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Vancouver's "Golden Boy" has grown up and Travis Williams is anticipating an even better 2025 after what was a meteoric 2024. The 25-year-old Williams signed with Total Nonstop Action in June, captured three sets of tag team titles (Prestige, PrideStyle and Smash) with partner Judas Icarus and co

The cracks beginning to show in 1998 and then a disastrous 1999 were highlighted in episode two of Who Killed WCW? The second episode also featured the neverending back and forth between Bret Hart and Bill Goldberg, Eric Bischoff trying to survive against Turner executives and the infamous finger

For 20 years Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment, wrestling news.

For 20 years Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment, wrestling news.

For 20 years Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment, wrestling news.

The series is called Dark Side of the Ring, but the April 30 episode based on "The Sandman" James Fullington felt a lot lighter and failed to reveal much new information about the man many consider a hardcore icon. The show opened with Sandman musing that he wanted to do things no one else had ev

Sherri Martel gave up everything to make it as a star in professional wrestling –- her friends, her family, her body, her sanity and, as heart-wrenchingly portrayed on Dark Side of the Ring, her only child. On-screen, Martel was showcased as a cut-throat, cunning and evil woman who would do whate

“Earthquake” John Tenta terrorized young Hulkamaniacs in 1990, crushing Hulk Hogan’s ribs in a heinous attack and leading to a memorable letter-writing campaign that saw thousands wish the Hulkster a speedy recovery. But a completely different kind of letter was written by Tenta’s friends and fam

For 20 years Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment, wrestling news.

Our own Ben Lypka was in the crowd for this week's episode of AEW Rampage (which aired on Friday night). Here are his notes - and photos - from the stands. The last stop on the road to this Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view was Friday’s  episode of Rampage, which was recorded direct

Slam’s Ben Lypka was in the crowd for last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite, and the tapings for Friday night’s Rampage and this week’s ROH show. Here are his observations - and photos - from the show: Wednesday’s (May 24) go home edition of AEW Dynamite inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in La

For 20 years Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment, wrestling news.

In his own words, Jay Briscoe wasn’t exactly cosmetically pleasing. Crazy hair, wild eyes, tattoos all over his body, a voice that at first listen was a little hard to understand, somewhat undersized – Briscoe entered the wrestling business with few advantages. But to wrestling fans, his peers

The handsomeness level is set to be off the charts at the debut show for Vancouver’s newest promotion – Boom Pro Wrestling. For the first time in over six years, Brady Malibu – the man described as significantly more attractive than you – re-enters the squared circle. The already sold-out show

For 20 years Slam Wrestling has been the leader in sports entertainment, wrestling news.

It’s a triple-shot that no tag team in the Pacific Northwest has ever taken on and may never again: Friday (June 13) – Nation Extreme Wrestling at Vancouver’s historic Commodore Ballroom Saturday (June 14) – DEFY at Seattle’s legendary Washington Hall Sunday (June 15) – WrestleCore at the

There are four stages of metamorphosis that need to occur for a caterpillar to transform into a butterfly. The egg, the larvae, the pupa and finally the butterfly – but it’s not just as simple waking up one day and growing wings. It can be a long process fraught with uncertainty, awkwardness and cha

Competing in three countries and crisscrossing North America, Viva Van has dominated the West Coast independent professional wrestling scene in 2022 and she has one goal – to become the face of women’s wrestling on that side of North America. In the past few months alone, the Los Angeles product