Women’s Wrestling

Margaret Garcia dead at 66

Posted by Chris Schramm | Nov 1, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

Maria Garcia was a female wrestler during the 1960s, having trained under the Fabulous Moolah. She...

Taylor ready to go Wilde in Ontario

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 9, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

For TNA Knockout Champion Taylor Wilde, wrestling at the company’s upcoming No Surrender...

FIP, Shimmer offer solid DVDs

Posted by Jon Waldman | Aug 24, 2008 | Other Reviews

After watching WWE DVDs on a near-constant basis, I thought I’d give myself a break and take...

A visit to Luna’s ‘little land of lunacy’

Posted by Fred Johns | Aug 7, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – On a better day, perhaps in the time directly after Wrestlemania XIV, the man at...

ChickFight package set delivers grrl power

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jul 30, 2008 | Other Reviews

If you’re partial to skit-free pro wrestling and lascivious babes beating the tar out of each...

Susan ‘Tex’ Green improving

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jun 6, 2008 | Interviews

Susan Tex Green has scored a pinfall — a difficult one, but a pinfall nonetheless —...

Mat Matters: Goodbye Penny Banner; I’ll miss you

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 13, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion

One of the true legends of women’s pro wrestling, Penny Banner, died Monday night, May 12,...

Women’s great Sue ‘Tex’ Green fights for life

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Apr 19, 2008 | Interviews

Women’s wrestling great Susan “Tex” Green has been hospitalized in Columbia, SC,...

Sandy Parker: Addicted to wrestling

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Apr 7, 2008 | CAC, Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

A 1973 issue of The Wrestler contains the headline, “Sandy’s Always Got...

HOFer Mae Young vows to keep wrestling

Posted by Ryan Nation | Mar 27, 2008 | Interviews, WrestleMania

At 85, Johnnie Mae Young will become the oldest living female to be inducted into the WWE Hall of...

Onward and upward for Kim and TNA Knockouts

Posted by Kenai Andrews | Mar 9, 2008 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The women of TNA have worked hard over the past two years to keep the spotlight on the wrestling,...

Fabulous Moolah dead at 84

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 3, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries

Lillian Ellison, better known to the world as The Fabulous Moolah, has died. She was 84. To more...

Knockouts thrilled by women’s division

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 26, 2007 | Interviews

With less than a day to go before participating in the first ever TNA Women’s Championship...

Judy Martin: Return of a ‘Glamour Girl’

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 8, 2007 | Interviews

Judy Martin is laughing is as she remembers the driving motivation behind a wrestling career that...

Mat Matters: Remembering a good friend, Sherri Martel

Posted by Mike Lano | Jun 21, 2007 | Obituaries, Opinion

It’s unfathomable that wrestling’s witchy woman is gone at only 49. That was one of...

Sherri Martel dead at 49

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 15, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries

“Sensational” Sherri Martel died Friday morning at the age of 49. Details are still...

Getting into MsChif

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 2, 2007 | Interviews

It has been said that MsChif’s spine is either non-existent or it has to be made of lime...

Friends fondly recall Tracey Richards’ life

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Mar 1, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries

There’s an old saying “never judge a book by its cover,” and female wrestler...

Sarah Stock claims body building title

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Jan 4, 2007 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Wrestling an average of five times a week, not including training and traveling, you would think...

Mercedes Martinez: Unlike any other

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Dec 6, 2006 | Interviews

By JOHN CLAPP – For SLAM! Wrestling Mercedes Martinez is leading the pack of young and...

Christy Hemme: From Diva to Wrestler

Posted by Chris Schramm | Nov 7, 2006 | Interviews

DETROIT – She started out as a Diva, but Christy Hemme hopes to soon be known as a wrestler....

SHIMMER bright light of women’s wrestling

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 19, 2006 | Interviews

Just when one had given up hope on the current state of women’s wrestling, especially if you...

She Nay Nay banks on a new career

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Oct 16, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Athanasia Alexopoulus is not following your typical career path. She recently gave up a...

GLOW still corny as ever on DVD

Posted by Chris Schramm | Sep 27, 2006 | Other Reviews

GLOW is back! GLOW is back! Well, it is back on DVD at least. Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, for...

‘Diva’ a dirty word to Pippa L’Vinn

Posted by Brian Elliott | Sep 3, 2006 | Interviews

Although it seems like a world away, there was once a time when female wrestlers were judged on...

