Tag: Gene Okerlund

Celebrating Gene Okerlund’s Winnipeg days

Posted by Marty Goldstein | Jan 3, 2019 | Interviews

Long before achieving worldwide fame as the key interviewer and event pitchman for the World...

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When puppetmaster Bill Diamond worked with WWE

Posted by Caleb Smith | May 13, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

What do Big Bird, Kermit the Frog, Fraggles, and man-eating plants have to do with professional...

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A final goodbye to Verne Gagne, a true legend

Posted by Mike Chapman | May 11, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries

The world of wrestling said its final goodbye to a true legend on Tuesday, May 5, in Minneapolis....

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Emotions run high at WWE HOF

Posted by Chris Schramm | Apr 1, 2007 | WrestleMania

DETROIT – Rowdiness, cursing and blood are put aside for one night every year when the WWE...

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Rally gets Detroit ready for WrestleMania 23

Posted by Matt Mackinder | Jul 26, 2006 | Interviews, WrestleMania

DETROIT — Though WrestleMania 23 is approximately eight months away, WWE held a press...

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Jays catcher marks out for wrestlers

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 21, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

TORONTO — With their well-paid celebrity status, it’s easy to forget that baseball...

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