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The newest Rhodes family members debuting

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Mar 19, 2024 | News

Just like it says in Cody Rhodes’ entrance music, wrestling has more than one royal family, and...

Wrestlers’ Court: A Rhodes less traveled

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | Sep 1, 2023 | Opinion

Since returning to WWE in 2022, Cody Rhodes’ throughline has been his need to “finish the story”...

A Dream discussion with Dusty’s doppelganger

Posted by Christopher Annino | Apr 24, 2023 | Interviews

You might have seen him and double-take, whether it was at a fan fest, or even in AEW....

Terrific Dusty Rhodes ‘Biography’ on A&E is a family-first affair

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 10, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Through testimony by family, friends, and archival interview footage of The American Dream...

Jody Hamilton’s WCW Power Plant, training legacy remembered

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 4, 2021 | News, Obituaries

For all his success as The Assassin, Jody Hamilton’s legacy as a trainer is maybe more epic....

For Dustin Rhodes, Father’s Day is family, memories and bad BBQ

Posted by John Powell | Jun 21, 2020 | Interviews, News

Dustin Rhodes had a bloody good time in ‘Scare Package’ Dustin Rhodes shines in...

Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame inductee Beth Phoenix ‘revels in the magic’ of wrestling

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 28, 2019 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

WATERLOO, Iowa – WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix shared her journey of overcoming gender...

Raul Mata passes away

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 20, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries

Raul Mata, an EMLL champion in Mexico in the 1960s, before moving to the United States, has died....

Wrestling reunites Vickie Guerrero with her ‘second family’

Posted by Kari Williams | Nov 29, 2018 | Interviews

With a background in theater and as a dancer for the El Paso Diablos, Vickie Guerrero was as...

Ron Simmons returns to Canada for Legends of Wrestling 2

Posted by Kari Williams | Feb 17, 2018 | Interviews

Returning to Canada has more meaning for Ron Simmons than most, as he is “one of the lucky...

Mike McGuirk was ‘a woman in a men’s tuxedos’

Posted by Kari Williams | Apr 10, 2017 | Interviews

Born into a wrestling family, Mike McGuirk’s father — promoter and wrestler Leroy...

Rhodes, Orndorff top 2017 Tragos/Thesz HOF class

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 7, 2017 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame has booked itself a Dusty Finish...

Magnum TA documentary offers insight and inspiration

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Dec 12, 2016 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

Thirty years after a car crash slammed the door on Magnum TA’s in-ring wrestling career,...

Praise for ‘The Enforcer’ Arn Anderson

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 25, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

At April’s Cauliflower Alley Club banquet, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson received...

Dusty Rhodes statue unveiled at Axxess

Posted by Matt Bishop | Apr 1, 2016 | Interviews, WrestleMania

DALLAS — WWE kicked off WrestleMania Week in grand fashion Thursday at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson...

Guest column: Reflections on an American Treasure

Posted by Howard Brody | Jun 15, 2015 | Obituaries, Opinion

The Bull of the Woods. Ulvalde Slim. The Midnight Rider. The American Dream. No matter what you...

Dusty Rhodes remembered on social media

Posted by John Powell | Jun 11, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries

The wrestling world took to social media to express their sadness for the shocking loss of...

Dusty Rhodes = charisma

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 11, 2015 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

There will be a lot written on Dusty Rhodes following his passing on Thursday, some of it in the...

‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 11, 2015 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

The magic of “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes is the stuff of lore. It is the story...

Jerry Kozak dies at 79

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 10, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

You can’t tell the story of Jerry Kozak, who died last week, without telling the story of...

Family always on Cody Rhodes’ mind

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 10, 2014 | Interviews

You can’t talk about Cody Rhodes with talking about family, which extends well beyond just...

War Games DVD offers ‘glorious carnage’

Posted by John Powell | Jun 25, 2013 | Other Reviews

You’ve got your Hell in a Cell. You’ve got your Elimination Chamber. Still, nothing...

Dru Onyx shares lessons learned in WWE camp

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 6, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

In March, Montreal’s monstrous Dru Onyx attended a WWE developmental camp in Florida. With...

The sale of WCW – 10 years later

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Mar 23, 2011 | Interviews

Perhaps the most significant date in wrestling history is March 23, 2001. It was on that day that...

Goldust autobiography lacks lustre

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 29, 2010 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

I’m struggling a bit with how to review the new autobiography by Dustin Rhodes, Cross...

Rhodes on King Curtis: ‘I would mark out watching him’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 9, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes has a message for the late King Curtis Iaukea, who...

King Curtis Iaukea dead at 73

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 5, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

King Curtis Iaukea, who died at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the...

Grizzly Smith dies at 77

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jun 12, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling.net Modern-day fans probably think of...

A verbose Stan Hansen highlight of Hall of Fame induction

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 5, 2010 | Interviews, PWHF

AMSTERDAM, NY — Who knew? Who knew that the grumpy, ornery “Bad Man from Borger,...

‘Wild’ Red Berry was the mouth that roared

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jun 3, 2010 | Interviews

The dictionary tapped out. Threw in the towel. Gave up the ghost. When “Wild Red”...

PWHF inductees Ben & Mike Sharpe were giants

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 2, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, PWHF

Ben and Mike Sharpe take their place in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend....

O.D.B., Hero, Murdoch share CAC experiences

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 23, 2009 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — Some have dismissed the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion as a gathering of...

Art Crews a post-wrestling success story

Posted by Chris Schramm | Apr 10, 2009 | Interviews

The Wrestler tells the story of a past his prime grappler who is still trying to figure out what...

Emotions run high at WWE HOF

Posted by Chris Schramm | Apr 1, 2007 | WrestleMania

DETROIT – Rowdiness, cursing and blood are put aside for one night every year when the WWE...

Dreamer still addicted to wrestling

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 13, 2006 | Interviews

In the ring, Tommy Dreamer commits violence that could shock hardened criminals. Outside the ring,...

Buffalo BallPark Brawl bats .400

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Jul 21, 2005 | Other House Shows

BUFFALO – A wrestling ring in right field can only mean one thing…it’s time for...

Dusty books lacklustre finish

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 18, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

In Dusty-speak, the new autobiography of Dusty Rhodes is full of “if you wills”...

Manny Fernandez still a raging bull

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 14, 2003 | Interviews

In the ring, ‘The Raging Bull’ Manny Fernandez was tough, wild, bloody and...

Dustin Rhodes back in the saddle

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 2001 | Interviews

After being out of action for months, Dustin Rhodes is itching to get back into the ring. His...

Old school hero Steve Corino heads home to Canada

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 9, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

Extreme Championship Wrestling makes its Canadian debut on September 9, 2000, and Steve Corino is...

Solie remembered fondly by friends

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 28, 2000 | Classics, Obituaries

Just as Howard Cosell made Muhammad Ali into a bigger star and cultural icon, so did Gordie Solie...

Mat Matters: The Greatness of the Great American Bash

Posted by John Molinaro | Jun 11, 1999 | Opinion

In 1985, promoter Jim Crockett Jr. came up with an idea for a summer wrestling spectacular called the Great American Bash. One of the most anticipated events on the wrestling calendar in the 80’s, the Bash has survived the...

Dusty Rhodes Career Record

Posted by Vance Nevada | Dec 3, 1900 | Results

“The American Dream” DUSTY RHODES (1967 – 2007) Real Name: Virgil Riley Runnels aka:...

Dusty Rhodes, Goldust Dustin Rhodes & Cody Rhodes story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 6, 1900 | Story Archives

Give your belly-welly a pat, take a deep breath and put on some face paint, and dive into the...

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