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The Time ULTIMATE WARRIOR Avoided a Make-A-Wish Kid on His Dying Wish
The Tragic Death of OWEN HART – What Really Happened, From Those Who Were There
“Brothers Living Dangerously” – KEVIN VON ERICH on Being the Last of the Von Erich Brothers Left Alive
The Shocking Death of DINO BRAVO
DRUGS IN WRESTLING: The Destructive Truth About Steroids in WWE and Beyond
‘Good Guy, Dr. JOHN CENA’ – How John Saved a Marriage in Alaska and the Time When His Drinking Prowess Surpassed That of Chris Jericho’s
RANDY AND LIZ – The True Tragic Story Behind Wrestling’s Greatest Fairytale
The Story of VINCE McMAHON Getting Shit-Faced Drunk on a Crazy Night Out Prior to the Expansion of Drug Testing
ANDRE THE GIANT, “The Eighth Wonder of the World” – His Very Best Stories!
‘The Common Man for the Common Folk’ – The American Dream, DUSTY RHODES
“What Sunny Wants, Sunny Gets…” – The Sad, Sordid Relationship of SUNNY (Tammy Sytch) and SKIP (Chris Candido)
THE UNDERTAKER: Revealed! – Your JD Drinking, Locker Room Leading Deadman
The Controversy Behind HULK HOGAN Winning the Title at Wrestlemania IX
MICK FOLEY: How He Lost His Ear During a Match
SCOTT HALL On BRET HART’s “Shrine” To Himself
The Time SCOTT HALL Beat the Hell Out of MARTY JANNETTY
JIM CORNETTE on Triple H, The Curtain Call, Stephanie and Nepotism in the WWE
CHRIS JERICHO On How To Drink Like A Wrestler, The Drunken Four Horsemen, Whiskey Gargling and Other Bar Tricks
The Brotherhood between THE ROCK and ‘STONE COLD’ STEVE AUSTIN
‘The King of Ribs’ OWEN HART – Stories of Heart, Humor, and Humility
YOKOZUNA- Larger Than Life
The End of WCW and the Final Monday Nitro
The Failure That Was WWE’s BRAWL FOR ALL
‘PLANES, PILLS and SPINNING DICKS’ – The Exclusive Inside Story of WWE’s “PLANE RIDE FROM HELL!”
LISA MARIE VARON on Trish Stratus, The Current WWE Locker Room and CM Punk
‘The Art of Wrestling Before Ego’ – A Comprehensive Look at Dustin Runnels, the Man Behind the Paint of GOLDUST
“You Can Imitate, But You Can’t Duplicate!” – The FOUR HORSEMEN…as Remembered by the Original Lineup, in Their Own Words
STEVE BLACKMAN: ‘Taking Names and Taking on Life’ – Backstage Fights with Big Show and JBL, Plus How ‘The Lethal Weapon’ Beat a Life-Threatening Bout of Malaria and Suicidal Thoughts
The Spectacular Brock Lesnar Botch That Nearly Plunged Wrestlemania XIX into Tragedy
The Time Kofi Kingston Challenged Vince McMahon To A Fight After A 4-Hour JD-infused Private Jet Journey
OLE ANDERSON on the Time a Worker Put a Gun to the Back of His Head
RIC FLAIR on Internet ‘Smarks’
HAKU / Meng: Tales of Wrestling’s Toughest S.O.B.
The Story Behind HULK HOGAN’s Shocking Heel Turn at Bash at the Beach ’96 – Plus the Fate of the Fan Who Tried to Take Matters into His Own Hands by Stepping into the Ring with the nWo. “Thank You. It Was Fun Stomping on Your Face!”
RIC FLAIR: Revealed! – His Greatest Stories
WAR OF WORDS! – RIC FLAIR and BRET HART Each Explain Why the Other Is: “Not the Legend He’s Cracked up to Be!”
“Our Last Night Together” – The Final Days of OWEN HART
KAYFABE in Professional Wrestling – “You know wrestling is fake, right?”
