Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slammers Wrestling Gym


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The result was Delete &mdash; Caknuck 00:56, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Slammers Wrestling Gym

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Non-notable wrestling gym that fails WP:V and WP:RS. Nikki311 03:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wrestling-related deletions.   —Nikki311 03:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete A quick google search shows up no relaible sources for this article. Moreover, the contents of this article is unverifiable as well. -- S iva1979 Talk to me 04:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * TIME Magazine is a reliable source. So is Business Wire. So is FOX Television and E! News Daily (check Lexis Nexis if you have a password). Here's multiple abstracts from Lexis Nexis. Sorry for the bad formatting but I can't give a direct link because you have to have an account there.

Copyright 2000 Video Monitoring Services of America, L.P. Video Monitoring Services of America

SHOW: Goin' Deep

September 10, 2000, Sunday PM ET

NETWORK: Fox

MEDIUM: Television

TYPE: Television

LENGTH: 420 words

BODY:

START: 01.54 Teased Segment - Backyard Wrestling. Youth violence has been blamed on everything from Dungeons & Dragons computer games to raunchy Marilyn Manson concerts. Parents across America are adding professional wrestling to that list. The evidence is startling and graphic. It is called backyard wrestling. It is a horrifying do-it-yourself style of mayhem that teenagers are copying from pro wrestlers. Kids are getting hurt. Videos of the matches are being traded over the Internet. John Johnston reporting. It is only a matter of time before someone gets killed. Visual - Vern Langdon (sp), who runs Slammers Wrestling Gym. Visual - scenes from the gym. Interview - Langdon says it is not Mr. McMahon's job to raise your children. It isn't Langdon's job. END: 12.10

SEGMENT-ID: 3

PROGRAM-ID: fsn21000910

LOAD-DATE: October 15, 2000

And so is E! News Daily (check Lexis Nexis again):

Copyright 2000 Video Monitoring Services of America, L.P. Video Monitoring Services of America

SHOW: E! News Daily

June 28, 2000, Wednesday PM ET

NETWORK: E! Entertainment TV Cable Programming

MEDIUM: Cable

LENGTH: 83 words

BODY:

START: 20.00 Teased Segment - Macho Men. The University of Professional Wrestling trains macho men to be pro wrestlers. Visual - Wrestling match. Interview - Hombre De Oro, Dean of Students, Slammers Wrestling Gym says you have to really want it. The school is in Sun Valley, Calif. Interview - Gabriel Valentino, Student says it's tough. Interview - Movie Star Mike says it's not easy. Interview - Verne Langdon, Head Slammer says you have to learn the basics. END: 22.30

SEGMENT-ID: 14

PROGRAM-ID: eetv18300628

LOAD-DATE: August 7, 2000

The Slammers Wresrtling Gym was also profiled on a 1996 edition of Extra TV.

More news coverage from Lexis Nexis: Copyright 1996 RTV Radio TV Reports

SHOW: News 29; KBAK; Bakersfield

July 5, 1996 6:00Ppm;

NETWORK: ABC

49.05 TZ; Sports. > V; Golfing highlights. > V; Wimbledon highlights. > V; Pepsi 400 qualifying highlights. I; Jeff Gordon says that things are looking up. V; Jeff Gordon's racing suit with Dupont Automotive Finishes shown; GMAC shown; Coca Cola shown. > V; Tour De France highlights. > V; Dodgers-Rockies highlights. Dodgers win. > V; Soccer highlights. > V; Slammers Wrestling Federation highlights. 53.49

Copyright 1996 RTV Radio TV Reports

SHOW: Live at Six; KERO; Bakersfield

July 4, 1996 6:00Ppm;

NETWORK: CBS

40.04 TZ; Sports. > V; Wimbledon highlights. > V; US Seniors Open highlights. > V; The Slammers Wrestling Federation will be in town this evening. I; Beautiful Bruce Beaudine, Former Champion talks about fighting this evening. > V; Angels-A's highlights. A's win. > V; Daryl Strawberry signs with the Yankees today. I; Daryl Strawberry says that if it works this time fine, if not he'll go home and go to church. 45.23

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The notability guideline requires that there be multiple non-trivial sources which cover the subject of an article for a subject to be considered notable. The criteria appears to be met. Stating that these mentions "do not equal notability" is an opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Humbolobo (talk • contribs)
 * Comment, two minor throw-away mentions of the Gym in Time Magazine and Business Wire do not equal notability. The article in Time magazine is about backyard wrestling and the owner of the gym merely comments on it, and the other article briefly and barely mentions the gym, as well. I don't even know how to respond to the other stuff because the formatting gives me a headache, but they seem to be brief mentions, too. Nikki311 05:20, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Those are trivial mentions.  For it to not be a trivial mention, an article must be about the gym or mention it significantly.   Nothing here meets that criteria (also think its copyvio for you to paste that here).  Press releases also dont count towards notability Corpx 05:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Not Notable Enough and poor references  Djmckee1  -  Talk - Sign  07:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, ah joy, the filibusterings of an SPA. Non notable. Darrenhusted 11:51, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. The above long and badly-written source cannot be used as per WP:EL. Non notable, no outside reference. --SteelersFan UK06 15:22, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - notability is lacking, all the sources appear to be trivial mentions. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:14, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete - not an important enough subject — Preceding unsigned comment added by Humbolobo (talk • contribs)


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