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Minnesota’s manager Mago memoralized; Jerry Anderson beloved
By TIM LARSON - For SlamWrestling.net Midwest wrestling manager Mago, one half of the High...
Punk and Allin come face to face on Rampage
Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men do go awry. 2point0 and “Red Death” Daniel Garcia talked a big game on the last episode of Dynamite...
Rotunda, Ross, Stratus announced as Tragos/Thesz honorees
The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa, announced some early names for its 2022 induction weekend. First off is Trish Stratus,...
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Southern wrestler Steve ‘The Brawler’ Lawler dies of COVID
Steve Gower, who wrestled throughout the American Southeast as Steve "The Brawler" Lawler has died of COVID-19. He was 56. He had been hospitalized for nearly two weeks in a Florida hospital, fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia while on a ventilator. He died on September...
Tony Khan talks CM Punk, WCW and All Out
It wasn’t just a signing. It was an event. CM Punk joining AEW might be that game-changer the promotion has been waiting for but no matter how things evolve Tony Khan, AEW’s CEO, is ecstatic about working with the Best in the World and doing what nobody else could....
Friends remember ‘Scream Queen’ Daffney
The friends of Shannon Spruill reached out in force during her live Instagram stream plea for help on Wednesday, September 1, and with the news of her death circulating on September 2nd, the stories and salutes are endless for the 46-year-old known mainly as Daffney....
‘Daffney’ Shannon Spruill dead at 46
Shannon Spruill, who was known as Daffney in WCW and Shannon and Shark Girl in TNA -- and "The Governor" aping Sarah Palin -- has died. She was 46. The news follows a harrowing evening on Wednesday, September 1, as she took to a live Instagram video to threaten...
Alarming Instagram video frightens Daffney fans
UPDATE SEP. 2, 2021 1:36 pm: Shannon Spruill has died. Former WCW/TNA star Daffney (real name Shannon Spruill) read what seemed to be a live suicide note during a live Instagram video on Wednesday night while holding a gun. In the video, she referenced CTE, head...
Midwest’s Izzy Blackwell, dead at 53, was Jerry Blackwell’s nephew
A Midwest-based wrestler, Izzy Blackwell, who also wrestled as Izzy Tempest, has died. He was 53. He was legitimately the nephew of "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell, as Izzy's mother was Jerry's sister. "When you're a maternal nephew of one of the best big men the business...
Ron McFarlane of Alabama Chain Gang dies at 66
Ron McFarlane, a veteran wrestler who teamed with Jerry Brown in the Alabama Chain Gang, has died. He was 66. McFarlane had battled cancer for over a decade, and died on August 29, 2021. He was born March 26, 1955, to biological parents, Fred and Cleta Query, but...
NWA Women’s Champion Kamille confident and Empowerred
There have been many a pro wrestler whose debut was so striking you cannot help but take notice, such as Chyna or Brock Lesnar. Another name to add to the list is Kamille, the current NWA Women’s champion. Since her introduction as the “insurance policy” of Nick Aldis...
Colby Corino on fighting his father and his future
Wrestling is open. Wrestlers today are being given the chances to show their art in so many different nationally and internationally recognized promotions. Colby Corino is a second-generation wrestler who is working his way to the top and wants to show the world that...
Aron Stevens reflects on title shots and tag team partners in the NWA
Few wrestlers in the modern era have captured the attention of fans quite like Aron Stevens. Whether it's putting on a robe and coming to the ring with classical music, being a stunt double, wearing a Liberace outfit, or a karate gi (excuse me, it’s pronounced...
