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Al DeRusha, AWA behind-the-scenes power player, dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 4, 2024 | Interviews, Obituaries

Al DeRusha, who was both an on-screen authority figure and a behind-the-scenes player in the AWA...

Samantha Irvin confirms: ‘I don’t like announcing’

Posted by John Powell | Oct 27, 2024 | News

In a back and forth with other members on X, Samantha Irvin shed some more light on her...

Mystery surrounds Samantha Irvin’s WWE exit

Posted by John Powell | Oct 22, 2024 | News

The news yesterday shocked fans and the wrestling world. Ring announcer Samantha Irvin announced...

Samantha Irvin leaving WWE

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 21, 2024 | News

WWE ring announcer Samantha Irvin announced via social media today that she was leaving WWE....

Kayla Braxton leaving WWE

Posted by John Powell | Jun 22, 2024 | News

WWE backstage personality, interviewer and host Kayla Braxton is moving on from WWE. Braxton...

Book excerpt: ‘Sitting Ringside’ by David Penzer

Posted by Guest Column | Apr 22, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

On April 17, David Penzer announced the release of his new autobiography, Sitting Ringside, Volume...

AEW fires Kevin Kelly

Posted by John Powell | Mar 8, 2024 | News

The PWTorch is reporting that veteran commentator Kevin Kelly has indeed been fired by AEW. Kelly...

Kevin Patrick gone from WWE

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 25, 2024 | News

PWInsider.com is reporting that Kevin Patrick has been let go by WWE. Earlier this week, Patrick...

Russ Francis dies in plane crash

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 2, 2023 | Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Russ Francis, who was both a Super Bowl-winning football player and a pro wrestler, has died in a...

Kevin Kelly leaving NJPW

Posted by John Powell | Sep 5, 2023 | News

There will soon be some big shoes to fill in NJPW. Veteran announcer Kevin Kelly has revealed that...

‘The Voice’ is silent with Rich Landrum’s passing

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 25, 2023 | News, Obituaries

One night, during a taping of the Mid-Atlantic promotion’s World Wide Wrestling, host Rich Landrum...

Brittani Houghtlen grapples with the algorithim

Posted by Joseph Casciaro | Feb 8, 2023 | Interviews

Brittani Houghtlen, known for being a commentator, announcer and promoter, is now offering social...

Kyle Davis finds a home at NWA’s podium

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Nov 8, 2022 | Interviews

Professional wrestling is all about storytelling and setting up angles. Many men over the years...

Announcer Dan Masters dies suddenly

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 28, 2022 | News, Obituaries

Dan Masters, a wrestling announcer who has been around the business for over 25 years, has died...

Joe Galli’s all in on the NWA

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Aug 23, 2022 | Interviews

When you look at Joe Galli during broadcasts of the NWA POWERRR shows on the FITE app, he comes...

Caprice Coleman believes in ROH’s future

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 12, 2021 | Interviews

Caprice Coleman, wrestler, announcer, preacher, and more, has a lesson in etymology. The word is...

Greg Hamilton confirms WWE departure

Posted by John Powell | Oct 27, 2021 | News

On his Instagram account, long-time WWE ring announcer Greg Hamilton has verified the speculation...

Abu Wizal remembers Stampede’s Jim Davies

Posted by Guest Column | Oct 5, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion

Stampede Wrestling announcer Jim Davies died on August 15, 2021, at the age of 72, though the news...

Blake Troop’s debut on UWN’s Supercard looks to be ‘Bulletproof’

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 1, 2021 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

There are wrestling debuts over the years that either run the gamut of exhilarating or confusing....

Behind the Gimmick Table: BeastFaceKillah is one of China’s leading wrestling minds

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Jul 11, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

Pro wrestling in China is in its infancy. Be it WWE or homegrown content, the market is a new,...

Alicia Atout: An Interview Queen in a Major League way

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jul 5, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Wrestling is a hard business, from being in the ring, to cutting promos out of the ring. Some...

Behind the Gimmick Table: Schiavone comic book culmination of a long fandom

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Jun 20, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

Before AEW commentator Tony Schiavone fell in love with the great sport of pro wrestling, his...

Tim Storm: Weathering the changes in the NWA

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jun 6, 2021 | Interviews

With weather patterns, we can’t do anything to change what’s coming on the horizon. We can just...

Behind the Gimmick Table: Lenny Lilac was always sold on wrestling

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Mar 14, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

Lenny Lilac is a pro wrestler, manager and more, however he started in the industry much...

