Dave Ruhl’s lengthy career ended abruptly
The conversation was easy enough – I was asked by Andy Anderson and TJ Little to talk about Dave...
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 Greg Oliver | Jan 21, 2021 | Opinion
January 21st is Lincoln Alexander Day in Canada (#LincolnAlexanderDay), a day to remember the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 12, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Music for Cauliflower Ears, Obituaries, Opinion
Allen Abel, the great, retired columnist for the Globe and Mail newspaper, wrote a feature on...
Read MorePosted by JOHN DOLIN - For SLAM! Wrestling | Jun 11, 2017 | Documentary Reviews
Invariably, wrestling biographies mix drama, old school hype and oddball minutiae and on this...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 10, 2017 | Hollywood Headlock, Opinion
TORONTO – There was plenty to take away from the first public screening of the new...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Feb 9, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion
Tito Carreon might just be the nicest guy I’ve ever met in pro wrestling, and learning of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 28, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, PWHF
TORONTO — The life of Sweet Daddy Siki was celebrated on Saturday night at the sixth Titans...
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 | Nov 11, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
On Remembrance Day, Sweet Daddy Siki looks back on his time in the U.S. Army and considers himself...
Read MorePosted by Joe E. Legend | Apr 14, 2011 | Joe E. Legend
“…And the book of Legend was opened…” Hey folks. Once again, I must make a...
Read MorePosted by Joe E. Legend | Feb 6, 2011 | Joe E. Legend
We’re in 1982, and I’m going to my very first independent wrestling show. And I...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 13, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
ELMIRA, ON — There, beside the coffin, were two of his German outfits, cleaned and pressed,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 25, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries
It is quickly evident that Billy Red Lyons was one of those few wrestlers out there that no one...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 2, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries
In the rich newspaper vernacular of the 1950s, few pro wrestlers inspired writers better than...
Read MorePosted by Fred Johns | Apr 17, 2007 | Interviews
There aren’t too many guys that would attempt to do a plancha off the ring apron at 73 years...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Oct 1, 2006 | Events, Interviews, PWHF
TORONTO — Wrestling fans and wresting legends came together Saturday night to share a meal,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | May 12, 2005 | Interviews
BLASDELL, NY – Heading to Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant and Ringside Lounge is a little...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 27, 1900 | Story Archives
Sweet Daddy Siki is a pioneering legend, and his story is rich, varied, heartbreaking and...
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