Mat Matters: Remembering Red & Carol, king and queen of the CAC
Through the years, I’ve met plenty of memorable wives of pro wrestlers, but if pressed, I...
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Tag: Red Bastien
Oooooh yeaaahhhh! PWHF announces Class of 2018
On Wednesday night, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2018, which...
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Piper’s legacy through the voices from the past
Social media is all well and good for the people who are still around to be able to react and...
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Ten years later, Cheerleader Melissa far more than a future legend
LAS VEGAS – Melissa Anderson is among the very best female wrestlers out there. She has...
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Dutch Savage: Colleagues share the good and the bad
Over the years, I interviewed Dutch Savage a number of times, and received emails from him as...
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Red Bastien dead at 81
Rolland “Red” Bastien, who died August 11, 2012, after a lengthy battle with...
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Texas Shootout a legendary get-together
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texas Shootout started innocently enough. Red Bastien would meet...
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Colleagues respected Lyons’ skills
It is quickly evident that Billy Red Lyons was one of those few wrestlers out there that no one...
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Margaret Garcia dead at 66
Maria Garcia was a female wrestler during the 1960s, having trained under the Fabulous Moolah. She...
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The life and times of ‘Flying’ Billy Anderson
Bill Anderson never wrestled a championship match in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Nor...
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Leo Garibaldi dead at 78
There have been countless father-son tag teams over the eons, but the first great team was Gino...
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The Billy Red Lyons Q&A session
Billy Red Lyons was one of the biggest exports ever to come out of Canada in professional...
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Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame expanding in more ways than one
The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is growing as both its honouree list and...
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Friends remember Dave Sheldon’s life
Dave Sheldon was buried on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. His was a complicated life, and during...
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Billy Darnell was a consummate fan favourite
In basketball, Bill Russell had Wilt Chamberlain. In tennis, Pete Sampras had Andre Agassi. And in...
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Emotions run high at Tragos/Thesz induction
WATERLOO, IA — The subject was wrestling, but the watchword was definitely...
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That’s entertainment! CAC banquet ranges from songs to stories to spoofs
LAS VEGAS—Just call it pro wrestling’s version of a Vegas-style variety revue. The 42nd annual...
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Wrestling hailed as one of Canada’s greatest exports at CAC
LAS VEGAS—You won’t find forests of tall, whispering pines or Mounties sitting high in their...
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CAC a place to rekindle old friendships
LAS VEGAS – The first day of the annual Cauliflower Alley Club is always abuzz with who is...
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