‘Roughhouse’ Fargo was a wrestling original
When Don Kernodle stood in the center of the ring at the Chattanooga, Tenn., Memorial Auditorium...
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Author: Steven Johnson
Lauer’s book a good glimpse at a day gone by
In all likelihood, Harvey Wippleman couldn’t come of age in today’s wrestling....
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Legends abound at Charlotte FanFest
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Sometimes, you don’t even have to close your eyes to imagine that you are...
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Thunderbolt Patterson still ‘on top’
In 44 years of wrestling, Thunderbolt Patterson has seen his share of peaks and valleys. But right...
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For fans, NWA Legends Fanfest is the main event
For nearly 20 years, the National Wrestling Alliance’s wrestling signature event was...
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Ricky Cortez: From Chrysler to the mat
“Crusher” Ricky Cortez was one of those mainstays of wrestling for an older generation...
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How Ray Gunkel’s death changed wrestling
Rows of wrestling photographs encircle heavy-duty gym equipment wedged into the first floor of...
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Susan ‘Tex’ Green improving
Susan Tex Green has scored a pinfall — a difficult one, but a pinfall nonetheless —...
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Friends remember Chief White Owl
His given name was George Dahmer, his family called him Hootie, but to a generation of pro...
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Gary Hart: ‘With a little help from my friends’
He wasn’t under the klieg lights at the Omni in Atlanta. No one was chucking rotten tomatoes...
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