Inside the (other) arena from Netflix’s ‘Wrestlers’
The vast majority of viewers who turned in to watch Wrestlers on Netflix experienced Louisville...
Read MorePosted by John Cosper | Nov 30, 2023 | Featured Home Page, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
The vast majority of viewers who turned in to watch Wrestlers on Netflix experienced Louisville...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Nov 5, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
Tragedy struck the Ontario independent wrestling scene on Saturday night, with the passing of Rob...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | Sep 13, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!
When a professional wrestler debuts on a large platform, wrestling collectors take notice....
Read MorePosted by Sanjeevan Kandasamy | Jun 26, 2023 | Obituaries
Rod Bollenbacher, who wrestled as “Hot Stuff” Rod Bell, and later promoted in Indiana,...
Read MorePosted by "Dirty" Dan Denton | Apr 30, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
“Knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door. . .” Mike Phillips passed away on April 20, 2023, and...
Read MorePosted by Ben Lypka | Apr 21, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
After a delay of over four years, the grandest one-night tournament in the history of Pacific...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 20, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
Mike Phillips, a veteran of the wrestling rings of Manitoba, has died. His daughter, Marie...
Read MorePosted by Joseph Casciaro | Apr 13, 2023 | Obituaries
James Pasquale, who wrestled in the US Northeast as Jimmy the Jester, has died. He was 34. Kevin...
Read MorePosted by Joseph Casciaro | Apr 6, 2023 | Interviews
Wrestling has been Cody Chhun’s first and only passion in life, since the young age of two...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 10, 2023 | Obituaries
Randy Rhodes, a veteran of the Florida independent scene, has died. He was only recently diagnosed...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 30, 2022 | Interviews, Obituaries
Jaysin Strife, a long-time wrestler, promoter and trainer, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has died...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 24, 2022 | Obituaries
Louis Mcnair, a veteran of the wrestling scene around the Carolinas, who wrestled as The Scrapyard...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 16, 2022 | Event Reports, Opinion, Other House Shows
TORONTO – I’m old and jaded, and have no problem admitting that. I have been to so...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 11, 2022 | Obituaries
Damon Knight, a veteran of US Midwest wrestling rings, has died. He was 43. One of his regular...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 4, 2022 | Interviews
Rather than dwell on the past, the plusses and minuses from being a contracted Impact Wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 3, 2022 | CAC, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
For many pro wrestling fans, if you ask them what they know about the Canadian pro wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Ben Lypka | Aug 14, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
A new wave of female talent has swept into Western Canada and at the forefront of this injection...
Read MorePosted by Domenic Marinelli | Aug 2, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
The International Wrestling Syndicate out of Montreal, Quebec doesn’t need an introduction to...
Read MorePosted by Emanuel Melo | Jun 28, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
For the longest time, Ontario wrestling fans wondered what happened to Curtis Sturrock, who...
Read MorePosted by Ben Lypka | Jun 23, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
It’s a triple-shot that no tag team in the Pacific Northwest has ever taken on and may never...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | Apr 17, 2022 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
On January 19, 2022, the Twitter account for Cards Subject to Change (@CardsSubjectTC) shared an...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 29, 2022 | Event Reports, Opinion, Other House Shows
We all have them. Those friends. You know, the ones that don’t watch wrestling, don’t...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jan 12, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
As a child growing up in Kitchener, Ontario, Brandon Jacobs watched wrestling on TV, dreaming of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 9, 2022 | Music for Cauliflower Ears, Obituaries
“The Real Deal” Jake Slater, a long-time veteran of the wrestling scene in southern...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Nov 15, 2021 | Not Another Collectible!, Opinion
By GEOFFREY COLE – Head Photographer, Shooting the Indies On October 9, my friend, Curtis...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 24, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, News, Obituaries
Ryan Pollard, who was known in Western Canadian rings as manager “The Infallible”...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 10, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, News
Many Ontario wrestling fans woke up on Thanksgiving Sunday to the news that Curtis Sturrock, who...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 19, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
Kory Davis, a veteran of the Western Canadian mat wars, who wrestled as Crusher Carlsen until...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 29, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
Every wrestling journey begins somewhere, and for Bob Biladeau, who died Friday at the age of 64,...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Apr 18, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Matt Garrett is done with pro wrestling, his days in the ring and as a promoter behind him. His...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Mar 21, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
For years peers, trainers and fans questioned Martin Dasko’s ring name: “The Latin Lover.” As the...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Mar 14, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Lenny Lilac is a pro wrestler, manager and more, however he started in the industry much...
Read MorePosted by Greg "Count Grog" Mosorjak | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Obituaries
Douglas Summerville, who died on March 10 at the age of 44 from cancer, was a fixture on the North...
Read MorePosted by Ian Carey | Mar 5, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Music for Cauliflower Ears
The similarities between punk rock and independent pro wrestling have become increasingly apparent...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Feb 14, 2021 | Not Another Collectible!
Mikey McNeely is a wrestler who is hard to classify as a fit into a typical box. The same goes for...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Robertson | Jan 30, 2021 | News
If you’re a fan of independent wrestling, you know how hard the last year has been for the...
Read MorePosted by Matthew McFarlin | Dec 14, 2020 | Interviews
Professional wrestling holds a rich history in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, most notably with...
Read MorePosted by Chris Dunn | Oct 21, 2020 | Music for Cauliflower Ears, Obituaries
Singer-songwriter John Condrone passed away on October 20, 2020, from complications due to...
Read MorePosted by Sheldon Goldberg | Oct 5, 2020 | Opinion
In the midst of a global pandemic, New England Championship Wrestling, like most independent...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Sep 20, 2020 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Anthony Ruttgaizer — the wrestler and manager Anthony “Kingdom” James — has a unique...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Aug 25, 2020 | Events, Opinion
January 25, 2020 seems like a very long time ago. That was the last time we had a Kaizen Pro...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Aug 17, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Scott Hunter has called nearly 1,000 matches in his career. But when he first stepped into the...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Aug 12, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, News
Despite the relief of some of the social distancing measures in Ontario, the local professional...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Jun 29, 2020 | Interviews
When his music hits, a “tie-wearing, cane-wielding crazy guy” with black eye-makeup on one side...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jun 22, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Few wrestlers are as proud and passionate about their careers as Carter Mason. He has wrestled all...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Jun 21, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion
By EMILY PARKER – For SlamWrestling.net For most kids, summer vacations meant sleeping in,...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jun 18, 2020 | Interviews
With social distancing rules preventing independent wrestling shows from running in the province,...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | May 12, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews
Young wrestling fans often dream of being in the ring. Sometimes in those dreams, they actually...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Feb 5, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
By STEVE RIVERS – For SLAM! Wrestling It was January 3, 2020. I was wrestling in a tag team...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Dec 30, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
What’s black and white and grey all over? If you’ve been to an independent show in...
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