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Monday, March 1st, 2021 The injured and...
Beloved bodybuilder turned wrestler Dean Ho dies
Dean Higuchi, the beloved Hawaiian who wrestled as Dean Ho, has died. He was 82. The news was slow to circulate, as Higuchi...
Castle Attack: Desperado wants all the gold
NJPW closed out its Castle Attack event for 2021 with two candidates for Match of the Year on night two. With Hiromu...
Grudge matches, strap match top Castle Attack
Although there was no castle and no attack, night one of NJPW's latest event was full of grudge matches. The nastiest one...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Kevin Kleinrock’s Masked Republic moving lucha more mainstream
Growing up in the Southern California of the 1980s Kevin Kleinrock grew up a very casual fan of pro wrestling until he one...
Documentary review – 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story
By Scott Walton for SlamWrestling.net The long-awaited documentary 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story has...
RAW: The Miz owes Bobby Lashley a title match
The landscape of Monday Night RAW underwent a seismic shift on Sunday night at Elimination Chamber. The Miz successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Drew McIntyre to win the WWE title. This was after Drew survived the chamber and then took an...
Angle talks WrestleMania retirement match
It was supposed to be Jason Jordan and then it was Baron Corbin but Kurt Angle wanted John Cena. On his new podcast The Kurt Angle Show, Kurt Angle spoke to host Conrad Thompson about his WrestleMania 35 retirement match that didn’t play out exactly how he hoped it...
Elimination Chamber produces some WrestleMania answers
With at least one WrestleMania championship match bound to be set up tonight, it’s time for Elimination Chamber 2021. Dave and Gavin Hillhouse will act as the first two entrants tonight and bring you all the action. Pre-show Match: Mustafa Ali VS. John Morrison VS...
SmackDown: Butting in line
Featuring a tag match that could lead to a title opportunity, this February 26th episode of SmackDown features a weird production glitch. I am happy to announce that Roman Reigns, who comes out tonight to kick off the show, still has an entrance so long and boring...
Impact: Moose runs over Something on road to match against Swann
For the past couple of months, the tension between Moose and Impact World Champion Rich Swann has been palpable, but the inevitable meeting between the two had not been scheduled. That all changed on Tuesday night, when their date with destiny was set for March 13th....
NXT: Cole breaks down, Kross breaks the opposition
For yellow brand fanatics in Canada, tonight’s episode marked the beginning of Sportsnet’s live weekly broadcasting of NXT, a move that’ll certainly benefit the promotion’s northern audience. For others, NXT tonight was business as usual -- a generally mid undercard...
RAW: The Miz owes Bobby Lashley a title match
The landscape of Monday Night RAW underwent a seismic shift on Sunday night at Elimination Chamber. The Miz successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Drew McIntyre to win the WWE title. This was after Drew survived the chamber and then took an...
AEW Dynamite: Archer, Fenix tear it down for a shot at a title shot
You say you want a Revolution? Well, you know. We all want it to be March 7. It's not yet, though, so we've got business to attend to in tonight's episode of Dynamite. Also, you may have heard that AEW made a Big (Show) signing this week, and while we won't see Paul...
SmackDown: The Friday before Elimination Chamber
Featuring a six-man tag match composed of the men that will taking part in one of the Elimination Chamber matches, this February 19th episode of SmackDown is the last one before Elimination Chamber this Sunday. We start off the show with Edge, who grabs a mic to talk...
Castle Attack: Desperado wants all the gold
NJPW closed out its Castle Attack event for 2021 with two candidates for Match of the Year on...
Grudge matches, strap match top Castle Attack
Although there was no castle and no attack, night one of NJPW's latest event was full of grudge...
Takahashi vacates title and new champs crowned at Road to Castle Attack
The sixth night of NJPW's Castle Attack tour began under a somber note as Hiromu Takahashi had to...
Halifax 1963-64 posed & candid shots
A while back, I was contacted by an old-school fan out in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Melanie Wilson offered to send me some photos to share with SlamWrestling.net readers. "Finally, here are the photos. I know I have a few more but unable to locate in my clutter," she...
Beloved bodybuilder turned wrestler Dean Ho dies
Dean Higuchi, the beloved Hawaiian who wrestled as Dean Ho, has died. He was 82. The news was slow to circulate, as Higuchi died on February 20, 2021, in Kelowna, British Columbia. His passing was confirmed by long-time B.C. referee Kevin Jefferies. According to...
Hornbaker fills a ‘glaring void’ in wrestling history with Rogers bio
The absence of a full length biography on Buddy Rogers has, for years, been a glaring void in the field of wrestling...
AEW launches ‘AEW Casino: Double or Nothing’
Wrestling fans can now try their luck with the new mobile game AEW Casino: Double or Nothing. Developed by KamaGames,...
Documentary review – 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story
By Scott Walton for SlamWrestling.net The long-awaited documentary 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story has...
