Independent Wrestling

Guest column: Pandemic planning a Kaizen Pro Wrestling show

Posted 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...

For Scott Hunter, commentary adds narrative to wrestlers’ stories

Posted 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...

Wrestling with the pandemic: Ontario promoter to run drive-in show

Posted 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...

Ohio’s Aaron Williams combats Midwest stereotypes to become ‘baddest man alive’

Posted 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...

Carter Mason is living his childhood dream with Catalyst Wrestling

Posted 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...

A referee’s story: If my father could only see me now

Posted 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,...

Ontario wrestlers go back to the yard to get back to the action

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 18, 2020 | Interviews

With social distancing rules preventing independent wrestling shows from running in the province,...

Portraying Hawk is quite a rush for Ontario’s Rob Rage

Posted 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...

Guest column: How can Steve Gillespie be gone?

Posted 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...

Ageless Ontario ref is decidedly Old School

Posted 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...

Kobe Durst hopes to be signed by the time he’s 25

Posted by Kari Williams | Dec 20, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Kobe Durst started his professional wrestling training at 15 years old. Now at 23, he has two...

Strong mother: Leah Vaughan proves there is wrestling life after being a mom

Posted by Dorathy Gass | Nov 18, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Mom, wife, and recreational therapist at a local senior’s home by day; lean, mean wrestling...

Remembering photographer Lyle C. Williams

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 6, 2019 | Interviews, Obituaries

If a wrestling match happens, and no one photographed it, did it really happen? The answer should...

Femmes Fatales show a celebration of LuFisto

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | May 5, 2019 | Interviews, Other House Shows

QUEBEC CITY – Saturday night’s Femmes Fatales card was a tribute to those who paved...

Danny Duggan, Robin Lekime, Psicosis involved in major accident

Posted by DANNY WARREN | May 2, 2019 | News

Before anything, thank you Robin Lekime and thank you Psicosis. You saved my life. Literally. If I...

Beware ‘Strong Style Pitbull’ Brett Ison

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Feb 4, 2019 | Interviews

Considered one of the scariest and toughest wrestlers on the independent scene today,...

Size meant nothing: The Life of Otto Bahn

Posted by JEFF GOODRIDGE | Jan 31, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

To Ontario’s independent wrestling fans, he was Otto Bahn, the short-statured but loud and...

Artemis Spencer credits DEFY with break into U.S. indy scene

Posted by Kari Williams | Jan 18, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Getting into the wrestling business never crossed Artemis Spencer’s mind. That is, until his...

Tony Storm hopes CAC honour gets him to the next level

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 21, 2018 | CAC, Interviews

Tony Storm can always rely on his biggest fans, as they are often at the shows cheering him on....

‘Please come back’ is the chant that drives Ted Hart

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Mar 12, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Teddy Hart has always been an enigma. While being one of the most talented wrestlers of his...

Empire State Wrestling one long-running, happy family

Posted by Caleb Smith | Mar 4, 2018 | Interviews

Independent wrestling is thriving across North America. Small towns and big cities have fans that...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: When things go wrong

Posted by Tony Kozina | Jan 6, 2018 | Opinion

No sooner did I finish my last writings when I had more than enough material to write another....

Jeremy Wyatt is Midwest’s best kept secret

Posted by BRIAN HOOPS | Jan 2, 2018 | Interviews

The year just past, 2017, had its share of great matches, with many four-star, five-star and even...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: Danny’s torn pec and the hard-working Jake the Snake

Posted by Tony Kozina | Jan 1, 2018 | Opinion

It’s Day 7, and today begins with a five-hour drive from Saskatoon to St. Albert, Alberta, a...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: The winter tour begins

Posted by Tony Kozina | Dec 27, 2017 | Opinion

Hello all, and welcome to my journey. I will be touring central Canada in the middle of winter for...

Friends recall Western Canadian grappler Devon Fielding

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 19, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Devon Fielding, who wrestled as Max Devlin and Dutch Fielding, died on December 4. Some of his...

Gregory Iron sports a new bad attitude

Posted by Caleb Smith | Dec 13, 2017 | Interviews

Sometimes change comes incrementally and sometimes it happens in an instant. Change can cleanse...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: Finally, the end of the road

Posted by Tony Kozina | Aug 21, 2017 | Opinion

21 cities, 21 shows, in 21 days. It is complete. Last night, we delivered our star-studded...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: It’s all a blur

Posted by Tony Kozina | Aug 14, 2017 | Opinion

Day 15 of 21. After so many days being on the road, everything becomes a blur. You’re aware...

