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Impact Wrestling: Go-home show before Final Resolution goes to Mexico instead

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 8, 2023 | TV Reports

We are two days away from Final Resolution, but instead of a traditional go-home show that would...

Sam Adonis is the most hated man in wrestling, and so can you!

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 26, 2021 | Interviews

It’s hard to be liked, but just as hard to be hated by many. Sam Adonis makes it easy, and he has...

Lucha libre exotico star Pasion Kristal drowns

Posted by Christopher Annino | Jun 4, 2021 | Interviews, News, Obituaries

The wrestling world has lost a groundbreaking and memorable lucha libre exotico star. It was...

Documentary review: ‘Luchadoras’ transcends the wrestling ring

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 2, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

There’s a bold statement made near the beginning of Luchadoras, a documentary directed by...

Behind the Gimmick Table: Studenomics a love of Martin Dasko

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Mar 21, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

For years peers, trainers and fans questioned Martin Dasko’s ring name: “The Latin Lover.” As the...

Behind the Gimmick Table: Vampire Lestat and his bloody good merch

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Nov 22, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!

“The Omen” Gabriel Lestat is a pro wrestling vampire. To the layman it may seem like a cliche. But...

Wrestling world mourns Kendo Nagasaki, LA Parka

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 12, 2020 | Obituaries

Two star wrestlers have died within a day of each other, both with a confusing name history, with...

Taya Valkyrie took a different path to Impact

Posted by Don Davies | Mar 9, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Canadian Taya Valkyrie has taken the road less traveled to make it to Impact Wrestling and to...

Mat Matters: Sexy Star has lost my respect

Posted by Pat Laprade | Aug 31, 2017 | Opinion

Shooting in a professional wrestling match in order to intentionally injure someone should be a...

Tragedy hits AAA as Perro Aguayo Jr. dies

Posted by John Powell | Mar 21, 2015 | Obituaries

AAA superstar El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, (also known as Perro Aguayo Jr.), has died after an...

Early days helped build up Rikishi

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 17, 2014 | Interviews

The name Rikishi conjures up images of hapless wrestlers caught in a precarious position. Just...

From rough start, Anthony Fiasco hoping for a good finish

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Aug 8, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

If ever there was a story that can be described as truly inspiring, it’s Anthony...

Hector Garza dead from lung cancer

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 27, 2013 | Obituaries

Lung cancer has claimed the life of Hector Garza, who was a star in Mexico for two decades and is...

Winnipeg’s Mentallo has traveled the world

Posted by Matthew Byer | Mar 3, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Many might think that leading the life of a masked wrestling superhero would be simple; however...

Winnipeg to Mexico: AJ Sanchez’s excellent lucha libre adventure

Posted by Matthew Byer | Sep 5, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The road from Winnipeg to Mexico isn’t the most traveled one, but AJ Sanchez recently earned...

Girl Dynamite Jennifer Blake explosive in Mexico

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 12, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

This weekend marks a rare chance to see a Mexican wrestling star on her home turf. But in a bit of...

WWE success came quickly for 10-year veteran Alberto Del Rio

Posted by Matt Bishop | Dec 16, 2010 | Interviews

You wouldn’t know it from watching him during his first four months on WWE television, but...

Phil Watson shares tales from abroad

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 17, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

If you saw Whipper Watson Jr. in Canada, then you saw the good guy; if you saw him wrestle...

Documentary to bring Vampiro to a wider audience

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Dec 3, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Besides pasty Canadians who make an annual pilgrimage to Puerto Vallarta or Cancun, Ian Hodgkinson...

Mexican great Alfonso Dantés dies

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jul 31, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

Legendary Mexican wrestler Alfonso Dantés died early Wednesday morning at his Mananzillo, Mexico...

Vampiro shoots up the screen in The Dead Sleep Easy

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 14, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

A man walks into a bar while filming a documentary and walks out with a feature film. Sounds like...

Karloff Lagarde dead at 79

Posted by Chris Schramm | Aug 31, 2007 | Obituaries

Lucha Libre legend Karloff Lagarde passed away Friday morning at the age of 79. He was a major...

Hornet buzzes back to Toronto

Posted by Andy McNamara | Oct 27, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

When Stranglehold Wrestling tears up the Opera House this Sunday in downtown Toronto, local indy...

Fray Tormenta: The real Nacho Libre

Posted by Michael Paszt | Jun 20, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

It’s a beautiful Sunday morning in a small sleepy Mexican town. The sun pierces the jet blue...

Mysterio Sr. had faith in Misterioso

Posted by Mark Pickering | Oct 5, 2005 | Interviews

Roberto Castillo’s wrestling career began most unconventionally. In Tijuana to shop for his...

Lucha legend Dr. Wagner dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 13, 2004 | Obituaries

Dr. Wagner, one of the legends of lucha libre, died Sunday from a heart attack at his home in...

Canadian Angel soars in Monterrey

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Jan 7, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

MONTERREY, Mexico – How far would you travel to pursue your chosen vocation? For Winnipeg,...

Friends remember Mike Lozanski

Posted by Jason Clevett | Dec 23, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The close-knit Calgary wrestling community is mourning the loss of Mike Lozanski, aka Tigre...

Mike Lozanski dead at 35

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 20, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

By all accounts, Calgary wrestler Mike Lozanski, who died Thursday, had a tremendous passion for...

Precious Lucy’s Mexico adventure

Posted by Mike Altamura | Jun 24, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Canadian Indy wrestler Precious Lucy recently introduced female hardcore wrestling to wrestling...

Michelle Starr shines overseas

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 31, 2002 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

By ODAIN NURSE – For SLAM! Wrestling Michelle Starr is no stranger to travel. He’s...

Jericho, Benoit, Guerrero on their time in Mexico

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 28, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

Lucha Libre: 1) style of wrestling pioneered in Mexico. 2) Spanish term for pro wrestling,...

Mexican star Villano I passes away

Posted by John Molinaro | May 3, 2001 | Obituaries

Mexico is mourning the loss of one of its favourite sons as word leaked out late yesterday evening...

Konnan: Politics killed WCW

Posted by John Molinaro | Mar 19, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

While many within wrestling were shocked last week when it was learned that the sale of WCW to...

Leatherface a star away from home

Posted by John Molinaro | May 3, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

Rick Patterson has logged thousands of miles travelling across Canada from one territory to the...

Art Barr: What could have been

Posted by John Molinaro | Nov 29, 1999 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

What might have been? That’s the question Eddie Guerrero asks himself every day. What if he...

Smiley’s screaming his way to the top

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

Screaming Norman Smiley is over. There is no denying it. They chant his name, laugh at his...

Mat Matters: A quiet end for Ultimo Dragon

Posted by John Molinaro | Oct 28, 1999 | Opinion

Ultimo Dragon in WCW. A brilliant career came to an end last Thursday as Yoshihiro Asai, better known as Ultimo Dragon, held a press conference in Japan, quietly announcing his retirement from pro wrestling. At the press...

Mat Matters: Retirement looms for Perro Aguayo

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 30, 1999 | Opinion

Perro Aguayo after beating Konnan in a cage match at the When World Collide PPV in November 1994. Lucha Libre will say goodbye to one of its most beloved members as the legendary Perro Aguayo will retire in October. Aguayo...