What about a Raven card? Beau Jay to the rescue
Of all the professional wrestling legends featured in wrestling trading cards, one name that has...
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Tag: Australia
Aussie’s own Dunlop ‘dazzles’ readers with autobiography
When I say: “Aussie Aussie Aussie!” You say: “Oi Oi Oi!” Over the last several years, pro...
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A-Ten-Hut! ‘Young Rock’ drafts Australian wrestler & actor Wayne Mattei as its Sgt. Slaughter
In previous interviews for our Young Rock series, Slam Wrestling has heard from actors who...
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Australian documentary covers WCW’s glory days
During the mid to late 1960s, the number one wrestling promotion in the world was World...
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The Oklahoma Kid’s daughter searches for her Dad
Roxanne Barnes remembers the shriek. She was nine years old, standing in her grandmother’s...
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Madison Eagles and the Australian women’s invasion
You know the women in the ring at a SHIMMER show are from Australia, because the fans chant...
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Long road brings Kellie Skater back to SHIMMER
If Japanese, American and Canadian women wrestlers have a strong reputation, Australian women have...
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Singing a song of Ciclon Negro
The passing of Ciclon Negro on February 20, 2013, didn’t get the press a name of his stature...
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‘Big, nasty’ Butcher Brannigan was really a good guy
While Joseph Novo (aka Butcher Brannigan) is possibly most recognized by fans as a WWWF...
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Tenille’s star rising beyond Australia
It might come as something of a surprise to learn that 20-year-old Tenille Dashwood has been in...
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‘Apache’ Bull Ramos still battling
Believe it or not, when the giant Bull Ramos started wrestling, he only weighed about 200 pounds....
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Jim Barnett’s Australian legacy
In April 2001, Jim Barnett was asked to look back at his long, behind-the-scenes career in pro...
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Jim Barnett was TV innovator
There is no way to understate what Jim Barnett meant to the wrestling business. The flamboyant,...
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Asylum: Ready to rumble
In late August, former Apocalypse Wrestling Federation (AWF) heavyweight champion Asylum returned...
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Brain tumor forces Helton out
Melbourne, Australia – Despite the brain tumour and the terrible condition of his neck,...
Read MoreWWA Eruption sputters
Two hours and fifteen minutes of my life I’ll never get back again. That about sums up my experience watching WWA: Eruption, the World Wrestling All-Stars show that took place on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia and aired...
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Jason Helton: Raising hell Down Under
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — In the ring he’s a pretentious, egotistical and hell-raising...
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