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Guest column: Eulogizing Detroit’s RoughHouse Rob

Posted by Guest Column | Jan 20, 2025 | Obituaries, Opinion

By LEVI BLUE – For SlamWrestling.net I broke into the wrestling business back in 1997 and...

Detroit believes in TNA Bound for Glory

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 27, 2024 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2024

DETROIT — Heading into Saturday night, I was really looking forward to my first live TNA...

Brad McFarlin’s TNA Bound For Glory 2024 photo gallery

Posted by Brad McFarlin | Oct 27, 2024 | Photo Galleries

SlamWrestling.net’s Brad McFarlin was at the Wayne State University Fieldhouse in Detroit,...

The Hardys show they still have it as they were Bound for Glory

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Oct 27, 2024 | PPV Reports 2024

It is the biggest show of the year for TNA and this has been a year of change for them. One year...

Nemeth, Hendry, Kazarian, and the Hardys appear at TNA Bound for Glory press conference

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 24, 2024 | Event Reports

DETROIT — Say their names and they appear, TNA Superstars Nic Nemeth, Joe Hendry, Frankie...

Windsor wrestling ‘opus’ has a heck of a lot of Detroit too

Posted by Todd Denault | Oct 17, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When one thinks of professional wrestling hotbeds, cities with long historical ties such as New...

Horror Slam celebrates 7th anniversary with JCW and ‘Underground Monsters’

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 12, 2024 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews

LIVONIA, Mich. — Spooky season is officially upon us, and what better way to celebrate than...

Horror Slam: Murder City Death Match Cup brings the ‘pane’

Posted by Josh Olsen | Sep 15, 2024 | Event Reports, Events, House Show Reviews

LIVONIA, Mich. — It’s Friday night at the Livonia, Michigan Elk’s Lodge, so you know what that means. Brad McFarlin and I were back at Horror Slam, for the third annual Murder City Death Match Cup. The last time we covered...

No AEW, no problem for collectibles-crazy Ethan Page

Posted by Josh Olsen | May 24, 2024 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

NOVI, Mich. — Ethan Page may be gone from AEW, but he is not gone from the world of...

Horror Slam: Crimson Mask paints the Elk’s Lodge red

Posted by Josh Olsen | May 11, 2024 | Event Reports, Other House Shows

On May 10, 2024, the Livonia, Michigan Elk’s Lodge hosted Horror Slam: Crimson Mask, and Brad...

The Sheik and Big Time Wrestling celebrated by The Detroit History Podcast

Posted by Josh Olsen | Apr 20, 2024 | Events, Interviews

DETROIT – The Detroit History Podcast kicked off its sixth season telling the tale of The...

Brad McFarlin’s WWE Smackdown Detroit Apr. 12, 2024 photo gallery

Posted by Brad McFarlin | Apr 13, 2024 | Photo Galleries, WWE House Shows

The first Smackdown after WrestleMania XL took place at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit,...

Unaired Jimmy Lloyd-RackaRacka GCW deathmatch filmed for documentary?

Posted by Josh Olsen | Mar 24, 2024 | Hollywood Headlock, Other House Shows

After GCW Role Model went off the air Saturday night, fans in attendance at Harpo’s in Detroit...

Where Freeman wrestles, ‘Freedom’ reigns

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Mar 18, 2024 | Interviews

If you’re walking in Detroit, Michigan, and hear “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” chants, don’t worry,...

Be kind rewind: A wrestling VHS jackpot at Michigan estate sale

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jan 1, 2024 | Not Another Collectible!

The day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, I received a text from a friend...

Brad McFarlin’s WWE Detroit Dec. 27, 2023 photo gallery

Posted by Brad McFarlin | Dec 28, 2023 | Event Reports, Events, Photo Galleries, WWE House Shows

The WWE Holiday Tour rolled into the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday,...

Hunting for wrestling goodies at Motor City Comic Con

Posted by Josh Olsen | Nov 19, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

NOVI, Michigan — Last weekend, I made my semi-annual pilgrimage to Motor City Comic Con, the...

The Hart of the Matter highlights Michigan wrestling and a great cause

Posted by Josh Olsen | Oct 15, 2023 | Event Reports, Events

On the day that poet Louise Gluck died and WWE filed an injunction against Panini, on Friday,...

SummerSlam: The 44 year-old pay-per-view virgin

Posted by Josh Olsen | Aug 6, 2023 | Event Reports, Events, PPV Reports 2023, WWE House Shows

DETROIT, Mich. — My name is Josh Olsen and I have a somewhat embarrassing confession to...

SummerSlam Eve: A full menu of indy wrestling & wrestlers in Detroit

Posted by Josh Olsen | Aug 5, 2023 | Event Reports, Events, Other House Shows

DETROIT — When WWE announced that SummerSlam 2023 would be in Detroit, what I looked forward...

ICW NHB wrestling cards a deathmatch tribute to ‘junk wax era’

Posted by Josh Olsen | Jul 3, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!

I’m a sucker for nostalgia, so when ICW NHB (No Holds Barred) announced their latest set of...

Guest column: Brian Gorie’s XICW Hall of Fame induction speech

Posted by Guest Column | Jun 19, 2023 | Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTE: Brian Gorie is a long-time referee based out of the Detroit area. Besides a...

