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Wrestlers’ Court: Should Brian be unCaged?

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | Nov 4, 2024 | Opinion

The October 16 edition of AEW Dynamite featured an in-ring promo by manager/groomer Don Callis....

AEW Dynamite: A nightmare of a show before WrestleDream

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 9, 2024 | TV Reports

With AEW’s big WrestleDream pay-per-view event happening this weekend, one would think that...

AEW Dynamite: A swing and a miss before Grand Slam

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 18, 2024 | TV Reports, Uncategorized

A week before AEW’s annual Grand Slam show, Wednesday night’s episode of Dynamite was...

Dynamite: Anarchy in Edmonton as The Elite run the show

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | May 8, 2024 | TV Reports

Greetings and salutations! This week on Dynamite we will see the fallout from the attack on Kenny...

AEW’s Don Callis on Omega, D’Amore and being a entertaining heel

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | May 5, 2024 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Sunday Night’s Main Event Radio’s Donnie DaSilva was joined by AEW’s Don Callis this week...

Rampage: A good night for a street fight

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Mar 21, 2024 | TV Reports

This week we were treated by AEW, as we had an hour of Rampage immediately following the...

Triumph and tragedy for pro wrestling in 2023

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 31, 2024 | Year End Award Stories

Annually, around this time, we take a look back at the biggest stories in professional wrestling...

Collision: Danielson and Starks have a Bloody match & RVD is still one of a kind

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Sep 24, 2023 | TV Reports

Greetings and salutations! We have afullslate for Collision tonight including a Tag Team Title...

All Elite Wrestling goes All Out with main event between Jon Moxley and Orange Cassidy

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Sep 4, 2023 | PPV Reports 2023

It’s time for All Elite Wrestling to go All Out, and with less than a week after the success...

Dynamite: The Tennessee Chainsaw Massacre was All In

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Aug 16, 2023 | TV Reports

Greetings and Salutations! Its that time of the week again when we see what is happening in the...

Dynamite: Jericho doesn’t appreciate his society

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Jul 27, 2023 | TV Reports

Greetings and Salutations! We have a busy week ahead for Dynamite. Will Jericho join Callis? How...

Dynamite: PAC & Ibushi are called up

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Jul 13, 2023 | TV Reports

Greetings and salutations all! Its another week of AEW Dynamite. We are firmly on the road to...

AEW Dynamite: Hangman Adam Page returns; rejoins the Elite

Posted by Dale Plummer | May 17, 2023 | TV Reports

Normally an announcement from Tony Khan on Dynamite would lead the night, but not this Wednesday....

‘World’s meanest wrestler’ Blackjack Lanza dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 8, 2021 | News, Obituaries

There were two stages of professional life for Jack Lanza, who died today, December 8, 2021. In...

Impact: In-fighting creates a nightmare for Team Dreamer, hands victory to a callous AEW faction

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 1, 2021 | TV Reports

As the famous villain Dark Helmet said, “Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.” Whether...

Impact: Don Callis… you’re FIRED!

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 17, 2021 | TV Reports

When Don Callis aligned himself with AEW’s Kenny Omega and helped him capture the Impact World...

Impact: Contenders is this week’s highlight

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 13, 2021 | TV Reports

With the Impact Plus special Under Siege happening this Saturday, everything on Thursday was...

Impact: The Champ is here… barely, and to nobody’s liking

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 29, 2021 | TV Reports

When Kenny Omega made history by winning the Impact World Champion this past Sunday, one big...

Impact: In a history lesson, Callis predicts a future loss for Swann

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 16, 2021 | TV Reports

When Rich Swann beat Moose this past Saturday to become the Unified Impact World Championship, he...

Impact: Moose and Swann heading for some Elite competition

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 10, 2021 | TV Reports

Three months ago, when the AEW-Impact crossover began, fans and fantasy bookers everywhere...

Guevara reportedly in hot water with AEW after nixing Impact storyline

Posted by Bob Kapur | Feb 14, 2021 | News

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, AEW star Sammy Guevara has landed in hot...

Impact: Deonna Purrazzo named Impact’s Best Wrestler in year-end recap show

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 22, 2020 | TV Reports

There’s not much about the year 2020 that anybody could have seen coming. For example, at...

Callis: Omega angle could benefit Jericho

Posted by John Powell | Dec 16, 2020 | Interviews, News

Fellow Canadians Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega once went to war. Could their mutual friend Don...

