Joe Blanchard

Hall of fame a family affair for Tessa Blanchard

Posted by Kari Williams | Aug 17, 2016 | Interviews

Wrestler and promoter Joe Blanchard’s career was recognized last month in Waterloo, Iowa, as...

Backlund & Iron Sheik headline Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 23, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

WATERLOO, Iowa – Two former WWF World champions headlined the George Tragos/Lou Thesz...

Backlund says he ‘doesn’t deserve’ Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame induction

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 19, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

As a two-time WWE World heavyweight champion with various collegiate honors to his name, the...

JJ Dillon ‘humbled’ by Thesz Award

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 27, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

JJ Dillon is rarely at a loss for words. On television, he was a mouthy villain as a wrestler, and...

Tessa Blanchard old-school through and through

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 21, 2015 | Interviews

Tessa Blanchard is an old soul. Though she’s only been wrestling for a little more than a...

Thesz would approve of Wilbur Snyder as a hall of famer

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 17, 2014 | Interviews, PWHF, Tragos/Thesz HOF

EDITOR’S NOTE: This biography is courtesy the book, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes...

The wrestlers Al Oeming knew

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Al Oeming had a story on just about everyone who came through Edmonton in the 1950s. Here are a...

Guest column: My mentor, Joe Blanchard, was the real thing

Posted by Guest Column | Mar 25, 2012 | Obituaries, Opinion

By MARK NULTY – For SLAM! Wrestling Joe Blanchard broke me into the wrestling business as a...

Joe Blanchard passes

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 22, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries

There is no Wikipedia entry on Joe Blanchard, who died March 22, 2012, at the age of 84. Perhaps...

King Curtis Iaukea dead at 73

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 5, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

King Curtis Iaukea, who died at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the...

Blanchard family story archive — Joe, Tully, Tessa

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 8, 1900 | Story Archives

Three generations of Blanchard family stories can barely scratch the surface of 70 years in the...

Tag: Joe Blanchard

Hall of fame a family affair for Tessa Blanchard

Backlund & Iron Sheik headline Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame

Backlund says he ‘doesn’t deserve’ Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame induction

JJ Dillon ‘humbled’ by Thesz Award

Tessa Blanchard old-school through and through

Thesz would approve of Wilbur Snyder as a hall of famer

The wrestlers Al Oeming knew

Guest column: My mentor, Joe Blanchard, was the real thing

Joe Blanchard passes

King Curtis Iaukea dead at 73

Blanchard family story archive — Joe, Tully, Tessa

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