Legendary Harley Race dies
By STEVE JOHNSON and GREG OLIVER – SlamWrestling.net He was the Greatest Wrestler on...
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Tag: Bob Geigel
Kansas City announcer Bill Kersten dies
The voice that gave us “Hel-l-lo, wrestling fans” has been silenced. Kansas City...
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The riotous Abbott and Costello wrestling scene
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, released in 1950, has probably the funniest wrestling...
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Piper’s legacy through the voices from the past
Social media is all well and good for the people who are still around to be able to react and...
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Bob Geigel was a man’s man
Looking through my extensive file on Bob Geigel, who passed away October 30, 2014, at age 90 today...
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Dory Funk Sr.’s last day
After the matches on June 3, 1973, Dory Funk Sr. had a bunch of his wrestlers over at his Flying...
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Starr, Webster, Kertsen, Lauer honored at CAC Baloney Blowout
LAS VEGAS – The main meal of the evening may have been cold cuts at the Cauliflower Alley...
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Wrestling came easy to Sandy Partlow
For anyone who saw Sandy Partlow wrestle, it was pretty obvious that she was good at what she did,...
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Missing Hollywood Blond Jerry Brown is found
Sir Oliver Humperdink was among the many that wondered whatever happened to Jerry Brown, whom he...
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Health updates dominate Cauliflower Alley Club reunion
LAS VEGAS – For as much laughter and hugs that the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion provides...
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Art Crews a post-wrestling success story
The Wrestler tells the story of a past his prime grappler who is still trying to figure out what...
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That’s entertainment! CAC banquet ranges from songs to stories to spoofs
LAS VEGAS—Just call it pro wrestling’s version of a Vegas-style variety revue. The 42nd annual...
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A lifetime of rewards for Bob Geigel
Bob Geigel has seen and done a lot in wrestling in his 82 years, and it’s payback time. He...
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For Dillon, it’s all about emotion
This used to be a pretty exciting time of year for J.J. Dillon. In the almost eight years that he...
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Midget star Cowboy Lang dies
As a wrestler, Cowboy Lang played some of the biggest venues in the sport on some of the biggest...
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Women’s great Kay Noble dies of cancer
Kay Noble, one of the greats of women’s wrestling from the 1950s to the early 1980s, lost...
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The tragic end of Freddie Sweetan
The stories are certainly varied about the death of Freddie Sweetan at age 36: His barbecue...
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Newton inducts Class of 2004
NEWTON, IOWA — This year, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame honoured...
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