Impact: Kenny Omega will enter the Impact ring (just not tonight)

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Dec 15, 2020 | TV Reports

It’s time to get on the bus: the Impact bus, that is. In this bold new era of execs from one...

Mat Matters: Will Omega’s appearance have a long-term Impact? The ‘Dreamer’ in me thinks so.

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 9, 2020 | Opinion

After last night’s episode of Impact, the big question is: Where do we go from here with the Kenny...

Impact: The (AEW) Champ is here!

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 8, 2020 | TV Reports

History was made on tonight’s episode of Impact when All Elite Wrestling’s reigning...

Come for Kenny Omega, stay for the rest: an Impact primer for AEW fans

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 8, 2020 | News

At the end of Wednesday night’s episode of Dynamite, Kenny Omega became the new AEW World Champion...

Impact Wrestling: Grace defends Knockouts title in return against Valkyrie

Posted by Nolan Howell | Jun 9, 2020 | TV Reports

This week on Impact Wrestling, Jordynne Grace returns to the ring in the main event to defend the Impact Knockouts Championship against Taya Valkyrie! Video recaps last week. Impact management Scott D’Amore and Don Callis...

Things will only get hotter for Scarlett Bordeaux

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 12, 2018 | Interviews

During an Impact Wrestling media conference call Tuesday, Scarlett Bordeaux exuded confidence and...

Aries reigns over Impact’s Slammiversary Toronto press conference

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 4, 2018 | Interviews

TORONTO – With its current ownership based in Toronto, it was only natural that Impact...

Jericho attacks Omega in Japan

Posted by John Powell | Dec 12, 2017 | News

Chris Jericho has turned up the heat on his rivalry with Kenny Omega. As Omega was celebrating his...

Callis leaves role in TNA

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 14, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Four weeks ago NWA-TNA star Don Callis tendered his resignation to the Nashville based NWA-TNA...

Mike Lozanski dead at 35

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 20, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

By all accounts, Calgary wrestler Mike Lozanski, who died Thursday, had a tremendous passion for...

Callis loves new TNA character

Posted by Jason Clevett | Sep 3, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Don Callis made his debut as “TNA Management Consultant” a few months ago after...

Jason’s Saskatoon Diary Day 7: The Long Journey Home

Posted by Jason Clevett | Aug 13, 2003 | Interviews, Opinion, Other House Shows

CALGARY – We were an hour outside of Saskatoon, and I was enjoying the cool breeze blowing...

Jason’s Saskatoon Diary Day 5: The End Draws Near

Posted by Jason Clevett | Aug 10, 2003 | Interviews, Opinion, Other House Shows

SASKATOON – The end is in sight for Don Callis and Crash Crimson, the men behind the mania...

Jason’s Saskatoon Diary Day 4: From Legends to Rookies

Posted by Jason Clevett | Aug 9, 2003 | Interviews, Opinion, Other House Shows

Pro Outlaw Wrestling’s referee George Smiley is named because he always has a giant grin on...

Jason’s Saskatoon Diary: Day 2 – Hitman a hit

Posted by Jason Clevett | Aug 7, 2003 | Interviews, Opinion, Other House Shows

SASKATOON – Thousands of fans flocked to the Exhibition Wednesday to take in the POW action...

Cyrus trying to keep busy

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

When Cyrus was last seen on television, he was an employee of TNN, helping destroy Extreme...

Mat Matters: Cyrus is dead wrong

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 24, 2001 | Opinion

Fans and reporters can’t possibly comment on how good a wrestler is because we’ve...

Cyrus chats with SLAM! Wrestling

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 7, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

The ‘Network’ spokesman Cyrus, star of ECW Wrestling and a columnist for SLAM!...

Jackyl re-emerges as Cyrus

Posted by Kevin Nielsen | Apr 22, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

He’s back. The David Koresh of professional wrestling, ‘The Jackyl’ Don Callis...

Jackyl starts wrestling camp

Posted by Kevin Nielsen | Apr 15, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

How ironic it all is. The wrestler/manager that was once known as The Jackyl (aka Don Callis)...

Just who is Jackyl / Cyrus? Why it’s Don Callis!

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 2, 1998 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Don Callis BORN: Winnipeg, Manitoba PRO DEBUT: 1989 – (WFWA) 6’2″,...

Don Callis / Cyrus / Jackyl story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jun 15, 1900 | Story Archives

Don Callis is a very smart man (just ask him). So, what’s he doing in pro wrestling? Head to...

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