Sometimes it just does not pay to end them

Just pure power. 21 - Kerry Von ErichI was very happy when Kerry joined the WWF in 1990. Fans, including myself, was able to see on weekly basis on TV how great he was. He basically lived up to the many articles written about him in the various magazines.Kerry won the WWF Intercontinental Title one month after debuting He was a replacement for Brutus Beefcake and defeated Mr. Perfect in SummerSlam.Prior to the WWF, Von Erich made his bones fighting with his brothers against the Freebirds and Gary Hart's Devastation Inc stable in WCCW. He held the Southern Heavyweight Title, a remarkable 52 times from 1974 to 1987. During this period, Lawler feuded with top fighters like Bob Armstrong, Tommy Rich, Bill Dundee, Jimmy Valiant, Dutch Mantel, Jesse Ventura and Buddy Landel.The other main title Lawler held was the AWA World Title, which he won from Curt Hennig in 1987. The feud included Terry defeating Jack Brisco for the NWA World Title.During the early 80s, Terry fought in Texas' Southwest Championship Wrestling and won held their heavyweight championship as well as the tag belts with his brother.In the late 80s, Terry joined WCW and began a feud with Ric Flair. The feud included the "I Quit" match which received a "5-star rating" by Dave Meltzer.After unsuccessfully in winning the title from Flair, Terry joined the upcoming organization, ECW, in 1994.In ECW, Funk began fighting a more violent style of wrestling called hardcore.

This style included using various weapons and competing in dangerous fights like the "Barbwire Match."He also helped in teaching and pushing young talent like Public Enemy, Sandman, Shane Douglas, Sabu, and Tommy Dreamer.He also won the ECW Heavyweight Championship twice and their TV Title once during his three years stay. 18 - UndertakerUndertaker's debut in the WWF has to be one of the best ever and simply a classic. Seeing him slowly walk down theaisle with his Deadman persona which was modeled after a mortician in a Western movie, wearing a trench coat, black hat, grey gloves and boot covers.His first main match in the WWF occurred when he was the mystery partner of Ted Dibiase's Million Dollar team at Survivor Series Undertaker eliminated Koko B. Ware and Dusty Rhodes.A year later, Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Title, but quickly lost the belt six days later back to Hogan.Undertaker's WrestleMania winning streak of 17, was selected by the Daily Mirror as the 7th greatest streak in sports and the only streak from professional wrestling.The following wrestlers are part of the streak, in order:Jimmy Snuka, Jake Roberts, Giant Gonzalez, King Kong Bundy, Diesel, Psycho Sid, Kane, Big Boss Man, Triple H, Ric Flair, Big Show and A-Train, Kane, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Batista, Edge, and Shawn Michaels.Something tells me that the streak will not end. McMahon probably learned from the WCW regarding ending streaks like they did with Goldberg. Sometimes it just does not pay to end them. 17 - "Total Package" Lex LugerHeading to the 90s, Luger and Sting were the top young wrestlers to compete for the WCW World Heavyweight Title and lead the organization to new heights.By 1990, Luger held the NWA/WCW US Title twice (defeating Nikita Koloff and Barry Windham), the NWA World Tag Team belts (with Windham by defeating Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), fight with and against the Four Horsemen, and won the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup (with Sting).A void was created when Ric Flair left WCW in '91. This led to a feud and a chase to win the WWF World Title.Unfortunately, Luger was not able to win the WWF World Title or the WWF Tag team belts (with Davey Boy Smith) before leaving in 1995.Luger went back to the WCW and became successful in his feuds against Hogan and the nWo. 16 - "Stone Cold" Steve AustinBefore he was "Stone Cold" or even the "Ringmaster," Austin was simply "Stunning."Austin was a member of Paul E.

Two months after forming, the Blonds defeated Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas for the NWA World Tag Team belts.Later that year, Austin defeated Dustin Rhodes for the WCW US Title.In 1996, a year into his WWF stay, Austin started to receive a push and began taunting Bret Hart. This began a long and intense feud, though Hart won most of the matches.Austin has won six WWF/E World Titles, Intercontinental Title twice and the tag team titles four times.His popularity and marketability helped the WWF compete against the WCW/NWO success.His feud with Vince McMahon was hilarious and successful, awarded PWI Feud of the Year for 1998 and 1999. Austin was also selected PWI Wrestler of the Year in '98,99 & '01.Unfortunately, injuries prematurely led to Austin's retirement from the ring.But even today, arenas will explode once they hear the sound of glass shattering, signaling Steve Austin entrance. . 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Apple(R) todayannounced that its 2009 proxy materials are now available on the web under theUS Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access rule and can befound at http:// a result of the Notice and Accessrule, Apple is able to significantly reduce the environmental impact ofproducing and delivering printed materials.Apple's shareholders may still obtain a hard copy of the proxy materialsfree of charge by following the instructions provided on http:// or in the Notice of Internet Availability ofProxy Materials that will be mailed to Apple's shareholders as of December 29,2008.Apple's 2008 Form 10-K was filed on November 5, 2008 and may also beviewed at http:// ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the AppleII and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with itsaward-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professionalapplications.Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution withits iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and hasentered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.(C) 2009 Apple Inc.All rights reserved.Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, MacOS and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple.Other company and product names maybe trademarks of their respective owners.SOURCEAppleKristin Huguet of Apple, 1-408-974-2414, .

If the Oakland Raiders really have turned a corner this season, then getting a home win on Sunday will speak volumes for the down-trodden franchise. The Raiders inspirational comeback over Pittsburgh would be validated with a victory over Washington. Plus, a win would mark the first time this season that Oakland has won back-to-back games. Achieving consecutive victories hardly seems noteworthy, especially since there are two teams in the league that are still undefeated at this point. But Raiders Pro-Bowl punter Shane Lechler begs to differ, he says the team is trying change the culture of losing in Oakland. "It's kind of been our Achilles' heel around here for a while," Lechler told reporters on Wednesday."You win one and then a total letdown. We're trying to figure out that process of how to win two (straight) and get something going here a little bit."After the teams three previous wins, turnovers and poor defense doomed Oakland’s ability get on a winning streak.Following a win at Kansas City, the Raiders got drilled 23-3 by Denver.