It's been a long time coming for Christopher Daniels. Sixteen years into the business, the TNA sensation is finally knocking on the door of real stardom.
A serious car accident nearly 33 years ago ended one of the most heralded careers in wrestling history. But it didn't come close to ending the still-unfolding legacy of Danny Hodge.
Paul Perschmann believed that pro wrestling should be fun. That's why, as the entertaining, over-the-top character Playboy Buddy Rose, he always seemed to be enjoying himself in the ring as much as the fans who jeered and cheered him for three decades.
Shawn Michaels, who has not appeared on WWE television since his Wrestlemania 25 match against The Undertaker three weeks ago, is taking some time off.
This may be a little hard to believe, but Vince McMahon actually criticized TNA in a recent interview for what he called the company's "reprehensible" actions.
There'll be plenty of world titles on the line at Wrestlemania 25 in three weeks, but the match that is destined to steal the show won't involve an ounce of gold.
Since officially retiring from active competition following his memorable match with Shawn Michaels at last year's Wrestlemania, Ric Flair has said on numerous occasions that he has no plans of returning to the squared circle.
Verne Gagne was one of the most decorated athletes in Minnesota sports history. A star football player at the University of Minnesota during the 1940s, Gagne went on to parlay an illustrious amateur wrestling into a legendary pro career in which he was regarded as one of the ring's greatest ever.
I received quite a bit of response regarding my review of "The Wrestler" in last week's column. Many praised the movie and felt stronger about the film than I apparently had. Some shared my sentiments, that while it was a good movie, it wasn't a great one.
It's been relatively quiet on the steroids in wrestling front over the past year, but a recently released congressional report may reignite the conversation.
Hardcore legend Mick Foley survived some of the toughest and most grueling matches in WWE history. But it was a pair of "magic headsets" that did him in.
It's no secret that "Nature Boy" Ric Flair likes women. For more than 35 years as America's greatest pro wrestler, Flair billed himself as a "limousine ridin', jet flyin', kiss stealin', wheelin', dealin' son of a gun," who always had a babe on each arm.
Taking the road less traveled sums up the colorful life of Walter Kowalski, who recently passed away at the age of 81, leaving behind a legacy as one of pro wrestling's all-time great villains.
For three days and four nights, wrestling fans were taken back to a time when their childhood heroes once again basked in the spotlight, relating old war stories that only seem to get better with age.
Remember the good old days of Mid-Atlantic wrestling ... when Jim Crockett Promotions ruled the roost, the Carolinas was the hotbed of professional wrestling and Charlotte was the pulse of the territory?
Matthew Randazzo, author of "Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & The Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry," answers some questions about his controversial new book on professional wrestling.
The latest pro wrestling book to hit the shelves, "Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & The Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry," is one sure to ruffle some feathers.
Pro wrestling star-turned-conservative speaker and commentator Jim Hellwig, better known in mat circles as The Ultimate Warrior, will return to the ring this week in Spain after a 10-year absence.
The Hogan family has always clamored for publicity, with a willing and naive public eager to follow every word, every stunt, every gimmick coming out of the pro wrestling superstar's camp.
It's a good thing Hulk Hogan's reality show is no longer on the air. They'd most likely have to change the title from "Hogan Knows Best" to something along the lines of "Hogan Doesn't Have A Clue."
Unless you're a longtime Lowcountry resident, chances are you might not be familiar with a building on upper King Street, a culturally significant structure once known as County Hall.
A popular WWE diva was the topic of considerable conversation this past week after a Rolling Stone Magazine article linked Ashley Massaro to a Los Angeles-based escort service being investigated by the FBI.
No doubt many WWE fans thought it was a late April Fool's joke when they tuned in Tuesday night for their weekly fix of ECW action on the SciFi Channel.
Tonight's the night. Of course, it's Wrestlemania 24, but even more important is a match that could mark the finish of perhaps the most illustrious career of any performer in the history of the business.
The world title matches for Wrestlemania 24 are etched in stone. The results, barring a swerve from Vince McMahon, also appear to be fairly predictable.
