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UWN PrimeTime Live: A huge Question Mark in tag team action

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Nov 11, 2020 | PPV Reports 2020

It’s promo time on UWN Primetime Live on Fite.tv, with Fred Rosser saying he’s in the UWN World...

UWN PrimeTime Live: Feel the Rush of the changing tournament

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Nov 4, 2020 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2020

So as I’m writing this, things are a little hectic with voting in America. I could...

UWN PrimeTime Live: You called down the Thunder, Serena? Well, now you got it.

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 28, 2020 | PPV Reports 2020

Once again, we’re live from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA on Fite.tv. Let’s get to the...

UWN Primetime Live Episode 6: Pimpin’ ain’t outlandish

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 21, 2020 | PPV Reports 2020

Live from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA. and we get the full introduction of the show this...

Trevor Murdoch’s NWA National title a reward for patience and perseverance

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Oct 20, 2020 | Interviews

Trevor Murdoch eagerly awaits a chance to touch base with his fans as well as those of the...

Culkin shares legendary Mississippi wrestling stories

Posted by Jon Langmead | Oct 19, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

I was a little surprised at just how misty-eyed I got reading Gil Culkin’s new independently...

UWN Primetime Live: Sorry about your damn luck!

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 14, 2020 | PPV Reports 2020

Well, so far, four episodes in, and each episode to-date has been worth the price of admission. ...

Behind the Gimmick Table: How the NWA trading cards were dealt

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Oct 11, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!

Trading cards are hot. Collectible gurus Gary Vaynerchuk and Jeremy Padawer have been at the...

UWN PrimeTime Live: Getting Pimptacular

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 7, 2020 | PPV Reports 2020

Hope you all enjoyed and was able to catch up with UWN Primetime Live Episodes 1-3 in the last...

UWN Prime Time Live: Recapping three weeks – was it worth it?

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Oct 6, 2020 | PPV Reports 2020

It’s been over six months since we last saw the NWA POWERRR YouTube show each Tuesday. There was a...

Behind the Gimmick Table: The evolution of Aron Stevens

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Sep 6, 2020 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

Looking at the micro and macro of the professional wrestling career of Aron Stevens shows a...

Billy Corgan not shutting down NWA

Posted by John Powell | Jul 16, 2020 | News

The owner, promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance, musician Billy Corgan is denying rumors...

GLOW’s Hollywood soaks in her passion for soaps

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | Jul 13, 2020 | Interviews

Once a wrestler decides to step away from the squared circle, it can be difficult for them to find...

Revisiting NWA/WCW’s return to Toronto in June 1990

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 27, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame

Thirty years ago, the NWA returned to Toronto after an absence of six years. It was a big deal for...

Gallery: NWA/WCW in Toronto, June 27, 1990

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 27, 2020 | Photo Galleries

Discovering a treasure trove of vintage photos can lead to a gallery. Not long after Terry...

NWA VP Lagana steps down amidst allegations

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 19, 2020 | #SpeakingOut, News

David Lagana, the mastermind behind the NWA videos and the NWA Powerrr TV show, has stepped down...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ goes for boring biography in The Last Ride of the Road Warriors

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 12, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

The sudden passing of “Road Warrior Hawk” Michael Hegstrand in October 2003 brought a...

NWA’s Tim Storm is wrestling’s best babyface

Posted by DYLAN BOWKER | Apr 12, 2020 | Interviews

A lot has changed in the life of Tim Storm since he was last featured on SLAM! Wrestling. In the...

Legendary Harley Race dies

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 1, 2019 | Interviews, Obituaries

By STEVE JOHNSON and GREG OLIVER – SlamWrestling.net He was the Greatest Wrestler on...

Honours keep coming for Dan Severn

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 28, 2018 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

In the cacophony noise at a weightlifting competition – the grunts, groans, clanking...

Five questions with WWE producer Adam Pearce

Posted by Guest Column | Jul 21, 2018 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Adam Pearce will be the Master of Ceremonies for the 20th annual George Tragos/Lou Thesz...

Complicated legacy of Fabulous Moolah on trial at CAC

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 10, 2018 | CAC, Interviews

The most raucous and controversial panel at last week’s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion had...

Blue Demon Jr. honoured by CAC’s first Lucha award

Posted by Don Davies | Apr 22, 2018 | CAC, Interviews

The Cauliflower Alley Club will present its first Lucha Libre Award to Blue Demon Jr. at its...

Terry Funk shares his thoughts on then and now

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 12, 2017 | Interviews

Terry Funk is a legend in the sport of professional wrestling. The second-generation grappler saw...

‘Athleticism and toughness’ defined Stan Hansen

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Jul 17, 2017 | Classics, Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Almost two decades after he retired, Stan Hansen continues to be a true legend in the wrestling...

