Obituaries
A Kiwi Role: Remembering Mat Historian Dave Cameron
Dave Cameron, who died March 24, was a legend in New Zealand as a sportswriter, photographer, publicist and historian.
‘Australian Suicide’ Broderick Shepherd dead at 32
Broderick Shepherd, better known in the wrestling world as Australian Suicide, has died at the age of 32. His death was confirmed by CWA and various...
Nova Scotian ring announcer, comedian Mark Walker dies
Comedian Mark Walker, who has been a ring announcer for the Nova-Scotia based New Breed Wrestling promotion, has died. He was 61. Also known as Mark...
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Osamu Nishimura dead at 53
Japanese wrestler Osamu Nishimura has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 53. Initially diagnosed with a diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his stomach in 1998, he fought hard, changed his lifestyle and diet. In early 2024, Nishimura was diagnosed with...
Portland announcer Don Coss passes
This past weekend, on Saturday, February 22nd, there was a Portland Wrestling Expo. It featured some of the top names of the past including: The Grappler, Nord The Barbarian, Moondog Moretti, Bushwhacker Luke, CW Bergstrom, Ricky Santana, David Sierra, Mike Miller and...
Midwestern veteran Eric Priest dies in motorcycle accident
Mike Boehne, who was known as "The Underwear Model" Eric Priest and "The Gold Standard," has died in a motorcycle accident. He was 50. The 6-foot-3, 238-pounder was born on February 15, 1975, in Detroit. He fell in love with pro wrestling through WWF WrestleMania I,...
Guest column: Walking the mental health minefield alongside Jamie Hemmings
This will be a very different article to what you’re used to on SlamWrestling.net. While I’ve been interviewed by them in the past, this is my first time writing for the site. Following the tragic passing of Jamie Hemmings at just 43 years old, I reached out to...
Influential Gran Hamada dead at 74
Hiroaki Hamada, known as Gran Hamada from his exploits in Japan and around the world, has passed away. He was 74. News broke on his death on February 15. Hamada was one of the first people to be trained in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo but struggled...
Slam Speaks: Memories of Jamie Hemmings
The death of our SlamWrestling.net colleague Jamie Melissa Hemmings is more than a fitting reason to dust off the ol' Slam Speaks format. What quickly became evident is that, in her 43 years, she impacted a lot of lives, beyond just her writing about pro wrestling....
