Guest column: Eulogizing Detroit’s RoughHouse Rob
By LEVI BLUE – For SlamWrestling.net I broke into the wrestling business back in 1997 and...
Category: Obituaries
WWE Hall of Famer, baseball icon Bob Uecker dead at 90
Bob Uecker, a celebrated professional wrestling and baseball figure, has died at 90. Uecker was...
Black Bart dies at 69
Black Bart, a long-time veteran of the wrestling business has died at the age of 69. Bart was...
Joe E. Legend says thanks to Sweet Daddy
Really saddened to have to say goodbye to one of the most influential people in my life, the great...
The search for Siki’s real name
When I first started Charting the Territories, two of my biggest influences were the Freakonomics...
Sweet Daddy Siki photo gallery
How pretty was Sweet Daddy Siki? Pretty damn, sweet. Since he’s not here to remind us, this...
Mat Matters: Siki did not trust easily
When I look back on my many years covering pro wrestling, I’m not sure that I had to work as...
Sweet Daddy Siki dead at 91
“Mr. Irresistible” Sweet Daddy Siki, who wrestled from the 1950s into the 1980s, and...
Journeyman Journal: Weathering storms, remembering Jax
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeremiah Plunkett writes a weekly column SlamWrestling.net, where he offers...
Colleagues remember Jax Dane after sudden Christmas Day death
The death of Jeremy Laymon at age 48 — who was Jax Dane in the ring — has shaken many...
Former NWA World champion Jax Dane dead at 48
Jeremy Laymon, who wrestled as Jax Dane, died on December 25h, “due to complications from a...
Al Fridell was an overlooked shooter
In the historian community, names come up for discussion here and there, often decidedly not the...
Rey Misterio Sr. dead at 69
Rey Misterio Sr., a legendary luchador and uncle to the famed WWE superstar Rey Mysterio, died on...
Former CMLL champion Karloff Lagarde Jr. dies
Former CMLL champion died Karloff Lagarde Jr. on Friday, December 13. He was 54 years old. César...
Ernest Rheault, dead at 94, was a key Manitoba figure
Ernest “Frenchy” Rheault, one of the biggest characters to ever come out of Manitoba,...
Respected Arkansas promoter Rockin’ Rickey Rowland dies
Arkansas wrestling wrestler and promoter Rickey Rowland died November 27, after a months-long...
Japan’s Mighty Inoue dead at 75
Former Japanese champion Mighty Inoue has died from a heart issue. He was 75 years old. Sueo...
Arizona veteran CC Star dead at 56
Charles Campbell, a veteran of the rings of Arizona who was best known as CC Star, died on...
Wrestler turned actor Scott L. Schwartz dead at 65
Scott L. Schwartz, who has died at the age of 65, liked to bill himself as...
Guest column: Fuzzy Sayers always supported my career
By “AZEEM THE DREAM” AZEEM MOHAMMAD – For SlamWrestling.net The death of...
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