TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… April 14th: ‘Canada’s Greatest Athlete’ Passes Away
Remembering former NWA and AWA World Champion Gene Kiniski, who died on this day in 2010
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IN MEMORIAM: CURT HENNIG
Remembering the life and legacy of the man who was ‘Absolutely Perfect’- a WWE Hall of Famer and former AWA World Champion, who passed away on this day in 2003
IN MEMORIAM: JACK BRISCO
Celebrating the life & legacy of the two-time NWA World Champion and one of the greatest in-ring technicians ever, who sadly passed away on this day in 2010
IN MEMORIAM: ANDRE THE GIANT
Remembering the Life, Legacy & Legend of wrestling’s biggest icon, who sadly passed away 25 years ago today, on January 27, 1993
IN MEMORIAM: IRON MIKE SHARPE
Remembering the life and times of the World Wrestling Federation star and famed enhancement talent, who sadly passed away three years ago today, on January 17, 2016
MEAN GENE OKERLUND PASSES AWAY
The WWE Hall of Famer – and perhaps the most famous announcer in pro wrestling history – has died at the age of 76
IN MEMORIAM: SAM MUCHNICK
Remembering the life of the longtime St. Louis promoter & NWA President, who helped shape the sport for a generation, and passed away on this day in 1998
DEADSPIN: Dynamite Kid Leaves Behind One Of Pro Wrestling’s Most Complicated Legacies
Tom Billington’s status as a sociopathic lout is beyond dispute, but his incredible skill as a performer and an influence on future generations of wrestlers isn’t in doubt, either
LEGENDARY ST. LOUIS BROADCASTER LARRY MATYSIK PASSES AWAY
The longtime voice of ‘Wrestling at the Chase’ and assistant to NWA President Sam Muchnick passes away at the age of 72
IN MEMORIAM: EDDIE GUERRERO
A Hero in Mexico… A Legend in America. The Man known to fans as ‘Latino Heat’ sadly passed away on this day in 2005
IN MEMORIAM: LUNA VACHON
A biography and video tribute to one of the greatest female wrestlers of her generation, Luna Vachon, who sadly passed away on this day in 2010
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… AUGUST 8th: The Strangler passes away
One of the golden era’s greatest champions and a pioneer of the sport, Ed ‘The Strangler’ Lewis, dies on this day in 1966
IN MEMORIAM: BOBO BRAZIL
Remembering the legendary and groundbreaking Bobo Brazil, who died twenty years ago today, on January 20, 1998
IN MEMORIAM: BAM BAM BIGELOW
Remembering the life and legend of The Beast from the East, one of the greatest big men in the history of wrestling, who sadly passed away on this day in 2007
IN MEMORIAM: DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS
Remembering the life of the Oklahoma football and wrestling legend, a champion on the field and in the ring, who died on this day in 2009