There's not much to say about Ric Flair that hasn't already been said. The Nature Boy. The dirtiest player in the game. The Man. The greatest of all time.
Whenever I think about Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, my mind invariably takes me back to the days when County Hall was the place to be on Friday nights and the black-and-white Saturday afternoon wrestling show emanated from a small TV studio in Raleigh.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who pitched a Rocky-like storyline for Ric Flair's final year with WWE, said last week that he hasn't been pleased with the angle thus far.
Johnny Weaver, one of the most popular professional wrestlers to ever appear in the Carolinas, died of natural causes Friday at his home in Charlotte at the age of 72.
A year after retiring from the business due to lingering injuries and mental fatigue, Paul "Big Show" Wight is returning to World Wrestling Entertainment.
America's addiction to performance enhancement is one of the big stories coming out of 2007. And nowhere is that reflection greater than in professional sports.
The jury is still out on the return of Chris Jericho, but tonight's Armageddon pay-per-view could play a big role in determining exactly where his push leads.
While it may be a little too early to sound the alarm, World Wrestling Entertainment has to be concerned with a downward trend in business over the past few months.
One week before a major pay-per-view at the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, TNA is dealing with reports that Kurt Angle was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
Southeastern Conference football, exploitation of players, game fixing and a gay sex scandal involving a legendary pro wrestling promoter and a Hollywood film icon. How's that for a tease?
WWE took a big step recently when the company announced it would pay for drug rehab for any wrestler under WWE contract or any who had ever been under contract who needed the help.
Don Arnold spent more than three decades in the wrestling business. But, unlike many of his peers, wrestling was just a small part of who Don Arnold really was.
The thinning ranks of World Wrestling Entertainment grew considerably thinner with the announcement late last week of nearly a dozen major suspensions due to violations of the beleaguered company's wellness policy.
Former pro wrestling star Brian Adams, who was best known for his early '90s run as the character Crush, was found dead Monday at his home in Tampa at the age of 44.
A pro wrestler's main responsibility during the course of a match is to protect the body of his "rival." That, according to North Carolina-based promoter Thomas Simpson, didn't happen in a recent match involving one of his charges.
The leaders of the congressional panel that conducted steroid hearings into Major League Baseball have asked World Wrestling Entertainment to provide records pertaining to its testing policies and practices.
"Oooooh yeeeah!" Can you dig it? asks the raspy voice on the other line. Close your eyes for a few moments, and you'd swear you were listening to "Macho Man" Randy Savage deliver some of his trademark phrases.
Pro wrestling star Chris Benoit had elevated levels of testosterone in his system when he apparently strangled his wife, suffocated their 7-year-old son and hanged himself last month in their suburban Atlanta home, according to toxicology reports released Tuesday.
United Wrestling Federation founder and promoter Hermie Sadler is looking forward to providing a respite for local wrestling fans when he brings his outfit into town Thursday night with a "good, old-fashioned wrestling show."
She's been a four-time world wrestling champion, written her own book, and has enjoyed success and popularity throughout the world.But Amy Dumas feels her best days are in front of her.
Chris Benoit's personal physician, who is facing federal charges for improperly doling out painkillers and other drugs to patients, prescribed a 10-month supply of anabolic steroids to the late pro wrestling star every three to four weeks during a period from May 2006 to May 2007, according to court papers.
Bruce Hart, who helped Chris Benoit break into the business more than 20 years ago at the fabled Dungeon training facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, said this weekend that there was another side to the wrestler who authorities say killed his wife and son before taking his own life.
Professional wrestling star Chris Benoit strangled his wife with an electrical cord, smothered his 7-year-old son with a bag and placed Bibles next to their bodies before hanging himself in the weight room of their Georgia home, authorities said Tuesday.
Dead or alive? That's the burning question on the minds of thousands of World Wrestling Entertainment fans in the wake of one of the company's most explosive angles in recent history.
Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death on July 16, 1988, in the locker room of Juan Lobriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. His influence, though, is still felt in the wrestling industry two decades later.
Wayne Harrell continues to recover, slowly but surely, from a car accident in December that claimed the life of his girlfriend and left him with serious injuries.
