Ricky Steamboat was one of the top babyfaces in the 80s and 90s and feuded with many of the top heels in the NWA, WWF and WCW. However, there is someone who Steamboat only worked a few matches with ...

If you’ve never watched a pro wrestling match before–which is to say, if you’ve never been an 11-year-old boy–it might be hard to understand why people are still watching it now. It’s been almost 20 ...

The professional wrestling community is mourning another death this week, as late '80s and '90s mainstay Virgil has died. Virgil's real name was Michael Jones. His first prominent national role was as ...

This made me think of how freaking great Rude's gimmick was back in the day. As a kid in the '80s, you hated the heels, but you were still riveted to the TV every time Rude came to the ring and would ...

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a Saturday night at the beginning of October 1987. For many, it was just a regular autumn weekend. Not for me though. Not for the millions of wrestling fans ...

Sid Eudy, the pro wrestler whose towering and intense presence intimidated competitors in WWF and WCW from the late '80s to the early 2000s, has died, the WWE announced on Monday. He was 63 years old.

The ascent of WWE Champion Jinder Mahal to main event status has been one of the most talked about stories of 2017. From a forgotten comedy gimmick to holding SmackDown's top title, Mahal is not only ...

The late-night wrestling events first debuted in May 1985 for two reasons. First, the late Dick Ebersol (then-SNL EP) wanted some of the "ratings bonanza" that the WWE got for MTV with its two ...

It wasn’t a coincidence when “Rocky” became a pop-culture phenomenon in 1976 it occurred during what many believe was the golden era of heavyweight boxing. At the time, boxing — some would argue — was ...

For a man used to standing in the background in WWE, Slick is enjoying a deserved shot of the limelight. 40 years after being thrust into the then WWF limelight for the first time, the memorable ...

Sid Eudy, known under his wrestling ringnames Sid Vicious, Sid Justice and Sycho Sid, has died at 63 following a battle with cancer. The news was announced by his son, Gunnar Eudy, on Monday. Eudy ...