Sad news from the professional wrestling world tonight, as the owner of the Funeral Parlor has passed away.

WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of William Moody, aka Paul Bearer. Moody made his WWE debut in 1991 as the manager of The Undertaker and went on to become a memorable part of WWE over the course of the next 20 years.

Our deepest condolences go out to Moody’s family, friends and fans. (via WWE.com)

Paul Bearer was one of the weirdest and most unforgettable characters in wrestling history, and the only way I can think of to honor is memory is to share some of the reasons why. Here’s a collection of Bearer videos and pictures, which are best viewed alongside the very true fact that he’ll be in our heads (and hearts) forever.

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So, we finally made it happen. With Leather’s Best and Worst of WWE Raw columnist (uh, me) and Impact columnist (Danielle Matheson) have teamed up to do a wrestling thing on the Internet. Now, finally, you can go somewhere online and read jokes about fake fighting! If you want to support something cool in its infancy, or even just hear my formal return to hosting a wrestling podcast, be sure to check out THE MANDIBLE CLAW. The Mandible Claw: where wrestling puts its fingers in your mouth*.

*We’re still working on the tag line.

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The Mandible Claw Podcast, aka “Brandon Stroud and Danielle Matheson are doing a wrestling podcast now,” aka “click this and go listen to it immediately” |The Mandible Claw|

Attention Hollywood: Here Are Twenty (Mostly) Terrible TV Pitches |UPROXX|

‘SNL’ Recap: Kevin Hart And Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |Warming Glow|

One Brave Blogger Has Finally Discovered The ‘Average Porn Star’ |Film Drunk|

Meet The Perfect Sports Companion: A Dog That Fetches Bottles Of Vodka |With Leather|

Five Games That Are Going To Eat Your March |Gamma Squad|

Big Boi Ft. Jake Troth & Epic Meal Time – “Apple Of My Eye” Video |Smoking Section|

KSK Mock Draft: New Combine Events |Kissing Suzy Kolber|

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This week’s Sports On TV covers another show people have been requesting since the column’s inception: ‘Boy Meets World,’ the long-running TGIF staple that asked, “if Fred Savage can have a successful television show, shouldn’t his little brother have one as well?”

‘Boy Meets World’ ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, and now’s a better time than ever to look back on the show’s 158 episodes. Why? Take it away, Wikipedia!

Multiple-time WWE and TNA Champion Mick Foley is auctioning off some of his memorable pro wrestling accessories to benefit charity, including his famous “Cactus Jack” thumbtack-filled leopard-print boots, autographed books, and, yes, the sock he wore on his hand when he won his first WWF title. For those of you who haven’t spent a large chunk of your life watching wrestling, Foley is famous for pulling a sock out of his pants, putting it on his hand and stuffing it into his opponent’s mouth. Also, the sock has a face on it. Wrestling is weird.

The auctions are going on now, with “Mr. Socko” bringing in over $400 at the time of this posting. 100% of the proceeds go to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, so if you’ve ever wanted to buy a size 52 Florida Marlins jersey or a leather wristband that has been in Stone Cold Steve Austin’s mouth (and who hasn’t?), this is the best and most helpful way to do it.

Mr. Socko is a WWE legend, so in honor of his passing and Foley’s generosity, check out this gallery of the most memorable moments in the career of a stinky piece of footwear, and the nice guy who always wore it incorrectly.

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