| BRAWL |
| 12 |
By the Numbers: Deep inside Sabu's brain-crushing mayhem. |
| 13 |
The Illustrated Man: The real story behind CM Punk's tats; My Awesome Job: Say hey to WWE's in-house
magician, Richi Curtis; My Three Favorite Matches: Randy Orton's top picks. |
| 14 |
Oh No You Ditn't!: Remember Mantaur?; WWE VS. WE: Taking on Women's Entertainment; May We Speak to
Batista, Please?: Meet the other Dave Batista, a kindly librarian from Camden, NJ. |
| 15 |
What Were You Thinking?: Bobby Lashley recalls his first loss. |
| 16 |
Urban Legend or Historical Fact?: Did Verne Gagne really give the order to have the Hulkster's legs broken? |
| 17 |
Wrestling Highlights: Fun and games in sports-entertainment-land! |
| 18 |
From the Vault: WWE circa 1983; Butt Seriously: Are you prepared to play Guess the Ass? |
| 20 |
Would You Buy This?: The Hungry Hungry Big Show; Did You Buy This?: We dig up some bizarre merch from
yesteryear; Are You Buying This?: Fans tell us which Superstar they're oft mistaken for. |
| 21 |
Moment of Impact: Big Show takes one in the bullocks. |
| 22 |
You Got the Mic: Your letters, signs and so-so fan art. |
| GRAPPLERS |
| 26 | Triple H: grooms his 'stache. |
| 28 | Paul London: curses the elderly. |
| 29 | Armando Alejandro Estrada: defends his villainous ways. |
| 30 | Sabu: sits down for an interview first. |
| 32 | William Regal: finally comes clean. |
| 34 | Kurt Angle: goes back to school. |
| 36 | Roddy Piper: incites a riot. |
| 40 | Lita: says, "forget the Alamo." |
| BIG NIGHT |
| 42 |
Feast and Furious: Products to throw the ultimate screening party. |
| 44 |
Booker T's Wings of Desire: His Majesty's secret recipe. |
| 45 |
Superstar Eating Contest: The Pitbulls double-team Tommy Dreamer in a White Castle binge-off. |
| THE KNOWLEDGE |
| 48 |
Cash For Questions: Torrie Wilson fondles our mail sack. |
| 50 |
Genius Advice: Victoria dispenses her unique brand of wisdom. |
| 52 |
How To: Land a cameo on Raw and throw the perfect spiral. |
| 54 |
Divas Uncensored: You wouldn't be interested in hearing Ashley, Melina and Maria talk about sex? |
| 56 |
The Ultimate Finishers Quiz: Where we put your wrestling IQ to the test. |
| FEATURES |
| 58 |
Cena. Locked. Loaded.: An exclusive first-look at the testosterone-fueled action flick, The Marine. |
| REVIEWS |
| 66 | Games: God Hand, Gears of War; plus, real-life games you won't find on a console. |
| 69 | Music: New albums from Justin Timberlake; Method Man gives Cena props. |
| 70 | DVD and Movies: Scarface: Platinum Edition, My Name Is Earl, and Mr. Fuji's capsule reviews. |
| 72 | Mouth of the South: Jamie Pressly dishes on her rock'em sock'em new movie, Dead or Alive. |
| 73 | Gadgets: Editors road test the Sidekick 3, a Blu-ray equipped Sony VAIO and the Music Gremlin. |
| 74 | Even More Reviews!: A brag bag of our favorite things. |
| BODY SHOP |
| 76 |
Need A Spot?: Batista talks arms, chests and meat loaf. |
| 78 |
How to Treat: Find out why Mark Henry's knee split in half. |
| 79 |
Win a Workout: Get whipped into shape by a Superstar. |
| 80 |
Goal Line Gear: Stuff for surviving pickup games of tackle football. |
| 82 |
Boot Camp: In-ring footwear. |
| 84 |
Foot Fetish: Outer-ring footwear. |
| INSIDER |
| 88 |
Between the Ropes: King Booker's triumph; RVD's tragedy. |
| 89 |
The Sac: Backstage dirt. |
| 90 |
Beef of the Month: Ric Flair and Mick Foley join in battle of words. Tale of the Tape: Fascinating stats
for the month of July. |
| 91 |
Calendar: Discover when WWE is coming to your home town. Remembering: R.I.P. Bob Orton Sr. and "Crazy" Luke Graham. |
| 92 |
All Access: Superstars and Divas hang with our troops in the Middle East. Arena Scout: A closer look at
the unfortunately named E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY. |
| 93 |
Fantasy Warfare: The Innovator of Violence meets the Inventor of Violence. Who'll win? |
| 94 |
Guess the Match: Study the image, send in your answer, and maybe, just maybe, score an autographed Batista poster. |
| 102 |
What It Feels Like: Our writer gets struck by Striker. |