Let’s open up September’s first linkdump with Christina Hendricks who stole the show at the Emmys.

It’s Gun Week over at Kotaku. Naturally, they examined the history the headshot. (Kotaku)

Deadspin’s Dead Wrestler of the Week just ran its best article ever. It’s a look back at Canadian legend Owen Hart. (Deadspin)

The OUA kicks off its football season yesterday and today thanks to Waterloo screwing everything up. Anyway, here’s a profile of York’s new offensive coordinator (and ex-Western Mustang legend) Michael Faulds. (Toronto Star)

After the jump, the Deadspin Hall of Fame, the top ten video game controversies, and what if video games were real.

Speaking of college football, here’s the behind the scenes story of how Nebraska joined the Big Ten. (Big Red Today)

It’s time for the annual Deadspin Hall of Fame nomination period. The first two nominees have been named and need a 75% yes vote to earn enshrinement. The nominees are: Athlete Dong and Sean Salisbury.

Shaq is making the rounds in Boston. He was at UFC 118 over the weekend. Before that, he paid a visit to Harvard. (Boston Globe)

I’ve always thought that pinball was more luck than skill. However, if they have a world championship for pinball, then there must be someone who sure plays a mean pinball. (Gizmodo)

Red Octane has been dropped as the peripheral manufacturer for Rock Band. So what has Mad Catz come up with for the next big thing in music gaming? Some pretty cool instruments. (IGN)

How about a video game list to round out our video game links? It’s the ten most overblown video game controversies of all-time. (Spike) Since I’ve played Mass Effect, I find that one particularly hilarious.

Back to sports for a moment. Here’s a list of the 10 worst fathers in sports history. (Smoking Section)

And here’s a look at nine sports stunt videos that are so cool that nobody really cares if they’re fake. (Total Pro Sports)

And for the hell of it, here are the 25 worst pimped out rides in the history of the world. I don’t think Xzibit had anything to do with them. (Sub5Zero)

Since we have so many video game links in this edition of the WLO, why not a video hypothesizing what video games would be like if they were real.

And why not close out with a classic minor league baseball manager meltdown. This one has a happy ending, though. The manager steals first base and gives it to a lucky fan.