Lion’s Roar a fascinating tale about New Japan hopefuls
“Life’s hard; New Japan training is harder” – Bad Luck Fale Over the decades, many wrestling fans...
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Tag: New Zealand
Gordienko: Canada’s top wrestler worldwide from the 1950s-1970s
If you polled wrestling fans in Canada and asked who was the most successful Canadian wrestler...
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New Zealand great John Da Silva dies
John Da Silva, who died on April 8 at the age of 86, was one of the top pro wrestlers ever to come...
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Fale Dojo a ‘precursor’ to New Japan dojo
Tony Kozina has been in the wrestling industry for more than 20 years, and, six months ago, he...
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Steve Rickard, key figure in New Zealand’s wrestling history, dead at 85
There were two distinct sides to the wrestling life of Steve Rickard. He was a globetrotting...
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Fred Atkins was a tough man, tougher trainer
In Crystal Beach, Ontario, along the shores of Lake Erie, Fred Atkins’ finishing school...
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Emotional Firestorm Memorial show capped by belt presentation
VANCOUVER – There are moments that transcend the politics, ego and character of wrestling,...
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Memorial show, special belt celebrate memory of Adam Dykes
VANCOUVER – Just over a year has passed since the suicide of Adam Dykes, who wrestled as...
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Mat Matters: A personal reflection on the suicide of Adam Firestorm
When I first heard the news that Adam Dykes had taken his own life, I was standing in a Winnipeg...
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Friends remember Adam Firestorm
Thursday’s death of Adam Dykes, known in wrestling as El Antorchia and Adam Firestorm, has...
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B.C. wrestler Adam Firestorm commits suicide
Adam Dykes, who wrestled across the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada since 1996 as El...
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Abe Jacobs’s fantastic wrestling voyage
Abe Jacobs took a decades-long ride on the strange torpedo called professional wrestling that...
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Adam Dykes carrying the ‘Torch’ in ECCW
REAL NAME: Adam Dykes 5’10”, 175 lbs. ALIASES/NICKNAMES: Torch By SAM HALSALL —...
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