Revisiting Scott Hall’s career in Japan — and the Tanahashi upset
On March 14, 2022, the wrestling world said farewell to one of its biggest icons. Scott Hall,...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 23, 2022 | Obituaries
On March 14, 2022, the wrestling world said farewell to one of its biggest icons. Scott Hall,...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jan 31, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
With the passing of Strong Kobayashi on January 2nd, Japan lost one of its major wrestling stars...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 6, 2022 | News, Obituaries
Shozo “Strong” Kobayashi, who was one of the major wrestling stars in Japan in the 1970s and into...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Oct 10, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Today, Juan Carlos Olivares is best known as the Maple Grizzly, calling Ehime Pro Wrestling in...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Obituaries
Japanese joshi wrestler turned actress Rumi Kazama has died. She was 55. On her blog, Kazama...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | May 27, 2021 | Interviews
Steve Madison, a 20-year veteran of the Florida pro wrestling scene, is about to add yet another...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | May 2, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
This year marks 20 years in professional wrestling for Shiori Asahi. His home promotion is 2AW...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jan 22, 2021 | Interviews
Joel Deaton, one of the longest-lasting pro wrestlers of the territories era, will be honored at a...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Dec 6, 2020 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Tony Myers’ unusual and humble beginnings in pro wrestling were bolstered by the blessings of...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Sep 25, 2020 | Interviews
Fans of hard-hitting, Japanese-style pro wrestling will be in for a treat on November 6th, as...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Aug 16, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!
Randy Borden isn’t a wrestling fan(atic), he never was. It may be for this reason that his venture...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 23, 2020 | Obituaries
The Stardom promotion has confirmed that Hana Kimura has passed away at 22. The official Stardom...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 12, 2020 | Obituaries
Two star wrestlers have died within a day of each other, both with a confusing name history, with...
Read MorePosted by DAVE MUSGRAVE | Sep 6, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Two years ago it would have been easy to call Daniel Makabe the best wrestler nobody had heard of....
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Aug 8, 2019 | Interviews
It’s been a year since Alex Shelley was seen on Ring of Honor television. During...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Robertson | Aug 7, 2019 | Interviews
RISE Champion Zoe Lucas embodies character. “I am a spoiled brat, a cheerleader,...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Jun 21, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Psycho Mike Rollins’ conscience has been making its presence felt during Rollins’...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 8, 2019 | Opinion
On February 22nd, Hideo Itami was released from WWE, one month after wrestling his final match for...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Dec 29, 2018 | Interviews
Each year, more and more Western wrestling fans have been attending New Japan Pro...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Oct 30, 2018 | Interviews
Canadian wrestling fans are in for a treat as DDT Pro-Wrestling alumnus Shigehiro Irie will be...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Sep 19, 2018 | Interviews
Scott Norton, a near-30-year veteran, is heading to Winnipeg this weekend to share the things he...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 16, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries
When Masa Saito was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame...
Read MorePosted by Jon Langmead | Jul 9, 2018 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
Koji Miyamoto fell in love with pro wrestling as a 10-year old living in Mito City and his deep...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | May 28, 2018 | Interviews
A doctor told UFC fighter Ken Shamrock that, as a teenager, a broken neck would prevent him from...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Jan 18, 2018 | Opinion, Other House Shows
From the epic Wrestle Kingdom 12 to violent death matches to raunchy comedy wrestling this...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 12, 2017 | News
Chris Jericho has turned up the heat on his rivalry with Kenny Omega. As Omega was celebrating his...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 4, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
If one were to measure a trainer solely on the quality of their graduates, then few will ever...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Oct 27, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
“The Roppongi Rockstar” (by way of Brantford, Ontario) is packing her bags for her...
Read MorePosted by Raja Shergill | Jul 20, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Delta Dawn sees her part in this coming weekend’s All Star Wrestling Wrestle Reunion VII as...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jul 17, 2017 | Classics, Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
Almost two decades after he retired, Stan Hansen continues to be a true legend in the wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 15, 2017 | Interviews, PWHF
Japanese legend Tatsumi Fujinami will be the 12th inductee into International Division of the...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Apr 29, 2017 | CAC, Interviews
Kahagas has wrestled worldwide for nearly 20 years and over the past six years has made a...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Feb 6, 2017 | Interviews
Matt Sydal was in WWE’s training ground of OVW by the time his older brother, Mike, had his...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Sep 28, 2016 | Opinion
Back in 2002, the New World Order debuted in the WWE. Having purchased WCW’s video library...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Aug 17, 2016 | Interviews
Wrestler and promoter Joe Blanchard’s career was recognized last month in Waterloo, Iowa, as...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | May 27, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
A month ago, when Kenny Omega and Michael Elgin wrestled each other in the main event of a New...
Read MorePosted by Darren Wood | Apr 11, 2016 | Interviews
If you ask many wrestlers what their ultimate achievement would be they would say to work in World...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 4, 2016 | Interviews, Obituaries
Eiji Ezaki, better known to the wrestling world as Hayabusa, has died. He was 47 years old. His...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Jan 11, 2016 | Interviews
Santana Garrett wrestled Charlotte on WWE’s NXT in 2013. Shortly thereafter, she was...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Aug 5, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
They say that a lot can happen in a year, but what about six years? Since he last spoke with SLAM!...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Asher | Jul 4, 2015 | TV Reports
It’s early in the morning here in North America, but late afternoon in Japan as the WWE...
Read MorePosted by BRUCE THARPE | Feb 8, 2015 | Opinion
The first time I met the legend Jushin “Thunder” Liger was in 2013 in Kobe, Japan....
Read MorePosted by BRUCE THARPE | Dec 5, 2014 | Opinion
We were apprehensive on that first trip to Japan. Even though we had met with New Japan Pro...
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 Greg Oliver | Jul 29, 2014 | Interviews
WRESTLE-1’s Yasufumi Nakanoue is currently on his first North American tour, working for...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Jul 6, 2014 | Obituaries, Opinion
Patric Laprade – Slam Wrestling The deaths that you less expect are usually the ones that...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 1, 2014 | Obituaries, Opinion
There are Japanese superfans who travel the globe to see pro wrestling, but I only had one...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Apr 10, 2014 | Interviews
If Japanese, American and Canadian women wrestlers have a strong reputation, Australian women have...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Mar 27, 2014 | Interviews
In early March, Jessica James embarked on her second tour of Japan. We asked her to provide...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 3, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries
Billy Robinson, one of the toughest men to ever lace up wrestling boots, has died. He was 74. His...
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