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Wrestling’s Oldest Living ‘Territory Days’ Commentator Passes Away
By Mike Lano on August 20, 2018
Walt Harris was Roy Shire’s very first pick to be lead announcer on his wrestling TV show.
Missing Our Friends Who Passed
By Mike Lano on July 30, 2018
Reeling as we all are today from hearing about the loss of three wrestling family members.
Lucha Mexico Documentary Review
By Mike Lano on July 20, 2016
After reading the NY Times so-so review of it last Friday, and watching the first few minutes of the magnificently shot Lucha Mexico documentary; ...
My Journey Battle with Newly-Discovered Cancer
By Mike Lano on June 13, 2016
My Breakfast with Blassie. Nope. Er, uh My Journey Battle with Newly-Discovered Cancer, One Scary Mofo of a Now Ongoing Ride....
Remembering Percival A (for Al) Friend
By Mike Lano on September 29, 2015
We were all friends of the great Al Friend, a longtime Midwest manager but more importantly a great friend and give-backer to the biz he...
Some Doug “Ox” Baker Memories
By Mike Lano on October 23, 2014
One of wrestling's great booming mike promos and scary looking characters who was in fact a sweet, loud and booming soul who kept the boys...
Red Bastien, King of Men
By Mike Lano on August 13, 2012
I know that was one of Blassie’s many taglines, but it was even truer for Red Bastien. One of the all-time greats in and out...