Hall of fame a family affair for Tessa Blanchard
Wrestler and promoter Joe Blanchard’s career was recognized last month in Waterloo, Iowa, as...
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 Greg Oliver | Jul 23, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
WATERLOO, Iowa – Two former WWF World champions headlined the George Tragos/Lou Thesz...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Mar 25, 2012 | Obituaries, Opinion
By MARK NULTY – For SLAM! Wrestling Joe Blanchard broke me into the wrestling business as a...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 8, 1900 | Story Archives
Three generations of Blanchard family stories can barely scratch the surface of 70 years in the...
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