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Kent State raises record amount in Athletics Scholarship Auction

John Hilber, Reporter May 3, 2023

The Kent State Athletics Department earned a record $35,000 in live auction items in the annual Athletics Scholarship Auction on Friday Apr. 21. The overall total raised was $114,000, according to Director...

OPINION: Brandon’s World – I miss John Cena

Brandon Lewis Columnist December 10, 2020

For years, John Cena told us he couldn’t see us on WWE television even though we could.Now that we actually can’t see Cena on WWE television every week, I miss him.Growing up watching wrestling, hating...

OPINION: Brandon’s World – Thank you, Taker

Brandon Lewis Columnist December 4, 2020

“For 30 years, The Undertaker dug holes and took soles, and now it is time for The Undertaker to REST…IN…PEACE!”Those were the words delivered by The Undertaker to the WWE Universe to close the...

OPINION: Brandon’s World: SmackDown needs to dominate Survivor Series

Brandon Lewis Columnist November 19, 2020

A Thanksgiving tradition like no other, Survivor Series is the one night a year Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown compete in head-to-head competition, and even though this year’s Survivor Series...

OPINION: Brandon’s World – Breaking down WWE 2020 draft

Brandon Lewis Columnist October 6, 2020

It’s time to shake things up again!Friday, things will indeed be shaken up in WWE as the company’s two brands, Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown, begin the 2020 WWE Draft. The draft is always...

Jack Lowden and Florence Pugh in "Fighting with My Family."

REVIEW: ‘Fighting with My Family’ is a surprisingly poignant love letter to pro wrestling

Cameron Hoover February 24, 2019

Professional wrestling, itself one of the most elaborate performances in live television, hasn’t really gotten its due in terms of scripted movies. Other than “Ready to Rumble” or “Nacho Libre”...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: Letting fans behind the scenes causes loss in interest

Jacob Ruffo October 7, 2015

The lack of staying in character on Twitter is what is keeping World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from being popular again.Twitter, among other things, is offering WWE fans a closer look into the lives...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: How Wrestlemania could lead to a presidency

Jacob Ruffo September 23, 2015

As a casual political mind, I don’t watch too much of CNN or similar channels, but one thing I do see all the time is Donald Trump’s name.Trump is always in the headlines. Good or bad, that doesn’t...