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WSJ: WWE board investigating Vince McMahon and ‘secret settlement’

Posted by John Powell | Jun 15, 2022 | #SpeakingOut, The McMahon Scandal

The WWE Board of Directors is investigating a purported secret settlement WWE’s CEO himself,...

All business at WWE Annual Shareholder meeting

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized

As critical as wrestling fans – and, based on recent developments, its wrestlers – can be about...

Mat Matters: Revisiting my talks with Mr. McMahon’s mom, Vicki

Posted by Ryan Nation | May 16, 2022 | Obituaries, Opinion

The late Victoria Hanner “Vicki” Askew is known as the mother of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, but...

WrestleMania 38 Night 2: McMahon and Austin party like it’s 1999

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 4, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022, WrestleMania

One of the interesting things about these two-part WrestleMania events is how the WWE’s...

WrestleMania 38 Night 1: Moments of Glory (Oh, Hell Yeah!)

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Apr 3, 2022 | PPV Reports 2022, WrestleMania

Welcome fans to the first night of the Showcase of the Immortals, The Granddaddy of them All. ...

Vince McMahon opens up in rare interview

Posted by John Powell | Mar 3, 2022 | News, The McMahon Scandal

Everyone thought it would be just a wrestling angle but it really wasn’t. Vince McMahon, the...

Peacock deal, return to live events result in record revenues for WWE

Posted by Bob Kapur | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized

Although WWE storylines get criticized in online chatrooms, typically the company’s bottom line...

Report: Shane McMahon return scrapped

Posted by John Powell | Feb 2, 2022 | News

The WrestleMania plans WWE had for Shane McMahon have been junked. Ringside News reports that...

Survivor Series: A feast for the eyes or a turkey of a show?

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 22, 2021 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2021

A dominant overall performance by one brand, a statement victory by one world champion over the...

McDevitt’s shot best part of Dark Side’s steroids episode

Posted by Todd Denault | Oct 29, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

Ever get the feeling while watching a documentary that there is a far more interesting story to be...

‘I don’t consider AEW competition… (like) WCW back in the day’: Vince McMahon tells investors

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized

Shots fired? Living in denial? Or simply basic business truth? Depending on who you ask – or how...

WWE producing miniseries on Vince McMahon steroid trial

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 26, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock

WWE and Blumhouse Television are partnering to develop a limited scripted series called, The...

Irv Muchnick says goodbye to pro wrestling… for now

Posted by Jon Langmead | Jun 22, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Irv Muchnick is no stranger to SlamWrestling.net. He’s contributed numerous pieces to the site, as...

AEW President calls out WWE President over New Japan rumours

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 29, 2021 | News

Although the Wednesday Night Wars between WWE and AEW have ended, perhaps the wrestling industry...

WWE President ‘excited’ about a potential physical museum, he tells shareholders

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 27, 2021 | News

Viewers of A&E’s series WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures have seen the vast amount of memorabilia...

Dark Side of the Ring: Inside the mind of a Flyin’ Loose Cannon, Brian Pillman

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | May 7, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

It’s the start of a new season of Dark Side of the Ring on Vice on TV, and when they kick off...

A&E Biography (kinda) changes questions on ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Apr 25, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

For an A&E Biography on a man that once coined the phrase, “Just when you think...

‘Young Rock’ executive producer Brian Gewirtz looks back on 15-plus years with the WWE

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 13, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

When Slam Wrestling had the opportunity to speak with Brian Gewirtz, executive producer of NBC’s...

Wins & Losses Matter: Vince McMahon

Posted by John Powell | Feb 13, 2021 | Opinion, Wins and Losses Matter

We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged...

WWE settles securities lawsuit

Posted by Bob Kapur | Nov 20, 2020 | News

WWE announced that it has settled a class action lawsuit initiated by a group of investors over...

McMahon Netflix documentary, ratings, and empty arenas focus of WWE quarterly investor call

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 30, 2020 | News

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon will be the subject of an upcoming documentary series on Netflix, as...

Margolin serves up a second helping of ‘TrumpMania’

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 9, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

The year was 1998 and upon successfully being elected the Governor of Minnesota, Jesse “The Body”...

Dwayne Johnson buys the XFL

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 3, 2020 | The Sporting Connection

RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm, announced that it has tag-teamed with Dwayne...

WWE’s Q2 investor call – ratings, revenues, and resuming live events

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 31, 2020 | News

WWE held its Q2 investors call on Thursday, where company officers responded to questions about...

Deep dive into WWE’s annual shareholders meeting

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 19, 2020 | News

WWE held its annual shareholders’ meeting this past Thursday, and unlike its most recent...

