by OWW Contributor | Sep 13, 2017 | Columns
Barry York wrote an interesting article in June 1997 entitled “No Holds Barred” that examined the feats of legendary wrestlers such as “Strangler” Ed Lewis and “Killer” Kowalski. Here below are the images of this story. Enjoy!...
by OWW Contributor | Aug 23, 2017 | Columns
A Fan’s Perspective: A Great Weekend to be a Fan of Professional Wrestling By Oliver Newman For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Oliver Newman. I have been a Fan of professional wrestling for 25+ years and a Writer for 13+ years. I watched GFW Destination X,...
by OWW Contributor | Aug 17, 2017 | Columns
10 Wrestlers Who Overcame Difficult Childhoods By Pratyay Ghosh @pratyayghSK Poverty and difficult childhoods act as a powerful motivator. They either make you or they break you. Very few rise above poverty, but the history of wrestling is littered with such...
by OWW Contributor | Jul 18, 2017 | Columns
This WWE Legend’s Murder Still Haunts Wrestling 29 Years Later By Tom Fordy: Monday marked 29 years since the death of Bruiser Brody — one of the all-time great wrestling characters — who was stabbed in a backstage altercation in Puerto Rico. SunSport looks back at...
by OWW Contributor | Jun 23, 2017 | Columns
These ‘Gorgeous’ Ladies Were the True Pioneers of Women’s Wrestling By Kirsten Fleming, NY Post: During a 1985 audition inside a sweaty Los Angeles gym, a 21-year-old phlebotomist named Jeanne Basone volunteered to charge head first into the turnbuckle of a wrestling...
by OWW Contributor | Jun 22, 2017 | Columns
Feeling the ‘GLOW’ Hopes and dreams for Netflix’s new show about hopes and dreams in the world of pro wrestling By Mairead Small Staid: As early as the 1930s, reputable American newspapers stopped printing the results of wrestling matches. They knew...
