‘Dr. Death’ Steve Williams dead at 49
“God has a plan for me,” Steve Williams wrote friends after entering the hospital to...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Dec 30, 2009 | Obituaries
“God has a plan for me,” Steve Williams wrote friends after entering the hospital to...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Feb 8, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries
A former college football All-American, NFL player, journeyman wrestler and advocate for the start...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 6, 2007 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
With movie star looks, 1930s Jewish football player turned grappler Sammy Stein seemed destined...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection
By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling It almost didn’t happen. All the...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by LEWIS CURRY | Aug 29, 2005 | Interviews
One of the most personable and interesting wrestlers from the ’90s, Ahmed Johnson, often...
Read MorePosted 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:...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 15, 2002 | Interviews
Simon Diamond has a problem. Namely, the Notre Dame football team changed coaches twice this past...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
By TIM LORIMER — For SLAM! Wrestling REAL NAME: Todd Fenwick BORN: Esterhazy, Saskatchewan...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, The Sporting Connection
REAL NAME: Bronislau Nagurski 6’2″, 235 pounds BORN: November 3, 1908 in Rainy River,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 7, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame
REAL NAME: Marshall Caplan BORN: Hamilton, Ontario in 1944 6’0″, 230 pounds...
Read MorePosted 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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