Mat Matters: Runaway kayfabe

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Jul 2, 2020 | Opinion

I’ve got to admit, I didn’t see it coming. And by it, I mean the conclusion of the...

Author of upcoming McMahon bio lays out his plan

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jun 9, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It is finally happening! The world is finally getting its first Vince McMahon biography! The task...

Cookies, Coke and Cowboy Boots aka the Latest Episode of Dark Side of the Ring

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 6, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Author and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley gave viewers his take on the latest episode of...

Guest column: Dark Side of the Ring blandly convicts Snuka in the court of public opinion, blanket-censoring the whole story

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | Apr 15, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Opinion

Ah, what a wonderful world it would be, if a reviewer of VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring...

Snuka comes crashing down in Dark Side of the Ring’s The Death of Nancy Argentino

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 15, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was arrested in September 2015 on third-degree murder charges...

Kofi Kingston won’t be denied

Posted by Kari Williams | Mar 27, 2019 | Interviews

Kofi Kingston has always been told he’s not supposed to be in WWE. Just last week, WWE...

Steamboat passes down knowledge of storytelling

Posted by Kari Williams | Nov 29, 2017 | Interviews

Since hanging up the boots, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat — known in the...

The Montreal Screw Job 20 years later

Posted by Pat Laprade | Nov 9, 2017 | Interviews

November 9th marks the 20th anniversary of a match that would change wrestling forever. Bret Hart...

Mike McGuirk was ‘a woman in a men’s tuxedos’

Posted by Kari Williams | Apr 10, 2017 | Interviews

Born into a wrestling family, Mike McGuirk’s father — promoter and wrestler Leroy...

‘Surf’s Up 2 – WaveMania’: Not a total wipeout

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 5, 2017 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

In 2007, an underdog of an animated movie named Surf’s Up took a story about a penguin...

Backlund says he ‘doesn’t deserve’ Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame induction

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 19, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

As a two-time WWE World heavyweight champion with various collegiate honors to his name, the...

Trish Stratus’ career defined by not being ‘just eye candy’

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 13, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Trish Stratus never dreamed of becoming a professional wrestler. She didn’t know it was a...

Mat Matters: Vince McMahon doesn’t care what you think…and never will

Posted by John Powell | Feb 23, 2016 | Opinion

With the bland Fast Lane behind us and as WrestleMania and perhaps more WWE mediocrity looms on...

Guest column: We’re beginning to learn ugly truths about the 32-year delay in Jimmy Snuka’s murder indictment

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | Oct 5, 2015 | Opinion

The better-late-than-never murder indictment of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka in the 1983 death of his...

A final goodbye to Verne Gagne, a true legend

Posted by Mike Chapman | May 11, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries

The world of wrestling said its final goodbye to a true legend on Tuesday, May 5, in Minneapolis....

Brother, the Hulkster’s back in Montreal!

Posted by Pat Laprade | Sep 12, 2014 | Interviews

Hulk Hogan and Montreal have a love story that started almost 35 years ago and peaked in 2002 when...

What might happen (probably should happen) in grand jury homicide investigation of Jimmy Snuka

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | Feb 3, 2014 | Opinion

In a move I didn’t see coming, though I’m pleased it did, the district attorney has...

Guest column: Revisiting Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | May 7, 2013 | Opinion

Friday, May 10, is the 30th anniversary of the controversial but little-discussed death of Nancy...

Press conference launches ‘Mania hype

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 4, 2013 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW YORK CITY – A cliché of wrestling promos is when the guy says “the time for...

McMahon, Triple H join roster in wishing Cena a happy birthday after Raw

Posted by Matt Bishop | Apr 24, 2012 | WWE House Shows

DETROIT — Every so often, you hear about something really fun happening following a taping...

Mania Moments: No. 25 – McMahon’s surprisingly good matches

Posted by Matt Bishop | Mar 8, 2012 | By The Numbers, WrestleMania

Matt Bishop’s Mania Moments will take a look at the top 28 moments in WrestleMania history...

Judy Grable a high-flying Hall of Fame inductee

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 18, 2011 | Interviews, PWHF

Best known as “The Barefoot Contessa” for her lack of footwear, Judy Grable was one of...

Miami to host WrestleMania 28

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 9, 2011 | WrestleMania

Miami’s gain is Toronto’s loss with Wednesday’s announcement that WrestleMania...

Atlanta to host WrestleMania 27

Posted by Mike Mastrandrea | Feb 1, 2010 | Interviews, WrestleMania

ATLANTA — With only the press on hand, Monday’s announcement that WrestleMania 27 will...

Starrcade ’83: The show that almost wasn’t

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 7, 2009 | Events, Interviews

CHARLOTTE–Starrcade ’83 is remembered as a seminal event in wrestling history, the...

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