Women’s wrestling great Ethel Brown dies
Ethel Brown, a women’s wrestling great, who wrestled in the 1950s, has died at the age of...
Category: Obituaries
Hamilton’s Roger Francoeur dead at 80
Roger Francoeur, one of dozens of graduates of Jack Wentworth’s wrestling gym in Hamilton,...
Mat Matters: Unforgettable Orndorff was Wonderful … and then some
Being a Canadian kid, not all of the weekly American wrestling shows were broadcast here so I...
Legends remember ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff
Travis Orndorff, son of Paul Orndorff, was first to break the news of his father’s passing...
‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff dies
On July 12, Travis Orndorff, the son of “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff broke the news...
Veteran actor William Smith of wrestling film ‘Blood & Guts’ passes away
William Smith, a longtime film and TV tough guy, passed away on Monday, July 5th, as confirmed by...
Mat Matters: The Encyclopedia closes on superfan Jimmy Ryan
Just who was this strange man in a strange land, I wondered? A fan from Charlotte, North Carolina,...
Chris Youngblood of famed Romero clan dies
The Romero family — royalty in professional wrestling — is reeling from the death of...
Doug Anderson – wrestler, cop, proud ‘Cheerleader’ dad – dies
In a column circa 2004, trainer Les Thatcher noted that Doug Anderson, who died on July 3, was...
‘The Patriot’ Del Wilkes dead at 59
Del Wilkes, who gained fame in WWE as The Patriot, has died today, July 1, of a heart attack. He...
Mac McMurray was a beloved Southern referee
As a pro wrestling referee, you’re someone special when fans and the wrestlers want a photo...
‘Super Genie’ Melissa Coates passes away
“Super Genie” Melissa Coates, former wrestler, bodybuilder, and most-recently known as the manager...
Saskatchewan’s Crusher Carlsen dies
Kory Davis, a veteran of the Western Canadian mat wars, who wrestled as Crusher Carlsen until...
Lucha libre exotico star Pasion Kristal drowns
The wrestling world has lost a groundbreaking and memorable lucha libre exotico star. It was...
Ontario veteran Bob Biladeau dies of COVID
Every wrestling journey begins somewhere, and for Bob Biladeau, who died Friday at the age of 64,...
Tony Marino dies
Brian Blair, a long time friend of Tony Marino, posted the sad but not unexpected news that Marino...
Mat Matters: Deepak Massand will be missed
There will be one less Christmas card arriving this year at my house. Deepak Massand has died....
Paul Christy dies
Paul Christy, a long-time wrestler based out of Chicago, has died. He was 82. He was born Paul...
Don Kernodle (1950-2021): Remembering ‘Kernodledoodle’
The best night of Don Kernodle’s life was one when he got beat. It happened August 12, 1983, when...
