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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 20, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
Lorne Corlett, who wrestled under numerous names but was most known as Karl Von Steiger, died on...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 22, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Big John Quinn, who died April 22, 2019, at age 78, from complications after an operation for a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 12, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Moose Morowski, who died on Saturday at age 81, knew that he was of different stock than most....
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 30, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries
Looking through my extensive file on Bob Geigel, who passed away October 30, 2014, at age 90 today...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 9, 2013 | Interviews, Obituaries
Over the years, I interviewed Dutch Savage a number of times, and received emails from him as...
Read MorePosted by Marty Goldstein | Aug 4, 2013 | Interviews, Obituaries
Perennial Pacific Northwest star wrestler and promoter Dutch Savage died late on August 3, 2013,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 15, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
When Gene Kiniski’s friends and colleagues recall his lengthy wrestling career, it’s...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 6, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Historian Vern May once said, “To hear Al Tomko tell it, nothing special ever happened in...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 21, 2008 | Interviews
Usually stories end with a coffin, but this one begins with one. There is no telling the tale of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 31, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries
Karl Gotch, who died July 28, 2007, at the age of 82, was not someone who could be dismissed...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 2, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries
Sandy Barr, a longtime fixture on the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene as a wrestler, referee,...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Jun 1, 2006 | Obituaries, Opinion
By DUTCH SAVAGE – For SLAM! Wrestling A bright and shining light has gone out in the Pro...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 28, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries
It’s characteristic of pro wrestling that the hated bad guys are remembered oh so fondly by...
Read MorePosted by Fred Johns | Jun 28, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
VANCOUVER – Sandor Kovacs was a proud wrestler and a dedicated promoter, but he also loved a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 13, 2004 | Interviews
Believe it or not, when the giant Bull Ramos started wrestling, he only weighed about 200 pounds....
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 17, 2004 | Interviews
To make an Olympic team in any sport is a great accomplishment; to make an Olympic team within six...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 4, 2004 | Interviews
Dutch Savage is probably aboot the most Canadian non-Canadian out there. There wasn’t a star...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 2, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
The rich, full life of Sandor Kovacs, a former wrestler and promoter, came to an end on Wednesday...
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