Category: The Sporting Connection

Pat Rose trades boots for fish hooks

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jul 11, 2020 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

In 1979, Pat Rose began his professional wrestling career in Chattanooga, Tennessee as a...

Finn Balor comes to aid of football club

Posted by John Powell | Jul 7, 2020 | News, The Sporting Connection

The Bray Wanderers F.C. asked for help and WWE superstar Finn Balor answered the call. Due to the...

Flashback: Mike Tyson’s ties to wrestling

Posted by John Powell | May 19, 2020 | News, The Sporting Connection

Boxing legend Mike Tyson didn’t just pack a punch in the boxing world, he has also left his...

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...

Lionel Conacher: Big Train on the mat

Posted by Andrew Calvert | Mar 23, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Lionel Conacher was voted Canada’s athlete of the half-century in 1950 and most biographies...

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...

Survivor, MMA star not ruling out pro wrestling

Posted by John Powell | Oct 20, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

She may be down but don’t count her out. Viewers saw MMA fighter Bi Nguyen bow out of Survivor:...

JBL uses rugby to help Bermuda’s kids

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 24, 2018 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Most people just complain about trouble in their community or simply look the other way and hope...

Jays’ Granderson talks wrestling, Johnny Impact talks pitching

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 23, 2018 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Baseball and professional wrestling make interesting bedfellows, as evidenced Sunday night, as...

Rugby is JBL’s current passion

Posted by Caleb Smith | Apr 12, 2018 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

It wouldn’t be that much of a stretch to imagine the wrestling character JBL as a rich,...

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