TNA Knockouts DVD delivers

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 28, 2006 | Other Reviews

It doesn’t really matter what I say about the upcoming DVD, TNA Knockouts: The Ladies of TNA...

Neidhart-Stock to collide in Newfoundland

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Aug 27, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Two of Canada’s hottest female wrestling prospects are destined to face off in the ring for...

Torrie dishes diva advice

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 1, 2006 | Interviews

During a recent trip through Toronto, WWE diva Torrie Wilson was forced to leave a good friend...

Divas disc hits new low

Posted by Jon Waldman | Jun 18, 2006 | Other Reviews

I tried, I really really tried to find something good about the new WWE DVD release Divas Do New...

Sports came easy to CAC honoree Jessica Rogers

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jun 7, 2006 | CAC, Interviews

Playing baseball led to a career between the ropes for 2006 Cauliflower Alley Club honoree Jessica...

Mickie James quick to dish out credit

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 26, 2006 | Interviews

Current WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James is quick to credit her time in Ohio Valley...

Colleagues share Kay Noble stories

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 30, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

The stories of Kay Noble, in and out of the ring, flowed like water over the weekend as her life...

Women’s great Kay Noble dies of cancer

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 27, 2006 | Interviews, Obituaries

Kay Noble, one of the greats of women’s wrestling from the 1950s to the early 1980s, lost...

Bernardi leaves legacy with CAC

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 21, 2006 | CAC, Interviews, Obituaries

After 26 years as a pro wrestler, Maria “The Tigeress” Bernardi will be remembered as...

Shantelle Taylor mixes learning with wrestling

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Feb 24, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

If time management skills are the keys to achieving goals in life, then Toronto-based independent...

Traci & O.D.B.: Friends and foes

Posted by Bill Fernow | Feb 16, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The lady wrestlers of old have gone the way of the dinosaurs, replaced by women hired mainly for...

The recent rough road of April Hunter

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 2, 2006 | Interviews

The last couple of months have been pretty hard on April Hunter. She’s broken her nose,...

Supergirls strong in B.C. debut

Posted by Fred Johns | Sep 26, 2005 | Other House Shows

VANCOUVER, BC – After much anticipation, the Supergirls finally had their night to shine....

Sarah Stock going for gold in Mexico

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Sep 6, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

For Canada’s Sarah Stock, the wrestling business only continues to open more doors to...

Take Lexie Fyfe seriously

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Aug 11, 2005 | Interviews

Lexie Fyfe is not a sports entertainer, she is a wrestler. It is a statement found on current NWA...

Malia Hosaka dared to wrestle

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 8, 2005 | Interviews

Malia Hosaka used to think wrestling was the stupidest thing on television. She would watch it...

Lacey Von Erich following in big footsteps

Posted by Chris Schramm | Feb 13, 2005 | Interviews

The pressure of following in famous footsteps is tough. In the wrestling world, David Sammartino,...

Dream still alive for Krissy Vaine

Posted by Chris Schramm | Dec 14, 2004 | Interviews

CHARLOTTE, NC — Big lights, fireworks and rousing cheers are the dreams of Krissy Vaine....

Sarah Stock regains her identity

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Oct 20, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

You can never escape who you are, the exception being professional wrestling where participants...

Banner Days a good human interest story

Posted by Rod Desnomie | Oct 7, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

After reading Banner Days: The Life of Pro Wrestling Legend Penny Banner, one may get the feeling...

Little Jeanne’s destiny is old-school

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Aug 11, 2004 | Interviews

Long Island-based indy wrestler, Little Jeanne is not afraid to take from the past and use in the...

Miss Kitty Karson followed her dream

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Pro wrestling, like life, is often about who you know. For Winnipeg’s Miss Kitty Karson, it...

Cheerleader Melissa has moved past the pom-poms

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2004 | Interviews

California’s ‘Cheerleader’ Melissa Anderson, a second-generation wrestler,...

KC Houston: One tough mother

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 19, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

REAL NAME: Kathy Stockton BORN: Edmonton, Alberta 5’9″, 140-145 pounds AKA: KC Houston...

A Penny for Banner’s thoughts

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 15, 2004 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

You’d think that a book about a poor girl from St. Louis who stumbles onto a career in pro...

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