Making a world champion: Orville Brown vs Bobby Bruns
When it comes to the world title, sometimes it’s the belt that makes the champion, while...
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Author: Cory Santos
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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Haystacks Muldoon: Good ol’ boy gone bad
Jack Pfefer knew big men. In fact, he practically invented the trope in the mid-1930s after taking...
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Big George: The origins of Seelie Samara
It was an honor to have the opportunity to share the incredible story of George Hardison, better...
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Card Exam: Louise Mondt an overlooked female promoter
Wrestling isn’t your normal 9-to-5 job. It’s a niche lifestyle that requires dedication,...
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Card Exam: The Gentleman Geek
On the evening of Saturday, December 11, 1954, in the dimly lit Akron Armory, an unknown figure...
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‘Ballyhoo!’ centers on Jack Curley but tells a bigger, important tale
I’m a sucker for wrestling history books and especially those that focus on the key...
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The hidden history of Mae Young, wrestling promoter
Did you know you know that Mae Young was a wrestling promoter? Read the extraordinary story of Mae Young and her partner, Eva Lee, on Slam!
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Virginia Mercerau Part 2: Champion, hero, star, survivor
The year 1924 had been disastrous for both Marie Didderich and Virginia Mercereau – the ring name...
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Virginia Mercerau: Early women’s champ bamboozled away from ring
There are those whom the fates look favorably upon. The people who stroll through life blessed...
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