This week’s ‘Tales from the Territories’ looks back at Stampede Wrestling
With stories of treacherous winter drives, and an even more treacherous basement dungeon in the...
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 Steven Verrier | Jan 17, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
Though extremely well respected by his peers in the wrestling business and widely acknowledged as...
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 Mark Chetcuti | Jun 7, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Not many professional wrestlers will ever be able to match the grace, technical ability, agility,...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Jul 30, 2018 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
WATERLOO, Iowa – There aren’t too many places where you can have a former WWE...
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 Guest Column | Dec 22, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion
By SMITH HART – For SLAM! Wrestling The diagnosis is official, I have stage 4 terminal...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 14, 2016 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS — From heart-felt family bonding to rambling powerlifters to a trailblazing woman,...
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 JOHN DOLIN - For SLAM! Wrestling | Nov 21, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion
Once we started shooting, our travel schedule loosely followed the same path as the Dog’s...
Read MorePosted by JOHN DOLIN - For SLAM! Wrestling | Nov 21, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion
Pre-production seemed to go on forever. I needed archival footage of the Dog but it was in short...
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 Slam Wrestling | Apr 17, 2012 | Events
TORONTO — The strange thing is that WrestleReunion 8 was in the backyard of SLAM! Wrestling,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 28, 2011 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection
Ron Pritchard got a lot of publicity out of his wrestling sideline while he was still lining up as...
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 Jason Clevett | Apr 25, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
In 2003, SLAM! Wrestling Producer Greg Oliver wrote a piece about the lack of professional...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 20, 2010 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS — The thing about going to a Cauliflower Alley Club reunion is that you...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Mar 28, 2010 | Interviews, WrestleMania
PHOENIX — It took a literal downpour of money, but eventually the fans at the WWE Hall of...
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 Greg Oliver | Apr 13, 2009 | CAC, Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Reggie Parks has been designing belts for 45 years, cleaning carpets for 30, and in wrestling for,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 28, 2008 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
WATERLOO, Iowa – It was an international event Saturday, as the lives of two Canadians...
Read MorePosted by Fred Johns | Jun 12, 2008 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS – The 43rd Annual Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion came to an end Wednesday night...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 8, 2007 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Bret Hart’s long-awaited autobiography is indeed worth the wait. Confessional in tone and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 12, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, PWHF
Don Leo Jonathan isn’t all that different than most grandfathers. On a recent Sunday, he...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 22, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Well, there may not be any wrestlers actually on Canada’s Walk of Fame, but there will be...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 10, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
By BILL CUBITT – For SlamWrestling.net If you put a random group of 20 Calgarians in one...
Read MorePosted by Andy McNamara | Oct 31, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
For author Heath McCoy the writing of Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling was not...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Mar 14, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
While there are many third-generation wrestlers making names for themselves today, Nattie Neidhart...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Mar 9, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
TORONTO – On Tuesday, nine names were announced as being inducted into Canada’s Walk of...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Aug 15, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
CALGARY – Hundreds gathered at the Hart Mansion in Calgary to share memories and say goodbye...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Nov 28, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
CALGARY — With the passing of Stu Hart on October 18, 2003, his 10 remaining children were...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Oct 31, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
December 15, 1996 was a night that will forever be memorable to me. The Showdown at the Corral, a...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Oct 31, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
CALGARY — It was August of 1969 when former Stampede Wrestling star Dan Kroffat went up to...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Oct 24, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
CALGARY — The mood at the famous Hart House in the Calgary Thursday night was not one that...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Oct 22, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
“The first time I was at the house, he made me feel like I was part of the family....
Read MorePosted by Hotshot Johnny Devine | Oct 21, 2003 | Johnny Devine
It was always a treat to see Stu at the Stampede shows as you could see him perk up when bell time...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 16, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
There aren’t too many people around today who can still recall the wrestling days of Stu...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 16, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion
As my newsletter closed down in 1990 so I could start university, I thought my wrestling days were...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | May 6, 2003 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Other House Shows
CALGARY — It showed on the faces of the fans, and in the effort put forth by the athletes in...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | May 2, 2003 | House Show Reviews, Other House Shows
CALGARY — On Friday, May 2nd, Stampede Wrestling paid tribute to Stu Hart on his 88th...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2003 | CAC, Interviews
Forget Celine Dion and her big, ridiculously expensive Vegas show. There’s an even better...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 6, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
On the evening of December 15, 1995 I stood beside Helen Hart in a place where she had virtually...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 4, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries
Early Sunday morning, November 4, 2001, Helen Hart died in Foothills Hospital in Calgary from...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 25, 2001 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Following in the footsteps of his son Bret “The Hitman” Hart and his daughter Diana...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 29, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Helen and Stu Hart have been married for over 53 years, having met in New York City, where Helen...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 5, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, The Sporting Connection
REAL NAME: Bronislau Nagurski 6’2″, 235 pounds BORN: November 3, 1908 in Rainy River,...
Read MorePosted by Mike Altamura | Aug 16, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — In the ring he’s a pretentious, egotistical and hell-raising...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 11, 2001 | CAC, Interviews
LAS VEGAS — This year’s Cauliflower Alley Club banquet and awards ceremony may have...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 19, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame
REAL NAME: Gil Hayes 5’10” 247 pounds Gil Hayes is a matter-of-fact kind of guy, a...
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