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‘Athleticism and toughness’ defined Stan Hansen

Posted by Alex Podgorski | Jul 17, 2017 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Almost two decades after he retired, Stan Hansen continues to be a true legend in the wrestling...

Slammiversary a ‘full circle’ moment for Josh Mathews

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 1, 2017 | Interviews

Impact Wrestling announcer Josh Mathews could have signed with Total Non-stop Action Wrestling to...

Versatility key to career of Cuban Assassin Fidel Sierra

Posted by Jon Langmead | Apr 24, 2017 | Interviews, PWHF

No matter what people told him, Fidel Sierra knew he would find success as a professional...

Goldberg appearance continues streak of wrestlers at Fan Expo Canada

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 3, 2016 | Events, Interviews

It would be easy to assume Toronto’s annual Fan Expo Canada convention is only for fans of...

Meng and Me one tough comic strip

Posted by Caleb Smith | Aug 29, 2016 | Interviews, The Artistic Canvas

The stories about Meng are legendary. Which one have you heard? Was it the time he pulled out a...

Bischoff misses performing but not the pressure

Posted by Darren Wood | Aug 25, 2016 | Interviews

Whether you love or hate him, there’s no doubt that Eric Bischoff did a lot to change the...

Lady Blossom’s memoir an ‘inspirational parable’

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 14, 2016 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

If Jeanie “Lady Blossom” Clarke had done nothing else but come up with the gimmick...

Jeanie ‘Lady Blossom’ Clarke opens up on life with Austin, addiction

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 6, 2016 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Fans who know Jeanie “Lady Blossom” Clarke from her wrestling appearances may only...

‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff Q & A

Posted by Marshall Ward | Apr 10, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

Back in the day, some wrestlers were more style than substance. Paul “Mr. Wonderful”...

JJ Dillon ‘humbled’ by Thesz Award

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 27, 2016 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

JJ Dillon is rarely at a loss for words. On television, he was a mouthy villain as a wrestler, and...

WWE gets it right with latest Sting DVD

Posted by John Powell | Dec 5, 2015 | Documentary Reviews

Steve Borden — Sting — has always been a man of mystery. Whether it is because he...

Guest column: Reflections on an American Treasure

Posted by Howard Brody | Jun 15, 2015 | Obituaries, Opinion

The Bull of the Woods. Ulvalde Slim. The Midnight Rider. The American Dream. No matter what you...

CAC to honour DDP for humanitarian work

Posted by Caleb Smith | Apr 10, 2015 | CAC, Interviews

Diamond Dallas Page has been a lot of things in the wrestling business and traveled to a lot of...

Marc Mero still on the road, but delivering a new message

Posted by Caleb Smith | Feb 4, 2015 | Interviews

If you didn’t know the name Marc Mero, you did after his video went viral. Mero’s...

Sting’s WWE DVD full of holes

Posted by John Powell | Sep 23, 2014 | Other Reviews

Although the term is thrown around so much it has almost lost its true meaning, Steve Borden is a...

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...

Steiners and Snyder headline 2014 Class for Tragos/Thesz Pro Hall

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2014 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Well before they were “Big Poppa Pump” and “The Dog-Faced Gremlin,” Scott...

Amateur days at Michigan helped shape Scott Steiner

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jul 16, 2014 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Scott Steiner received an education like no other at the University of Michigan. He started...

Great American Bash DVD brings back so many great memories

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jul 15, 2014 | Other Reviews

The WWE hopes to turn back time with the release of its latest DVD and Blu-ray entitled United We...

Lee Marshall was a g-r-r-e-e-a-a-t-t announcer

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 1, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries

It would be wrong to remember Lee Marshall, who died earlier this week, just from his time in WCW,...

Happy Halloween Havoc!

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Oct 31, 2013 | Interviews

Happy Halloween! It wasn’t always such a happy time of year though, for the stars of WCW...

NWO box set good, but insufficient

Posted by John Powell | Nov 21, 2012 | Other Reviews

Kevin Nash. Hollywood Hogan. Scott Hall. The founding members of the New World Order are often...

Brad Armstrong dead at 51

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 1, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries

Brad Armstrong has died at the age of 51. He was a southern star for many years, the son of the...

The book on Booker T ends too early

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 26, 2012 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Make sure you read the subhead on the Booker T autobiography just so you know what you are...

Award honours Dan Severn’s MMA successes

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jul 11, 2012 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Dan Severn had an amazing career as an amateur wrestler, a pro wrestler and an MMA fighter. He was...

