Browsing: Trailblazers
Gordon Solie called Wrestling’s Walter Cronkite because of his distinguished, educative, superb on-air presence. He could relate to regular, every-folk…
Cocoa Samoa – Wrestling’s Samoan Trailblazer
Cocoa Samoa, born Ulualoaiga Onosai Tuaolo Emelio on March 9, 1945, in Pago Pago, American Samoa, was a professional wrestler…
Ivan Koloff – The Villain With A Heart
The Russian heel gimmick in pro wrestling has always been a huge draw and heat magnet. Former WWWF champion Ivan…
On May 1st, 2003, the wrestling world lost arguably the most beloved valet in wrestling history. Elizabeth Hulette, known to…
In a career that spanned over 25 years, Jacqueline Moore contributed more to wrestling than some may know. She is…
Bearcat Wright – Pioneering Equality
Bearcat Wright’s journey represents not only a period in wrestling history but a cornerstone upon which the sport’s future was…
Harley Race – Baddest Man On God’s Green Earth
From the days of grapplers plying their trade in the carnival circuit up to modern times, professional wrestling has been…
‘Sick’ Nick Mondo – The Ultraviolent Anti-hero
Take your mind back to the mid-90s for a moment. What were you doing? Perhaps you were watching MTV’s Beavis…
Mil Mascaras | The Man of a Thousand Masks
In the colorful tapestry of professional wrestling history, one name has donned more colors across his face than most: Mil…
Dump Matsumoto | AJW’s Queen Of Villains
Every hero needs a villain, and All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) had quite the number of heroes. The all-female promotion,…