16. Any WWE card at the Baltimore Arena – Perhaps this is my everlasting soft spot and passion for the long-maligned Baltimore Civic Center and the yearning for the old Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund days, but as much as I’ve seen U2, Springsteen, The Eagles and Queen on that stage, wrestling is still there a few times a year and makes me think of a time when wrestling was wrestling and entertainment was George “The Animal” Steele. Still great for Blast games and the occasional CAA Tournament, I love the Arena. But if you’re gonna go once to get the “charm,” make it a ‘rassling match, baby! After all, Raw is war…
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Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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