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ECW reunion at The People Versus GCW

Posted by John Powell | Nov 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

It is looking more and more like GCW is presenting an ECW reunion show from where else? The...

Wrestlers’ Court: ECW will never die

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | Nov 22, 2024 | Opinion

On November 6, 2024 ,WWE aired NXT 2300, an ECW-themed show emanating from the former ECW arena in...

NXT: Women’s wrestling trumps ECW nostalgia in the 2300 Arena

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Nov 6, 2024 | TV Reports

Offset by the U.S. presidential election, NXT aired on Wednesday night inside the 2300 Arena of...

Iconic Atlas Security member ‘Jersey’ Joe Walchik passes away

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 29, 2024 | Obituaries

Joe Wilchak, an iconic figure from the heydays of ECW as one of the members of Atlas Security, the...

‘Tod is God’ a revealing look at ECW

Posted by Adam Bazzana | Aug 5, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

You would expect a book written about the origins of a company revered for its violence and...

Heyman A&E Biography showcases ‘Wrestling’s Last Wise Man’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 29, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

There is such a thing as Biography fatigue. I just couldn’t do two in a row last night,...

RVD makes for a high F’n A&E Biography

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 23, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

There are times, when watching something like Sunday night’s A&E Biography on Rob Van...

ECW A&E Biography same old, same old

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 16, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

I really don’t get why A&E Biography had to go back to the well with an episode on the...

George Tahinos’ photo gallery of The Sandman

Posted by George Tahinos | Apr 30, 2024 | Photo Galleries

Dark Side of the Ring is featuring “The Sandman” James Fullington on its episode...

Christine Coons’ Battleground Championship Wrestling Born to Die Photo Gallery

Posted by Christine Coons | Apr 8, 2024 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows, Photo Galleries

SlamWrestling.net’s Christine Coons headed out to Battleground Championship Wrestling’s “Born to...

Christine Coons’ Battleground Championship Wrestling Tribute to the Extreme 2 photo gallery

Posted by Christine Coons | Apr 7, 2024 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows, Photo Galleries

SlamWrestling.net’s Christine Coons headed out to Battleground Championship...

Wrestlers’ Court: What does Baszler’s Bloodsport appearance mean for WWE?

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | Mar 22, 2024 | Opinion

With about three weeks to go until this year’s WrestleMania, and following a wrestling-free March...

Paul Heyman announced as first member of WWE Hall of Fame 2024 class

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 4, 2024 | WrestleMania

Ladies and gentlemen… his name is Paul Heyman. And he is the first member of the 2024 class...

Damian 666 a worthy CAC Lucha award winner

Posted by Roy Lucier | Aug 19, 2023 | CAC, Interviews

It is truly impossible to list every single reason why myself and many lucha experts are unified...

Arezzi gets Tod Gordon to talk NWA screw job, new book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2023 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Extreme Championship Wrestling Founder Tod Gordon has a new book out and appeared on John Arezzi’s...

Jasmin St. Claire shares the naked truth in one-woman show

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 19, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews

Definition: Hardcore (adjective) A militant or fiercely loyal faction of society Extreme, intense...

This Is Awesome:!: ECW high incident crash landing

Posted by John Powell | Jul 25, 2022 | This Is Awesome

This week’s AWESOME clip is the finish of the scaffold match between Tommy Dreamer and Brian...

Candido bio is like a visit with a Beloved Brother

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jun 11, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Chris Candido: No Gimmicks Needed is simply a love letter from one brother to another. Jonny...

George Tahinos’ New Jack Photo Gallery

Posted by Slam Wrestling | May 15, 2021 | Obituaries, Photo Galleries

The original incarnation of ECW had so many, well, originals. New Jack (Jerome Young), who died on...

Time to get hardcore with the Sabu autobiography!

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Mar 31, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The autobiography of Sabu starts off with a bang – literally – as Sabu recalls being shot in the...

For Angel Orsini, the devil of the wrestling business is in the details

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 8, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

The original ECW alum has a vision for the future of pro wrestling: safer for the wrestlers, and...

Meltzer takes readers on a nostalgic trip back to 1997

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 1, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Do you remember the year 1997? For this writer, it was the year I entered high school (and my...

New Jack’s memoir is just as extreme as he is

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 28, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

There’s a saying that a wrestler’s character is best when it’s their own personality turned up to...

Behind the Gimmick Table: Myers went from tape trader to Leatherface

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Dec 6, 2020 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

Tony Myers’ unusual and humble beginnings in pro wrestling were bolstered by the blessings of...

George Tahinos’ Tracy Smothers & F.B.I. in ECW photo gallery

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 28, 2020 | Obituaries, Photo Galleries

The Full-Blooded Italians faction in ECW has to count among the most unique groups in professional...

