Whip & friends featured on Soo war-time triple bill
With the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month once again upon us, we take time...
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Category: Results
Card Exam: Ontario Dominion Day shows
It wasn’t always Canada Day, of course. Up until October 1982, Canada Day was called...
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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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Card Exam: The mysterious Sheik Lawrence of Arabia
People always ask me why I love old wrestling so much. And no, not “old wrestling” like Dick...
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Card Exam: ‘Legalized murder’ debuts in Owen Sound, one dead
The news on September 15 that Metroland was shutting down its weekly newspapers in Ontario...
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Card Exam: It’s all about the Zoolah
Card Exam looks at a unique fundraiser from 1956. The Lady Angel takes on “Slave Girl Zoolah” in the main event in Lewisburg, KY.
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Card Exam: It makes you (Mr.) Wonder
Wrestling is full of colorful characters, but what happens when the trail runs cold? This Card Exam takes a look at one such lost grappler, Mr. Wonder, a legless wrestler from India.
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Mat Matters: Humbled by history
Historians can be a smug bunch. It doesn’t really matter the subject, but if someone has...
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Remembering Ginger the Bear on anniversary of her death
In southern Ontario, July 4th is always a day of reflection, as it marks the anniversary of the...
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