Detroit

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, News, 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 | Classics, News, 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 | News, 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 | News, 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...

Remembering Rick O’Toole: When a prelim guy tamed the Big Cat

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 22, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries

Rick O’Toole hadn’t turned 18 when he beat wrestling great Ernie Ladd. It wasn’t...

Live report from Raw in Detroit

Posted by Matt Bishop | Jan 25, 2011 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT – After a disappointing showing from the crowd when WWE last made its way to Detroit...

Small crowd enjoys self at WWE Detroit taping

Posted by Matt Bishop | Sep 15, 2010 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT — Less than two years ago, WWE completely sold out Joe Louis Arena for the Royal Rumble....

ROH ends Detroit show with shock and mystery

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jun 27, 2009 | ROH House Shows

When Ring of Honor announced Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs were to wrestle in a cage, fans expected...

Daniels feels Detroit’s economy won’t hurt this Sunday’s PPV

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jun 18, 2009 | Interviews

TNA heads into a town that has been the poster child for the downed economy, Detroit, for this...

Lynn-Black go to the time-limit in Detroit

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jan 30, 2009 | House Show Reviews, ROH House Shows

DETROIT – You can not tell Jerry Lynn that he is too old to have a good match. The...

The Ring of Honor breaks in Detroit, literally

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jul 26, 2008 | House Show Reviews, ROH House Shows

DETROIT – Usually when a wrestling card goes over, they talk about “tearing the house down.”...

Ricky Cortez: From Chrysler to the mat

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jul 3, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

“Crusher” Ricky Cortez was one of those mainstays of wrestling for an older generation...

Gary Hart: ‘With a little help from my friends’

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 17, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

He wasn’t under the klieg lights at the Omni in Atlanta. No one was chucking rotten tomatoes...

Manager/booker Gary Hart dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 17, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

In front of the camera, Gary Hart, who died Sunday, was one of the most vile and hated managers of...

International visitors flavour WrestleMania

Posted by Chris Schramm | Apr 5, 2007 | Interviews, WrestleMania

DETROIT – Wrestlemania brings together a melting pot of fans from across the world. Although...

Dedicated fans backbone of WrestleMania

Posted by Matt Mackinder | Apr 3, 2007 | Interviews, WrestleMania

Lori McKinney was just five years old when WrestleMania III came to her home state of Michigan...

Mat Matters: The look and feel of ‘Mania live

Posted by Chris Schramm | Apr 2, 2007 | Opinion, WrestleMania

DETROIT — When you watch an event on television, you see it. When you see an event live, you...

Jericho’s Mania Memories

Posted by Jason Clevett | Mar 27, 2007 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, WrestleMania

While Chris Jericho will be at Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit this Sunday, don’t expect...

A heartbreaking visit with Luis Martinez

Posted by Dave Drason Burzynski | Oct 11, 2006 | Interviews, Opinion

On September 16th, Dave Burzynski, a.k.a. former Detroit-based manager “Supermouth”...

Edge plans for more fond Detroit memories

Posted by Chris Schramm | Sep 7, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

DETROIT — Unlike a lot of WWE superstars heading to Detroit for Wrestemania 23, Edge...

Rally gets Detroit ready for WrestleMania 23

Posted by Matt Mackinder | Jul 26, 2006 | Interviews, WrestleMania

DETROIT — Though WrestleMania 23 is approximately eight months away, WWE held a press...

Detroit set for major lucha show

Posted by Chris Schramm | May 2, 2006 | Interviews

Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican celebration, but in recent years it has become a bigger celebration in...

Reflections on SNME’s return from Cobo

Posted by Chris Schramm | Mar 19, 2006 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT — Just like old times, some may say when talking about the return of WWE’s...

Time right for TNA Detroit house show

Posted by Matt Mackinder | Feb 22, 2006 | Interviews

DETROIT — Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has never had a show outside of its Orlando studio...

‘Playboy’ Gary Hart not so hated

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 1, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

‘Playboy’ Gary Hart, one of the most hated managers of the past 30 years, is finding...

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