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Quebec’s Tito Senza dead at 70

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 31, 2024 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries

Tito Presenza, who wrestled in from the mid-1970s into the early 1990s as Tito Senza and Tony...

French channel RDS drops AEW

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 29, 2022 | News

Long-time Quebec announcer Jean-François Kelly broke the news on Wednesday that the...

‘The Animal’ Bob Anger brings wrestle goddess ‘Mother Trucker’ to life

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | Nov 14, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Now, more than ever, we need a place to escape from the world around us. How would you like to...

True crime creates interest in Dark Side of the Ring’s Assassination of Dino Bravo

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 22, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Dino Bravo was found murdered on March 10, 1993. Bravo’s connections to organized crime in...

Risen from the ashes, Meave O’Farrell back in action

Posted by Alexandra Robertson | Feb 14, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Sometimes, you have to step away from your passion only to later realize how much you love what...

Fernand Fréchette was both a Scorpion and a Green Hornet

Posted by Pat Laprade | Oct 26, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Fernand Fréchette, a former Quebec wrestler, also known for portraying the masked characters of...

Wrestler, actor Giant Gustave dies at age 58

Posted by Pat Laprade | Oct 13, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock, Interviews, Obituaries

If you’ve followed the Quebec wrestling scene of the 1980s, Giant Gustave is a name that...

Jacques Rougeau Sr. passes away

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jul 2, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Jacques Rougeau Sr, father of Raymond, Jacques, and Armand Rougeau and brother of the late Johnny...

Guest column: LuFisto retires – in her words

Posted by LUFISTO - For SLAM! Wrestling | Feb 27, 2019 | Opinion

I knew this moment would come eventually… This is a long one… Please bear with me. I...

Quebec announcer Fernand Ste-Marie passes

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 3, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Fernand Ste-Marie, who died on October 29th at age 76, might be the second most famous wrestling...

Mysterio at IWS latest in Montreal-Mexico exchange

Posted by Pat Laprade | Mar 7, 2016 | Interviews, Other House Shows

MONTREAL – Among all the big names to come to town in recent years, Rey Mysterio Jr. is...

30 years later: The car crash that killed Tyler, Lefebvre and Desbois

Posted by Pat Laprade | Dec 24, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Probably the saddest event in the history of wrestling in the Montreal territory occurred 30 years...

Guest column: Dealing with injuries and the GAEA James Bond trip

Posted by Guest Column | May 11, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion, The Sporting Connection

By “CHAKAL” David St-Martin – For SLAM! Wrestling Since 1997, I have been...

It’s official: Kevin Steen bound for WWE

Posted by Pat Laprade | Aug 12, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

It’s now official. After months of rumours and speculations, former Ring of Honor World...

T.O.W. brings wrestling back to Quebec TV

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 28, 2013 | Interviews

The Top Of the World promotion — T.O.W. — reaches a pinnacle this Sunday, December 1,...

The life and loves of Vivian Vachon, Wrestling Queen

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 1, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

In a 1973 newspaper article, Vivian Vachon, the Wrestling Queen who died in 1991, vowed that she...

Mat Matters: ‘Llakor’ Michael Ryan was a friend to all Quebec wrestling

Posted by Pat Laprade | Apr 13, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion

Quebec wrestling was hit with sad news this morning of the passing of Michael Ryan, better known...

Intensity Franky the Mobster’s calling card

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Sep 17, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Franky the Mobster may end up becoming a bigger star on the small screen and silver screen than he...

Cancer claims Serge Saumon, a consummate Quebec perfomer

Posted by Pat Laprade | Aug 16, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Serge Saumon (Serge Daigneault), who died at age 52 on August 8, 2011, in Montreal after a brief...

Kalamity a far stretch from Goyette’s true personality

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Feb 2, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Some people visit a psychologist or watch Doctor Phil to deal with their frustrations. Maggy...

Anna Minoushka likes a big challenge

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 20, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The NCW Femmes Fatales promotion has its fourth gala this Saturday in Montreal, and the company...

Last of famed Baillargeon brothers dead at 92

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 12, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

The last of the famed Baillargeon brothers, Charles, died Wednesday in a Quebec City hospital at...

Sexxxy Eddy plays with both sides of hardcore

Posted by Dan Wilson | Jul 16, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

There’s more to indy star Sexxxy Eddy than most fans would expect. While he struts and...

Ovila Asselin a rose by any other name

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 3, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

It’s the names that are intriguing, not the result. Consider this St. Louis bout from May...

