Tag: Jeff Walton

Jody Hamilton, Assassin & trainer, dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 2021 | News, Obituaries

Where do you start in recalling the life of Jody Hamilton? The mask? But which one, the Assassin...

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Documentary review – 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Feb 27, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

By Scott Walton for SlamWrestling.net The long-awaited documentary 18th & Grand: The Olympic...

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Dean Ambrose honors trainer Cody Hawk at CAC reunion

Posted by Kari Williams | May 1, 2019 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – WWE star Dean Ambrose was a “science experiment” to the 2019 Cauliflower Alley...

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Pedro Morales dead at 76

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 12, 2019 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Pedro Morales, the energetic Puerto Rican star who rose to become WWWF World champion from 1971 to...

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Raul Mata passes away

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 20, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries

Raul Mata, an EMLL champion in Mexico in the 1960s, before moving to the United States, has died....

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Chavo Guerrero Sr. dies of liver cancer

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 11, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries

Chavo Guerrero Jr. announced today, February 17, 2017, that his father, Chavo Guerrero Sr. —...

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Tribute to Southern California wrestling starts off WrestleReunion

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 24, 2012 | Events, Interviews

A wrestling territory is made up of far more than just the big-name wrestlers. This Friday in Los...

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Kinji Shibuya dead at 88

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 8, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

Kinji Shibuya, who died Monday at the age of 88, once described his move from wrestling to acting...

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Los Angeles promoter Mike Lebell dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 24, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries

Mike Lebell, the promoter of the NWA Los Angeles territory during the 1960s and 1970s died this...

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‘The Golden Greek’ John Tolos dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 29, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

“The Golden Greek” John Tolos, perhaps one of the finest interviews in the history of...

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Mexican great Alfonso Dantés dies

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jul 31, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

Legendary Mexican wrestler Alfonso Dantés died early Wednesday morning at his Mananzillo, Mexico...

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New L.A. book full of anecdotes

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jan 19, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

There might have been a hotter or more innovative promotion than southern California in the 1960...

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‘Apache’ Bull Ramos still battling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 13, 2004 | Interviews

Believe it or not, when the giant Bull Ramos started wrestling, he only weighed about 200 pounds....

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Guest column: Recalling The Great Goliath

Posted by JEFF & SCOTT WALTON | Apr 20, 2004 | Obituaries, Opinion

I’ll never forget “The Great Goliath.” He made a lasting impression on my foot...

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Jeff Walton: Fan to insider to author

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jan 15, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Oh, to be young, carefree, living in sunny southern California … and publicizing...

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