Tokyo Monster Kahagas a proud ‘indie guy’

Posted by Kari Williams | Apr 29, 2017 | CAC, Interviews

Kahagas has wrestled worldwide for nearly 20 years and over the past six years has made a...

Mike McGuirk was ‘a woman in a men’s tuxedos’

Posted by Kari Williams | Apr 10, 2017 | Interviews

Born into a wrestling family, Mike McGuirk’s father — promoter and wrestler Leroy...

New NWA Heavyweight champion Tim Storm ‘truly an old-school wrestler’

Posted by Kari Williams | Dec 21, 2016 | Interviews

Tim Storm has been wrestling for two decades and in October battled with Jax Dane to secure his...

Praise for ‘The Enforcer’ Arn Anderson

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 25, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

At April’s Cauliflower Alley Club banquet, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson received...

JJ Dillon ‘humbled’ by Thesz Award

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 27, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

JJ Dillon is rarely at a loss for words. On television, he was a mouthy villain as a wrestler, and...

Santana Garrett checks off Japan, Chile, and now … Sister Abigail?

Posted by Kari Williams | Jan 11, 2016 | Interviews

Santana Garrett wrestled Charlotte on WWE’s NXT in 2013. Shortly thereafter, she was...

Guest column: Reflections on an American Treasure

Posted by Howard Brody | Jun 15, 2015 | Obituaries, Opinion

The Bull of the Woods. Ulvalde Slim. The Midnight Rider. The American Dream. No matter what you...

Dusty Rhodes = charisma

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 11, 2015 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

There will be a lot written on Dusty Rhodes following his passing on Thursday, some of it in the...

‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 11, 2015 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

The magic of “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes is the stuff of lore. It is the story...

Plenty to do at the CAC reunion

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 14, 2015 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — There was no shortage of things to do on Monday at the Cauliflower Alley Club...

Go go Godzilla! Jax Dane attacks CAC!

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Apr 12, 2015 | CAC, Interviews

The journey of life is never a straightforward, smooth path. And if your journey involves becoming...

CAC to honour DDP for humanitarian work

Posted by Caleb Smith | Apr 10, 2015 | CAC, Interviews

Diamond Dallas Page has been a lot of things in the wrestling business and traveled to a lot of...

The legacy of Joe Malcewicz

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 25, 2015 | Interviews

When WrestleMania tees it up in San Francisco this Sunday, the most evocative nicknames that...

Severn never planned on career in pro wrestling

Posted by Caleb Smith | Feb 9, 2015 | Interviews

Dan Severn never set out to be a shoot fighter, UFC fighter or professional wrestler, but he ended...

Tales from the NWA President: Blizzards and meeting Jushin Liger

Posted by BRUCE THARPE | Feb 8, 2015 | Opinion

The first time I met the legend Jushin “Thunder” Liger was in 2013 in Kobe, Japan....

Hayden set to make rare Canadian defense of NWA women’s title

Posted by Dan Murphy | Jan 28, 2015 | Interviews

When Barbi Hayden captured the NWA women’s championship last January, she vowed to be a...

‘Beast’ Severn reflects on brief WWF run

Posted by Caleb Smith | Dec 20, 2014 | Interviews

An invasion is often thought of in terms of armies or gangs. Rarely is an invasion thought of as a...

Tales from the NWA President: Our first trip to Japan

Posted by BRUCE THARPE | Dec 5, 2014 | Opinion

We were apprehensive on that first trip to Japan. Even though we had met with New Japan Pro...

Throwback Severn continues to live by the golden rule

Posted by Caleb Smith | Dec 4, 2014 | Interviews

Dan Severn has done it all. He is a two-time Olympian, 13 AAU wrestling titles, two-time...

NWA 60th anniversary a special event

Posted by Christine Coons | Nov 12, 2014 | Event Reports, Events

ATLANTA – The first wrestling convention that I attended was the NWA 50th Anniversary event...

Bob Geigel was a man’s man

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 30, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries

Looking through my extensive file on Bob Geigel, who passed away October 30, 2014, at age 90 today...

NWA’s Byron Wilcott all about giving back

Posted by Kari Williams | Aug 29, 2014 | Interviews

NWA North American Champion Byron Wilcott is — and always has been — a champion for...

Steiners and Snyder headline 2014 Class for Tragos/Thesz Pro Hall

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2014 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Well before they were “Big Poppa Pump” and “The Dog-Faced Gremlin,” Scott...

Thesz would approve of Wilbur Snyder as a hall of famer

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 17, 2014 | Interviews, PWHF, Tragos/Thesz HOF

EDITOR’S NOTE: This biography is courtesy the book, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes...

CAC award ultimate honour for Scrap Iron Pearce

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jun 24, 2014 | CAC, Interviews

After 15 years, Adam Pearce has done almost everything the world of pro wrestling. He’s a...

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