Remembering a veteran: The final flight of Ben Reuben
Ben Reuben was a satisfied man when he ducked into an air transport plane on March 3, 1945. He was...
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Author: Steven Johnson
Before the Iron Claw: The origins of Fritz Von Erich
Jack Adkisson was at a crossroads. He left college early despite his prowess as a discus thrower...
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‘Inferno’ Curtis Smith dead at 80
It is often the case that some of wrestling’s bad boys actually were nice guys in person. Seldom...
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In his own words, the Life and Times of CM Punk
CM Punk is a singular, remarkable figure in wrestling and one of the most important people in the...
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CM Punk lets it fly at CAC banquet
LAS VEGAS—You don’t think CM Punk is a tough guy? Well, consider that the Straight Edge stalwart...
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‘The Voice’ is silent with Rich Landrum’s passing
One night, during a taping of the Mid-Atlantic promotion’s World Wide Wrestling, host Rich Landrum...
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Abe Jacobs, pride of New Zealand, dead at 95
You’d be hard-pressed to name a better guy, in and out of the ring, than Abe Jacobs. An...
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Mat Memories: A Farewell to Johnny Powers
I always thought it was incongruous that Johnny Powers, the rugged hero of my youth, a man who was...
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JBL a humble top award winner at CAC finale
The 56th annual reunion of the Cauliflower Alley Club was touched by a wrestling god. But while...
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Remembering actor/wrestler Chief Suni War Cloud
The list of wrestling stars-turned-movie stars is almost too long to enumerate anymore. The Rock....
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