Guest column: Smash Wrestling’s growth has been a wild ride

Posted by TARIK | Aug 9, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion

By TARIK – For SlamWrestling.net The growth of Smash Wrestling as a company has been unreal....

Kozina’s Road Diaries: K-Dos and and hotel chaos

Posted by Tony Kozina | Aug 7, 2017 | Opinion

No sooner did I write my last piece than we were informed in our Facebook group message...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: I was build for the nomadic life

Posted by Tony Kozina | Aug 5, 2017 | Opinion

Day 6. 4:24 a.m. The past few days have been interesting to say the least. One of our guys, en...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: What to do when the belt breaks in half

Posted by Tony Kozina | Aug 2, 2017 | Opinion

Day 3 begins in Stonewall, Manitoba. Our last day of staying here. The first two shows were within...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: We’re here, let the shows begin!

Posted by Tony Kozina | Jul 31, 2017 | Opinion

Day 1 Stonewall, Manitoba. Monday, July 31st. It was quite the drive from St. Louis to Stonewall,...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: Laundry and pancakes before heading out

Posted by Tony Kozina | Jul 28, 2017 | Opinion

Welcome to what should be some fun reading. I will be documenting our travels across the Canadian...

Kozina’s Road Diaries: More shows and a wedding!

Posted by Tony Kozina | Jan 18, 2017 | Opinion

Day 19: Winnipeg, MB. It is 8:51 a.m. on day 19 of the “Nightmare on Elite Street”...

B.C. charity-based promotion just keeps rolling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 29, 2016 | Interviews

Tucked away in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is a successful wrestling promotion that...

Justin Sane smartly keeps a day job

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 21, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Wrestlers, like actors, portray two faces. There is the face or character who is in the ring and...

Guest column: Smash vs Progress brings UK’s best to Toronto

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 16, 2016 | Opinion

By TYSON DUX and SCOTT HUNTER – For SLAM! Wrestling Who says that there’s nothing new...

She said/She said: Courtney Rush vs Cherry Bomb

Posted by CHERRY BOMB and COURTNEY RUSH | Mar 19, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Opinion

In a world of instant gratification, it is rare to have a build-up to a match that takes seven...

Mysterio at IWS latest in Montreal-Mexico exchange

Posted by Pat Laprade | Mar 7, 2016 | Interviews, Other House Shows

MONTREAL – Among all the big names to come to town in recent years, Rey Mysterio Jr. is...

Robby Royce considers 25 years of being a ‘Pissed-Off Pitbull’

Posted by Matthew Byer | Nov 4, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Standing outside of the arena you shuffle your feet to keep warm. It’s time for another...

Azeem The Dream good at pissing people off — including his wife

Posted by Matthew Byer | Aug 30, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

For over a decade, “All American” Azeem The Dream has been angering crowds throughout...

This … is … B.C.’s … Scotty Sweatervest!

Posted by Matthew Byer | Jul 5, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The sun has disappeared from the sky and dusk has arrived. The crowd’s excitement grows for...

Guest column: Josh Alexander – ‘Why I am walking away from wrestling’

Posted by Guest Column | Jun 16, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion

By JOSH ALEXANDER – For SLAM! Wrestling For the better part of 10 years, I’ve been...

Deathproof provides a twisted family reunion

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 12, 2015 | House Show Reviews, Other House Shows

To the fans and the roster of Deathproof Wrestling, the company doesn’t put on shows as much...

Guest column: Dealing with injuries and the GAEA James Bond trip

Posted 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...

Destiny awaits for Toronto’s Randy Reign

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 2, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

In its first few months, independent promotion Destiny World Wrestling has impressed many fans in...

Riea Von Slasher decidedly anti-Diva

Posted by Matthew Byer | Apr 20, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Diva? No. Knockout? Well, she’ll knock the teeth out her of opponent, male or female. Tough...

Tyler Colton has progressed from front row to front line

Posted by Caleb Smith | Apr 19, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

When you hear the City of Winnipeg mentioned in wrestling circles you might think back to the AWA...

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