‘Psycho’ Sid ready for WrestleReunion, more film work

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jan 23, 2012 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Before any Oscar envelopes are opened, Hollywood must first roll out the red carpet for the stars...

Hollywood playmaker starting a wrestling revolution

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 7, 2011 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

While TNA’s return to Thursday night programming signaled that the wrestling world is still...

‘Macho Man’ Savage dead after car crash

Posted by Steven Johnson | May 20, 2011 | Interviews, Obituaries

Randy “Macho Man” Savage, one of the top wrestling stars of the last quarter-century,...

Hogan’s second autobiography deserving of a look

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 10, 2011 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

When Hulk Hogan’s second autobiography came out, for some reason, we barely made note of it...

The sale of WCW – 10 years later

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Mar 23, 2011 | Interviews

Perhaps the most significant date in wrestling history is March 23, 2001. It was on that day that...

Hoooo! Hacksaw Duggan gets call to WWE Hall

Posted by Marshall Ward | Mar 3, 2011 | Interviews, WrestleMania

Hacksaw Jim Duggan had a hunch. “The week before I got a heads-up from (WWE Executive...

Racial prejudice in wrestling: Sonny Onoo’s story

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jan 12, 2011 | Interviews

Despite all the progress that’s been made over the last century when it comes to equal human...

Heenan DVD a must-have

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jan 3, 2011 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

Growing up as an unathletic, nerdy kid in small-town Ontario, you don’t have a lot of heroes....

El Gigante / Giant Gonzalez passes away

Posted by Jon Waldman | Sep 24, 2010 | Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Wrestling has lost another former superstar, as Jorge Gonzalez has passed away at the age of 44....

Jim Ross to be applauded for a lifetime in wrestling

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Apr 16, 2010 | CAC, Interviews

His voice is attached to some of the greatest moments in the history of professional wrestling....

Chris Kanyon dead at 40

Posted by Jason Clevett | Apr 3, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

An overdose of pills at his apartment has claimed the life of Chris Kanyon (Chris Klucsaritis),...

Mat Matters: Still intimidated by The Lariat

Posted by Marshall Ward | Mar 19, 2010 | Opinion

With a bullrope in hand and tobacco drooling down his chin, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen...

Sandy Scott dead at 75

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

The career of Sandy Scott, the Hamilton, Ontario-born tag team star who died at age 75 this...

Russo’s Rope Opera reveals behind the scenes of WCW and TNA

Posted by Ryan Nation | Mar 1, 2010 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

As TNA prepares for Impact’s permanent move to Monday nights, Vince Russo’s new...

Bob Cook returns to the past

Posted by Marshall Ward | Feb 10, 2010 | Interviews

American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel once said: “You come to a point in your life when...

Talking evil with Father James Mitchell

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Oct 30, 2009 | Interviews

Just a day away from Halloween, there is no telling what kind of ghouls and goblins will be...

The Hacksaw Jim Duggan Q & A: Part 2

Posted by Marshall Ward | Oct 13, 2009 | Interviews

“HOOOOOO!, Hey folks,” as Hacksaw Jim Duggan would say, “Listen up!” In...

The Hacksaw Jim Duggan Q & A: Part 1

Posted by Marshall Ward | Oct 1, 2009 | Interviews

In 1989, WWF Coliseum Home Video released Hacksaw Jim Duggan, chronicling some of his greatest...

Ric and Roddy make perfect pair in Roundtable DVD

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jun 30, 2009 | Shoot Interviews

“If I had made better business choices, I wouldn’t be sitting here,” Ric Flair...

Sid’s enjoying life back on the road

Posted by Dan Wilson | Jun 12, 2009 | Interviews

He may be going to many of the same places he’s been before, but for Sid Vicious, it’s...

CAC to honour ‘King of Belts’ Reggie Parks

Posted 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,...

DDP answers fan questions

Posted by Jon Waldman | Mar 6, 2009 | Interviews

Recently, former WCW superstar “Diamond” Dallas Page was gracious enough to answer...

Foley still has the itch to write

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 5, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

In his own words, Mick Foley isn’t the type who wants to stand around and ask ‘What...

Documentary to bring Vampiro to a wider audience

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Dec 3, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Besides pasty Canadians who make an annual pilgrimage to Puerto Vallarta or Cancun, Ian Hodgkinson...

Terri Runnels reveals brain, not body, in shoot DVD

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Nov 16, 2008 | Shoot Interviews

After watching the Highspots shoot interview with Terri Runnels, it is obvious Runnels has many...

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