Tag: NFL

Khans embroiled in own ‘Plane Ride From Hell’ lawsuit

Posted by Slam Wrestling | May 27, 2024 | News

The Shahid Khan owned Jacksonville Jaguars, of which Tony Khan holds an executive position, are...

AJ Francis finds a home in TNA, chasing Moose

Posted by Arin De Castro | Feb 22, 2024 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

AJ Francis — formerly known as Top Dolla in WWE — has found a new home in Total Non...

Russ Francis dies in plane crash

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 2, 2023 | Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Russ Francis, who was both a Super Bowl-winning football player and a pro wrestler, has died in a...

Bronko Nagurski book super… for the football

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 7, 2023 | Books, The Sporting Connection

Just as Bronko Nagurski was a two sport star, in football and pro wrestling, I came away with two...

Wife’s insights make Wahoo McDaniel bio even better

Posted by Greg "Count Grog" Mosorjak | Feb 21, 2022 | Books, The Sporting Connection

There have been a lot of books written about pro wrestlers, some by the wrestlers themselves, some...

Wrestling’s Woody Strode big part of ‘Forgotten First’ football book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 2021 | Books, The Sporting Connection

Sometimes you get a book and you just know that it is capital “I” Important....

Actor Matthew Willig has ‘Giant’ shoes to fill in ‘Young Rock’ role

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews, Movies and TV, The Sporting Connection

Dwayne Johnson has claimed the mantle of Hollywood movie star number one, and he was no slouch in...

Mat Matters: It’s football, so get the facts right on Reed

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 7, 2021 | Opinion, The Sporting Connection

This might be shocking to you but in professional wrestling facts are exaggerated. Wait, even that...

Mat Matters: Cole-McAfee feud is NXT’s finest

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Aug 12, 2020 | Opinion

On August 22nd, Pat McAfee makes his unexpected NXT wrestling debut at Takeover: XXX. The former...

Gronk is gone

Posted by John Powell | Jun 2, 2020 | News, The Sporting Connection

Gronk, we barely knew you. According to various reports Rob Gronkowski is no longer part of the...

Brian Pillman Jr. feels ‘at home with wrestling’

Posted by Kari Williams | Oct 3, 2018 | Interviews

For two decades, wrestling was “sour grapes” for Brian Pillman Jr. People would tell...

Mat Matters: NFL trumps WWE, always

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 22, 2016 | Opinion

Whomever plans the dates for WWE pay-per-views needs to be fired. Who, in their right mind, puts...

It’s damn hard being Ron Simmons

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jul 3, 2015 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

It’s damn hard being Ron Simmons. “I can’t go to an airport without a little...

Moose Ojinnaka brings NFL experience to ROH rings

Posted by Matthew Asher | Jul 14, 2014 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Last month at Ring of Honor’s Best in the World pay-per-view, Quinn “Moose”...

Don Joyce was famed defensive end, part-time wrestler

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 26, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Looking back at the names that were lost from the world of pro wrestling in 2012, most lists omit...

Mat Matters: NFL handled murder/suicide differently than WWE did with Benoit

Posted by Matthew Asher | Dec 6, 2012 | Opinion

In the wake of a murder-suicide, should there be a standard protocol on how to deal with their...

Alex Karras was football star, actor — and wrestler

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 10, 2012 | Interviews, Movies and TV, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Alex Karras, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 77, is most identified as a National...

How the NFL’s Ron Pritchard stumbled into wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 28, 2011 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Ron Pritchard got a lot of publicity out of his wrestling sideline while he was still lining up as...

Dick Huffman’s football impact outshone wrestling days

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 2011 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Dick Huffman’s name comes up in Angelo Mosca’s new book, as they were both a part of...

Clem Turner, football player/wrestler, dies in car accident

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 22, 2009 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

Clem Turner, one of countless football players turned wrestlers, died Sunday in a two-vehicle...

Walter Johnson: A cautionary tale of gridiron and the ring

Posted by Steven Johnson | Sep 6, 2007 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Just as wrestling in Cleveland was heating up in...

‘The Big Cat’ Ernie Ladd was seldom tamed

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling It almost didn’t happen. All the...

The brief career of ‘Big Daddy’ Lipscomb

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 8, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

“Big Daddy” Gene Lipscomb was a larger-than-life football player, a unique physical...

Ahmed Johnson: Found!

Posted by LEWIS CURRY | Aug 29, 2005 | Interviews

One of the most personable and interesting wrestlers from the ’90s, Ahmed Johnson, often...

Monty Brown thrives on pressure

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | May 19, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

ORLANDO, FL – Take a look at TNA’s Monty Brown and you will see what most people see:...

Lesnar rookie card released

Posted by Jon Waldman | Oct 28, 2004 | Collectibles

Next time you head to a sports collectibles store, don’t be surprised if you see a few WWE...

Hard Boiled Haggerty: Wrestler, actor, friend of CAC

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 30, 2004 | CAC, Interviews, Movies and TV, Obituaries

The loss of Don ‘Hard Boiled’ Haggerty, who died Tuesday at age 78 in Malibu,...

Mid-Atlantic convention promises to be ‘Super’

Posted by Steven Johnson | Jan 25, 2004 | Events, Interviews

When Greg Price started putting together plans for his Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Convention...

The early days of WCW star Ernest Miller

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 9, 2001 | Interviews

Growing up, the two favourite things for Ernest Clifford Miller were karate and James...

Life hitting Wahoo McDaniel hard

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 9, 2000 | Interviews

There’s no doubt that the recent road for Wahoo McDaniel has been tough. Here’s...

Celebrating Dick the Bruiser

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jun 11, 1999 | Interviews

Legends come and go. Some are forgotten. Some are remembered. Some are remembered in different...

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