Darren McCarty to battle Bully on Impact
NHL legend Darren McCarty will be looking for revenge on Impact this Thursday night. The a...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Mar 25, 2023 | News, The Sporting Connection
NHL legend Darren McCarty will be looking for revenge on Impact this Thursday night. The a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 8, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Before talking about Reggie Parks as “The King of Belts,” it’s important to talk...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 8, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, News, Obituaries
The news of Reggie Parks’ passing on the morning of October 7, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona,...
Read MorePosted by Chris Dunn | Nov 27, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Vampiro, with his ghoulish type makeup, is one of Canada’s greatest exports to lend his hand to...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 26, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Photo Galleries, The Sporting Connection
Just around the corner from Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens was Joe Black’s studio,...
Read MorePosted by Kurt Nielsen | Oct 17, 2020 | Interviews
These are difficult times, no doubt. We are facing one of the greatest challenges ever presented...
Read MorePosted by Andrew Calvert | Mar 23, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection
Lionel Conacher was voted Canada’s athlete of the half-century in 1950 and most biographies...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 10, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion, The Sporting Connection
Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Pierre Pilote died today, September 10, 2017. He was 85. He was...
Read MorePosted by Brad McFarlin | Jul 29, 2017 | Opinion
When Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe finish up their main event match this Saturday night at...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | May 11, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion, The Sporting Connection
By “CHAKAL” David St-Martin – For SLAM! Wrestling Since 1997, I have been...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Jun 18, 2014 | Interviews
Imagine reaching your dream only to find out it is a nightmare. That’s what Anthony Nese...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 21, 2013 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection
The NHL season is upon us — finally — and one of the league’s biggest wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 7, 2012 | Opinion, The Sporting Connection
The most obvious hockey/wrestling connection is Chris Jericho being the son of 1960s and...
Read MorePosted by DEREK KOSTI - For SLAM! Wrestling | Jun 9, 2010 | CAC, Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
George Kosti travelled an interesting road to the professional wrestling world. Born in the small...
Read MorePosted by Richard Kamchen | Jan 13, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Many pro wrestlers got their start reffing matches, but you don’t need many fingers to count...
Read MorePosted by Matt Mackinder | Feb 13, 2009 | Interviews
Long before the Internet was as prevalent as it is today, the wrestling community in the...
Read MorePosted by Corey David Lacroix | Jun 20, 2007 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
It wasn’t that long ago that former professional wrestler and trainer Wayne Cryderman...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 15, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
REAL NAME: Walter Nurnberg AKA: Skull Von Stroheim, Kurt Von Stroheim, Henry Von Stroheim, Skull...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 14, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
REAL NAME: Stephen Petitpas BORN: November 14, 1957 in Souest, Germany 6’3″, 275-280...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Laroche | Apr 19, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews
REAL NAME: Robert Bedard BORN: July 12, 1932 in Quebec City 6’0″, 220 pounds AKA: Rene...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 1, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, The Sporting Connection
BORN: October 15, 1910 in Montreal, Quebec 6’0″, 200 pounds DIED: April 21, 1956 in...
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