Ribs and Practical Jokes in Professional Wrestling – The Very Best Stories
BRUISER BRODY – A Detailed Look at his Murder and Influence on Professional Wrestling
“Rise, Fall and Redemption” – A Pro Wrestling Stories Exclusive Interview with Del ‘THE PATRIOT’ Wilkes
Pro Wrestling Stories from the Road: The Good, the Bad and the Bizarre!
“Bret, I’m fooked!” – The True Story Behind the Greatest SummerSlam Match of All Time
Gary Hart on JERRY JARRETT, “The Bastard Child of an Inbred Hillbilly Family”
Gary Hart on Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes – “The Daisy Duke-Wearin’ Outlaws!”
Gary Hart on The American Dream’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival
THE BIG SHOW- Your Gentle, Genial Giant – His Funniest Stories!
SAVIO VEGA Day is Upon Us! His Best Matches – The AMA Pre-show
“The world needs to know about SAVIO VEGA!” – Pro Wrestling Stories hosted Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session
“Shoe Thieves, Wisecracks, and Catcalls.” – A Day in the Life of the WCW Traveling Circus in Europe
RHYNO Gets Ribbed. “Officer, he’s got a gun on him!”
The Best and Worst of WCW’s HALLOWEEN HAVOC
STEVE AUSTIN and SHAWN MICHAELS at Wrestlemania XIV – The Inside Story
HORNSWOGGLE: The Backstage Bully!
How PERRY SATURN’s Life Went Tragically Downhill After an Act of Bravery
HARLEY RACE: Tales of Toughness and Tenacity
“Poor, Matilda.” THE BRITISH BULLDOGS – The Locker Room’s Cruelest Bullies
‘THE KLIQ RULES (with an Iron Fist)’ – Tales of Their Stranglehold on the WWE Locker Room
How a Crazed Fan Tried to Shoot BOBBY ‘THE BRAIN’ HEENAN during a Match in 1975. Killed One, Wounded Five.
The Botch That Almost Left STEVE AUSTIN with a Broken Neck. AUSTIN and OWEN HART Each Tell Their Version of What Went Wrong
“Blood Galore!” – The Crazy, Brutal Scissor Fight Between SID VICIOUS and ARN ANDERSON
The Time JACQUES ROUGEAU Knocked Out DYNAMITE KID’s Teeth with a Roll of Quarters!
BRET HART: Revealed! A Tell-All On The Man Who Wore Black and Pink
“The Man Was Incorrigible!” – MR. FUJI: The Devious, Legendary Ribber
“Exposing Taints To The Sun” – DANIEL BRYAN Shares Stories about His Absurd Friendship with KANE & How He Once Ribbed the Locker Room Leader
“Robbed of Gold by a Ring Rope” – Why THE ROCKERS Never Won the Tag Belts, Despite Actually Winning Them
“Victory Rolls & Fire in the Holes” – FARTS: The Unfortunate Byproduct of Taking Bumps in the Ring
JEFF JARRETT Holds WWE Hostage and CHYNA, the Ninth Wonder of the World
“Butter Knives, Clubs and Police Dogs” – Crazy Man RANDY SAVAGE Ruins a Cowboy’s Feel-Good Moment at a Waffle House in Nashville
KEVIN NASH on Overseas Travel, Savio Vega, Yokozuna, Pills and more
SAVIO VEGA on How THE KLIQ Tried to Jeopardise His Career in WWF
ANIMALS IN WWE: What Happened Once the Cameras Stopped Rolling?
