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WWE Wiki and Toys guide
WWE Championship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- This article is about the current Raw brand championship, for SmackDown!'s top championship, see World Heavyweight Championship (WWE).
| WWE Championship | |||
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 The WWE Championship belt (April 11, 2005 – present) | |||
| Details | |||
| Current champion(s) | Triple H | ||
| Date won | April 27, 2008 | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand | Raw | ||
| Date created | April 29, 1963 | ||
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is the original world title of WWE. Currently, it is the highest ranked championship on the Raw brand.
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History
The WWE Championship was originally known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. Following the title's introduction in 1963, Buddy Rogers became the inaugural champion on April 29. The World Wide Wrestling Federation joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 1971 and was renamed the World Wrestling Federation in 1979. During this time, the title was referred to as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Heavyweight Championship. It became known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship when the promotion left the NWA in 1983. The title began to be referred to as the WWF Championship in 1998.
In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation purchased World Championship Wrestling. Soon after, "The Invasion" took place in which the WCW/ECW Alliance was ultimately dismantled. Following this, it was agreed to unify the title with the WCW Championship at Vengeance 2001. At the event Chris Jericho defeated The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin to win the WCW/World Championship and the WWF Championship respectively. As a result, Chris Jericho was named the last WCW World Champion[1] and became the first Undisputed Champion in the World Wrestling Federation.[2]
Following the WWF/WWE name change and the WWE Brand Extension, the Undisputed title was defended on the Raw and SmackDown! brands simultaneously while other titles became exclusive to either brand. However, when Brock Lesnar won the Undisputed Championship he was signed to appear and defend the title on the SmackDown! brand only, leaving the Raw brand without a top title. As a result, Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff, commissioned the World Heavyweight Championship to be the main title for the Raw brand, stating that the Undisputed title was disputed for being defended only on one brand. Immediately afterwards, the title returned to being the WWE Championship.
The WWE Championship remained exclusive to the SmackDown! brand from August 26, 2002 until June 6, 2005, when the WWE Champion, John Cena, was drafted to the Raw brand during the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery. This left the Raw brand with the two top titles in WWE until the World Heavyweight Champion, Batista, was drafted to the SmackDown! brand on June 30, 2005.
Tomb Raiders Wiki and Toys
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
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| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Simon West |
| Produced by | Lawrence Gordon Lloyd Levin Colin Wilson |
| Written by | Sara B. Cooper Mike Werb Michael Colleary Simon West Patrick Massett John Zinman |
| Starring | Angelina Jolie Jon Voight Iain Glen Noah Taylor Daniel Craig |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
| Editing by | Dallas Puett Glen Scantlebury Eric Strand Mark Warner Stuart Baird |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures United International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 15 June 2001 |
| Running time | 101 mins |
| Country | Cambodia United Kingdom United States of America China Iceland |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
| IMDb profile | |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 film adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider video game series. Directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, it was released in U.S. theaters on June 15, 2001.
A sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003. It was largely considered inferior to the original.
Tomb Raider is a video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn followed shortly thereafter by MS-DOS and PlayStation versions. Tomb Raider was also released into the mobile gaming market, for the Pocket PC in 2002 and the Nokia N-Gage in 2003. Tomb Raider follows the exploits of Lara Croft, an English female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures à la Indiana Jones. The game was critically acclaimed and widely influential.[1] It spawned a number of sequels and a franchise of related media.
Indiana Jones Wiki and Toys
Indiana Jones
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This article is about the fictional character. For the media franchise, see Indiana Jones franchise.
| Indiana Jones character | |
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| Dr. Henry "Indiana" Walton Jones, Jr. | |
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| First appearance | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| Portrayed by | Films: Harrison Ford (Ages 36-58) River Phoenix (Age 13) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Corey Carrier (Ages 8-10) Sean Patrick Flanery (Ages 16-21) George Hall (Age 93) Neil Boulane (baby) Video games: Doug Lee (voice) David Esch (voice) |
Henry "Indiana" Walton Jones, Jr., Ph.D.,[1] is a fictional professor of archaeology, adventurer, and the main protagonist of the 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark, its prequel (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), sequels (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), the 1992-1993 television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and the theme park attraction Indiana Jones Adventure, which exists in similar forms at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. Jones is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and fear of snakes.
