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Adam “Firestorm” Dykes : 1976 - 2009

On what would have been his 33rd birthday, Ringside returns for a final edition as we remember the life and times of the late Adam Firestorm.

We’re joined on the show by a multitude of Adam’s friends and former colleagues in the world of professional wrestling, as we share the memories of a truly great friend. Joining us are Bryan Alvarez of Figure 4 Weekly, Craig Proper, Buddy Wayne, Verne Siebert, Happy Kreter (best known as Strife, one of Adam’s former tag team partners), and Adam’s trainer, “Gorgeous” Michelle Starr.

We’ll play - in full - the two songs that became a big part of this show: Megaphone’s “Not Your Enemy” and the Sumo Sister’s “I Wanna Wrestle You”… and fittingly for Ringside, we have our fair share of technical problems, as we produce our longest ever show, weighing in at over two hours!

Thank you to everyone who has called, e-mailed, or simply just listened to Ringside over the years. Adam enjoyed being a part of this show each and every week, and it was truly an honour to have spent the past two-plus years working alongside a man who had such a great insight to the world of professional wrestling. Adam was a true friend, and I for one will miss him dearly.

“Dear Friends of Adam “Firestorm”,

A fund in Adam’s memory has been opened to help cover costs associated with his memorial and interment. Donors can visit any Coast Capital Savings branch in B.C. and make a deposit to the account of “Dykes Family In Trust.”

or

Cheques and money orders can be made out to “Dykes Family In Trust” and mailed to this address:

Dykes Family in Trust, c/o Happy Kreter, 4660-203 St., Langley, B.C. Canada, V3A 5J7

Thank you.

A second trust fund has been set up by Adam’s widow, but we have been assured by her that all monies donated this way will be used to cover the costs of Adam’s burial, internment and for an appropriate grave marker. Any excess monies will be invested and saved for the education of his son, Thomas.

Rest in Peace Adam.

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We’ve been asked to pass this information on by Adam’s friends and family:

“Dear Friends of Adam “Firestorm”,

A fund in Adam’s memory has been opened to help cover costs associated with his memorial and interment. Donors can visit any Coast Capital Savings branch in B.C. and make a deposit to the account of “Dykes Family In Trust.”

or

Cheques and money orders can be made out to “Dykes Family In Trust” and mailed to this address:

Dykes Family in Trust

c/o Happy Kreter

4660-203 st.

Langley, B.C. Canada

V3A 5J7

Thank you.

A second trust fund has been set up by Adam’s widow, but we have been assured by her that all monies donated this way will be used to cover the costs of Adam’s burial, internment and for an appropriate grave marker. Any excess monies will be invested and saved for the education of his son, Thomas.

As most of you know by now, last Thursday (November 5) we lost a great friend in Adam Dykes, best known to all of us as Adam Firestorm.

Adam’s untimely passing leaves a huge void in the hearts of those who knew and loved him, and it is no different here.  From his first show for us on September 29, 2007, Adam became the heart and soul of Ringside. Not a week would go by when I wouldn’t look forward to recording the show with Adam, with our off-the-air chats prior to going live often became the highlights of my week, especially with the chats making sure that staying up well after midnight on Friday nights didn’t become a chore.

Even on the (many) weeks we didn’t have a special guest, Adam made each episode of Ringside feel special, whether it was a special WrestleMania-themed episode, or a simple run of the mill edition recapping the week’s non-news. Even now, as I write this, thinking back to our last recording, barely a day before his passing, I can’t help but smile at the things that Adam did to help brighten up each and every show.

Without Adam, it would not feel right to continue doing Ringside. Any attempt to keep the show going without him would only ruin the memory of the shows we’d done together… but at the same time, it would not be right to simply call a halt to everything.

Therefore, on Wednesday November 25, on what would have been Adam’s 33rd birthday, Ringside will be going up for one last episode. We’ll be presenting a special tribute show, as we remember the life and times of Adam Firestorm, with some of Adam’s friends and colleagues from the world of wrestling joining us to share the good memories and great times that he left behind.

