Maritimes promoter Al Zinck dead at 91
Al Zinck, a former amateur wrestler turned pro, and a boxing and wrestling promoter in Atlantic...
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Tag: International Wrestling
Card Exam: Denucci’s International Wrestling coulda been a contender
It’s that time again, time to dust off a wrestling card from history and see what’s...
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Wrestler, actor Giant Gustave dies at age 58
If you’ve followed the Quebec wrestling scene of the 1980s, Giant Gustave is a name that...
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30 years later: The car crash that killed Tyler, Lefebvre and Desbois
Probably the saddest event in the history of wrestling in the Montreal territory occurred 30 years...
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Montreal show brings Vampiro full circle
Thirty years ago, a young kid from Thunder Bay, Ontario, made his pro wrestling debut in Quebec....
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Early days helped build up Rikishi
The name Rikishi conjures up images of hapless wrestlers caught in a precarious position. Just...
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Malcolm Cormier, wrestler/referee, passes
Malcolm Cormier was the forgotten Cormier brother, his fame never coming close to his brothers,...
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Avruskin remembered as a much more than an announcer
Days after his surprise passing from an aortic aneurysm, a better picture of the man, Milt...
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Milt Avruskin dead at 64
Milt Avruskin, the voice of Superstars of Wrestling in the 1970s and International Wrestling in...
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Lanny Poffo’s Maritime memories
In 1978, Lanny Poffo first came to the Maritimes with his brother and father to compete in Emile...
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Wrestling well in the past for Steve DiSalvo
Steve DiSalvo never intended to be a professional wrestler. And now that his career is happily in...
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Pillman CD keeps his voice alive
“Five or six years from now, I’ll look back and see it was just a blip on the radar...
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Avruskin an overlooked key to two promotions
By STEVE LAFLAMME – For SlamWrestling REAL NAME: Milt Avruskin BORN: July 1, 1946 in Fergus,...
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Armand Rougeau considering comeback
After a 17-year absence from the ring, yet another Rougeau is considering a comeback. In 1986,...
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Neighbour Dupre gave big Stephen Petitpas his break
REAL NAME: Stephen Petitpas BORN: November 14, 1957 in Souest, Germany 6’3″, 275-280...
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Another Rougeau to enter the ring
Say hello to the fourth generation of Rougeau in the pro wrestling business. Thursday, in an...
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Pierre ‘Mad Dog’ Lefebvre was Rougeau’s best friend
REAL NAME: Pierre Lefebvre BORN: February 24, 1955 in L’Assomption, Quebec DIED: December...
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Tarzan Tyler could deliver The Boot
REAL NAME: Camille Tourville BORN: Montreal, 1927 DIED: December 24, 1985 ALIASES/NICKNAMES:...
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Richard Charland never got a big-time break
REAL NAME: Richard Charland BORN: September 26, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec 5’11”, 270...
Read MoreGino Brito’s career meant family, Italian Connections and midgets
REAL NAME: Louis Gino Acocella BORN: May 18, 1941 in Montreal 5’10 1/2 “, 240-245 pounds AKA: Louis Cerdan, Gino Brito You can’t talk about Gino Brito without talking about his long-time partner Tony Parisi and...
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