By ALEX MARVEZ, Scripps Howard News Service

Marvez: A talk with 'Swimming with Piranhas' author Howard Brody

Howard Brody dealt with quite a shady lot while trying to become a successful pro-wrestling promoter:

A convicted murderer, a kidnapper, international smugglers, suspected yakuza (i.e., Japanese mobsters), con artists, drug addicts.

Not to mention World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon.

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Marvez: A time of turning points for 'Samoa' Joe Seanoa

TNA Wrestling's "Turning Point" pay-per-view show is aptly named.

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Marvez: Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff team up at TNA Wrestling

It's 1994 all over again.

At least that's what TNA Wrestling is hoping after signing deals this week with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff.

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Alex Marvez's weekly look at professional wrestling

It's 1994 all over again.

At least that's what TNA Wrestling is hoping after signing deals this week with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff.

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Marvez: A talk with Irv Muchnick, author of new book on Benoit case

World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit undoubtedly killed his wife and 7-year-old son before committing suicide in June 2007.

Whether the police and WWE properly handled the aftermath isn't so clear-cut.

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Marvez: A.J. Styles psyched up about big gig against Sting

Earlier this decade, a minor World Championship Wrestling performer named Allen Jones was eating a backstage meal when one of the industry's top stars sat at the same table.

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Marvez: An insightful look at the world of 'Playboy' Gary Hart

Playboy" Gary Hart's pro-wrestling resume is a beauty.

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Marvez: One-time WWE employee on his new book about pro wrestling

Is pro wrestling real?

A new book by Larry Matysik tries to answer a question that is more complex than it seems.

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Marvez: Jeff Hardy's arrest another embarrassment for WWE

Incorporating a performer's personal demons into a story line is tacky even by pro-wrestling standards -- and World Wrestling Entertainment now has even more egg on its face by doing so.

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