Women’s Wrestling

Tara always busy, in the ring or out

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 26, 2011 | Interviews

Lisa Varon, whether she’s been Tara or Victoria in the ring, has never lacked for side...

Ella Waldek: A life of triumphs and tragedy

Posted by JEFF LEEN | Oct 6, 2011 | Interviews, Obituaries

A natural blonde and a stunning physical specimen, Ella Waldek was one of the most golden figures...

B.C.’s KC Spinelli not lacking in confidence

Posted by Matthew Byer | Sep 8, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

“If this is your first time hearing about me, then @#$% son you must be living under a rock!...

Donna Christantello, dead at 69, was Moolah’s ‘right-hand person’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 29, 2011 | Interviews, Obituaries

Donna Christantello, who died Friday at 69, was the “right-hand person” to the...

Princess Victoria: A career cut short

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 9, 2011 | Interviews

Some remember the dates of their first championship or their wrestling debut. For Princess...

Melina’s enjoying life’s experiences

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 4, 2011 | Interviews

Henry Ford famously said that “Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us...

Improved confidence level reflects Courtney Rush’s name change

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 5, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

There can be a lot to a name. When the Ontario-based rocker-chick wrestler P.J. Tyler switched to...

Madison Eagles taking SHIMMER worldwide

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 3, 2011 | Interviews

She may pronounce it “SHIM-MAH” in her Australian accent, but Madison Eagles is doing...

Mickie James creating memorable moments in TNA

Posted by Matt Bishop | May 30, 2011 | Interviews

Mickie James has been in TNA nearly eight months now and has had her fair share of memorable...

Supporting female wrestling Melissa Anderson’s passion

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 12, 2011 | Interviews

Melissa Anderson has been out of the TNA spotlight for more than a year now, but that...

Matches and motherhood: The Cathie Cougar story

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 8, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

It is often said that a mother’s work is never done. For Cathie Cougar, this familiar saying...

Winnipeg-born Allison Danger finally heading to Canada

Posted by Jason Clevett | Mar 10, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Over its 14-year history SLAM! Wrestling has interviewed most of the Canadian women that have...

Kellie Skater talks a big game

Posted by Colin Hunter | Feb 10, 2011 | Interviews

The conversation begins with “G’day,” and is peppered with Australian lingo like...

Kalamity a far stretch from Goyette’s true personality

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Feb 2, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Some people visit a psychologist or watch Doctor Phil to deal with their frustrations. Maggy...

Beth Phoenix wants another Royal Rumble opportunity

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 28, 2011 | Interviews

The returning Edge may have won last year’s Royal Rumble, but the most memorable image was...

Wrestling came easy to Sandy Partlow

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 23, 2010 | Interviews

For anyone who saw Sandy Partlow wrestle, it was pretty obvious that she was good at what she did,...

Knocked out by the growth in women’s wrestling

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Dec 16, 2010 | Interviews

Perhaps no other social group in history has had to work longer and harder than women to earn the...

Sara del Rey out to prove she’s ‘Queen of Wrestling’

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Dec 2, 2010 | Interviews

Being known as “The Queen of Wrestling” must mean that Sara Del Rey is the best female...

Nikita, bad girl Russian, a young up and comer on Ontario scene

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Nov 10, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Moving to a foreign country is never easy. The food is different; the language is different; the...

Anna Minoushka likes a big challenge

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 20, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The NCW Femmes Fatales promotion has its fourth gala this Saturday in Montreal, and the company...

Taylor Wilde always wildly busy

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 13, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Taylor Wilde has worn a lot of titles. First, she was billed as TNA’s Upset Queen, by...

TNA Knockouts PPV shows strength of division

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 1, 2010 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2010

TNA Wrestling’s Knockout division has been a highlight of the company since it officially...

Beverly Lehmer was woman wrestler of ’50s, ’60s

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 9, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

Beverly Lehmer, who died August 30, 2010, spent a few years in the early 1950s under the thumb of...

No public funeral for Luna Vachon

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 30, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

The family of Gertrude (Trudy) Vachon — known to wrestling fans as Luna — have opted...

Cuddles Anderson was embraced by fans wherever she appeared

Posted by Gary Howard | Aug 30, 2010 | Interviews

She was only a tiny bundle of raw energy with a burning desire to succeed but the fact that she...

