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PITTSBURGH – Before Wednesday night’s Rampage from the Peterson Event Center in...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Apr 21, 2022 | AEW House Shows, Event Reports, House Show Reviews
PITTSBURGH – Before Wednesday night’s Rampage from the Peterson Event Center in...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jan 4, 2022 | Interviews, News
On Monday, January 3, the imposing and blue-suit clad David Younkins waited patiently outside of...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Aug 23, 2021 | Interviews, News
Lady Frost wasn’t “surprised” to hear from the National Wrestling Alliance about being asked to...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Aug 14, 2021 | AEW House Shows, Event Reports, House Show Reviews
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Read MorePosted by Joe Hrycych | Aug 14, 2021 | Photo Galleries
SlamWrestling.net photographer Joe Hrycych was at the debut of AEW Rampage on Friday, August 13,...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | May 28, 2021 | News, Obituaries
Brian Blair, a long time friend of Tony Marino, posted the sad but not unexpected news that Marino...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Feb 26, 2021 | News, Obituaries
Both Bruno Sammartino and George “The Animal” Steele once mused that John DeFazio could have very...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jun 1, 2020 | Obituaries
The Pittsburgh Independent Wrestling scene lost two of its most well-known faces over the past...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | May 31, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Devil Bhudakahn to fans, James Fawcett to friends, was a professional wrestler from the Pittsburgh...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Dec 30, 2018 | WWE House Shows
PITTSBURGH – The buzz around the December 29 taping for next Tuesday night’s Smackdown...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Dec 28, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries
Bobby “Hurricane” Hunt walked into a funeral home earlier this year to pay respects to...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Dec 12, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries
Frank Scuillo was one of a kind. Born on January 30, 1937, in Pittsburgh, Frank was tough as...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Sep 1, 2018 | Interviews
Twenty years ago, Mick Foley stood atop a nearly 20-foot high steel cage, not knowing that the...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jul 15, 2018 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, WWE House Shows
PITTSBURGH – All fans of sports entertainment in Pittsburgh were abuzz Sunday when it became...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Jul 15, 2018 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2018
Tonight at WWE Extreme Rules: Seth Rollins looks to get back the WWE Intercontinental Championship...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jul 10, 2018 | Interviews
Ken Jugan’s love of professional wrestling began when he saw live events in McKeesport,...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | May 9, 2018 | Interviews, Obituaries
“I was hoping I would make it tonight, unfortunately the cancer radiation treatment has got...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2018 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries
Bruno Sammartino, one of the greatest wrestling champions of all time, has died. He was 82....
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jun 8, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries
Along the Memorial Day Parade route in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA on Monday, May 29, Bucky...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Dec 19, 2016 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2016
PITTSBURGH – As a professional wrestling market, Pittsburgh is transforming. It’s not quite...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 19, 2016 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2016
As Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, wrestling’s all-time greatest thinker, is fond of saying: “A...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 28, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
In 2006, Newt Tattrie talked a little about his history as a trainer: “Nobody likes to admit...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Apr 10, 2013 | Interviews
At nearly 59 years of age, Nick Busick didn’t think that he’d be pumping iron to...
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