Steven Verrier

Gordienko was destined to be an artist

Posted by Steven Verrier | Apr 25, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Artistic Canvas

As great a wrestler as George Gordienko was, there probably wasn’t a time in his life, from...

Thesz wanted Gordienko, not Watson, to win NWA title in 1956

Posted by Steven Verrier | Jan 17, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Though extremely well respected by his peers in the wrestling business and widely acknowledged as...

Gordienko: Canada’s top wrestler worldwide from the 1950s-1970s

Posted by Steven Verrier | Jan 10, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

If you polled wrestling fans in Canada and asked who was the most successful Canadian wrestler...

Gene Kiniski elected to BC Sports Hall of Fame

Posted by Steven Verrier | Oct 7, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, News

This morning—Oct. 7, 2021—as the most recent nominator of a Canadian wrestling legend for a...

How Kiniski vs Ali helped promote Chuvalo vs Ali

Posted by Steven Verrier | Apr 21, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Many Canadians are aware of the real-life Rocky saga played out by former Canadian heavyweight...

Kiniski’s aid helped Molle grapple to ’84 Olympic medal

Posted by Steven Verrier | Jan 21, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Gene Kiniski had a long association with amateur wrestling dating back to his teenage years in...

Gene Kiniski’s deep ties to amateur wrestling

Posted by Steven Verrier | Aug 26, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Gene Kiniski, known throughout Canada and elsewhere as Canada’s Greatest Athlete, held the...

The campaign to get Gene Kiniski into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Posted by Steven Verrier | Jul 14, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

While Gene Kiniski received plenty of recognition and accolades during his post-wrestling years...

Q&A with Kelly Kiniski

Posted by Steven Verrier | Dec 4, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Kelly Kiniski, the older son of former AWA and NWA Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski, followed his...

Q&A with Pacific Northwest mainstay Ed “Moondog” Moretti

Posted by Steven Verrier | Nov 26, 2017 | Interviews

Ed “Moondog” Moretti, who wore several hats in the wrestling business, was a...

Author: Steven Verrier

Gordienko was destined to be an artist

Thesz wanted Gordienko, not Watson, to win NWA title in 1956

Gordienko: Canada’s top wrestler worldwide from the 1950s-1970s

Gene Kiniski elected to BC Sports Hall of Fame

How Kiniski vs Ali helped promote Chuvalo vs Ali

Kiniski’s aid helped Molle grapple to ’84 Olympic medal

Gene Kiniski’s deep ties to amateur wrestling

The campaign to get Gene Kiniski into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Q&A with Kelly Kiniski

Q&A with Pacific Northwest mainstay Ed “Moondog” Moretti

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