Guest column: Saying farewell to my friend Luna

Posted by Howard Brody | Aug 28, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion

Wrestling and death. All too frequently those of us who spent a fair amount of time in the...

Luna Vachon found dead

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 27, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Luna Vachon has died. She was 48. According to family, she was at her mother’s house and was...

Madison Rayne: Beauty, brains and the school of hard knocks

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jun 10, 2010 | Interviews

Madison Rayne is nobody’s jobber any more. The girl who debuted in TNA in January 2009 but didn’t...

Awesome Kong believes in herself

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 3, 2010 | CAC, Interviews

Kia Stevens is nothing like her intimidating Awesome Kong character, and that’s a good thing...

Melissa Anderson back on the independent scene

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 29, 2010 | Interviews

Melissa Anderson is not confused about who she is any longer. There was a time she was three...

Wendi Richter: A celebration of her ups and downs

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Mar 23, 2010 | Interviews

On the eve of 2010’s WWE Hall of Fame and WrestleMania bonanzas, we’re reminded again...

Wrestlicious Takedown set to debut Monday

Posted by Chris Schramm | Feb 26, 2010 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

Ever since their preview video appeared on YouTube in March 2009, Wrestlicious has been the buzz...

Ida Mae Martinez was wrestler, yodeler, nurse

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 19, 2010 | Interviews, Music for Cauliflower Ears, Obituaries

Once Ida Mae Martinez Selenkow asked, “How many wrestler/nurse/yodelers do you know?”...

Maryse answers SLAM! Wrestling reader questions

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 23, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

That crafty Bob Kapur was so desperate to spend extra time with WWE diva Maryse that he somehow...

Maryse: The Diva you love to hate

Posted by Bob Kapur | Dec 12, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

A few weeks ago, Maryse Ouellet made her return to Monday Night RAW after an injury had put her...

Lacey Von Erich truly is a Knockout

Posted by Mike Lano | Oct 15, 2009 | Interviews

Having seen and talked with Lacey Von Erich at wrestling shows and conventions the past few years,...

Femmes Fatales debut hot in Montreal

Posted by Pat Laprade | Sep 9, 2009 | Other House Shows

MONTREAL — In a city known for beautiful women, Saturday’s NCW Femmes Fatales gala was...

Mildred Burke book tasteful, factual and startling

Posted by Gary Howard | Aug 18, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Since the code of silence among the wrestling fraternity was broken some years ago, there has been...

Wrestlers, lions, alligators: The incredible life of ‘Killem’ Gillem

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 13, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries

“After ten years in the wrestling business, I decided to try something easier, so I switched...

Tenille’s star rising beyond Australia

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jul 29, 2009 | Interviews

It might come as something of a surprise to learn that 20-year-old Tenille Dashwood has been in...

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist turns attention to Mildred Burke in new book

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jul 28, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

When Millie Bliss was toiling as a teenage waitress on an Indian reservation in New Mexico, the...

Maryse oozes sex appeal and panache

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jul 24, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

WWE Divas’ Champion Maryse Ouellet is ready to finally step into the ring and put her title...

Daffney at home in TNA

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jul 17, 2009 | Interviews

Daffney is the toast of TNA and is happy to feel appreciated again. Mick Foley recently wrote on...

In her toughest battle, Susan Green gains upper hand

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jul 15, 2009 | Interviews

In mid-June, at a show in Walterboro, S.C., longtime star Susan Green dropped an elbow smash on a...

Spontaneity key to Taylor Wilde’s success

Posted by Andy McNamara | Jul 10, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

TNA Wrestling rides into Hamilton at Copps Coliseum tonight and for one Knockout it will be a...

Tomboy days long behind SHIMMER’s Cat Power

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jul 8, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Catherine Power has come a long way from the small town girl who had pro wrestling dreams....

Nikki Matthews vaulting to the top

Posted by Richard Kamchen | May 28, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Nicole Matthews has enjoyed a very quick rise through the pro ranks and her contemporaries believe...

Best friend remembers the late Princess Jasmine

Posted by Brian Elliott | May 9, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries

Princess Jasmine, who passed away Friday morning at age 60 after a long battle with cancer, died...

Princess Jasmine took her act to the road

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 19, 2009 | Interviews

Princess Jasmine owes much of her career — and her name — to her mentor, Dick Afflis,...

Beware Deanna Conda

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Dec 4, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

If looks could kill, Deanna Conda would be wanted for murder. At 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds, Conda...

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