Mat Matters: Marvez plays role perfectly in AEW

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jan 27, 2021 | Opinion

On this past Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite, the Young Bucks went into a home described as brand...

Bobby Heenan photo gallery & story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 17, 2020 | Photo Galleries, Story Archives

The great Bobby “The Brain” Heenan died on September 17, 2017. Here is a collection of...

Renee Young leaving WWE? Triple H declines to comment

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 19, 2020 | News

The big story circulating on Wednesday morning, broken by PWInsider.com, is that Renee Young is...

Howard Finkel dead at 69

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2020 | Interviews, Obituaries

Legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel, who lasted through the years as WWWF became WWF and then...

David Penzer’s storybook life in wrestling continues

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Dec 22, 2019 | Interviews

David Penzer’s life reads like a movie script — young kid has a dream and then is able...

Mat Matters: Commenting on WWE commentary

Posted by John Powell | Jul 16, 2019 | Opinion

I was spoiled growing up as a wrestling fan. I had the late, great Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby...

Celebrating Gene Okerlund’s Winnipeg days

Posted by Marty Goldstein | Jan 3, 2019 | Interviews

Long before achieving worldwide fame as the key interviewer and event pitchman for the World...

‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund passes away

Posted by John Powell | Jan 2, 2019 | Interviews, Obituaries

“Mean” Gene Okerlund, the voice of the WWE and one of their biggest wrestling...

Joel Gertner loves being in (Lucha) Demand

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 9, 2018 | Interviews

Back in the heydays of ECW, invariably one of the highlights of each show was Joel Gertner....

Mean Gene’s memories of the first WrestleMania

Posted by Caleb Smith | Mar 18, 2018 | Interviews

The first WrestleMania is known for the main event that saw special outside referee Muhammad Ali...

Kansas City announcer Bill Kersten dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 21, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries

The voice that gave us “Hel-l-lo, wrestling fans” has been silenced. Kansas City...

Legendary announcer Lance Russell dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 3, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries

Sad news today from the family of Lance Russell. Just days after his daughter died, Lance himself...

Lance Russell: A voice for the ages

Posted by Steven Johnson | Oct 3, 2017 | Interviews

When Lance Russell gets behind the microphone Friday in Charlotte, N.C., he can talk easily,...

Mat Matters: When Bob met Bobby The Brain

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 19, 2017 | Opinion

A few years ago, I told Bobby “The Brain” Heenan that he was my hero growing up. He...

Mat Matters: Heenan wasn’t just The Brain, he was a genius

Posted by John Powell | Sep 17, 2017 | Obituaries, Opinion

Put down your burritos and your beers and listen up, humanoids. I may be a print, digital...

Wrestling legend Bobby Heenan passes away

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Sep 17, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries

A dark cloud hovers over the professional wrestling world today, as one of the most beloved...

ROH’s Ian Riccaboni has the World in front of him

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 7, 2017 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Over the past few months, Ian Riccaboni has been moved up into the role of the lead announcer for...

Quebec announcer Fernand Ste-Marie passes

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 3, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Fernand Ste-Marie, who died on October 29th at age 76, might be the second most famous wrestling...

Jim Ross high on Nakamura, down on three-man booths

Posted by Darren Wood | Oct 5, 2016 | Interviews

When ranking the greatest pro wrestling commentators of all time, it would be a travesty not to...

Lord James Blears dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 6, 2016 | Interviews, Obituaries

When it comes right down to it, famed wrestler and announcer Lord James Blears, whose...

Meet Mauro Ranallo, er, Moron Renerdo

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 6, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

There’s a new announcer on Smackdown, and while he may be new to WWE viewers, Mauro Ranallo...

This … is … B.C.’s … Scotty Sweatervest!

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jul 5, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The sun has disappeared from the sky and dusk has arrived. The crowd’s excitement grows for...

How Lord James Blears survived a torpedo and wrestled his way off a Japanese submarine

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 11, 2014 | Interviews

During his wrestling career, Lord James Blears was known at various times as a snooty villain, a...

Lee Marshall was a g-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t announcer

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 1, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries

It would be wrong to remember Lee Marshall, who died earlier this week, just from his time in WCW,...

‘The Fink’ Howard Finkel shares his WrestleMania memories

Posted by Caleb Smith | Apr 2, 2014 | Interviews, WrestleMania

There is a man who was at the centre of the first WrestleMania and has been a part of every one...

Talking to a forgotten original host of Raw

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jul 22, 2012 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Remember a guy named Rob Bartlett? Most of today’s wrestling fans probably don’t. But...

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