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Jim Neidhart

Behind Heroes of Wrestling: The late ’90s pay-per-view disaster that brought together wrestling legends such as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, The Bushwackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller), Marty Jannetty, the Iron Sheik, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, and Yokozuna – only to spiral into a fiasco that humiliated legends and tarnished careers.

Heroes of Wrestling Pay-Per-View: A Show Gone So Wrong

by Kelvin Vega  Jul 9, 2025

Behind the Heroes of Wrestling pay-per-view: The late ’90s disaster that ended careers and humiliated legends.

The tag team of Rhythm and Blues - Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine

Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine: Hair Betrayal, Broken Vows

by Matt Pender  Apr 3, 2025

Hair dye betrayal! Inside Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine’s WWF tag team downfall—clashing egos, broken promises, and a shocking reinvention.

Today In Pro Wrestling History July 29

Today in Pro Wrestling History (July 29): The Brain Has a Big, Gold Surprise

by Pro Wrestling Stories  Jul 29, 2024

On July 29th, 1991, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan shocked WWF fans by revealing that Ric Flair, the WCW World Champion, was joining the company.

Today in Pro Wrestling History (July 26): Dusty Rhodes Wins Third World Title

by Pro Wrestling Stories  Jul 29, 2024

On July 26th, 1986, Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match to win his third and final NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Today In Pro Wrestling History February 12

Today In Pro Wrestling History (Feb 12): The Mouth of the South Heads North

by Pro Wrestling Stories  Feb 12, 2024

Explore Jimmy Hart’s WWF debut in 1985, his impact as a legendary manager, and journey to a Hall of Fame career in pro wrestling history.

King Kong Bundy died on March 4, 2019, at the age of 61. As it turns out, King Kong Bundy, who played a bald-headed monster on screen, was quite the opposite off-camera!

King Kong Bundy: Secret Tales on Wrestling’s Mischievous Giant

by JP Zarka  Feb 6, 2023

As it turns out, Christopher Alan Pallies, who played the bald-headed monster King Kong Bundy on screen, was quite the opposite off-camera!

The “New” Rockers: Al Snow (then known as Leif Cassidy) with Marty Jannetty.

12 Failed Wrestling Tag Team Remakes and Rehashes

by Leroy Travers  Nov 27, 2024

Top 12 Failed Tag Team Remakes – Each of these tag teams had hopes of riding a new wave of nostalgia – instead, they fell…

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