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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...

In the new book The King of New Orleans: How the Junkyard Dog Became Professional...

When most wrestling fans think of the Junkyard Dog, they think of the smiling, howling character...

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 3, 2011 | Interviews, PWHF

The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2012, and it includes an Angel,...

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 20, 2011 | Interviews

Chances are that if that drunk driver hadn’t hit his car, then a lot more people would have...

A small confession, if I may: I am addicted to Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer newsletter....

Posted by John Powell | Jun 5, 1998 | Obituaries, Opinion

A sports editor turned to me pointing out that there indeed was a wrestling story on the newswire....

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jun 3, 1998 | Obituaries

Sylvester Ritter, known to pro wrestling fans as the “Junkyard Dog”, was killed...