NWA Archives - Page 11 of 11

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

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Interviews

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

Sam Muchnick dead at 93

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 31, 1998 | Obituaries

Wrestling has lost one of its legendary promoters. Sam Muchnick, who was the St. Louis promoter...

Killer Kowalski a true storyteller

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 1998 | Interviews

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

Harley longs to be back in the Race

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 6, 1998 | Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — When baseball’s Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were chasing home run...

Severn a master multi-tasker

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 5, 1998 | Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — On one hand, Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn is completely out of place...

Regal ready for action

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 28, 1998 | Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — It wasn’t WCW or the WWF or the travel schedules or the bad booking...

Missy Hyatt still a handful

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 27, 1998 | Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — The first thing to get over is that Missy Hyatt is a redhead now. Once...

Blassie toast of Cauliflower Alley Club

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 26, 1998 | CAC, Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Classy Freddie Blassie came away the winner at the fourth annual...

NWA turns 50 in grand style

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 26, 1998 | Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Even thought the National Wrestling Alliance is not in its glory years, it...

EZ Ryder new Canadian champ

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 26, 1998 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

CHERRY HILL, NJ — There’s an NWA Canadian champ in our land again. Saturday night in...

NWA celebrates 50 years

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 22, 1998 | Interviews

The National Wrestling Alliance is 50 years old and is throwing a big bash to celebrate this weekend. On Saturday, October 24th, at the Cherry Hill Hilton in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the NWA will hold a fan convention. It...