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Buck Zumhofe arrested for molesting his daughter

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 28, 2013 | News

Buck Zumhofe, an AWA star from the 1980s, and a promoter in the U.S. Midwest for years was...

Guest column: Revisiting Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka and the death of Nancy Argentino

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | May 7, 2013 | Opinion

Friday, May 10, is the 30th anniversary of the controversial but little-discussed death of Nancy...

Behind the lens of WWE’s former photo chief

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 26, 2012 | Interviews

In the 1980s and early 1990s, the WWE featured some of the most memorable characters of all time....

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...

Austin, Steamboat delight at Cauliflower Alley Club reunion

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 18, 2012 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS – The sound of glass shattering in Sin City? No, it wasn’t a lost plateful of drinks or...

Chief Jay Strongbow dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 3, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries

Chief Jay Strongbow, the WWWF star who died today, was always a pretty matter of fact guy, someone...

Mania Moments: No. 25 – McMahon’s surprisingly good matches

Posted by Matt Bishop | Mar 8, 2012 | By The Numbers, WrestleMania

Matt Bishop’s Mania Moments will take a look at the top 28 moments in WrestleMania history...

The Streak: Sid drops the belt

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Mar 7, 2012 | WrestleMania

EDITOR’S NOTE: SlamWrestling.net’s Blaine van der Griend has been going through The...

‘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...

Rougeau bringing new shows, book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 13, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Jacques Rougeau, Jr. has been busy setting up shows for his promotion and working on a...

My early case of Macho Madness

Posted by Joe E. Legend | Jul 17, 2011 | Joe E. Legend

“…And the Book of Legend was opened up to the page marked ‘LEGENDWORLD'”...

Hulkamania didn’t run wild on young Joe E. Legend

Posted by Joe E. Legend | May 22, 2011 | Joe E. Legend

Actually, I firstly want to warn any wrestlers who are reading this column to PLEASE get your wage...

Honky Tonk Man steals show from CAC headliners

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 21, 2011 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — Sgt. Slaughter won the main event, but Honky Tonk Man stole the show. Those were...

Emotional Tammy pleased with Sunny’s Hall of Fame induction

Posted by Marshall Ward | Mar 31, 2011 | Interviews, WrestleMania

Stepping into the ring at Madison Square Garden earlier this month, Tammy Lynn Sytch made what she...

Animal proud of double Hall of Fame honours for Road Warriors

Posted by Marshall Ward | Mar 28, 2011 | Interviews, PWHF, WrestleMania

What a rush it must have been when Joe Laurinaitis (better known as Road Warrior Animal) heard...

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...

DiBiase’s Mania memories centre on Toronto

Posted by Marshall Ward | Mar 16, 2011 | Interviews, WrestleMania

He made his summer home in Hyannis Port. His springtime mansion was in Palm Beach. Autumns were...

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...

How Piper’s Pit changed my life

Posted by Joe E. Legend | Feb 20, 2011 | Joe E. Legend

OK, so we’ve established that I went to a wrestling show with my dad and that gave me the...

The Warlord was the right body at the right time

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jan 25, 2011 | Interviews

During a 1987 episode of Jim Crockett Promotions’ World Championship Wrestling, currently...

Buck Zumhofe still rolling — and rocking

Posted by Marshall Ward | Dec 8, 2010 | Interviews

In the spirit of the holidays, “Rock ‘n’ Roll” Buck Zumhofe’s...

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...

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...

Sheepherder Luke Williams recalls all the blood and guts

Posted by Marshall Ward | Aug 24, 2010 | Interviews

WARNING: The following article is not for the faint of heart, and contains an excessive amount of...

Rene Dupre’s passion lies in Japan, Europe

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 17, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Having recently gotten married to a Japanese woman and moved up to the All Japan roster, Rene...

Bret Hart opens up on his return, the challenges, and forgiveness

Posted by PERRY LEFKO - Special to SLAM! Wrestling | Aug 12, 2010 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Why would Bret Hart return to wrestling? To anybody that has followed his Hall of Fame career, his...

Terry Funk Q & A

Posted by Marshall Ward | May 6, 2010 | Interviews

There will never be another quite like Terry Funk. He is a former NWA World champion, and has...

Joyce Grable to be honoured by CAC

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Apr 14, 2010 | CAC, Interviews

Las Vegas has always been known as America’s playground. But to wrestling fans, it is also...

A trip down AWA memory lane with Mick Karch

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Apr 1, 2010 | Interviews

More favourably fortuitous timing, a bit of luck, and Mick Karch might have become a household...

David Sammartino recalls first ‘Mania as ‘no big deal’

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Mar 27, 2010 | Interviews, WrestleMania, WrestleMania Features

WrestleMania has grown to be the biggest annual pay-per-view anywhere, but the inaugural event...

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...

Friends remember Brisco both in and outside the ring

Posted by Chris Schramm | Feb 2, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

Known as a World champion in the ring, Jack Brisco’s friends and fellow wrestlers remember...

Jack Brisco dead at 68

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 1, 2010 | Interviews, Obituaries

At his induction into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005, Jack Brisco was introduced as having...

Former WWF star Ludvig Borga dead at 47

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 10, 2010 | Obituaries

Finnish officials say that former politician, author, actor, boxer, mixed martial artist and pro...

Mysterio book lets reader Behind the Mask

Posted by Mike Lano | Dec 15, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Diehard WWE fans will want to add the just-released book, Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask, to their...

Moondog Rex still howling at the moon

Posted by Marshall Ward | Dec 7, 2009 | Interviews

As southern-rock band Molly Hatchet sings in the opening line of the song Mississippi Moondog:...

‘Dangerous’ Danny Davis: A profile in black and white

Posted by Bob Kapur | Nov 19, 2009 | Interviews

Long before Earl Hebner heard his first “You screwed Bret” chant, another...

Ron Bass back in the saddle

Posted by Marshall Ward | Nov 18, 2009 | Interviews

With the frightening snap of a bullwhip, known as Miss Betsy, “Outlaw” Ron Bass has...

‘Unreleased’ Hogan DVD great if not exactly true

Posted by Marshall Ward | Nov 16, 2009 | Other Reviews

In the new three-disc set Hulk Hogan’s Unreleased Collector’s Series, the narration...

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...

Fans share LJN wrestling figure memories

Posted by Marshall Ward | Aug 2, 2009 | Not Another Collectible!

“Get a grip, get a lock, get a hold on everyone,” Randy “Macho Man” Savage...

Mat Matters: Flair-Hart comments damage the legacy of both

Posted by Brian Elliott | Jul 30, 2009 | Opinion

I’m not sure what reaction Ric Flair was intending to induce when he recently appeared on...

Jake The Snake joins ‘peaceful circus family’

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jul 14, 2009 | Interviews

“This time, it’s for real,” said Jim Rose, sideshow ringleader of the Jim Rose...

Tales of Buddy Rose, courtesy Easy Ed Wiskoski

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jul 12, 2009 | Interviews

“I hope we all get out that easy,” Ed Wiskoski recently told SLAM! Wrestling while...

Mat Matters: Confessions of a WWE Classics junkie

Posted by Marshall Ward | Jul 2, 2009 | Opinion

For the last 25 years, I’ve had a recurring dream. I’m watching a wrestling match on...

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...

Incredibly busy times for Justin Credible

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 26, 2009 | Interviews

Justin Credible isn’t just the coolest and isn’t just the best. Between promoting a huge wrestling...

Mat Matters: Billy Red Lyons dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 23, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion

To a generation of fans who grew up with Hulkamania, Billy Red Lyons, who died Monday after a long...

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