Revisiting WWF’s ‘The Wrestling Album’ track by track
My father yells, “What you gonna do with your life?” And there he is. It’s the video to Cyndi...
Read MorePosted by Steve Swift | Jul 22, 2024 | Music for Cauliflower Ears, Opinion
My father yells, “What you gonna do with your life?” And there he is. It’s the video to Cyndi...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | Apr 2, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
In 2015, Brad Balukjian opened a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, then he “embarked on a quest...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Schwartz | Mar 22, 2024 | Opinion
With about three weeks to go until this year’s WrestleMania, and following a wrestling-free March...
Read MorePosted by Sanjeevan Kandasamy | Aug 28, 2023 | CAC, Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews
The one they call “Mr. Outrageous” Al Burke was a successful wrestler for over three decades. For...
Read MorePosted by Steven Johnson | Aug 25, 2023 | News, Obituaries
One night, during a taping of the Mid-Atlantic promotion’s World Wide Wrestling, host Rich Landrum...
Read MorePosted by Sanjeevan Kandasamy | Jul 12, 2023 | Obituaries
Mike Halac, best known as Mantaur, in the WWF and Bruiser Mastino, in Europe has died on July 11,...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Schwartz | Jun 2, 2023 | Opinion
On Saturday, June 17th, AEW will air the first episode of it’s new show: Collision. The show will...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | May 9, 2023 | Not Another Collectible!
On Saturday, May 6, 2023, there was a trading card show in my area, there was a toy show, and it...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Feb 27, 2023 | Classics, Event Reports, Results
By JOE HAGEN – For SlamWrestling.net I was going through some old wrestling mementos...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | Feb 13, 2023 | Events, Not Another Collectible!
GIRARD, Ohio — On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Ohio’s grandest toy show, Toyhio...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 13, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews
Tonight’s episode of Young Rock digs into the beginnings of the feud between The Rock and...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 29, 2022 | Interviews, Obituaries
Former WWE World champion JBL — John Bradshaw Layfield — is already missing his friend...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Dec 28, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Obituaries, Opinion
By DOUG LUNNEY – For SlamWrestling.net WINNIPEG – Bob “Doc” Holliday, who...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Dec 28, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, News, Obituaries, Photo Galleries
There was a time when World Wrestling Entertainment relied on people in different towns to help...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Dec 9, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews
This week’s episode of Young Rock, titled “Five Days,” operates like a Greatest...
Read MorePosted by Josh Olsen | Nov 27, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Not Another Collectible!
This has been a banner year for pro wrestling comic books, and I’ve had a blast reading (and...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 12, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews
It’s safe to say that this is an episode the wrestling fans who watch Young Rock have been...
Read MorePosted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Oct 15, 2022 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
King of New York: Who Was the MVP of the World Wrestling Federation? is a 2022 effort by...
Read MorePosted by Bradley Craig | Aug 5, 2022 | CAC, Interviews
A tradition of the Cauliflower Alley Club is to honor contributors from every level of the...
Read MorePosted by Dave Hillhouse | May 3, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews
With his hair tousled up and his million dollar smile ready to dazzle, Dwayne Johnson arrives for...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Oct 11, 2021 | Quizes
Who will Survive? You decide. In Slam’s Survivor Series Tournament we have divided most of...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Sep 5, 2021 | CAC, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
The latest buzz in the pro wrestling book world is that B. Brian Blair is releasing his...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Jul 13, 2021 | Obituaries, Opinion
Being a Canadian kid, not all of the weekly American wrestling shows were broadcast here so I...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jul 12, 2021 | News, Obituaries
On July 12, Travis Orndorff, the son of “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff broke the news...
Read MorePosted by Christopher Annino | Jun 24, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
For the longest time, Desiree Petersen has been a name wrestling fans knew, with her run as WWF...
Read MorePosted by Greg "Count Grog" Mosorjak | Mar 27, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
There are a lot of books about people involved in pro wrestling. There are a lot of books by...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Mar 14, 2021 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!
Lenny Lilac is a pro wrestler, manager and more, however he started in the industry much...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Feb 14, 2021 | Obituaries, Opinion
When the #SpeakingOut movement, where men and women brought to light allegations of abuse they...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Feb 8, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
Many of the pro wrestlers we grew up watching spent countless hours in their cars going from venue...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Jan 17, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Not Another Collectible!
There are professional wrestling fans and then there are super fans. The casual fan’s interest is...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 5, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
“The Chronicles of Mad Maxine is about relentlessly physical young women coming into their own...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Nov 30, 2020 | Classics, Interviews
In the years before Hulkamania took professional wrestling by storm, some of the biggest wrestling...
Read MorePosted by Dorathy Gass | Nov 29, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, WrestleMania
Ask any long-time WWE fan what their favorite WrestleMania of all time is, and many tend to choose...
Read MorePosted by Chris Dunn | Oct 28, 2020 | News, Obituaries
As announced on his Facebook page, “Wild-Eyed Southern Boy” Tracy Smothers passed away...
Read MorePosted 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”...
Read MorePosted by Chris Dunn | Sep 30, 2020 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion
Right back at the beginning, you could see the greatness lying in wait, Canada’s second coming of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 23, 2020 | News, Obituaries
Tag team legend Road Warrior Animal, Joe Laurinaitas, has died. No less than Hulk Hogan tweeted...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 17, 2020 | Photo Galleries, Story Archives
The great Bobby “The Brain” Heenan died on September 17, 2017. Here is a collection of...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 27, 2020 | Opinion, Photo Galleries
It was one of the toughest calls I have ever had to make, calling my long-time friend Paul...
Read MorePosted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Aug 9, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!
In professional wrestling, promotional rivalries have always been around. The legendary cable TV...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | May 19, 2020 | News, The Sporting Connection
Boxing legend Mike Tyson didn’t just pack a punch in the boxing world, he has also left his...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Apr 28, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports
“Dr. D” David Schultz slapped ABC’s 20/20 reporter John Stossel in December 1984...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Apr 22, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports
Dino Bravo was found murdered on March 10, 1993. Bravo’s connections to organized crime in...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 21, 2020 | Interviews, Obituaries
There are Iron Man matches in wrestling, but wrestling referee Billy Caputo, who died today after...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 16, 2020 | Interviews, Obituaries
Legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel, who lasted through the years as WWWF became WWF and then...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Isabella Flammia | Apr 12, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
I’ll admit I had no prior knowledge of Tracy Smothers before reading his autobiography, but...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Apr 8, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports
Promising the inside story on “wrestling’s worst idea ever,” this week’s...
Read MoreOct 5: WWE Bad Blood
Oct 12: AEW WrestleDream
Oct 19: MPW Forged in Excellence
Oct 20: MPW Forged in Excellence
Oct 26: TNA Bound For Glory
Oct 27: NXT Hallowe’en Havoc
Nov 2: WWE Crown Jewel
Nov 23: AEW Full Gear
Nov 30: WWE Survivor Series
Dec 28: AEW Worlds End
2025
Feb 1: WWE Royal Rumble
Apr 19: WWE WrestleMania
Apr 20: WWE WrestleMania
Jul 12: AEW All In
Aug 2: WWE SummerSlam
Aug 3: WWE SummerSlam