Missing Links – What you may have missed this past week
Faithful readers of this site may have perceived a lack of new stories on the page this past week....
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Faithful readers of this site may have perceived a lack of new stories on the page this past week....
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
There were two stages of professional life for Jack Lanza, who died today, December 8, 2021. In...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2018 | CAC, Interviews
When he was 14 years old, Mickie Henson was the president of the Bobby Heenan Fan Club. Little did...
Read MoreA few years ago, I told Bobby “The Brain” Heenan that he was my hero growing up. He...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2016 | CAC, Interviews
The Cauliflower Alley Club reunions are always full of surprises. Arn Anderson, one of the best...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2016 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS — There is a definite void this year at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion, with a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 13, 2016 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS — Tag team wrestling was in the spotlight on Tuesday night at the Cauliflower...
Read MorePosted 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,...
Read MoreSECAUCUS, NJ – On Saturday, wrestling fans of all ages got a chance to meet some legends of...
Read MorePosted by Mike Andrews | Aug 8, 2011 | Events, Interviews
ATLANTA – As the third day of the first NWA Legends Fanfest to be held in Atlanta, unfolded,...
Read MorePosted by Richard Vicek | Jun 27, 2011 | Interviews
In the 1970s in the Indianapolis territory run by Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder, Handsome...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jan 3, 2011 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews
Growing up as an unathletic, nerdy kid in small-town Ontario, you don’t have a lot of heroes....
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Apr 1, 2007 | WrestleMania
DETROIT – Rowdiness, cursing and blood are put aside for one night every year when the WWE...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection
By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling It almost didn’t happen. All the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 20, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, PWHF
AMSTERDAM, NY – One man can save an evening, especially if he is as broad of shoulder and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2006 | Interviews, WrestleMania
CHICAGO — The surprising thing about the WWE Hall of Fame inductions wasn’t that Bret...
Read MorePosted by Dr. Bob Bryla | Dec 6, 2005 | PWHF
AMSTERDAM, NY – The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (PWHF) is pleased to...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 16, 2005 | Interviews
Press conferences can be deathly dull affairs, especially when they are aimed at promoting some...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 25, 2005 | Interviews, Obituaries
Lord Alfred Hayes will be sent off Tuesday with a funeral service in Plano, Texas. A few of his...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 21, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection
TORONTO — With their well-paid celebrity status, it’s easy to forget that baseball...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2004 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS – True to form, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan was not lost for words when...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Apr 8, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Wrestlers writing a book are rapidly becoming a common occurrence, but only Mick Foley had...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Apr 1, 2004 | Interviews
The life of a professional wrestler can be quite dull at times. As frequent flyer miles rack up...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Mar 16, 2004 | Events, Interviews
TOTOWA, NJ — After toiling for years in the raucous, but notoriously low-paying Memphis...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Mar 9, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
On the heels of 2002’s acclaimed Bobby the Brain: Wrestling’s Bad Boy Tells All, Sports...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Sep 2, 2003 | Interviews
TOTOWA, NJ — In 40 years as a wrestler, manager, and executive, James J. Dillon has seen the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 6, 2003 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS — In the end, the Dog did have his day. After 44 years in pro wrestling, and an...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2003 | CAC, Interviews
Forget Celine Dion and her big, ridiculously expensive Vegas show. There’s an even better...
Read MorePosted by Alex Ristic | Feb 8, 2001 | Interviews
(Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted two days before the Women Of Wrestling...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Mar 22, 2000 | Interviews
Talking about Lucha Libre and Japanese Puroresu with Mike Tenay is like discussing rock ‘n...
Read MoreApr 27 – TNA: Rebellion
Apr 29 – NJPW: Hizen no Kuni
May 2 – ROH: Supercard of Honor
May 3 – GCW: Crazy Scary Spooky Hilarious
May 3 – NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku
May 4 – NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku (continued)
May 4 – GCW: We Still Don’t Trust You
May 9 – NJPW: Resurgence
May 10 – WWE: Backlash
May 10 – MLW & CMLL: Azteca Lucha
May 10 – MLP: Northern Rising
May 17 – NWA: Crockett Cup
May 17 – GCW: Big Time
May 23 – TNA: Under Siege
May 24 – WWE: Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXIX
May 25 – WWE: NXT Battleground
May 25 – AEW: Double or Nothing
Jun 1 – NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors (Final)
Jun 4 – AEW: Fyter Fest
Jun 6 – TNA: Against All Odds
Jun 7 – WWE: NXT Worlds Collide
Jun 7 – WWE: Money in the Bank
Jun 7 – GCW: Tournament of Survival X
Jun 8 – GCW: Cage of Survival
Jun 11 – AEW: Summer Blockbuster
Jun 15 – NJPW: Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall
Jun 18 – AEW & CMLL: Grand Slam Mexico
Jun 20 – GCW: TBA (Little Rock, AR)
Jun 20 – NJPW: Fantastica Mania Mexico
Jun 26 – MLW: Summer of the Beasts
Jun 29 – NJPW: Tanahashi Jam
Jul 11 – GCW: Boss of All Bosses
Jul 11 – ROH: Death Before Dishonor
Jul 12 – AEW: All In
Jul 20 – TNA: Slammiversary
Aug 2 – WWE: SummerSlam (Night 1)
Aug 3 – WWE: SummerSlam (Night 2)
Aug 17 – NJPW: G1 Climax 35 (Final)
Aug 24 – AEW & NJPW: Forbidden Door
Aug 31 – WWE: Clash in Paris
Sep 13 – MLW: Fightland
Oct 4 – GCW: TBA (Anchorage, AK)
Oct 4 – MLW: Slaughterhouse