‘The Iron Claw’ through the eyes of James Beard
James Beard is one of the most respected referees in the history of professional wrestling. While...
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Kevin Von Erich discusses Kerry’s death, 30 years later
February 18th marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Kerry Von Erich from suicide. Back in...
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Wrestling world mourns Kendo Nagasaki, LA Parka
Two star wrestlers have died within a day of each other, both with a confusing name history, with...
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Jose Lothario passes away at 83
The fiery comebacks of Jose Lothario, the superstar wrestler turned trainer who died on Tuesday at...
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Guest column: Remembering Terry Garvin Simms and his two ring characters
The wrestling career of Terry Garvin Simms, who passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018, is really...
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Veteran wrestler and trainer Tugboat Taylor dead at 71
Tugboat Taylor, a veteran wrestler and trainer based in Houston, has died. He was 71 years old....
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Former AWA World champion Otto Wanz dies
Former AWA World champion Otto Wanz, a legend as a wrestler and promoter in Germany and Austria,...
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Shane Taylor lets his hands do the talking
Shane Taylor’s hands tell a story. Beaten and cracked, both meaty and vicious-looking, they...
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Book by Texas ref James Beard impartially entertaining
The wrestling referee has a different perspective on what happens in the ring than anyone else....
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Stolen Kerry Von Erich memorabilia recovered
Following Kerry Von Erich’s suicide in February 1993, a lot of his memorabilia went missing,...
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Guest column: Remembering ‘Hardbody’ Calvin Knapp
I almost hate to check my messages these days and when I get a phone call from a number I know is...
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Buck Robley, ‘one of wrestling’s brightest minds’, dies
Buck Robley, who died May 28, 2013, was a key figure in pro wrestling behind the scenes. “I...
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Guest column: Time for the oldtimers to give back
I kept a bit of a distance from dealing with wrestling and wrestlers directly for a good long...
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Skip Young, master of the dropkick dead at 59
Galton W. Young, who wrestled as Skip Young and Sweet Brown Sugar, died Friday in Dallas. He is...
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Biff Wellington dead at 44
Calgary’s Biff Wellington (Shayne Bower), who was a major player in the ’80s Stampede...
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Joey Maggs dead at age 39
“Jumping” Joey Maggs, who died of cardiac arrest on October 15, 2006, at the age of...
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Guest column: Refereeing 101, a refresher course
The Internet is full of wrestling fans who think they know it all, or desire to know it all. Yet...
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Ricky Romero passes away
Ricky Romero, patriarch of the Youngblood wrestling clan, has died in Texas of complications from...
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James Beard story archive
James Beard has worked in pro wrestling for over 20 years, including in World Class, USWA, GWF,...
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