The character is most famously played by Harrison Ford. He has also been portrayed by River Phoenix (as the young Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and in the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles by Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, and George Hall. Doug Lee has supplied Jones' voice to two LucasArts video games, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, while David Esch supplied his voice to Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb.
In addition to his film and television appearances, the character has been featured in novels, comics, video games, and other media. The fourth theatrical film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, is currently in post production and scheduled for international simultaneous release on Thursday, May 22, 2008.
4.5.08
Speed Racer and Mach 5 Toys Guide
For the 2008 film, see Speed Racer (film). For other uses, see Speed Racer (disambiguation).
| Speed Racer | |
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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | |
| マッハGoGoGo (Mach GoGoGo) | |
| Genre | Action, Racing |
| Manga: マッハGoGoGo | |
| Author | Tatsuo Yoshida |
| Publisher |  Fusosha  Digital Manga Publishing |
| Original run | 1966 |
| TV anime: マッハGoGoGo/ Speed Racer | |
| Director | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Network | Fuji Television |
| Original run | April 2, 1967 – March 31, 1968 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| TV anime: マッハGoGoGo/ Speed Racer X | |
| Director | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | January 9, 1997 – September 10, 1997 |
| Episodes | 34 |
Speed Racer is the title of an English adaptation of the Japanese anime Mach GoGoGo (マッハGoGoGo Mahha GōGōGō?) which centered on automobile racing. The series is an early example of an anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States.
The Mach 5: The Car
The Mach 5, the car Speed Racer drove in the series (known as the "Mach Go," or simply the "Mach," in the Japanese version), is a technological marvel, containing useful pieces of equipment. Gō Mifune/Speed Racer easily deployed these gadgets by pressing buttons marked "A" through "G" on the steering wheel hub. There was another button, marked "H," mounted in the console.
The buttons had the following functions:
- Button A (Auto Jacks): “Releases powerful jacks to boost the car so anyone can quickly make any necessary repairs or adjustments.” Although not designed for this function, the auto jacks can also be used to “jump” the car short distances at high speeds. The "chyock chyock" sound effect played whenever the car jumped through the air is instantly recognizable to the show's fans.
- Button B (Belt Tires): Toggles special grip tires for traction over rough terrain (firm, icy, or unsteady ground, ocean floor, vertical mountainsides etc.). At the same time, 5,000 horsepower is distributed equally to each wheel by auxiliary engines.
- Button C (Cutters): For use traveling over heavily wooded terrain. A matched pair of powerful rotary saws protrude from the front of the Mach 5 to cut away many obstacles.
- Button D (Deflector): Releases a powerful transparent cover which seals the cockpit into an air-tight chamber. The cover is bullet- and crash-proof. The cockpit becomes a water-tight chamber which then allows the car to be completely submerged under water.
- Button E * ("Evening Eye"): Controls special illumination lights "which can be controlled singularly or in tandem," allowing the driver to see more clearly than with ordinary headlights. When used with the “night shades” attached to Speed’s helmet, his vision is enhanced with infrared light. The original Japanese version strictly translates this as "illuminating eyes."
- Button E was later modified to activate mini-wings that would slide out from under the car to assist Speed in long jumps.
- Button F (Frogger mode): Used when the Mach 5 is submerged. An oxygen canister supplies the cockpit with breathable air. A periscope can then be raised to scan the surface of the water. Everything viewed is relayed to a video screen inside the Mach 5's cockpit. The 100-pound auxiliary supply of oxygen is enough to last for thirty minutes.
- Button G (Gizmo Rocket): Releases a flying, gull-shaped "homing robot" from under the hood of the car,the homing robot is sent to Racer X's car(the Shooting Star)for help/information
- Button H (Home): Mounted in the center console with the rest of the controls for the homing robot, this button sends the homing robot back to the Racer house.
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