Killer Kowalski Archives - Slam Wrestling

Behind the Gimmick Table: Kaiju Big Battel makes it on merch

Posted 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...

Don Leo Jonathan dead at 87

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 13, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Don Leo Delaun Heaton, better known to the pro wrestling world as “The Mormon Giant”...

Film Review: ‘Wrestling Then & Now’: Seeking truth in a business built upon deception

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jul 2, 2016 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

Without getting too deep into film theory, there’s a style of documentary filmmaking called...

Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 6

Posted by JOHN DOLIN - For SLAM! Wrestling | Nov 21, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion

Once we started shooting, our travel schedule loosely followed the same path as the Dog’s...

Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 5

Posted by JOHN DOLIN - For SLAM! Wrestling | Nov 21, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion

Pre-production seemed to go on forever. I needed archival footage of the Dog but it was in short...

Mat Matters: In praise of the wrestling wives

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 23, 2013 | Opinion

My phone book for wrestlers is filled with little notations, including real or worked names, or...

Hallelujah! Damien Sandow talks Kowalski, Puerto Rico

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 29, 2013 | Interviews

When Damien Sandow told this reporter to “stay tuned” in relation to cashing in his...

‘Surprise’ ROH champ Edwards chats about the title

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 30, 2011 | Interviews

In its report on Eddie Edwards claiming the Ring of Honor World title from Roderick Strong, the...

Multi-gimmicked Mike Shaw — Norman, Makhan Singh, Bastion Booger — dead at 53

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 12, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

Mike Shaw, who was known in the wrestling world under various names, including Makhan Singh,...

Don Leo Jonathan reflects on Killer Kowalski

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 7, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Killer Kowalski, who died a week ago on August 30, was always a rather solitary man on the road,...

Killer Kowalski dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 30, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

The life of Killer Kowalski may have ended on Saturday morning, August 30, 2008, at 12:45 a.m, a...

Killer Kowalski removed from life support

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 19, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The great Killer Kowalski was removed from life support on Monday in Whidden Memorial Hospital in...

An uplifting visit with Killer Kowalski

Posted by Jason Clevett | Aug 10, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

When I first set out to the Everett Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in the Boston suburb of...

Outlook for Killer Kowalski improved

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 9, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Late Friday, Walter “Killer” Kowalski suffered a heart attack in his nursing home...

Scott L. Schwartz: ‘That guy’ onscreen

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 28, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

The name Scott L. Schwartz may not jump off the page for you. His most enduring in-ring persona of...

Adrian Street proposes to Miss Linda

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 15, 2005 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – In the make-believe world of pro wrestling, reality can often seem out of place....

Hall of Fame grows some more

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 9, 2004 | Interviews, PWHF

SCHENECTADY, NY – The feeling around the third annual Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction...

John Walters building a ‘Killer’ career

Posted by Jason Clevett | Apr 22, 2004 | Interviews

When John Stagikas graduated high school in 1997 and enrolled at Assumption College in Worcester,...

CAC a place to rekindle old friendships

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2004 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – The first day of the annual Cauliflower Alley Club is always abuzz with who is...

Kowalski’s school closing

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 18, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

For over 30 years now, Killer Kowalski has been running a wrestling school in Massachusetts. But...

News & notes from CAC in Vegas

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 3, 2003 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – The annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion keeps growing and growing. This year,...

CAC reunion year’s highlight

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2003 | CAC, Interviews

Forget Celine Dion and her big, ridiculously expensive Vegas show. There’s an even better...

Kowalski gets top CAC award

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 10, 2002 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — One of the baddest men in pro wrestling is also one of its most-liked and most revered...

Kowalski photos, video don’t quite click

Posted by John Powell | Oct 10, 2001 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

There is no doubt that Wladek “Killer” Kowalski is truly a living legend in the pro...

Killer Kowalski slams Chyna’s book

Posted by John Powell | Feb 6, 2001 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Canadian wrestling legend and mentor to many of today’s top stars – Wladek...

The real Chyna revealed

Posted by Stephen Laroche | Oct 27, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

Many wrestling fans are familiar with Chyna, a World Wrestling Federation superstar, through her...

Amanda Storm targets Precious Lucy

Posted by Eric Benner | Aug 5, 1999 | Interviews

Amanda Storm has nothing nice to say about Precious Lucy. Storm, a woman who regularly wrestles...

Yukon Eric was a colorful, yet tragic, wrestling legend

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 16, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame

REAL NAME: Eric Holmback BORN: Monroe, WA (near Seattle) DIED: January 16, 1965 in Georgia...

Killer Kowalski a true storyteller

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 1998 | Classics, Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — It didn’t take long to realize that Killer Kowalski loved to tell...

Killer Kowalski story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Aug 4, 1900 | Story Archives

Trainer by day, Executioner and Killer by night. Walker Kowalski’s career spanned over 40...

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Behind the Gimmick Table: Kaiju Big Battel makes it on merch

Don Leo Jonathan dead at 87

Film Review: ‘Wrestling Then & Now’: Seeking truth in a business built upon deception

Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 6

Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 5

Mat Matters: In praise of the wrestling wives

Hallelujah! Damien Sandow talks Kowalski, Puerto Rico

‘Surprise’ ROH champ Edwards chats about the title

Multi-gimmicked Mike Shaw — Norman, Makhan Singh, Bastion Booger — dead at 53

Don Leo Jonathan reflects on Killer Kowalski

Killer Kowalski dies

Killer Kowalski removed from life support

An uplifting visit with Killer Kowalski

Outlook for Killer Kowalski improved

Scott L. Schwartz: ‘That guy’ onscreen

Adrian Street proposes to Miss Linda

Hall of Fame grows some more

John Walters building a ‘Killer’ career

CAC a place to rekindle old friendships

Kowalski’s school closing

News & notes from CAC in Vegas

CAC reunion year’s highlight

Kowalski gets top CAC award

Kowalski photos, video don’t quite click

Killer Kowalski slams Chyna’s book

The real Chyna revealed

Amanda Storm targets Precious Lucy

Yukon Eric was a colorful, yet tragic, wrestling legend

Killer Kowalski a true storyteller

Killer Kowalski story archive

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