Steve Austin on Why CHYNA Should Be in the WWE Hall of Fame
The CHRIS CANDIDO Story – Part 1: The Beginnings
The CHRIS CANDIDO Story – Part 2: Drugs, Deception & Betrayal
The CHRIS CANDIDO Story – Part 3: Redemption Before Death
The Difference between Working RIC FLAIR and RANDY SAVAGE
UNDERTAKER and MICK FOLEY Talk about Their Legendary Hell in a Cell Match
‘The Beast and His Advocate’ – The Inseparable Bond Between BROCK LESNAR and PAUL HEYMAN
‘Two Decades of Sexual Chocolate’ – MARK HENRY: From Olympic Powerlifter to the Ring
“If Those Walls Could Talk” – The Story of THE SPORTATORIUM
STING: ‘Coming to the Land of the Giants’ – How the Greatest Wrestler Never to Have Performed for the Company Made his Unlikely Journey to the WWE
The Day EDDIE GUERRERO Won Gold (…And Lied, Cheated, and Stole His Way into Our Hearts)
The WWE ‘Controversy’ Seldom Talked About from 1993
The Story Behind Arguably The Greatest Match of all Time
Twists of Fate: Two Plane Crashes That Changed The Wrestling World Forever
TERRY TAYLOR Shares His Thoughts on Today’s Wrestling Audience
“You’re Fired!” – DONALD TRUMP’s Contribution to the World of WWE
VINCE McMAHON: To Approach, or Not To Approach- That is the Question.
“Beer, Chairs, and Liquor Bottles- Oh My!” – The Time Fans Rioted at a 1997 WWF House Show
The Story of “TERRIBLE TED” The Wrestling Bear
Kurt Angle: STRONG – A ProWrestlingStories.com Exclusive Interview
DANIEL BRYAN and THE MIZ: Too Good To Ignore
A Ghost Story: How a Long-forgotten Territory Still Haunts WWE
A Wrestler’s Journey: Feel-Good Stories That Pull on the Heartstrings
In-Ring Accidents That Ended Careers Too Soon
Mauro Ranallo, JBL, and the Culture of Bullying in WWE
Pieces of History: An Appreciation of Wrestling Title Belts
Strange Bedfellows: Politics, a Playground for Ex-Wrestlers
Must-Subscribe Wrestling Podcasts
Stealing the Territory: How RON GARVIN and BOB ROOP Led a Rebellion
A Love Story Gone Wrong: JUSTIN ROBERTS Dishes On WWE Experience
Unstoppable: THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS Defined Tag-Team Greatness
Rise of ROH: Ring of Honor Riding High
Meet the Man Who Trained the Undertaker: Don Jardine, the Spoiler
Deviants: Wrestlers Jailed for Sex Crimes
The Top 10 Wrestling Books (and 5 you should skip)
The Road Warriors: The Back Story Behind Their Formation and TV Debut
They Called Him The Crippler: The Life and Death of Chris Benoit
Netflix Gets GLOW Right — A Female Wrestler’s Perspective
Immigrant’s Song: BRUISER BRODY’s Legacy, 29 Years Later
Your Favorite Wrestler’s Favorite Wrestler: Brad Armstrong
The Times When Wrestling Took It Too Far
Conrad Thompson – On Top of the Wrestling Podcast Mountain
The View From the Ring: Tales from Refereeing an Indy Show
THE BIG BOSS MAN: A Career Defined by Showing Up
MATT BOURNE: The Man Behind DOINK THE CLOWN
‘Million Dollar Man’ TED DIBIASE: The Art of Being a Heel
Remembering ‘The Brain’: Bobby Heenan
The ECW Mass Transit Incident
LANCE RUSSELL: Better Than Being There
Why Chris Jericho Turned His Back on the Word “No”
Wrestling Theme Birthday Party
The Truth Behind STU HART’S Stolen Airplane (and Other Stiff Ribs)
Leaving a Mark: the ‘Brutalizing, Attitude-Adjusting’ ANDRE THE GIANT
RESPECT: Much Deeper Than Storytelling, Athleticism and Showmanship
‘Brutal’ Honesty: Hanging with ROH’s BRUTAL BOB EVANS
Never Forgotten: EDDIE GUERRERO
THE MONTREAL SCREWJOB at Survivor Series 1997: What Really Happened
BROTHERS: The Kevin Owens And Sami Zayn Story
IT’S A WORK: Breaking into the Wrestling Business the Hard Way
David Beats Goliath: The Time CHRIS JERICHO Beat up BILL GOLDBERG Backstage
The Real-Life Brawl Between BOOKER T and BATISTA
Heroism in Wrestling: When Wrestlers Went Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
