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Like many “older” wrestling fans, I was introduced to the mat wars during the career...
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Feb 2, 2006 | Other Reviews
Like many “older” wrestling fans, I was introduced to the mat wars during the career...
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Jan 30, 2006 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2006
Another Royal Rumble is in the books, and the build-up toward WrestleMania — which is the...
Read MorePosted by Dale Plummer | Jan 30, 2006 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2006
How’s that saying go? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? The Royal Rumble has...
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Jan 23, 2006 | Opinion
I had my column completely written and ready to submit to my editors last night when I happened...
Read MorePosted by Chris Schramm | Jan 22, 2006 | Interviews
There is one question that comes up more than any other when one talks to Sting: “Any...
Read MorePosted by Corey David Lacroix | Jan 17, 2006 | Interviews
PETAWAWA, ON — There was more than just blowing snow and cold temperatures that swirled into...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 11, 2006 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
If Superstar Billy Graham is the man most responsible for bringing steroids into pro wrestling,...
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Jan 9, 2006 | Opinion
A new year is upon us, and just like any other walk of life, hope springs eternal in the world of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jan 5, 2006 | Interviews
“I’m not just a body.” Said by Viscera it’s a laugh. Said by “The...
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Jan 5, 2006 | Not Another Collectible!
A couple months ago, SLAM! Wrestling reported that Topps and WWE had signed a new trading card...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 5, 2006 | Interviews
The story so far… In Parts One and Two of the Barry Orton epic, SLAM! Wrestling writer Jamie...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 4, 2006 | Interviews
The story so far… In Part One of the Barry Orton epic, SLAM! Wrestling writer Jamie Hemmings...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 3, 2006 | Interviews
Of course, I knew of his father and his brother. His nephew, Randy, was the first big name I ever...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 28, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Two recently-published books offer compelling behind-the-scenes looks at the way the McMahon...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Nov 29, 2005 | Other Reviews
Who would have thought that, after the years of friction between Bret “Hitman” Hart...
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Nov 28, 2005 | Opinion
Another Survivor Series is officially in the books, and while it certainly wasn’t the worst...
Read MorePosted by Dale Plummer | Nov 28, 2005 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2005
Sometimes a little competition is a healthy thing. The WWE was definitely hoping Sunday night was...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 24, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
You will experience neither heartbreak nor triumph when you read Shawn Michaels’ new...
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Nov 17, 2005 | Other Reviews
Let’s be clear off the bat; The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior is not as bad as...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 15, 2005 | Obituaries
The intial autopsy report following Eddie Guerrero’s death Sunday morning in Minneapolis...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Nov 13, 2005 | Interviews, Obituaries
Unlike many of his peers, Eddie Guerrero did not hide from his demons. They were upfront and in...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 13, 2005 | Interviews, Obituaries
Eddie Guerrero was found dead Sunday morning, November 13, 2005, in his hotel room in Minneapolis,...
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Nov 13, 2005 | Other Reviews
Oh what could have — and by all rights should have been. WWE Home Video recently released a...
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Nov 7, 2005 | Opinion
Aside from my role as SLAM! Wrestling’s weekly columnist, I am first and foremost a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
Jay Reso, known to wrestling fans as Christian, is gone from World Wrestling Entertainment....
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Oct 28, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Bret Hart seems to be happy again. Not that he wasn’t necessarily happy before, but over the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Oct 19, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
With one look, my wife derided the new WWE book offering, Divas Uncovered, as a “stroke...
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Oct 10, 2005 | Opinion
WWE doesn’t give out an MVP award every season like the NFL or Major League Baseball....
Read MorePosted by Nick Tylwalk | Oct 3, 2005 | Opinion
There’s really no other way to explain the fact that as we sit on the verge of the Raw...
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Sep 22, 2005 | Not Another Collectible!
Wrestling trading cards have been around for more than a century, and the recent announcement of a...
Read MorePosted by Jason Clevett | Sep 19, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
You almost have to feel bad for Journey Into Darkness author Michael Chiappetta. While a competent...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Sep 18, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
Within the pages of Adnan Alkaissy and Ross Bernstein’s book The Sheikh of Baghdad, Alkaissy...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Sep 15, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Generally speaking, WWE’s tag team division has seen better days. With only a handful of...
Read MorePosted by Ryan Nation | Sep 6, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, The Sporting Connection
With the World Series around the corner, Mick Foley’s new novel, Scooter, should hit a home...
Read MorePosted by Dale Plummer | Aug 22, 2005 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2005, Summerslam PPVs
Sometimes all the feuds and title matches in the world can’t help but be overshadowed by an...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Aug 18, 2005 | Interviews, Music for Cauliflower Ears
There’s John Cena, wrestler. Then, there’s John Cena, rapper and John Cena, actor....
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Aug 18, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Summerslam, SummerSlam Interviews
Of all of the wrestlers on the WWE Raw roster, none may be more excited for Summerslam this Sunday...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Aug 17, 2005 | Interviews, Summerslam, SummerSlam Interviews
WASHINGTON — You walk out the front door of the MCI Center, a glimmering, 20,000-seat artery...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 16, 2005 | Interviews
Press conferences can be deathly dull affairs, especially when they are aimed at promoting some...
Read MorePosted by John M. Milner | Aug 14, 2005 | Interviews
LONDON, Ont. — Booker T has just arrived at the Zellers at Masonville Place. In a few hours,...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Aug 10, 2005 | Interviews, Summerslam
WASHINGTON—For Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels, Summerslam inflames a dispute about their wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Corey David Lacroix | Aug 8, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
CONCORD, ON – They say legends never die. Whether or not you think Joe E Legend is a legend...
Read MorePosted by Russ Cohen | Aug 3, 2005 | Interviews
Rob Van Dam was in Chicago, IL this past week to sign some autographs and greet his fans at the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 2005 | Interviews
Like any product, the subscription video on demand WWE 24/7 channel has a chief architect behind...
Read MorePosted by Jon Waldman | Aug 1, 2005 | Other Reviews
When I first heard about that WWE Home Video was releasing a DVD set honouring the stars of the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 26, 2005 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
Like his short tenure in a WWE faction, William Regal’s new book, Walking a Golden Mile, is...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Jul 25, 2005 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2005
In the mid-’80s, the Great American Bash was NWA/WCW’s major event of the year. It was...
Read MorePosted by Hotshot Johnny Devine | Jul 16, 2005 | Johnny Devine
It’s been said before “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Over the last two...
Read MorePosted by Ed Ludwig | Jul 13, 2005 | Other Reviews
The Wrestlemania 21 DVD set is one of the best releases by WWE Home Video in recent years....
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Feb 11: NJPW New Beginning
Feb 15: NXT Vengeance Day
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Mar 1: WWE Elimination Chamber
Mar 9: AEW Revolution
Mar 14: TNA Sacrifice
Mar 22: NWA Hard Times V
Apr 6: AEW Dynasty
Apr 19: WWE WrestleMania
Apr 20: WWE WrestleMania
Apr 27: TNA Rebellion
Jul 12: AEW All In
Aug 2: WWE SummerSlam
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