AEW returns to Detroit with high expectations

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | May 11, 2023 | AEW House Shows, Event Reports, House Show Reviews

DETROIT – A commonly shared mindset of optimism suggests that All Elite Wrestling’s sole...

Detroit-based publisher Brian Bukantis dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 18, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Music for Cauliflower Ears, Obituaries

While you might not know the name Brian Bukantis, you will know his work as the publisher of...

GCW brings High Incident scaffold match to Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Apr 24, 2022 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows

Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) returned to Detroit, Michigan on April 23 with The Old Me, a card...

Violence, Cardona rule the day at GCW in Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jan 15, 2022 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows, Photo Galleries

Heading into Game Changer Wrestling’s (GCW) loaded event in Detroit, Michigan, the promotion’s top...

A worthy celebration of Handsome Johnny Bradford

Posted by Nate Mattson | Nov 4, 2021 | Interviews

On Friday, November 5th, Pro Wrestling All Stars of Detroit will be honoring the career of the one...

How The Sheik helped heal Detroit after 1967 riots

Posted by Dave Drason Burzynski | Jul 23, 2021 | Opinion

It was a hot Summer in the City of Detroit in 1967. Lyndon Johnson was president, “Light My...

Detroit historian Mark Bujan dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 12, 2021 | Obituaries

How do you measure a wrestling historian? Is it their knowledge? Their collection? In the case of...

‘Run This Ring’ is Atlas Hytower’s mindset

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Dec 14, 2020 | Interviews

Professional wrestling holds a rich history in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, most notably with...

Killer Tim Brooks dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 30, 2020 | Obituaries

Killer Tim Brooks, the unpredictable madman with the long, scraggly hair, and an unkempt beard,...

Five things I learned from NXT in Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Sep 10, 2018 | WWE House Shows

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – NXT Live concluded its road trip through New York state, Ohio and...

Five things I learned at Smackdown in Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Sep 5, 2018 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT – Smackdown Live returned to Detroit on Tuesday night. This episode showcased the...

Guest column: Catching up with famed Detroit photographer Wilson Lindsey

Posted by Dave Drason Burzynski | Jul 31, 2018 | Interviews, Music for Cauliflower Ears, Opinion

As a fan, when you initially catch the wrestling bug, the first thing you do is to gravitate to...

Five things I learned live at Raw

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Mar 13, 2018 | WWE House Shows

WWE returned to Detroit, at the recently-opened Little Caesars Arena, as the buildup to...

Michigan indy scene honours legacy of Video Mike

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 7, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries

Video Mike was a fixture on the indy wrestling scene around greater Detroit for years and years....

Return to Cobo a long-time dream for Monroe family

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 5, 2017 | Interviews

For a while now, Malcolm Monroe II was consumed by the desire to bring pro wrestling back to...

Gavin Quinn on top as XICW brings wrestling back to Cobo

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 4, 2017 | Interviews

When XICW brings professional wrestling back to Detroit’s Cobo Center on Saturday, October...

Saying goodbye to ‘The Joe’ — it was more than just Red Wings

Posted by Brad McFarlin | Jul 29, 2017 | Opinion

When Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe finish up their main event match this Saturday night at...

Curry Man surprises Detroit lucha show

Posted by Chris Schramm | May 7, 2016 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows

DETROIT – The crowd was upset when it was announced that Christopher Daniels was unable to...

NXT in Detroit ‘amazing’ & ‘awesome’

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jan 31, 2016 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT, Mich. – Before I start, please believe this is me writing, and not my Dad. I love...

WWE brings holiday fun to Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Dec 27, 2015 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT – The WWE appeared at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena for its their annual holiday...

Smackdown in Detroit lacks star power

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Mar 11, 2015 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT – Smackdown came to my hometown on Tuesday night at the Joe Louis Arena and once...

Fans unresponsive to solid Smackdown action in Detroit

Posted by Matt Bishop | Mar 5, 2014 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT — WWE brought TV tapings back to Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday night, as fans were treated to...

One last ‘Arriba!’ for the late Luis Martinez

Posted by Dave Drason Burzynski | Jan 22, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries

For an old school wrestling fan, there is nothing more sad than to hear of the passing of one of...

WWE entertains Detroit for Smackdown taping

Posted by Matt Bishop | May 1, 2013 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT — WWE Smackdown returned to Detroit for the first time since 2010 on Tuesday, for an...

Producer attempting to document Detroit’s wrestling history

Posted by Yves Leroux | Apr 24, 2013 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews

Award-winning producer Mark Nowotarski is trying to finalize his documentary on the history of...

‘Like Father, like son’ theme for TNA in Detroit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Feb 23, 2013 | TNA Impact House Shows

DETROIT — TNA Wrestling came to Detroit with their “Road to Lockdown” show at...

ROH rocks the house in Detroit

Posted by Matt Bishop | Jan 19, 2013 | ROH House Shows

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ring of Honor returned to the Detroit area for the first time since May 2011 on...

Return To The Cobo a photographic treasure trove

Posted by Roger Baker | Apr 23, 2012 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The 240 pages of This Saturday Night II: Return To The Cobo take the reader on an amazing...

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