Joining the Enemy: How Eric Bischoff Came to the WWE
‘The First Wrestler’ – How Wrestling Got Its Start
BRET HART Blasts “Loser, Maggot” ERIC BISCHOFF
Remembering Calgary Stampede Star, TIGER KHAN (1972-2006)
‘Views from the Garden’ – Top 5 Wrestling Moments at Madison Square Garden
Remembering “Sensational” Sherri Martel
The CM Punk and Jeff Hardy Feud: Blurring the Lines between Storyline and Reality
The Real-Life Fight Between JBL and BLUE MEANIE
How RANDY ORTON Got MR. KENNEDY Fired from WWE
On the Road with ‘Captain’ Lou Albano
“Sweet and Sour” – RIP, My Friend, LARRY SWEENEY
BOOKER T and COREY GRAVES Work the Fans
King Kong versus Godzilla: The Real-Life Fight between THE BIG SHOW vs THE GREAT KHALI
My Friend, Nicole Bass – A Loving Tribute One Year After Her Death
The Evolution of SHAWN MICHAELS Told Through Commentary (1991-1998)
“Brains Versus Brawn” – The Time JIM CORNETTE Threatened BROCK LESNAR with a Gun
Triumphs and Tragedies: Wrestling Families Who Went Through Darkness and Light
Tales from WRESTLERS’ COURT
The Stories Behind Pro Wrestling Entrance Themes
The Time Bruiser Brody Refused to Sell for Lex Luger in a Steel Cage
Luscious Johnny Valiant Remembers Legends Dick the Bruiser, Bobo Brazil and The Original Sheik
The Time BIG SHOW Punched a Fan!
“Our Forever Champ” – Memories Of Bruno Sammartino
The Night Bruno Sammartino Saved Freddie Blassie’s Life
Territory Star ‘No. 1’ Paul Jones, Dead at Age 75
MAKING THE LIST: The Top 10 Managers of All Time (and the Five Worst)
Killer Kowalski on Dream Feud: Bruno Sammartino versus Lou Thesz
Double Life – “My Life Outside The Squared Circle”
The Top 10 Failed Tag Team Remakes and Rehashes in Wrestling History
Chris Jericho’s Refusal to Put Fandango over at Wrestlemania 29, Almost Quits WWE
The Greatest Royal Rumble’s Throwback Finish
Booker T’s Red Bulls: A Story about Locker Room Etiquette
The Time Eric Bischoff Almost Signed Away One of WWE’s Most Crucial Figures
The Time Bob Holly Beat up WWE Tough Enough Rookie, Matt Cappotelli
Mockery of the Immortal: Shawn Michaels versus Hulk Hogan
The Time WWE Hall of Famer DR. JERRY GRAHAM Kidnapped His Mother’s Dead Body
The Time Vince McMahon Almost Stopped a Match to Protect Those Involved
How The Von Erich Family Brought Moments of Peace in Times of War in Israel
Triple H: Overcoming Ring Adversity
AJ Styles’ Journey to WWE and Who His Theme Music Was First Intended For
The Physical Altercation Between Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash
350 Days: The Story
Memorable WWE Title Changes That Took Place at House Shows
An Interview with Bruce Hart: How He Revolutionized Pro Wrestling
The Time Dozens of WWE Fans Were Injured by a Firework Malfunction at WrestleMania 24
The Time STEVE AUSTIN Accidentally Got Eliminated from a WWE Royal Rumble
Ken Shamrock on a Potential WWE Return, His Dream Opponent
VADER: The Time His Eye Gruesomely Popped Out During a Match
Owen Hart Talks about His Career: How He Was Treated after the ‘Montreal Screwjob’ and the Dreams He Sadly Would Not Live to See
GREG VALENTINE: The Man, the Feuds, and Whatever Became of the IC Title He Destroyed
SAITO Remembered: “Brother, He Was Double-Tough”
Brickhouse Brown – Still Alive Despite Reports of Death
Wrestling Stipulations and Match Types That Were Never Used Again
WWE Gang Wars – How Factions Changed the Wrestling Landscape in 1997
The Time Vince McMahon Tore Both Quads During an Entrance at the 2005 Royal Rumble
The Omni Coliseum: Where It All Happened
Nikolai Volkoff: Farewell to a Legend, Hero, and Friend
Blackjack Mulligan: The Man Who Punched Andre The Giant and Ole Anderson
Nikolai Volkoff Stories: A Smelly Rib and a Joke in the Ring!
