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Mat Matters: Blood and Guts becomes a family affair
The first time I took my son, Jack, to watch professional wrestling was on December 15, 2014, for Monday Night Raw at the...
‘How to be a Mark’ doesn’t quite hit its mark
If you’re like me and will read pretty much anything, you fall into certain bad habits. One such habit starts when you read...
Raw report: A new title contender has arrived (in Theory)
At Saturday's Money in the Bank show, Liv Morgan (the babyface) won the SmackDown Women's Championship in heelish fashion,...
NWA wrestlers foil thief
A word to would-be thieves out there... If you are going to rip off anyone in this world, don't rip off pro-wrestlers....
Ya only Liv once…in Theory on this WWE Money in the Bank PPV
Seems appropriate that this show is in Las Vegas, where you can gamble on who can be a future champion in the World...
Ishimori evens the score at New Japan Road
Taiji Ishimori got back on the scoreboard in his feud with the returning Kushida with a win today. In the main event of...
Kushida makes NJPW return at New Japan Road
After languishing in NXT for three years Kushida has made his in-ring return to NJPW. Kushida teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi...
Gaagz reflex, revealing “Magic”, and rematches highlights this NWA USA
As the National Wrestling Alliance winds down its stay at the Knoxville Convention Center, there is rematch with The Hex...
Big opportunities open up on this NWA POWERRR
If nothing else, the National Wrestling Alliance offers every wrestler that comes through their doors an opportunity to make something of themselves. This is true tonight as we have a three-way match to determine the number one contender for the NWA Television title,...
Gaagz reflex, revealing “Magic”, and rematches highlights this NWA USA
As the National Wrestling Alliance winds down its stay at the Knoxville Convention Center, there is rematch with The Hex try to reclaim the NWA Women’s Tag Team titles from Pretty Empowered, and “Magic” Jake Dumas wanting to make AJ Cazana disappear. Not a bad way to...
NXT: Young champions shine at Great American Bash
If there's anything unanimous worth celebrating these past couple days, it's that NXT 2.0 has a solid lineup of young champions to carry the brand. Carmelo Hayes, the Creed Brothers, and Bron Breakker headlined the latter end of Great American Bash with respectively...
SmackDown: Madcap Moss takes the last spot for Money in the Bank
Good evening, SmackDown fans! Tonight we open up with our Money in the Bank qualifiers: Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, Omos and Riddle. The air of male egotism was everywhere as it kept getting tighter as The Miz, Happy Corbin, Ezekiel and Madcap...
Raw report: A new title contender has arrived (in Theory)
At Saturday's Money in the Bank show, Liv Morgan (the babyface) won the SmackDown Women's Championship in heelish fashion, while Austin Theory (the heel) became Mr. Money in the Bank despite not being one of the match's participants. I suppose it's time for Raw to...
AEW Rampage: A Royal Rampage and a main event between Nyla Rose and Toni Storm
It’s Friday Night and you know what that means? No, not to find more children in Rocky Johnson’s family tree. It’s time for AEW Rampage, and not only for we have a Royal Rampage, but Toni Storm will face off against the Native Beast, Nyla Rose, in singles action...
New Japan Road gets dog-gone crazy
It was a dog-eat-dog confrontation when Toru Yano and Dick Togo battled it out in a dog crate/cage...
Ishimori evens the score at New Japan Road
Taiji Ishimori got back on the scoreboard in his feud with the returning Kushida with a win today....
Mat Matters: Blood and Guts becomes a family affair
The first time I took my son, Jack, to watch professional wrestling was on December 15, 2014, for...
George Tahinos’ AEW Forbidden Door photo gallery
SlamWrestling.net's George Tahinos was at the Allstate Arena, in Chicago, Sunday, June 26 2022, as AEW presented the Forbidden Door pay-per-view with stars from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Here's his photo gallery from the event. For more of George's photos, visit his...
Photographers’ Eye x 2: Expo Lucha in Philadelphia
Expo Lucha took place over two days, June 11-12, 2022, in Philadelphia, at the famed 2300 Arena. It was exactly what you'd think -- lots and lots of lucha, luchadors, luchadoras, masks, matches, and much, much more. It was the third Expo Lucha produced by Masked...
George Tahinos’ Legends of the Ring Photo Gallery June 2022
SlamWrestling.net's George Tahinos headed out to the Legends of the Ring fan fest on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the APA Hotel, South Iselin, New Jersey. Check out his gallery below, and for more about Legends of the Ring, including future events, visit...
Card Exam: Misspellings abound as AWA arrives in North Bay
I'm a spelling nerd. You can't really help but be if you are a writer. When I pick up the newspaper, I see spelling mistakes or grammar errors, or, given my many years laying out both papers and books, I'll notice the little things too -- bad breaks, a spot where the...
George Tahinos’ 80s Wrestling Con gallery May 2022
SlamWrestling.net's George Tahinos headed out to the 80s Wrestling Con on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. Check out his gallery below, and for more about 80s Wrestling Con, including future events, visit...
George Tahinos’ AEW Dynamite Philadelphia Apr. 27, 2022 photo gallery
SlamWrestling.net's George Tahinos was at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 27 2022, as AEW presented Dynamite. Here's his photo gallery from the event. For more of George's photos, visit his website, georgetahinos.smugmug.com [modula...
Mat Matters: Blood and Guts becomes a family affair
The first time I took my son, Jack, to watch professional wrestling was on December 15, 2014, for Monday Night Raw at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. He was ten years old, the perfect age for the spectacle of a live professional wrestling event. It was a...
Wrestlers’ Court: How Logan Paul could save us all
I write this with a few days to go before WWE’s Money in the Bank premium live event (a term that makes me think of “pay per view” the way I still call Toronto’s Rogers Centre the SkyDome along with everyone else who lives here). After reality’s unwelcome intrusion...
Mat Matters: Hard truths on Rocky Johnson
A reflective editorial There is a story of mine at SI.com -- "Finding Rocky's Family" -- today. It's an honor to be associated with the Sports Illustrated name for the first time (aside from my name on the mailing label). The story was uniquely mine, for so many...
‘How to be a Mark’ doesn’t quite hit its mark
If you’re like me and will read pretty much anything, you fall into certain bad habits. One such habit starts when you read...
Free update available for AAW
The ‘Reigning And Defending’ update is now available for Action Arcade Wrestling. The free update enables players to create...
Uneven ‘Bruno Sammartino’ is long on Emilia, short on The Living Legend
In Pittsburgh, there had long been rumors and talk of a documentary about the life of “The Living Legend” Bruno Sammartino....
