Gene LeBell: The Godfather of Grappling
Gene LeBell (1932-2022) was “The Toughest Man Alive” — a two-time national Judo champion, 10th degree red belt, professional wrestler, and Hollywood legend with over 1,000 film credits. He competed in the first televised MMA fight in America (1963), trained Bruce Lee in grappling, allegedly choked out Steven Seagal, and mentored Ronda Rousey. This is the complete story of the man who connected Judo, catch wrestling, pro wrestling, and MMA.
MACHETE: When B-Movies Become Beautiful Chaos
What happens when you take every ridiculous action movie trope, throw them in a blender with a bottle of tequila, and hit “puree”?
After decades of playing “Scary Mexican Guy #3,” Danny Trejo finally stars as the machete-wielding legend who makes John Wick look like a Sunday school teacher. With Robert De Niro embracing his inner villain, Lindsay Lohan frequently clothing-optional, and action sequences that defy both logic and gravity, Machete is the beautifully ridiculous B-movie mayhem you didn’t know you needed.
Read our full review to discover why this testosterone-fueled fever dream gets two machetes up from Ringside Report Network…