Pro Wrestling Stories

We look back at the time Antonio Inoki retired The Great Antonio from wrestling, an incident that almost proved deadly for the famed eccentric strongman.

The Dangerous Alliance and their brief yet impactful influence on World Championship Wrestling in the early '90s with Paul E. Dangerously at the helm.

The King of the Deathmatch tournament spawned explosive brutality, and according to Mick Foley, it was the longest, most painful day in his life.

This important moment in professional wrestling history between Bruno Sammartino and Buddy Rogers all but marked the end of one career and launched another.

How Atsushi Onita shaped FMW with blood, sweat, & a multitude of tears in a country that usually didn't support wrestling so short on skill & high on gore.

Whether it was football or wrestling, the spotlight has always shined bright on the second-generation star, Tully Blanchard.

Brian Blair is one tough S.O.B. Here, he details the time he got into a brutal fight with Matt Borne, who was later known in the WWF as Doink The Clown.

The Chief Don Eagle Screwjob of 1950 - a double-cross where the promoter denies nothing with the one and only Gorgeous George in the middle of it all.

Rikidozan was the father of pro wrestling in Japan. With his fame came glory, crooked associations, and vanity. He would be killed as a result of it.

For over twenty years, growing disdain between Ric Flair and Mick Foley led to a heated backstage encounter where a punch was thrown.