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Mat Matters: Me, Kurt and The Colonel

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains profanity and adult stories. It's a photo that cannot be reproduced here, and still gives my wife trauma. Back in the day when you had to send your film out to be processed, it came back and ... oh my God, it's a naked Colonel! He...

‘Colonel DeBeers’ Ed Wiskoski dead at 80

Ed Wiskoski, who gained late-career fame as the Colonel DeBeers character in the dying days of the AWA, has died. He was 80. A Facebook post on the Pebble Creek Softball league site noted his death: William "Ed" Wiskoski (aka The Colonel) passed away on January 22nd...

Guest column: Eulogizing Detroit’s RoughHouse Rob

By LEVI BLUE - For SlamWrestling.net I broke into the wrestling business back in 1997 and left permanently in 2023. It is amazing in that amount of time how many friends that you think you have made. But what it really comes down to is how many of them stick with you...

WWE Hall of Famer, baseball icon Bob Uecker dead at 90

Bob Uecker, a celebrated professional wrestling and baseball figure, has died at 90. Uecker was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010 for his memorable appearances at WrestleMania III and IV, where his comedic personality and celebrity involvement contributed to...

Black Bart dies at 69

Black Bart, a long-time veteran of the wrestling business has died at the age of 69. Bart was battling stage four colon cancer that spread into his liver, and he recently returned home rather than face further treatment. His wife, Linda, shared the news late in the...

Joe E. Legend says thanks to Sweet Daddy

Really saddened to have to say goodbye to one of the most influential people in my life, the great Reg Siki, but more well known worldwide as "Mr. Irresistible" Sweet Daddy Siki. I've been told he passed away on December 31st in hospital after a year's long battle...

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