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Flair bio fascinating, brilliant

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 12, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

I’ve met Ric Flair twice in my life. The first time was outside Maple Leaf Gardens before a house...

Brisco memoir recalls Funk feud

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 29, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Ali and Frazier. Nicklaus and Palmer. Chamberlain and Russell. For many long-time wrestling fans,...

Ole lets loose in new book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 22, 2003 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Ole Anderson was never one to hold back his opinions. As a wrestler and a booker for decades, he...

Former NWA champ Dick Hutton dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 2003 | Interviews, Obituaries

His first bout was a loss to Wild Bill Longson in 1952. Strangler Lewis, who acted as the manager...

Guest column: Confessions of a Canadian title junkie

Posted by Griff Henderson | Sep 24, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion

While some might call my connection with the old Canadian title an obsession. I prefer to call it...

Mad Dog gets top CAC honour

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 6, 2003 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — In the end, the Dog did have his day. After 44 years in pro wrestling, and an...

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,...

Brisco-Hart feud set aside

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 19, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

The recent written feud between former world champs Jack Brisco and Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart...

SLAM! Wrestling: Jack Brisco chat

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 16, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

Jack Brisco joined SLAM! Wrestling live for a chat on October 16, 2001. Here’s the...

Rough night for Canadians at NWA 53rd

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 14, 2001 | House Show Reviews, Other House Shows

It wasn’t the best of nights last night in St. Petersburg, Florida for the Canadians on the...

The sad ending of Magnum T.A.’s career

Posted by Chris Schramm | Oct 12, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

Twenty thousand screaming fans, $500,000 a year salary, $53,000 Porsche and then it ended....

Ox Baker: Wrestler, chef, author

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 28, 2001 | Classics, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Ox Baker is a man with a lot of stories from his 28 years in pro wrestling. After being retired...

Dory Funk Jr. chat

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 26, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

Dory Funk Jr. joined SLAM! Wrestling live for a chat on Tuesday, June 26, 2001. Here’s the...

Sharon Valentine talks about her love for Johnny Valentine

Posted by John Molinaro | Jun 21, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

Sharon Valentine sits and stirs in her house in suburban Dallas, thumbing through old photo albums...

‘Playboy’ Gary Hart not so hated

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 1, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

‘Playboy’ Gary Hart, one of the most hated managers of the past 30 years, is finding...

End of an era on TBS: The letters

Posted by John Molinaro | Apr 12, 2001 | Interviews

When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...

End of an era on TBS: Fond memories of the SuperStation

Posted by John Molinaro | Apr 5, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...

End of an era on TBS: Crockett, Flair and ‘The Clashes’

Posted by John Molinaro | Apr 4, 2001 | Classics, Interviews

When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...

End of an era on TBS: Solie, Georgia and ‘Black Saturday’

Posted by John Molinaro | Apr 3, 2001 | Classics

When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...

Paul Boesch and Houston’s wrestling legacy

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 27, 2001 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Houston definitely does not have a problem when it comes to pro wrestling. This year’s site...

SLAM! Wrestling: Harley Race chat

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Mar 13, 2001 | Interviews

Welcome to the Harley Race Chat Join SLAM! Wrestling on Tuesday, March 13 at 3 pm ET to chat LIVE...

SLAM! Wrestling: Lou Thesz chat

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 27, 2001 | Interviews

Former World Champion Lou Thesz joined SLAM! Wrestling on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, at 7 pm ET...

Johnny Valentine’s fight for life

Posted by John Molinaro | Dec 21, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

During his long, illustrious career, ‘Handsome’ Johnny Valentine earned the reputation...

Gene Kiniski chats with SLAM! Wrestling

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 10, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

Former NWA World champion Gene ‘Big Thunder’ Kiniski answered questions from wrestling...

Guest Column: Watching Vancouver’s All-Star a family affair

Posted by Guest Column | Nov 7, 2000 | Classics, Interviews, Opinion

By MAURO RANALLO – For SLAM! Wrestling Growing up, there weren’t many things my family...

Rapada defends the NWA

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 20, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

NASHVILLE — Colorado Mike Rapada is the forgotten world champion. But he’s going to do...

