Author: Mike Malowany
From my years of watching wrestling, both as a fan and as someone behind the scenes, one of the things that is the hardest to execute in an effective double-turn and changing places. Having someone change from a bad guy to a good guy, and vice versa, with the fans getting fully behind it, is one of the best accomplishments that a pair of wrestlers can accomplish. When done right, you can turn Bret Hart into the most hated heel in a company, and Stone Cold the most loved face. In this week’s tale, I will take you back to…
Now I had a rather scathing tale to bring to you this week, one that would have brought anger, distress, confusion, and all the emotions. But this week I need to talk about a match this past weekend. It was a bit of a coming out party for one of our columnists on Pro Wrestling Post and had a huge effect on me, Jack Pride. This past Saturday was Real Canadian Wrestling’s monthly venture into Red Deer, where wrestling is a bit of the Wild West, where anyone and everyone can show up. And in the Main Event, we had…
Sometimes in life, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. With the WWE introducing the new 24/7 Title the night after Money in the Bank, I got flashbacks of the summer I had my own version in Monster Pro Wrestling when the inmates run the asylum. This week’s tale takes you back to the summer of 2018. In Monster Pro Wrestling, as with most promotions in Alberta, there is a break in the action for the month in July. This gets extended for MPW, as the only event for the Summer is the Renegade Memorial Tag Team Tournament in August. …
After watching Double or Nothing this weekend, I saw some big differences between the conventional wrestling program and what was on there. One of the biggest things I noticed is the amount of blood that Dustin Rhodes spilled in his match with Cody. It was a real throwback to yesteryear, where blood was used as a plot point, not just for shock factor. And that brought me to the character I am highlighting on this week’s Tale, the Viking Lord Rage of Vince Austin. Vince Austin in his career in Alberta has had many characters. While he had played a…
Well, I am back with the latest edition of tales from ringside! Those that have followed me on social media may know this, but as of May 4th, I resigned my active roles with any wrestling promotion to work on other reporting endeavors. While I am not going into specific details on why I have left, it has led to a lot of time to reflect on my time in the business, and many of the events that were a major part of it. This is what happens when opportunity knocks. When you finish off something, the first thing that…
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019 (Edmonton, AB) – Real Canadian Wrestling celebrated their 16th Anniversary in Edmonton with an appearance by WWE Legend “The Vampire Warrior” Gangrel, as well as the (Ring of Honor) ROH World Champion Matt Taven. In Taven’s match, he challenged RCW Alberta Champion Dylon Stone in a Title vs. Title Match. “Mr. Saturday Night” had just won the Alberta Title from Pride in Red Deer a mere three weeks ago. What culminated was a twenty-minute classic match. Both men threw out everything they could at each other. Taven countered Stone’s finisher, the Saturday Night Special (Running Knee)…
Normally with my “Tales from Ringside”, I chat about a wrestler or an experience I had on a certain night. Well, this week I am going to talk about my experiences with a particular promotion. This is when wrestling matters. This past week Northern Alberta had one of their tri-monthly visits from a promotion known as Canadian Wrestling’s Elite, or CWE for short. CWE is based out of Winnipeg, and while they run the majority of their shows in the Manitoba area, they are also known for their tours throughout Canada. The promotion packs up their things, up to 4…
Sometimes in life you just must look back and truly appreciate what you have and realize that you have been truly spoiled with the riches one has. We present in a Blais of glory. With the Prairie Wrestling Alliance celebrating their 18th Anniversary this past Saturday in Edmonton, I was sitting back in my seat before the show thinking about all the great matches the promotion has put out. It all takes me back to my first big show I attended for the promotion, Night of Champions 2013. Night of Champions 2013 Time to take you back to Night of…
There are things in people’s lives that one doesn’t necessary want, but they are essential to being successful in some portion of your life. The best example in today’s case is that bottle of cough medicine that tastes awful, but you need it to get over that killer cold. Most people remember the infamous promo Vince McMahon had in 2001 about “injecting the WWF with a lethal dose of poison”. From there, the New World Order returned, and for a time, chaos ensued, but at Wrestlemania X8 a moment was created that fans will never forget. For this week’s Tale,…
If you go back in time to some of the greatest factions, there has always been a wrestler that seems to be the complemental piece. That person who is there to be the minor player in a bigger storyline. The Four Horseman always had Barry Windham and Lex Luger. Evolution had Randy Orton or Batista. The Ministry of Darkness had… well… a few parts. You get the point. But when it comes to these people, sometimes it takes them branching out on their own to show. What talent they truly have as the forging of Steele. In Alberta, that man…