Ron Simmons: How He Became the First Ever African-American World Champion
Hulk Hogan and Brutus the Barber Beefcake: Paying Dues (And Farting Samoans, Too!)
Vile Moments in Wrestling: Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express Attack Baby Doll
Sid Vicious: The Self-Proclaimed “Hardest Worker Ever” in a Business He Had No Passion For
Crush: Shaka Brah – The Story of Wrestler Brian Adams
GORILLA MONSOON: Remembering ‘The Manchurian Giant’
The Undertaker’s First Year in WWE: Rise of The Dead Man
The Iron Sheik: The King of Heat on Twitter
Brian Pillman: How “The Loose Cannon” Worked the Workers and Made Himself a Supertar
Wrestler Cameos in Music Videos
Kalisto: The Spot That Nearly Cost Him His Life
Deep Drive: A Randy Savage Baseball Career Retrospective
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS:
“Rise, Fall and Redemption” – Del ‘the Patriot’ Wilkes
“The World Needs to Know About SAVIO VEGA!” – PWS Presents: THE Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session
SAVIO VEGA Shoots Back at Kevin Nash on His Claim that an Airplane Prank was the Reason Why Savio Was Let Go From the WWF back in the 90’s
The CHRIS CANDIDO Story – As Told By His Brother, Jonny. Part 1/3: The Beginnings
The CHRIS CANDIDO Story – As Told By His Brother, Jonny. Part 2/3: Drugs, Deception & Betrayal
The CHRIS CANDIDO Story – As Told By His Brother, Jonny. Part 3/3: Redemption Before Death
Kurt Angle: STRONG – A ProWrestlingStories.com Exclusive Interview
A Ghost Story: How a Long-forgotten Territory Still Haunts WWE (Interviews with Scott Armstrong, Tom Prichard, Rip Rogers, and Adrian Street)
Pieces of History: An Appreciation of Wrestling Title Belts (Interview with Dave Millican)
A Love Story Gone Wrong: JUSTIN ROBERTS Dishes On WWE Experience
Conrad Thompson – On Top of the Wrestling Podcast Mountain
Rise of ROH: Ring of Honor Riding High (Interviews with Flip Gordon and Punishment Martinez)
‘Brutal’ Honesty: Hanging with ROH’s BRUTAL BOB EVANS
Remembering “Sensational” Sherri Martel
How The Von Erich Family Brought Moments of Peace in Times of War in Israel (Interview with Kevin Von Erich)
An Interview with Bruce Hart: How He Revolutionized Pro Wrestling
GREG VALENTINE: The Man, the Feuds, and Whatever Became of the IC Title He Destroyed
HUGE REACTIONS IN WRESTLING:
Dolph Ziggler Cashes In!