Tracy Smothers succumbs to cancer

Posted by Chris Dunn | Oct 28, 2020 | Obituaries

As announced on his Facebook page, “Wild-Eyed Southern Boy” Tracy Smothers passed away...

Latest edition of WWE Encyclopedia is a great read for fans of any era

Posted by Gavin Hillhouse | Oct 16, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The fourth edition of the WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment, out now from DK Books, offers...

CW Anderson retires

Posted by John Powell | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

In an emotional statement, CW has announced that he has wrestled his last match. Anderson...

Smothers more than a ‘Wild Eyed Southern Boy’ in his autobiography

Posted by Isabella Flammia | Apr 12, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

I’ll admit I had no prior knowledge of Tracy Smothers before reading his autobiography, but...

Dark Side of the Ring takes “The Life and Crimes of New Jack” to trial

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 1, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

“Create something you’ve never seen before” was the advice New Jack received...

What does everybody want? Al Snow’s autobiography!

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 9, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The way I see it, Al Snow owes me $100 for this review of his new autobiography, Self Help: Life...

Lucha libre star Psicosis high flying through CWE anniversary tour

Posted by Kari Williams | Apr 24, 2019 | Interviews

For the past month, the Great White North has been infused with a lucha libre flair as part of...

Mikey Whipwreck still getting plenty of breaks

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 16, 2018 | Interviews

With only a few weeks to go in 2018, many wrestling companies are looking at ways to end the year...

Joel Gertner loves being in (Lucha) Demand

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 9, 2018 | Interviews

Back in the heydays of ECW, invariably one of the highlights of each show was Joel Gertner....

‘Rockin’ Rebel’ Chuck Williams involved in apparent murder-suicide

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 1, 2018 | Obituaries

Friday morning, police were called to a home in Chester County, Penn., for an apparent...

Dreamer’s House of Hardcore expanding its borders

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 30, 2018 | Interviews

Initially, Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore promotion was based in and around the spiritual...

Guest column: Time is right for EVOLVE in Chicago & Detroit

Posted by GABE SAPOLSKY | May 18, 2017 | Opinion

I feel like I’m visiting old friends this weekend when EVOLVE has its first events ever this...

Nicole Bass dead at 52

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 16, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries

Nicole Bass, the bodybuilder who performed in ECW and WWE, and later found fame as a regular on...

Sydal brothers were ‘bourne’ for wrestling

Posted by Kari Williams | Feb 6, 2017 | Interviews

Matt Sydal was in WWE’s training ground of OVW by the time his older brother, Mike, had his...

ECW’s Balls Mahoney dead at 44

Posted by Kari Williams | Apr 13, 2016 | Obituaries

Balls Mahoney died Tuesday at 44 years old – one day after his birthday. The Innovator of...

Shane Douglas remembers Axl Rotten

Posted by SHANE DOUGLAS - For SLAM! Wrestling | Feb 4, 2016 | Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion

Axl was a far better talent than his career ever ascended to. His demons and problems had a lot to...

Axl Rotten dead at 44

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 4, 2016 | Obituaries

Brian Knighton, who wrestled as Axl Rotten in the original ECW, has been found dead in Baltimore....

ECW original Hack Myers dead at 41

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 6, 2015 | Obituaries

Hack Myers, who died on Saturday, was an ECW original who became known as the “Shah of...

The Blue Meanie Q & A: Part 2 – ‘I was born a decade too late’

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jun 10, 2015 | Interviews

With bright blue hair, face paint, half-shirt and Daisy Duke shorts, The Blue Meanie was an...

The Blue Meanie Q & A: Part 1

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jun 8, 2015 | Interviews

With bright blue hair, face paint, half-shirt and Daisy Duke shorts, The Blue Meanie was an...

RVD’s memories of ECW in 1999 make for a great DVD

Posted by Bertrand Hébert | Mar 15, 2015 | Shoot Interviews

As the original ECW was about to embark on the last two years of its glorious run, Rob Van Dam was...

Mat Matters: Bring those damn Dudleys back, dammit!

Posted by John Powell | Feb 5, 2015 | Opinion

D-Von, get the bookers some common sense! What I remember best about The Dudley Boyz isn’t...

Q & A with John Hennigan, a.k.a. John Morrison and Johnny Nitro: Part 2

Posted by Marshall Ward | Oct 29, 2014 | Interviews

With a penchant for pyrotechnics and Hollywood flash, John Hennigan (a.k.a. John Morrison during...

Q & A with John Hennigan, a.k.a. John Morrison and Johnny Nitro: Part 1

Posted by Marshall Ward | Oct 24, 2014 | Interviews

With a penchant for pyrotechnics and Hollywood flash, John Hennigan (a.k.a. John Morrison during...

Heyman DVD masterful, documentary WWE’s best ever

Posted by Justin Cousineau | Aug 8, 2014 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

I am a Paul Heyman guy. I was a Paul Heyman guy long before I ever realized that I was a Paul...

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