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By STEVE RIVERS – For SLAM! Wrestling It was January 3, 2020. I was wrestling in a tag team...
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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by DANNY WARREN | May 2, 2019 | News
Before anything, thank you Robin Lekime and thank you Psicosis. You saved my life. Literally. If I...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Feb 4, 2019 | Interviews
Considered one of the scariest and toughest wrestlers on the independent scene today,...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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....
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Mar 4, 2018 | Interviews
Independent wrestling is thriving across North America. Small towns and big cities have fans that...
Read MorePosted 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....
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Dec 13, 2017 | Interviews
Sometimes change comes incrementally and sometimes it happens in an instant. Change can cleanse...
Read MorePosted by Tony Kozina | Aug 21, 2017 | Opinion
21 cities, 21 shows, in 21 days. It is complete. Last night, we delivered our star-studded...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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....
Read MorePosted by Tony Kozina | Aug 7, 2017 | Opinion
No sooner did I write my last piece than we were informed in our Facebook group message...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Tony Kozina | Jul 31, 2017 | Opinion
Day 1 Stonewall, Manitoba. Monday, July 31st. It was quite the drive from St. Louis to Stonewall,...
Read MorePosted by Tony Kozina | Jul 28, 2017 | Opinion
Welcome to what should be some fun reading. I will be documenting our travels across the Canadian...
Read MorePosted 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”...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 29, 2016 | Interviews
Tucked away in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is a successful wrestling promotion that...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 16, 2016 | Opinion
By TYSON DUX and SCOTT HUNTER – For SLAM! Wrestling Who says that there’s nothing new...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
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 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Mar 11, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
British Columbia has recently been blessed with a thriving independent wrestling scene. One of the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 14, 2015 | Interviews
On a national basis, Chris Sabin left the scene in May when he parted ways with TNA. The former...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Nov 17, 2014 | Interviews
Vancouver Island is known for a lot of things: peacocks in Beacon Hill Park, music festivals and...
Read MorePosted by Roger Baker | Nov 9, 2014 | Interviews
For the most part, Matt Garrett is trying to put wrestling in his rear-view mirror, putting his...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Nov 5, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
You may not have heard of him, but he has influenced the careers of many wrestlers as a trainer,...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Sep 11, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Tyson Dux is the Godfather of the Ontario independent wrestling scene. He is revered by his peers,...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jul 22, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Manitoba-based indy wrestler Mike Hammer is not the biggest name on the circuit, though that is...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 7, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
On May 10th, Devon “Hannibal” Nicholson makes his return to the ring after three years...
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