Nothing fishy about Gilles Poisson’s career

Posted by Pat Laprade | May 12, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Gilles “The Fish” Poisson had a professional wrestling career that would make many...

Abdullah the Butcher says adieu to Montreal

Posted by Pat Laprade | Mar 21, 2009 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, Other House Shows

MONTREAL – Abdullah the Butcher has been the talk of the town for several weeks now, with...

Max Boyer still aiming to improve

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Jan 4, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Despite having suffered a concussion that nearly put an end to his in-ring career before it even...

Storm coming to Quebec & Ontario … with TNA colleagues

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 27, 2007 | Interviews

During the week between Christmas and New Years, TNA Wrestling will deliver its own brand of...

Historia hits bullseye with documentary

Posted by Yves Leroux | Oct 3, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews

There have been many pro wrestling documentaries in the past decade, whether about the business...

Ring of Honor invading Montreal

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 19, 2005 | Interviews, News

By YVES LEROUX & COREY DAVID LACROIX – SLAM! Wrestling MONTREAL – After surviving...

Abdullah forks up the WAW

Posted by Yves Leroux | Nov 22, 2004 | Other House Shows

MONTREAL – Saturday evening was the first show for the World All Stars Wrestling and its...

LuFisto keeping busy

Posted by Mike Altamura | Apr 30, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Nearly all pro wrestling purists will attest to the belief that there are few greater places to...

LuFisto on her knee injury and Japan

Posted by Mike Altamura | Oct 28, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

LuFisto: I took two before my match with Leo-Na (on September 23) and that was already too much....

Another Rougeau to enter the ring

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 18, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Say hello to the fourth generation of Rougeau in the pro wrestling business. Thursday, in an...

Ouelett & Rougeau: Stronger together

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

MONTREAL — It took the chaotic ways of World Championship Wrestling to bring Pierre Carl...

Pierre ‘Mad Dog’ Lefebvre was Rougeau’s best friend

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 20, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Pierre Lefebvre BORN: February 24, 1955 in L’Assomption, Quebec DIED: December...

NCW founder Phil Belanger set for final match

Posted by Eric Benner | Jun 7, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

This weekend, in Joliette, Quebec, Northern Championship Wrestling, fresh off a succession of big...

Nelson Veilleux never got a big break

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 5, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame

REAL NAME: Nelson Veilleux BORN: January 4, 1967 in Montreal 5’8″, 245 pounds Nelson...

Richard Charland never got a big-time break

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 26, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Richard Charland BORN: September 26, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec 5’11”, 270...

Rougeaus to battle Garvins, Dubois

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Jacques Rougeau Jr.’s International Wrestling 2000 officially announced the line-up for its...

Eddie ‘The Brain’ Creatchman was one scrappy manager

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 1, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame

BORN: February 27, 1928 in Montreal DIED: March 9, 1994 at 66 AKA: The Brain, The Boss Best known...

Mask allowed Omer Marchessault to fight fires too

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

REAL NAME: Omer Marchessault AKA: Le Merveille Masquée, Masked Marvel, The Green Mask...

Larry Moquin went from wrestler to hotelier

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

REAL NAME: Laurent Moquin BORN: Montreal, Quebec DIED: December 12, 1988 at age 65 Larry Moquin...

Quebec’s Yvon Robert was one of the greatest ever

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

6’0″, 240 pounds BORN: October 8, 1914 DIED: July 13, 1971 at 56 An NWA world champion...

Wrestling was one of Michel Normandin’s many jobs

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

REAL NAME: Michel Normandin DIED: November 12, 1963 in Montreal It wasn’t just one sport...

Paul LeDuc was told he was too small

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

REAL NAME:Paul LeDuc 5’10”, 195 pounds The LeDuc Dynasty is in full swing. Following...

Carl LeDuc had to follow in his father’s footsteps

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

REAL NAME: Carl LeDuc 6’3″, 250 pounds BORN: September 24, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec...

Neil Guay succeeded outside Quebec, from Japan to WWWF

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

REAL NAME:Neil Guay BORN: July 21, 1942 in Matane, Quebec 6’3″, 290 pounds AKA: The...

Ron Trottier went from strongman competitions to wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 27, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Ron Trottier BORN: March 27, 1968 in Montreal 6’3″, 285 pounds The...

Louis ‘The Farmer’ Laurence gained fame abroad

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 27, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame

5’10”, 240 pounds AKA: Louis Canada, Eddy Carson Louis Laurence is another example of...

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