Edmonton wrestler prepares for grueling Infinity Gauntlet charity event
He’s survived matches with Cody Rhodes, Samoa Joe and KENTA but Michael Richard Blais is literally...
Read MorePosted by Ben Lypka | May 12, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, News
He’s survived matches with Cody Rhodes, Samoa Joe and KENTA but Michael Richard Blais is literally...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 2, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews
With stories of treacherous winter drives, and an even more treacherous basement dungeon in the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 31, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, News, Obituaries, The Artistic Canvas
Gil Hayes, a hated villain from the Stampede Wrestling circuit, died on July 28, from a massive...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Oct 5, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
Stampede Wrestling announcer Jim Davies died on August 15, 2021, at the age of 72, though the news...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, News, Obituaries
Wrestler turned actor Brick Bronsky — real name Jeff Beltzner — has died. His former...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 9, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
The conversation was easy enough – I was asked by Andy Anderson and TJ Little to talk about Dave...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | May 9, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Johnny Devine owes much of his career to his mom. Very early in his life, they used to attend...
Read MorePosted by Marty Goldstein | Dec 1, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
A true wrestling fan’s labour of love is the best way to describe the book Stampede Wrestling: The...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 24, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Yet another death rocked the wrestling world in early 2020: Puerto Rican star Hercules Ayala, who...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Dec 7, 2018 | Obituaries, Opinion
When they debuted as a tag team in the WWE in 1984, not they, wrestling fans or even Vince McMahon...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 5, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
The death of “The Dynamite Kid” Tom Billington came on Tuesday, his 60th birthday, his...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 1, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries
To those who knew him, Dave Johnson, who died November 26 at age 50 after a heart attack, was much...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 4, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
If one were to measure a trainer solely on the quality of their graduates, then few will ever...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Oct 2, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
For over 20 years Bobby Bass toured the world, living his dream of being a professional wrestler....
Read MorePosted by Caleb Smith | Aug 27, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
“No Class” Bobby Bass is a name that old-time Canadian wrestling fans will remember....
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 2, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Smith Hart, the oldest of the Hart brothers, and the self-described “black sheep” of...
Read MorePosted by Raja Shergill | May 17, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Real Name: Munraj Ricardo Singh Sahota Height: 6ft Weight: 230 lbs From: Calgary, Alberta It...
Read MorePosted by Raja Shergill | Apr 15, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
BIRTHPLACE: Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada HEIGHT: 6′ 0″ (183 cm) WEIGHT: 233 lbs (106...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 11, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries
As good as “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe was as a wrestler, and especially as a trainer,...
Read MorePosted by "COWBOY" DAN KROFFAT - For SLAM! Wrestling | Jan 23, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
The passing of Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie has given me pause. Without question, he had the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 23, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Beyond a shadow of the doubt, Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie was the biggest homegrown star ever in...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 9, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
It’s funny, for the number of times that I talked with, consulted and bugged Bob Leonard for...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 6, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
There’s a new announcer on Smackdown, and while he may be new to WWE viewers, Mauro Ranallo...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Dec 16, 2015 | Events, Opinion
I’ve been lucky as a wrestling fan to have attended many house shows, TV tapings and even...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 5, 2015 | Interviews
LAS VEGAS — The thing that really stands out when interviewing Jushin Thunder Liger,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 23, 2014 | Interviews
When Richie Acevedo debuted in the Maritimes 25 years ago, it was under a mask, an unsure rookie...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
While Al Oeming is quite rightly remembered as a conservationist and nature lover in Edmonton, it...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 21, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
George Scott, who died Monday, January 20, 2014, of lung cancer at age 84, was a key figure in the...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Dec 2, 2013 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion
By BOB WAYNE – For SLAM! Wrestling It all started for a nine-year-old boy in 1964 in...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Mar 14, 2013 | Interviews
Although Konnan may not actively be wrestling, his schedule is busier than ever. He hosts a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 24, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
Listen up, Jack! That Goldie Rogers, straight out of Hollywood, California, was a strutting,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 18, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Artistic Canvas
When John Foti took his own life on April 29, 1969, in Calgary, he was a 41-year-old shell of the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 5, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
When Dan Kroffat returned to Stampede Wrestling in late 1984, he warned Stu Hart that he...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 4, 2011 | Interviews
Back in October, Smith Hart went on CBC’s Dragon’s Den pitching a relaunch of Stampede...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Oct 31, 2011 | Interviews
Boo! It’s Halloween, and what better way to spend it than looking back with Dave Heath at...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 12, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries
Mike Shaw, who was known in the wrestling world under various names, including Makhan Singh,...
Read MorePosted by Marshall Ward | Aug 24, 2010 | Interviews
WARNING: The following article is not for the faint of heart, and contains an excessive amount of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 23, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries
Colleagues of Katsuji Adachi, who wrestled as Mr. Hito and died Tuesday in Japan, spoke very...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 8, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Dave Sherwin was Goldie Rogers right from the start, at least style wise. “No Class”...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Mar 4, 2010 | Interviews
If you took a poll at this years WrestleReunion at who people wanted to see the most, two names...
Read MorePosted by Brian Elliott | Nov 23, 2009 | Documentary Reviews
Posed with the question as to the legacy of the great Stu Hart, most fans of modern professional...
Read MorePosted by Brian Elliott | Nov 4, 2009 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews
The new documentary Surviving The Dungeon: The Legacy of Stu Hart explores the life of one of...
Read MorePosted by TERRANCE R. MACHALEK SR. | Sep 28, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
Marty Goldstein recently wrote an article about his friendship with Kerry Brown. In it he...
Read MorePosted by Marshall Ward | Jul 31, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
“In the ring, those Osborne brothers were a little ponderous at times,” remembered...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | May 6, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Moviegoers will remember Jason Voorhees as the infamous, machete-wielding madman who haunted their...
Read MorePosted by Ranjan Chhibber, Ph.D. | Jan 20, 2009 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews
“The evidence obtained by the Oversight Committee indicates that illegal use of steroids and...
Read MorePosted by Hotshot Johnny Devine | Dec 13, 2008 | Johnny Devine
How great would it be to see a new version of a great stable like Evolution? What about a new...
Read MorePosted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Dec 5, 2008 | Obituaries
Though he wasn’t a big enough star to be remembered by most wrestling fans, those who did know...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Aug 5, 2008 | Interviews
It is rare that a wrestler can legitimately beat up the children of a promoter and end up becoming...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 5, 2007 | Interviews
Steve DiSalvo never intended to be a professional wrestler. And now that his career is happily in...
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