Category: The Sporting Connection

AJ Francis finds a home in TNA, chasing Moose

Posted by Arin De Castro | Feb 22, 2024 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

AJ Francis — formerly known as Top Dolla in WWE — has found a new home in Total Non...

‘Trash Talk’ at core of wrestling, new book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 19, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

A book about trash-talking? You’d better believe that there’s pro wrestling in there, brother!...

‘Mongo’ McMichael inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 8, 2024 | News, The Sporting Connection

There are Four Horsemen in the WWE Hall of Fame — and now there is one in the Pro Football...

New sports app unites big brands FOX, ESPN, Warner Discovery

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 7, 2024 | News, The Sporting Connection

Remember Mega Powers uniting? When Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan were a team? That’s a good...

Rafi Kohan’s ‘Trash Talk’ highlights wittiest, grittiest smack talkers

Posted by Amos Mina | Jan 21, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Sporting Connection

A great rivalry can make any sport more entertaining. As a die-hard fan of mixed martial arts,...

WWE tagging with Big 12 football

Posted by Bob Kapur | Nov 16, 2023 | News, The Sporting Connection

In a press released issued on Thursday, WWE and the Big 12 Conference announced a collaboration...

Before the Iron Claw: The origins of Fritz Von Erich

Posted by Steven Johnson | Oct 30, 2023 | Interviews, News, The Sporting Connection

Jack Adkisson was at a crossroads. He left college early despite his prowess as a discus thrower...

Russ Francis dies in plane crash

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 2, 2023 | Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Russ Francis, who was both a Super Bowl-winning football player and a pro wrestler, has died in a...

Hometown honors Highlander Robbie

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 25, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, News, The Sporting Connection

It was a pretty special weekend for Derek Couch, who reached wrestling’s top tier in WWE as...

Bronko Nagurski book super… for the football

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 7, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Sporting Connection

Just as Bronko Nagurski was a two sport star, in football and pro wrestling, I came away with two...

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