NWA Convention closes with a whimper

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 15, 2000 | Event Reports, Events, House Show Reviews

NASHVILLE — Sunday afternoon, the National Wrestling Alliance presented their Showcase of...

Nashville’s NWA 52nd Convention has hits and misses

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 15, 2000 | Event Reports, Events, House Show Reviews

NASHVILLE — Judging by the National Wrestling Alliance’s 52nd Convention card on...

Cappetta reflects on the business

Posted by John Molinaro | Oct 10, 2000 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

There likely isn’t a veterans armory, high school gymnasium, college auditorium, roller rink...

Earl McCready was great, amateur or pro

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 27, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics

REAL NAME: Earl McCready 238 pounds BORN: June 15, 1908 in Landsdowne, Ontario DIED: December 9,...

For Hodge, Olympics meant meeting people

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 21, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

For Danny Hodge, it was meeting athletes from other countries that really stood out from his...

Danny Hodge: The giant Junior Heavyweight

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 14, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

Danny Hodge sits on his porch in Perry, Oklahoma these days with his wife Dolores, content to take...

Life hitting Wahoo McDaniel hard

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 9, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

There’s no doubt that the recent road for Wahoo McDaniel has been tough. Here’s...

Gordon Solie dead at 71

Posted by John Powell | Jul 28, 2000 | Obituaries

The wrestling world suffered another major loss as Gordon Solie, the ‘Dean of Professional...

Tornado Tony Kozina owes a lot of veterans

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 23, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Tony Kozina 5’6″, 168 pounds “Tornado” Tony Kozina is a...

Thesz still a busy man

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 5, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

In our list of the Wrestlers of the Millennium, six-time world champion Lou Thesz, didn’t...

Starrcade was the original super card

Posted by John Molinaro | Dec 17, 1999 | Interviews

Wrestling announcers are renowned for using hyperbole: “This is the greatest pay-per-view...

Gordon Solie’s influence still felt

Posted by Chris Schramm | Dec 8, 1999 | Obituaries

The voice of wrestling can no longer be heard. For Gordon Solie, a man who has been called the...

Hiro Matsuda remembered

Posted by John Molinaro | Nov 28, 1999 | Interviews, Obituaries

At 62 years of age, it seems only fitting that after years of battling the rigors of colon and...

Experts pick Flair as greatest NWA champ

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 28, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

It was 1948. War-torn South Korea dominated headlines. U.S. President Harry Truman had ordered the...

Canadians see NWA show as springboard

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 23, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Current NWA Canadian champion E.Z. Ryder from Winnipeg was at the NWA convention last year, where...

NWA prez not fond of ECW

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 23, 1999 | Interviews

NWA President Howard Brody isn’t a fan of ECW. Perhaps he’s still upset over Shane...

NWA showcasing own stars

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 22, 1999 | Interviews

As the NWA celebrates its 51st anniversary, it finds itself at one of the most critical junctures...

Today’s NWA hampered by public bickering

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 22, 1999 | Interviews

To many longtime wrestling fans, the letters N W A may just be the three most sacred in the...

Funk Conservatory Dory’s latest triumph

Posted by John Molinaro | Sep 21, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

After years of toiling in semi-retirement, Dory Funk Jr. got the itch. He realized he needed to...

New Canadian champ aims for Charlotte

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 30, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Michelle Starr is proud to be the new NWA Canadian champion. “It means a lot” to be...

Mat Matters: The Greatness of the Great American Bash

Posted by John Molinaro | Jun 11, 1999 | Opinion

In 1985, promoter Jim Crockett Jr. came up with an idea for a summer wrestling spectacular called the Great American Bash. One of the most anticipated events on the wrestling calendar in the 80’s, the Bash has survived the...

Terry Funk retires again

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 7, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

Terry Funk announced his retirement on The Fan 590 radio station on Saturday night. Then on Sunday...

Not a smooth, easy road for E.Z. Ryder

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 10, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Curtis Rothenberger BORN: April 10, 1964 in St. Boniface, Manitoba AKA: E.Z. Ryder...

Getting ‘Whacked’ by Luke and Butch

Posted by Adam Burchill | Jan 20, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

Last month, the Ontario-based ICW welcomed former WWF superstars the Bushwhackers, to try their...

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