Posted By Charlie Deitch on Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 9:04 AM

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The Ultimate Warrior

Throughout the history of professional wrestling, what a performer can do on the mic is often just as important as what they do in the ring. Each afternoon, Smark Attack will highlight a wrestling promo that shows off the best, and sometimes the worst, in pro wrestling microphone work.

And we're not just looking for classic promos. If you're a local wrestler or if you've always wanted to be a pro wrestler and want to show off your mic skills send your best promo: 45 seconds or less to info@pghcitypaper.com. If we end up running it on the blog, we'll give you a City Paper t-shirt.

Tags: Ultimate Warrior , WWE , Hulk Hogan , Smark Attack , Jim Hellwig , Smark Attack , Image , Video

Posted By Meg Fair on Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 5:43 PM

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Britt Baker wins the IWC Women's championship

Indy wrestling lives and breathes in unexpected places, turning spaces like gymnasiums into intimate theaters for a few hours. At International Wrestling Cartel’s event on July 22nd, Threat Level Midnight, a passionate crowd assembled to see a deep card of wrestling from local favorites and independent super stars.

The people crowded around the ring in the Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth, Pa. were a mix of families, groups of teens, adult friends getting together to indulge in the graps and older folks who likely have been watching the sport since before I was born. It’s a nice example of the squared circle’s ability to make art accessible to a wide range of folks.

Tags: International Wrestling Cartel , Court Time Sports Center , Kevin Blackwood , Chris LeRusso , IWC , Anthony Henry , Britt Baker , Smark Attack , Image

Posted By Ryan Deto on Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 3:10 PM

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Anita Prizio

On July 5, Allegheny County Council passed an ordinance mandating that toddlers be given blood tests to check for lead poisoning. The county’s health director, Karen Hacker, said in a May Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article that universal childhood lead testing is necessary in Allegheny County because of lead-paint issues in its aging homes and elevated lead levels in the water supply. (It should be noted that Pittsburgh announced testing results on July 18 that comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards, but many consider those standards outdated.)

Tags: Allegheny County Council , Anita Prizio , Ed Kress , Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority , Wayne Fontana , Karen Hacker , Bernie Sanders , Democratic Socialists of America , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Rich Fitzgerald , PolitiCrap , Image

Posted By Meg Fair on Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 12:37 PM

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Anti-Flg

Chris No. 2 is the fearless vocalist and bassist of Pittsburgh-based political punk act Anti-Flag. He was kind enough to take a few moments out of his busy hometown gig day to chat with City Paper about 11 years of Warped Tour, making yourself feel at home in the middle of a long tour, and holding it down as a political and punk staple on the tour.