Chicago’s big moment: O’Connor vs Rogers, 1961
Try as they might, the world title bouts at WrestleMania in Chicago on April 2 will forever pale...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 16, 2006 | Interviews
Try as they might, the world title bouts at WrestleMania in Chicago on April 2 will forever pale...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jan 18, 2006 | Interviews
An impressive tag team has been making waves in the industry lately by consistently delivering...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Aug 11, 2005 | Interviews
Lexie Fyfe is not a sports entertainer, she is a wrestler. It is a statement found on current NWA...
Read MorePosted by John M. Milner | Jun 19, 2005 | Interviews
REAL NAME: Vincent Jerrelle Clark HOMETOWN: Cleveland, Ohio HEIGHT: 5’6″ WEIGHT: 184...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Feb 7, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
February has always been an important month in the life of Vid Vain — his birthday is on the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 15, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
The stories of Harley Race’s exploits, particularly behind the wheel or with a gun, are...
Read MorePosted by Yves Leroux | Oct 26, 2004 | House Show Reviews, Other House Shows
MONTREAL – Saturday was the Championship Wrestling Association’s monthly card,...
Read MorePosted by LIAM PHILLIPS | Oct 19, 2004 | Events, Interviews
WINNIPEG – It’s 9:02 pm on a Sunday night in October, and Ernie Todd is busy packing...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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,...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 3, 2003 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS – The annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion keeps growing and growing. This year,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 19, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
The recent written feud between former world champs Jack Brisco and Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 16, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
Jack Brisco joined SLAM! Wrestling live for a chat on October 16, 2001. Here’s the...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Oct 12, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
Twenty thousand screaming fans, $500,000 a year salary, $53,000 Porsche and then it ended....
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Jun 21, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
Sharon Valentine sits and stirs in her house in suburban Dallas, thumbing through old photo albums...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 1, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
‘Playboy’ Gary Hart, one of the most hated managers of the past 30 years, is finding...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Apr 12, 2001 | Interviews
When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Apr 5, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Apr 4, 2001 | Classics, Interviews
When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Apr 3, 2001 | Classics
When Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner cancelled WCW programming on TBS, it spelt the end for...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 27, 2001 | Interviews
Former World Champion Lou Thesz joined SLAM! Wrestling on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, at 7 pm ET...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Dec 21, 2000 | Classics, Interviews
During his long, illustrious career, ‘Handsome’ Johnny Valentine earned the reputation...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 10, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews
Former NWA World champion Gene ‘Big Thunder’ Kiniski answered questions from wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Nov 7, 2000 | Classics, Interviews, Opinion
By MAURO RANALLO – For SLAM! Wrestling Growing up, there weren’t many things my family...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 20, 2000 | Classics, Interviews
NASHVILLE — Colorado Mike Rapada is the forgotten world champion. But he’s going to do...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 15, 2000 | Event Reports, Events, House Show Reviews
NASHVILLE — Sunday afternoon, the National Wrestling Alliance presented their Showcase of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 15, 2000 | Event Reports, Events, House Show Reviews
NASHVILLE — Judging by the National Wrestling Alliance’s 52nd Convention card on...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 21, 2000 | Classics, Interviews
For Danny Hodge, it was meeting athletes from other countries that really stood out from his...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 9, 2000 | Classics, Interviews
There’s no doubt that the recent road for Wahoo McDaniel has been tough. Here’s...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 28, 2000 | Obituaries
The wrestling world suffered another major loss as Gordon Solie, the ‘Dean of Professional...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 23, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
REAL NAME: Tony Kozina 5’6″, 168 pounds “Tornado” Tony Kozina is a...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Dec 17, 1999 | Interviews
Wrestling announcers are renowned for using hyperbole: “This is the greatest pay-per-view...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Molinaro | Sep 23, 1999 | Interviews
NWA President Howard Brody isn’t a fan of ECW. Perhaps he’s still upset over Shane...
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