Daniel Bryan Turns on the Wyatt Family
Diamond Dallas Paige’s Debut In WWE
The WWE Debut of Tazz
Stone Cold STEVE AUSTIN Stuns The Alliance
Goldberg Takes Down Hollywood Hulk Hogan
The Phenomenal One AJ STYLES Debuts at WWE’s 2016 Royal Rumble
The Arrival of Sami Zayn in WWE
Taking Brooklyn: Enzo and Cass Debut in NYC
The Huge WWE Return of BROCK LESNAR in 2012
A Brawl Among Champions
THIS WEEK IN PRO WRESTLING STORIES:
Hot Rod’s Birthday, ‘Pretty Boy’ Larry Sharpe Passes Away
12 Years Since the Death of Chris Candido, NJPW’s Tokyo Dome Debut in 1989
‘Miss Elizabeth’ Remembered
Battling Demons: ‘The Texas Tornado’ Kerry Von Erich
Two Years On, The Wrestling World Still Feels the Loss of Dusty Rhodes
BUDDY ROGERS: The Man Who Drove a Wedge in the NWA
The Great American Bash: Pride, Patriotism & Pain from NWA to WWE
Immigrant’s Song: BRUISER BRODY’s Legacy, 29 Years Later
Your Favorite Wrestler’s Favorite Wrestler: Brad Armstrong
The View From the Ring: Tales from Refereeing an Indy Show
RIC FLAIR: The Greatest of All Time
THE BIG BOSS MAN: A Career Defined by Showing Up
LISTS:
The Top 10 Wrestling Books (and 5 you should skip)
Must-Subscribe Wrestling Podcasts
Top 5 Wrestling Moments at Madison Square Garden
MAKING THE LIST: The Top 10 Managers of All Time (and the Five Worst)
The Top 10 Failed Tag Team Remakes and Rehashes in Wrestling History
The Iron Sheik: The King of Heat on Twitter
Wrestler Cameos in Music Videos
ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES:
A Stinking Place to Die: Part I – Short fiction inspired by the real-life murder of Bruiser Brody
A Stinking Place to Die: Part II
ASK PRO WRESTLING STORIES:
“Why wasn’t BAM BAM BIGELOW Seen As A Main Eventer?”
“How Insecure ARE These Professionals?”
“Which Wrestler Had the Most Wasted Potential?”
“Who Is The Greatest Monster Heel?”
LIVE SHOW REVIEWS:
Reigns Pins Cena Clean at Madison Square Garden in Passing of the Torch – Live WWE MSG Card Review, 12/26/17
Ronda Rousey MSG Wrestling Debut, Undertaker Returns to MSG First Time in 8 Years – Live WWE MSG Card Review, 07/07/18
IN MEMORIAM:
Immigrant’s Song: BRUISER BRODY’s Legacy, 29 Years Later (1946-1988)
Battling Demons: ‘The Texas Tornado’ Kerry Von Erich (1960-1993)
GORILLA MONSOON: Remembering ‘The Manchurian Giant’’ (1937-1999)
‘Miss Elizabeth’ Remembered (1960-2003)
12 Years Since the Death of Chris Candido (1972-2005)
Never Forgotten: EDDIE GUERRERO (1967-2005)
Remembering Calgary Stampede Star, TIGER KHAN (1972-2006)
“Sweet and Sour” – RIP, My Friend, LARRY SWEENEY (1981-2011)
Your Favorite Wrestler’s Favorite Wrestler: Brad Armstrong (1961-2012)
Two Years On, The Wrestling World Still Feels the Loss of Dusty Rhodes (1945-2015)
Remembering ‘The Brain’: Bobby Heenan (1944-2017)
LANCE RUSSELL: Better Than Being There (1926-2017)
My Friend, Nicole Bass – A Loving Tribute One Year After Her Death (1964-2017)
“Our Forever Champ” – Memories Of Bruno Sammartino (1935-2008)
Territory Star ‘No. 1’ Paul Jones, Dead at Age 75 (1942-2018)
SAITO Remembered: “Brother, He Was Double-Tough” (1942-2018)
Brickhouse Brown Dead after Battle with Prostate Cancer (1960-2018)
Nikolai Volkoff: Farewell to a Legend, Hero, and Friend (1947-2018)
