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Controversial Jim Wilson dead at 67

Posted by Chris Schramm | Feb 8, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries

A former college football All-American, NFL player, journeyman wrestler and advocate for the start...

Mosca marks 50 years in Canada

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 18, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Angelo “King Kong” Mosca just passed the 50th anniversary of his arrival in Canada. Of...

How Ray Gunkel’s death changed wrestling

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jun 27, 2008 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Rows of wrestling photographs encircle heavy-duty gym equipment wedged into the first floor of...

Cousin Luke made a lasting impression

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 23, 2008 | Interviews

It takes quite a while to list all the names and gimmicks that Gene Petit used during his 28-year...

Memories of Martin’s Sportstown Grill

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 22, 2007 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Be it Martin’s Sports Town Grill or Hutzler’s Steakhouse, just mentioning these names...

Steve Travis and the dawn of the Drug Era

Posted by Steven Johnson | Nov 1, 2007 | Interviews

When he learned that Chris Benoit murdered his wife and seven-year-old son in late June before...

Original Kabooki faced a tough foe

Posted by Steven Johnson | Oct 17, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries

As of the late 1960s, Rey Urbano had been wrestling for about 15 years, happily earning the wrath...

Walter Johnson: A cautionary tale of gridiron and the ring

Posted by Steven Johnson | Sep 6, 2007 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Just as wrestling in Cleveland was heating up in...

MSG headliner Sammy Stein saw light in Hollywood

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 6, 2007 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews

With movie star looks, 1930s Jewish football player turned grappler Sammy Stein seemed destined...

‘The Big Cat’ Ernie Ladd was seldom tamed

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling It almost didn’t happen. All the...

Manoukian shunned football for ‘rasslin

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 4, 2006 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

With football season again in full swing, Don Manoukian, a veteran of one whole year for the...

Woody Strode: Pioneer of ring, field and screen

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 17, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Before becoming one of the first big, black movie stars — thanks in large part to legendary...

Glenn Kulka still mouthing off

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Mar 14, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Glenn Kulka never had trouble speaking his mind. Reporters could always count on a juicy quote...

‘Alpha Male’ Monty Brown relishes verbal jousting

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 8, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Though many of the big names in TNA Wrestling were well-recognized from their pre-TNA careers, the...

Ahmed Johnson: Found!

Posted by LEWIS CURRY | Aug 29, 2005 | Interviews

One of the most personable and interesting wrestlers from the ’90s, Ahmed Johnson, often...

Monty Brown thrives on pressure

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | May 19, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

ORLANDO, FL – Take a look at TNA’s Monty Brown and you will see what most people see:...

Guy Brunetti dead at 75

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 12, 2005 | Interviews, Obituaries

The wrestling career of Guy Joe Brunetti, who died Sunday at age 75 in Phoenix, Arizona, was...

Abe Zvonkin: Football, wrestling, dogs

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 24, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

After his football and wrestling career petered out, Abe Zvonkin — the last name in Canadian...

Lucky meeting gets Onyx to UK

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 4, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The monstrous 6-foot-2, 320 pound Dru Onyx owes his recent trip to England to wrestle for NWA...

Simon Diamond has a problem

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 15, 2002 | Interviews

Simon Diamond has a problem. Namely, the Notre Dame football team changed coaches twice this past...

Rockford 2001 a born entertainer

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

By TIM LORIMER — For SLAM! Wrestling REAL NAME: Todd Fenwick BORN: Esterhazy, Saskatchewan...

Bronko Nagurski the rare superstar in football and wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, The Sporting Connection

REAL NAME: Bronislau Nagurski 6’2″, 235 pounds BORN: November 3, 1908 in Rainy River,...

Flying Bobby Marshall: Student-wrestler

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 7, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame

REAL NAME: Marshall Caplan BORN: Hamilton, Ontario in 1944 6’0″, 230 pounds...

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...

Tag: football

Controversial Jim Wilson dead at 67

Mosca marks 50 years in Canada

How Ray Gunkel’s death changed wrestling

Cousin Luke made a lasting impression

Memories of Martin’s Sportstown Grill

Steve Travis and the dawn of the Drug Era

Original Kabooki faced a tough foe

Walter Johnson: A cautionary tale of gridiron and the ring

MSG headliner Sammy Stein saw light in Hollywood

‘The Big Cat’ Ernie Ladd was seldom tamed

Manoukian shunned football for ‘rasslin

Woody Strode: Pioneer of ring, field and screen

Glenn Kulka still mouthing off

‘Alpha Male’ Monty Brown relishes verbal jousting

Ahmed Johnson: Found!

Monty Brown thrives on pressure

Guy Brunetti dead at 75

Abe Zvonkin: Football, wrestling, dogs

Lucky meeting gets Onyx to UK

Simon Diamond has a problem

Rockford 2001 a born entertainer

Bronko Nagurski the rare superstar in football and wrestling

Flying Bobby Marshall: Student-wrestler

Former Eskimo Jeff Thomas big man in Can-Am

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