Confirmed months later, Karl Von Steiger has died
Lorne Corlett, who wrestled under numerous names but was most known as Karl Von Steiger, died on...
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Big John Quinn dead at 78
Big John Quinn, who died April 22, 2019, at age 78, from complications after an operation for a...
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Moose Morowski dead at 81
Moose Morowski, who died on Saturday at age 81, knew that he was of different stock than most....
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Bob Geigel was a man’s man
Looking through my extensive file on Bob Geigel, who passed away October 30, 2014, at age 90 today...
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Dutch Savage: Colleagues share the good and the bad
Over the years, I interviewed Dutch Savage a number of times, and received emails from him as...
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Dutch Savage dead at age 78
Perennial Pacific Northwest star wrestler and promoter Dutch Savage died late on August 3, 2013,...
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Friends remember Kiniski’s stamina, toughness and wit
When Gene Kiniski’s friends and colleagues recall his lengthy wrestling career, it’s...
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Al Tomko — a true original — dies
Historian Vern May once said, “To hear Al Tomko tell it, nothing special ever happened in...
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A visit with ‘Handsome’ Johnny Barend
Usually stories end with a coffin, but this one begins with one. There is no telling the tale of...
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Karl Gotch: Worshiped or despised?
Karl Gotch, who died July 28, 2007, at the age of 82, was not someone who could be dismissed...
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Northwest mainstay Sandy Barr dies
Sandy Barr, a longtime fixture on the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene as a wrestler, referee,...
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Guest column: Dutch Savage says adios ‘Mano’ to Bull Ramos
By DUTCH SAVAGE – For SLAM! Wrestling A bright and shining light has gone out in the Pro...
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‘Apache’ Bull Ramos dies
It’s characteristic of pro wrestling that the hated bad guys are remembered oh so fondly by...
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Sandor Kovacs: A full life celebrated
VANCOUVER – Sandor Kovacs was a proud wrestler and a dedicated promoter, but he also loved a...
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‘Apache’ Bull Ramos still battling
Believe it or not, when the giant Bull Ramos started wrestling, he only weighed about 200 pounds....
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The Olympian life of Dale Lewis
To make an Olympic team in any sport is a great accomplishment; to make an Olympic team within six...
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Dutch Savage: Perennial All-Star
Dutch Savage is probably aboot the most Canadian non-Canadian out there. There wasn’t a star...
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Sandor Kovacs felled by Alzheimer’s
The rich, full life of Sandor Kovacs, a former wrestler and promoter, came to an end on Wednesday...
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