‘Wrestling at the Chase’ coffee-table book aims to keep memories alive
Growing up, Ed Wheatley spent Saturday nights with his grandmother, drinking root beer floats and...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Nov 2, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Growing up, Ed Wheatley spent Saturday nights with his grandmother, drinking root beer floats and...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | May 1, 2019 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS – WWE star Dean Ambrose was a “science experiment” to the 2019 Cauliflower Alley...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Nov 25, 2018 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Obituaries
Larry Matysik, the voice of St. Louis’ Wrestling at the Chase, has died. He was 72. Longtime...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Jan 9, 2018 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion
The first time I met Larry Matysik, I was a 15-year-old high school kid who had somehow convinced...
Read MorePosted by Jon Langmead | Aug 12, 2017 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews
Working both independently and as part of the team at Highspots.com, filmmaker Michael Elliott has...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Mar 27, 2016 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection
In his 90 years on Earth, Joe Garagiola hit .316 in a winning World Series, called some of...
Read MorePosted by HERB SIMMONS | Jul 27, 2014 | Tragos/Thesz HOF
As I travelled down the highway to Waterloo, Iowa, I had many miles to reflect back on the reason...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Jul 26, 2014 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
WATERLOO, IOWA — Seven of wrestling’s greatest performers and personalities laced up their...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2014 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
Well before they were “Big Poppa Pump” and “The Dog-Faced Gremlin,” Scott...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 10, 2014 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
Each year, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame honours someone for...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Mar 7, 2013 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Who is the best professional wrestler of all-time? That is a question that has been asked for ages...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Aug 26, 2007 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
With the recent tragic events involving the Benoit family still fresh in peoples’ minds, it...
Read MorePosted by HARRY WHITE | Feb 27, 2007 | Events, Interviews
ST. LOUIS — Nick Ridenour was a south St. Louis kid who like countless others started...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 16, 2006 | Interviews
Try as they might, the world title bouts at WrestleMania in Chicago on April 2 will forever pale...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Sep 23, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Thanks to the vision of legendary promoter Sam Muchnick, St. Louis was one of pro...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 14, 1900 | Story Archives
Larry Matysik is a key figure in the history of St. Louis wrestling, and shared all that...
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