.
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When Dave Bautista debuted in the WWE as Deacon Batista, the piously muscular henchman of the Reverend D'Von Dudley, he didn't exactly scream, "big screen" or "big star" and certainly not "Star Lord." But good Lord, Bautista was big. That is, until in 2010 he left the WWE unexpectedly.
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Peaky Blinders is a phenomenon. But have you stopped to ask yourself: How real is this seemingly elaborately constructed slice of history everyone's obsessing over? Is everything in the show accurate, or has the flat cap-wearing populace based its fandom on a cynical lie? How real is Peaky Blinders?
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood explores the life of Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks), known to generations of TV viewers as Mister Rogers, host of the long-running Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. But it's not exactly accurate. Here are all the times A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood lied to you.
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Motley Crue is full of surprises -- like the time they signed off on a country music tribute album with acts like Rascal Flatts. So it might not come as a surprise that the Crue is surprising fans once more by breaking their promise to never tour again. What gives?
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Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise has done it all. Of course, "all" doesn't always mean "good." If you look past the grandiose heroic moments, you'll find that Kirk's lauded career is full of truly terrible actions on virtually every level.
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It's a tricky thing, telling a Hollywood version of a person's life, especially someone who's still very much present in the public consciousness. But box office gold isn't going to strike itself, and A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is here to tell the story of the reverend Fred Rogers.
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