Book excerpt: Wrestling With Faith
In July 2024, Marty W. Miller self-published Wrestling With Faith: A 21-day Journey of Faith...
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Tag: religion
Family matters to Lanny Poffo
In 1952, the very Catholic-Italian, Angelo Poffo, married the girl of his dreams, Judy Sverdlin, a...
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Ranger Ross has a whale of a tale
The life of Robert Lee Ross Jr. has been full of danger, triumphs, wins, losses, daring and...
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Mat Matters: Tommy Angel excelled at making others look good
I first met Tommy Barrett in 1995 when I was working as a Control Room Board Operator at...
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‘How blessed am I?’ Bobby Simmons’ journey from referee to pastor
At the upcoming Cauliflower Alley Club reunion, Bobby Simmons is set to receive the Charlie Smith...
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Mat Matters: God bless Tito Carreon
Tito Carreon might just be the nicest guy I’ve ever met in pro wrestling, and learning of...
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Johnny Angel hated — and was hated — before he preached love
There’s a much better chance that you saw Johnny Lee Clary, the Ku Klux Klan member turned...
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Vivian St. John was woman wrestler and psychic
Vivian St. John, who died on December 20th, was a complicated woman: a wrestler, a single mother,...
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Caprice Coleman has faith in and out of the ring
Caprice Coleman lifts his opponent from the mat onto the turnbuckles as fans try to keep track of...
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Guest column: My mentor, Joe Blanchard, was the real thing
By MARK NULTY – For SLAM! Wrestling Joe Blanchard broke me into the wrestling business as a...
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Joe Blanchard passes
There is no Wikipedia entry on Joe Blanchard, who died March 22, 2012, at the age of 84. Perhaps...
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Johnny Starr: The man who tried to replace Bobby Heenan
In the 1970s in the Indianapolis territory run by Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder, Handsome...
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Thunderbolt Patterson still ‘on top’
In 44 years of wrestling, Thunderbolt Patterson has seen his share of peaks and valleys. But right...
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The wild life of ‘Elephant Boy’ Bill Olivas
In the rich newspaper vernacular of the 1950s, few pro wrestlers inspired writers better than...
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DiBiase mulls teaching, plans preaching
Ted DiBiase has just gotten home to Mississippi from a Promise Keepers speaking engagement in...
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Fray Tormenta: The real Nacho Libre
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning in a small sleepy Mexican town. The sun pierces the jet blue...
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Mat Matters: Much ado about nothing
With all of the hype surrounding Shawn Michaels’ “tag team partner” at Backlash,...
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What’s the deal?
Someone help me out here. I am sure this week’s column will probably get me a lot of heat...
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Preaching now a part of DiBiase
Ted DiBiase may be known as “The Million Dollar Man,” but to a select group he is seen...
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Johnny Ova trying to get over
The wrestling business is dominated by big men — true or false? While many consider the...
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On a Sting and a prayer
It’s hard to imagine a movie about wrestling great Sting conceived around a kitchen table,...
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Dutch Savage: Perennial All-Star
Dutch Savage is probably aboot the most Canadian non-Canadian out there. There wasn’t a star...
Read MoreAJ Styles: Southern Gentleman and a star
AJ Styles has been described as “amazing,” “incredible,” “exciting” and “awesome.” But more importantly, he is the epitome of the Southern gentleman, a pleasure to be around and to...
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Eddie Guerrero good to go
For years, Eddie Guerrero has marvelled fans with his Lucha-influenced style of wrestling, his...
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On Wrestling and Religion: Stars wrestle with their faith
As the battle lines between the ‘religious right’ and the WWF are being drawn over the...
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