If you would like to be a part of the show, please contact us via e-mail – ringside@theringsidelive.com – and we’ll get back to you, whether you want to appear on the show, or just have a favourite memory of the man who tore the house down in the ring, and entertained us every Friday night behind the mic.

Adam, I hope I can do you proud with this one. We’re going to miss you…

We’re nearly at the end of 2009… and indeed, the end of the noughties, so we’re taking the time out to cover some of this decade’s big news stories.

This week, Ian and Adam are joined by Irv Muchnick (www.muchnick.net) to talk about his newly-released book Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling’s Cocktail of Death (available now at www.benoitbook.com), and the events of that fateful weekend in June 2007… and the changes (or lack thereof) in the wrestling landscape since then. We’ve also got our usual Event Centre and Newsbits too for more recent happenings in pro wrestling and MMA!

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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It’s almost All Hallow’s Eve, and with the wrestling world watching Hulk Hogan signing with TNA, everyone has one question on their mind… Trick, or Treat?

This week, Ian and Adam are joined by Bryan Williams from THQ as we talk about the newly released WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 video game. We’ve also got two copies of the game on the Xbox 360 to give away, while we also talk about Desmond Wolfe’s debut, future WWE plans, and much more!

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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We’re back from two weeks’ break, and we’ve got a heck of a lot to talk about… we’ll cover Shane McMahon’s resignation from WWE, Captain Lou Albano’s death, the latest setback for Good Ol’ JR, and just why Nigel McGuinness is in TNA rather than WWE.

We’ll also run through the bulk of the news that we’ve missed while we’ve been away, and some more snippets from this week, before previewing the upcoming events, with a total change of a pay-per-view main event just hours ahead of Sunday’s WWE Bragging Rights pay-per-view.

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We may be away on vacation, but it doesn’t mean the hits stop coming! A year ago, the wrestling world was in the midst of Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling… now, with the Hulkamania tour of Australia a month away, we’re going back to the past, as we return with Eric Bischoff and Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, as they talked CCW.

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com) - we’re back next week, with all the news in the last two weeks, plus a preview of this weekend’s pay-per-view: WWE Bragging Rights!

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We may be away on vacation, but it doesn’t mean the hits stop coming! Back in January, Ringside had an hour-long interview with WWE Hall of Famer… the Excellence of Execution… the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be… Bret Hart joined us, and you can hear him now!

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com) - we’re still away next week, but we’ll have a show up, featuring interviews from last year with Eric Bischoff and Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake!

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Ringside returns for a brief show this week, and yes, we’re at full strength, despite Adam Firestorm’s very-close encounter with death (and an elk!) in Campbell River, BC last weekend. Don’t know what we’re talking about? We’ll tell you at the top of the show!

We’ll also have a preview of this weekend’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, plus we talk about Buddy Wayne, TNA, Al Sharpton vs Ben Roethlisberger, Ring of Honor, Trish Stratus’ new video game… plus your chance to win a copy of 12 Rounds (in the UK only, sadly!)

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com) - we’re away for two weeks, but next week we’ll be giving you our interview with Bret Hart from back in January… don’t you dare miss it!

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Ringside is back this week, as we take a scan over another action packed week of news, as we deal with plenty of departures, as UFC faced losing two of it’s top names, while WWE said bye-bye to Lilian Garcia.

We’re also joined for half an hour by Maffew - best known as the creator of the hit YouTube series of Botchamania videos (with one F-bomb for effect! you have been warned!), as he talks about wrestling, botches, and a whole lot more! We also touch upon more from WWE, including next week’s controversial guest host of Raw, Jim Cornette’s departure from TNA, and a lot more about the Hulkamania promotion that’s hitting Australia in November!

We’ve also got a joint Event Center this week, as Ian and Adam run down this weekend’s UFC and TNA pay-per-views, a peek into the future as WWE recycle more matches (except this time, they’re in Hell in a Cell!), and look into the future house shows and indie shows! Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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