Examples include Dragon Ball, One Piece, Astro Boy, Kuroshitsuji, Rurouni Kenshin, Kinnikuman, Saint Seiya, Dr. Slump, Gin Tama, Fighting Spirit, Detective Conan, YuYu Hakusho, InuYasha, Hunter × Hunter, Naruto, Bleach, Soul Eater, Slam Dunk, Zatch Bell !, Fairy Tail, Reborn !, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Yu-Gi-Oh !, Fullmetal Alchemist, Buso Renkin, and D. Gray-man.

On the December 28, 2000 episode of SmackDown !, Bubba received a title shot against WWF Champion Kurt Angle, which he lost after an Angle Slam through a table.

On game shows, the isolation booth might be used to prevent contestants from hearing the other player's answers ( such as on Twenty One, Family Feud, Win Ben Stein's Money, 50 Grand Slam, The $ 64, 000 Challenge, and the CBS version of Double Dare ), from hearing the audience ( The $ 64, 000 Question, The $ 1, 000, 000 Chance of a Lifetime ), from seeing moves or plays made by a player ( Whew !, Solitary ) or sometimes for comedic effect only ( Idiot Savants ).

The Canoe Network attracts over 7. 7 million monthly visitors and includes separate English and French portals at and, information verticals like Cnews, Slam !, Jam!

On the March 8, 2007 episode of Impact !, SoCal Val got injured after receiving the Black Hole Slam from Abyss.

* Slam ( novel ), a novel by Nick Hornby

* Slam, a novel by Lewis Shiner

* The popular 1959 Ian Fleming-written James Bond novel Goldfinger, and the 1964 movie of the same name, are about a criminal plot called " Operation Grand Slam " to break into the U. S. Bullion Depository.

The house is featured ( by name and description ) in Lewis Shiner's 1990 novel Slam, although in the book it has been relocated to Galveston, Texas.

This was first used by media company Slam Content.

In 1986 Dirk Benedict starred as a low-life band manager " Harry Smilac " in the movie " Body Slam " along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric flair, and Bruno Sammartino.

In an " Invitational Slam ," by contrast, only those invited to do so may compete.

For instance, they sometimes allow performance of work by another poet ( e. g. the " Dead Poet Slam ", in which all work must be by a deceased poet ).

Conversely, Slam poetry movement founder Marc Smith has been critical of the commercially successful Def Poetry television and Broadway live stage shows produced by Russell Simmons, decrying it as " an exploitive entertainment that diminished the value and aesthetic of performance poetry ".

Tennis is enjoyed by millions of recreational players and is also a hugely popular worldwide spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tournaments ( also referred to as the " Majors "): the Australian Open played on hard courts, the French Open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon played on grass courts, and the US Open played also on hard courts.

Grand Slam: The winning, by one team, of all thirteen tricks in a hand.

* Grand Slam Championship, a recognition defined by winning four specific professional wrestling championships

* Grand Slam ( band ), a band formed by Thin Lizzy bassist / vocalist Phil Lynott

* Grand Slam ( The Isley Brothers album ), a 1981 album by the Isley Brothers

* Grand Slam ( Magic Slim album ), a 1983 album by Magic Slim

* Grand Slam ( Spiderbait album ), a 1999 album by Australian band Spiderbait

* Grand Slam ( a Finnrock band ), Finnish rock band formed by Juice Leskinen

* Grand Slam Tennis, a 2009 video game developed by EA Sports

At the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, Davenport was again upset, this time in the second round by Zina Garrison Jackson.

Davenport started 1998 by reaching the singles semifinals of the Australian Open, which was her second consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinal.

His rise to the top of the rankings spot was controversial because he had not recently won any Grand Slam titles, but he justified his ranking three months later by claiming his first Wimbledon title, beating former world number 1 Jim Courier in the final.

Following his successful defense of his 1997 U. S. Open title by defeating Mark Philippoussis in the 1998 final, when asked about Sampras ' earlier comments about having to win another Grand Slam in order to be considered great, Rafter replied: " Maybe you can ask him that question, if he thinks that now.

The victory gave Sampras his 13th Grand Slam title, breaking the record of 12 by Roy Emerson and at that time giving Sampras the most Grand Slam titles in history, until his record was eclipsed by Roger Federer following the 2009 Wimbledon final.

It was the third of four consecutive Grand Slam titles won by Serena, all won by defeating Venus in the final.

* Bass: Artie Bernstein, Jimmy Blanton, Bob Haggart, Milt Hinton, John Kirby, Walter Page, Slam Stewart

* Documentary Film about the National Poetry Slam

* 343: Poultry Slam 2007, a November 2007 episode of This American Life with a segment about eating Ortolan

In 1998, after Rafter defeated Sampras in the Cincinnati Masters final, Sampras, at the time winner of 11 Grand Slams, when asked about the difference between himself and Rafter, famously stated " Ten grand slams ", that a controversial line-call cost him the match, and that a player had to come back and win another Grand Slam title in order to be considered great.

Speculation was rife at the beginning of 1989 about the possibility of Graf winning another Grand Slam.

The ban was extended not only to Lendl, but to anything about world tennis, all tennis tournaments, and both men's and women's circuits ( with the exception of blank Grand Slam results ).

Washington, D. C .' s hip-hop scene was notably featured in the 1998 film Slam, about a would-be slam poet's ordeal in the D. C.

However, when asked about the response from readers to basketball, Inoue commented that although Slam Dunk is technically a basketball manga, its story could have been done with other sports such as soccer.

Later films in the 1980s included Night Eyes, an erotic thriller ; Body Slam ( 1987 ), an action movie set in the professional wrestling world ; and Purgatory, a movie about a woman wrongfully imprisoned in Africa.

For more information about the Grand Slam race which had the same name from 1950 through 2004 and removed as part of the Ferko lawsuit, see Mountain Dew Southern 500.

Songs have also been composed about the topic, e. g. the song " Prisoner of Love " by radio personalities Bob and Tom, performing as " Slam and Dave ".

Many tie-in products were produced for this series ( primarily the Sweet Valley High Run ) including a series of puzzles, a board game, audio book versions of selected SVH books, commercially available VHS and DVDs of the SVH TV Series, a CD soundtrack for the TV show, dolls and doll clothing, a neon sign, at least one calendar ( for the year 1989 / 90 ) and books that were not part of the series ( including TV tie-in reprints, a trivia book, a behind-the-scenes book about the TV show, and a " Slam Book ").

Radha also finds out about one woman in Birmingham, who claims to make the fastest wedding dress in town, and 70's star Tyrone starts his weekly check on the latest music videos in Video Slam.

Amélie Mauresmo won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open after years of questions about her nerves and mental capabilities.

His other books on golf are The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, about a 1956 match pitting pros Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson against amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, and The Grand Slam, about the 1930 golf season of Bobby Jones.

Some notable events include several appearances on The Howard Stern Show, a 1998 performance on The Jenny Jones Show, a feature on VH1 about hair bands in 1999, and opening for Poison's 2001 " Glam Slam Metal Jam " tour.

Mair concluded his appraisal of Ella ’ s form in the famous 1984 Grand Slam tour in The Scotsman, stating: “ Nothing about the football of the likeable Ella excels his backing up.