Author: John Powell

Confusion ruins sound Uncensored PPV

Posted by John Powell | Mar 16, 1998 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 1998

Huh? What heck was that? Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Hollywood Hogan rip and tear at...

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Mat Matters: SLAM! Wrestling explained

Posted by John Powell | Feb 27, 1998 | Opinion

This editorial is unlike our previous installments bitching, complaining, praising or berating the grand circus that is professional wrestling. This little ditty is in response to e-mail sent to us by fans regarding the...

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Hollywood overcome by Madness

Posted by John Powell | Feb 23, 1998 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 1998

The second falling out between nWo members Hollywood Hogan and Randy (Macho Man) Savage has cost...

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Taka loses, wins belt

Posted by John Powell | Feb 21, 1998 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, WWE House Shows

WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, Taka Michinoku, is counting his lucky stars. The high-flying Japanese sensation was able to lose and regain the title from Brian Christopher in the same night. Kicking off the Road To WrestleMania...

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SLAM! Wrestling chats with Ted Dibiase

Posted by John Powell | Feb 20, 1998 | Interviews

Dishing out hundred dollar bills faster that the mint could print them. That cruel, unforgettable...

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Austin stuns Chyna at No Way Out

Posted by John Powell | Feb 16, 1998 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 1998

It’s called the old bait and switch. Offering something to entice and then substituting...

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Dibiase bares his soul

Posted by John Powell | Feb 12, 1998 | Books

Andre The Giant lifts people’s champion Hulk Hogan over his head slamming him hard to the...

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Rhodes turns nWo

Posted by John Powell | Jan 25, 1998 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 1998

In the 1997 SLAM! Wrestling Year-end Poll, turnbuckle heads rightfully voted nWo Souled Out as the...

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Austin wins predictable Rumble

Posted by John Powell | Jan 19, 1998 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 1998

Whoever is the World Wrestling Federation champion by the time WrestleMania 14 rolls around in...

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Hart Stings Hogan

Posted by John Powell | Dec 29, 1997 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 1997

They don’t call him the “Hit Man” for nothin’. Living up to his famed...

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