Steven Johnson

That’s entertainment! CAC banquet ranges from songs to stories to spoofs

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 22, 2007 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS—Just call it pro wrestling’s version of a Vegas-style variety revue. The 42nd annual...

Wrestling hailed as one of Canada’s greatest exports at CAC

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 21, 2007 | CAC, Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

LAS VEGAS—You won’t find forests of tall, whispering pines or Mounties sitting high in their...

For Dillon, it’s all about emotion

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 5, 2007 | Interviews

This used to be a pretty exciting time of year for J.J. Dillon. In the almost eight years that he...

‘The Big Cat’ Ernie Ladd was seldom tamed

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling It almost didn’t happen. All the...

Sputnik Monroe: Wrestling loses a character

Posted by Steven Johnson | Nov 3, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

He never left an opponent better off than he found him, not ever, not even when he was pushing 70...

Dr. D dominates PWHF dinner

Posted by Steven Johnson | Oct 9, 2006 | PWHF

FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY — When last seen on national TV, David Shults — “Dr....

D.C. Fanfest is a ‘Capital’ Idea

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 14, 2006 | Events, Interviews

ROCKVILLE, Md. — In the past, promoter Greg Price’s wrestling legends conventions have...

Bob Orton Sr. dead at 76

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jul 17, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

By STEVE JOHNSON and GREG OLIVER Today’s fans know him best as the patriarch of a...

‘Crazy’ Luke Graham remembered fondly

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jun 23, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

Luke Graham’s system for audience involvement was simple and enormously effective. When a...

Ramey set a standard for referees and managers

Posted by Steven Johnson | May 17, 2006 | Interviews

There was no reason for Ken Ramey to be in Amarillo, Texas in 1967, other than the fact that it...

Author: Steven Johnson

That’s entertainment! CAC banquet ranges from songs to stories to spoofs

Wrestling hailed as one of Canada’s greatest exports at CAC

For Dillon, it’s all about emotion

‘The Big Cat’ Ernie Ladd was seldom tamed

Sputnik Monroe: Wrestling loses a character

Dr. D dominates PWHF dinner

D.C. Fanfest is a ‘Capital’ Idea

Bob Orton Sr. dead at 76

‘Crazy’ Luke Graham remembered fondly

Ramey set a standard for referees and managers

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