‘Medic’ Donald Lortie dead at 75
The best years of Donald Lortie’s career were fought in relative secrecy, wearing hospital...
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Retro Review: Ron Hill’s autobiography looks at wrestling outside the big time
The death of Kevin Sullivan brought a million stories of a legendary career spanning decades in...
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Card Exam: It makes you (Mr.) Wonder
Wrestling is full of colorful characters, but what happens when the trail runs cold? This Card Exam takes a look at one such lost grappler, Mr. Wonder, a legless wrestler from India.
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Slam’s Canadian Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
Where we honour Canada’s contributions to the world of mat mayhem. When SLAM! Wrestling...
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Tom Andrews, better known under a mask as The Claw and an Intern, dies
He was involved in a few of professional wrestling’s most controversial angles, including...
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Mat Matters: Pierre Pilote, wrestling fan!
Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Pierre Pilote died today, September 10, 2017. He was 85. He was...
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The history of wrestling in Quebec City: Part 1
In recent months, Quebec City’s rich wrestling history suffered a double loss. First,...
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Quebec history book finally finds a French home
It’s not often that a book starts out in French, gets translated and published in English,...
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Mat Matters: Ties between wrestling and hockey continue to arise
The most obvious hockey/wrestling connection is Chris Jericho being the son of 1960s and...
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The evangelization of John Paul Henning
While many former professional wrestlers followed challenging careers when they left the ring for...
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Remembering those we lost in 2006
The year 2006 has come and gone, and while it brought a lot of joy and happiness, and some great...
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Corsica Joe & Sara Lee: A love story
Corsica Joe and Sara Lee may very well be wrestling’s most long-standing couple. Joe and Lee...
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Bob Adessky: Jewish Wonder Boy
The ring robe is more than 50 years old now. The colors have faded from a rich blue to a dirty...
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Northland Wrestling: The Golden Decade
I attended my first wrestling matches promoted by Larry Kasaboski at the old MacKay Street Arena...
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The Baillargeons were a mighty strong family
The death of Paul Baillargeon last week at the age of 77 was barely mentioned in the Canadian...
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Whipper Billy Watson Career Record
WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (1936 – 1971) Real Name: William Potts Height: 5’7″ Weight: 225...
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Lou Thesz Career Record
LOU THEZ (1934 – 1990) Real Name: Lajos Tiza Height: 6’1” Weight: 225 pounds Born: April 1916 –...
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Dory Funk Jr. Career Record
DORY FUNK JR. (1963-2010) Real Name: Dorrance Ernest Funk, Jr. aka: Masked Outlaw; Hoss Funk...
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Maurice ‘Mag Dog’ Vachon Career Record
MAURICE “MAD DOG” VACHON (1951 – 1986) Height: 5’7” Weight: 213 .lbs Born: Sept 14,...
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Paul ‘Butcher’ Vachon Career Record
PAUL “THE BUTCHER” VACHON (1955 – 1985) AKA: Nikita Zolotoff; Nicolai Zolotoff:...
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