Strangler Lewis’ Headlock Machine goes home
One of the most intriguing pieces of memorabilia in the history of wrestling is back home! Called...
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Hodge’s influence spanned world of combat sports
Danny Hodge was the rarest of individuals who inspired universal awe and admiration across the...
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How Danny Hodge became Danny Hodge
In the many times that I interviewed Danny Hodge over the years, I was always curious about how...
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Legendary Danny Hodge dies at 88
Danny Hodge, perhaps the greatest amateur wrestler in the history of the United States, and a...
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Lou Thesz at 100: So many stories
Today, April 24th, would have been the 100th birthday of Lou Thesz, perhaps the greatest champion...
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Johnny Angel hated — and was hated — before he preached love
There’s a much better chance that you saw Johnny Lee Clary, the Ku Klux Klan member turned...
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Angelo Savoldi: Wrestler, promoter, agent, gentleman
Angelo Savoldi, who will be laid to rest Wednesday after 99 years of full life, was billed as the...
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Olympic wrestling’s lifeline is good for the pros too
On Sunday, the world of amateur wrestling breathed a sigh of relief as the International Olympic...
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Award honours Dan Severn’s MMA successes
Dan Severn had an amazing career as an amateur wrestler, a pro wrestler and an MMA fighter. He was...
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Jim Ross’ acceptance speech for the Lou Thesz Award
Jim Ross proved Saturday night he is far more than the best announcer in the wrestling business....
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Ross, DiBiase lead parade of honorees at CAC banquet
LAS VEGAS — For more than 30 years, Jim Ross has been calling slobberknockers. On Tuesday,...
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Peers celebrate Roger Kirby’s skills
Often the measure of a great wrestler isn’t what the fans see, it’s what his peers...
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Jim Ross off to first Cauliflower Alley Club reunion
“Good ol’ J.R.” is heading to his first Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las...
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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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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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PWHF announces 2007 induction class
AMSTERDAM, NY – The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (PWHF) is pleased to...
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Tragos/Thesz Hall inducts six more
NEWTON, Iowa – On a steamy hot day, with too many people stuffed into a tiny room dominated...
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‘Dandy’ Jack Donovan dead at 76
The life of “Dandy” Jack Donovan, which ended Saturday, November 27, 2004, just after...
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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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Heenan given CAC’s top honor
LAS VEGAS – True to form, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan was not lost for words when...
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CAC a place to rekindle old friendships
LAS VEGAS – The first day of the annual Cauliflower Alley Club is always abuzz with who is...
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Former NWA champ Dick Hutton dies
His first bout was a loss to Wild Bill Longson in 1952. Strangler Lewis, who acted as the manager...
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Mad Dog gets top CAC honour
LAS VEGAS — In the end, the Dog did have his day. After 44 years in pro wrestling, and an...
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For Hodge, Olympics meant meeting people
For Danny Hodge, it was meeting athletes from other countries that really stood out from his...
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Danny Hodge: The giant Junior Heavyweight
Danny Hodge sits on his porch in Perry, Oklahoma these days with his wife Dolores, content to take...
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Rallying around an ailing Klondike Bill
When the illustrated dictionary on pro wrestling is finished one day, there will be a photo of...
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Danny Hodge story archive
Danny Hodge is known for extreme hand strength and crushing apples in his bare hands. Making not...
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