Tag: Edmonton Eskimos

Remembering Al Oeming’s days as a wrestler and promoter

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

While Al Oeming is quite rightly remembered as a conservationist and nature lover in Edmonton, it...

Football was Roman Reigns’ first love

Posted by Matthew Byer | Oct 10, 2013 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Roman Reigns is at the apex of the professional wrestling industry as a member of The Shield and...

Joe Blanchard passes

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 22, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries

There is no Wikipedia entry on Joe Blanchard, who died March 22, 2012, at the age of 84. Perhaps...

Gene Kiniski dead at 81

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 14, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Gene Kiniski was so media savvy that he instructed this writer on what to write when the...

Former Eskimo Jeff Thomas big man in Can-Am

Posted by Alex Ristic | Jan 19, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Jeff Thomas stands as a giant among men, at least in the Can-Am Wrestling Federation. Standing at...

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