NFL great Marion Motley’s brief wrestling fling
In November 2021, I reviewed a book, The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion...
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Category: The Sporting Connection
Jarrett: ‘Surreal’ to be wrestling again, praises Effy
Ever since he left his producer’s role in WWE, Jeff Jarrett has been thinking about...
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Wrestling’s Woody Strode big part of ‘Forgotten First’ football book
Sometimes you get a book and you just know that it is capital “I” Important....
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Artie Edmunds helped recruitment in Toronto during World War I
As the First World War dragged on, professional wrestling fizzled out across Canada. The prospect...
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Angelo Mosca dead at 84
Angelo “King Kong” Mosca, star of the gridiron and the ring, has died. He was 84, and...
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Blake Troop’s debut on UWN’s Supercard looks to be ‘Bulletproof’
There are wrestling debuts over the years that either run the gamut of exhilarating or confusing....
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Mat Matters: AEW puzzlingly signs NBA bust
AEW’s press release today was a bit of a dud. The news on September 23 is that AEW has...
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MMA star slams wrestling as ‘gay’, mocks Punk and Lesnar
MMA star Alistair Overeem is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In an interview with The...
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Actor Matthew Willig has ‘Giant’ shoes to fill in ‘Young Rock’ role
Dwayne Johnson has claimed the mantle of Hollywood movie star number one, and he was no slouch in...
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Mat Matters: It’s football, so get the facts right on Reed
This might be shocking to you but in professional wrestling facts are exaggerated. Wait, even that...
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