‘Mr. Outrageous’ Al Burke’s transition into Hollywood
The one they call “Mr. Outrageous” Al Burke was a successful wrestler for over three decades. For...
Read MorePosted by Sanjeevan Kandasamy | Aug 28, 2023 | CAC, Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
The one they call “Mr. Outrageous” Al Burke was a successful wrestler for over three decades. For...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 1, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Over the years, Luke Hawx built a good reputation as a pro wrestler, but it’s nothing...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, News, Obituaries
Wrestler turned actor Brick Bronsky — real name Jeff Beltzner — has died. His former...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Jun 21, 2021 | Classics, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
The list of wrestling stars-turned-movie stars is almost too long to enumerate anymore. The Rock....
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 14, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, News, Obituaries
“Pistol” Pete Marquez, one of the hard-working grapplers from the Los Angeles...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
In previous interviews for our Young Rock series, Slam Wrestling has heard from actors who...
Read MorePosted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Mar 12, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews
Welcome back to Slam Wrestling’s Squared Circle Cinema and Shots! This ongoing column about...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews
Young Rock, showing on NBC on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST, takes viewers back to Dwayne Johnson’s...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews, The Sporting Connection
Dwayne Johnson has claimed the mantle of Hollywood movie star number one, and he was no slouch in...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 8, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
The original ECW alum has a vision for the future of pro wrestling: safer for the wrestlers, and...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Dec 12, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, Obituaries, Opinion
I didn’t know Tommy “Tiny” Lister, who passed away on Thursday, December 10, at the age of 62, and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 10, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, News, Obituaries
TMZ.com is reporting that Tommy “Tiny” Lister has died. He was 62. Apparently, he was...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 13, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews
Perhaps it should not have been surprising, considering that New Englander Christopher Annino has...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jun 20, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock
Bret “Hitman” Hart is about to do some supernatural snooping as a detective in Tales from the Dead...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 16, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Today marks the culmination of a long journey for a horror movie project by actor Richie Acevedo,...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Oct 13, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
If you’ve followed the Quebec wrestling scene of the 1980s, Giant Gustave is a name that...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 12, 2019 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews, Obituaries
Dango Nguyen, who wrestled as Dango Wynn and Gemini, died on Saturday from cancer. He was 48. But...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 5, 2019 | Interviews, Obituaries
King Kong Bundy, the monster villain that demanded a five-count from referee and who faced off...
Read MorePosted by JEFF GOODRIDGE | Jan 31, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
To Ontario’s independent wrestling fans, he was Otto Bahn, the short-statured but loud and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 18, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews, Obituaries
In person, at Cauliflower Alley Club reunions, “Buddha Khan” Edward A. Carter III was...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 4, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries
Television station WPXI in Pittsburgh is reporting that “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jul 16, 2016 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Brian Donahue made a living for himself by taking bumps inside the wrestling ring, usually as the...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | May 9, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
In some Hollywood circles, wrestlers are seen as “circus lions,” but to Sinn Bodhi,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 21, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Adam Copeland is getting used to playing many different roles: retired wrestler, TV host,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 1, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
When you are a tough guy wrestler, what do you do after your wrestling career for a challenge? How...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Aug 27, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Given how many things Trish Stratus has on the go at any one time — acting, running her...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Jun 6, 2014 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Sabretooth, Michael Myers, Ajax, El Vampiro Interespacial are all characters that wrestler turned...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 16, 2014 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
With the Academy Award nominations just released, it is a good opportunity to look back on a pro...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jan 8, 2014 | Grappling with Gaming, Interviews
Tatevik the Gamer excels at everything she does. The name really says it all: she’s a gamer,...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jun 12, 2013 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Al Snow might not be able to list all of the wrestling holds he knows, or all of the opponents...
Read MorePosted by SEAN COOPER | Jul 3, 2011 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
The headliners who make the transition from professional wrestling into acting make, well,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 2, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
REAL NAME: Kenneth V. Ackles BORN: July 13, 1916 in Springhill, Nova Scotia 5′ 10″,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 18, 2010 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
John Cena, “Dramatic Actor.” It’s got a different ring than “Action...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 10, 2010 | Obituaries
Finnish officials say that former politician, author, actor, boxer, mixed martial artist and pro...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 29, 2009 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
A memorable death scene has been a staple of stage and screen through the years, from Hamlet to...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 8, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Having been the cornerstone babyface of the TNA Knockouts division for so long, wrestling fans are...
Read MorePosted by SEAN COOPER | Mar 1, 2009 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews
The headliners who make the transition from professional wrestling into acting make, well,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 31, 2008 | Acting Bios, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
It is ironic that the biggest role in Hans Steinke’s film career had him under so much...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 21, 2008 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
The nom de guerre, Bomber Kulkavich, is not exactly one familiar to TV viewers of the 1950s and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 10, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries
Dave Sheldon was buried on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. His was a complicated life, and during...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Nov 20, 2007 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Hollywood has been kind to some wrestlers, while others haven’t fared so well. Dwayne...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 6, 2007 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
With movie star looks, 1930s Jewish football player turned grappler Sammy Stein seemed destined...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 11, 2007 | Interviews
At just 5-foot-9, Mando Guerrero just didn’t have the height to be a main event wrestler in...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 17, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews, The Sporting Connection
Before becoming one of the first big, black movie stars — thanks in large part to legendary...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 28, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
The name Scott L. Schwartz may not jump off the page for you. His most enduring in-ring persona of...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | May 24, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
Before asking Chris Jericho to talk about his upcoming stage performance in Opening Night, his...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 3, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
Complaints about a lack of ethics from the pro wrestling industry are legion. But according to the...
Read MorePosted by John M. Milner | Apr 19, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock
Jesse Ventura’s movie career would begin when he took some time off from WWE...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 12, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
The acting career of Reggie Love is a lot like he is — a whole lot of Bizarre, and full of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 6, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
Appearing on iconic Canadian shows like Wayne and Shuster, SCTV and Seeing Things had a way of...
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