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Pro Wrestling Legend Pat Patterson, Noted Fresno Headliner, Dies at 79

December 2, 2020

Long before Pat Patterson became the creative genius behind the WWF/WWE, he was a main event wrestler in California. That included topping the cards in the 1970s in Fresno. Patterson died at the age of 79, the WWE announced on its website. David ...

Photo of professional wrestler James "Kamala" Harris in the ring with a referee

Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.

David Taub

August 12, 2020

Kamala is certainly not a gimmick that would be allowed in today's wrestling. But fans believed that a 400-pound man from Mississippi was really a tribal warrior from Africa, with primitive wrestling skills ...

Decoding the Mysteries of Roddy Piper’s ‘Rowdy’ Night in Fresno

David Taub

January 22, 2020

Next week marks Roddy Piper's return to Fresno 30 years ago — four years after living up to his "Rowdy" nickname. The WWE Hall of Famer had a wild night after the matches in 1986 — a melee with a bar patron,...

Wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s Father, Dead at 75

AP News

January 15, 2020

Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. WWE issued a statement on Johnson's death Wednesday night. Johnson and Tony Atlas became the first black world...

Minneapolis Police mug shots of Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez

Former Fresno CC Wrestler Martinez Won’t Face Minnesota Charges

gvwire

December 20, 2019

Former Fresno City College wrestling standout Dylan Martinez, who was arrested in June in Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, won't face charges. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announ...

Announcer Reveals Truth About Notorious ‘Heroes’ Wrestling PPV

David Taub

October 7, 2019

For all the criticism Fresno State broadcaster Randy Rosenbloom received for his one night in the professional wrestling business, he says now that things weren't that bad. An accomplished broadcaster with t...

Fresno Unified Board Censures Trustee Slatic, Says He Needs Anger Management Course

Nancy Price

August 8, 2019

The Fresno Unified School Board voted 6-0 to censure trustee Terry Slatic, a rare public condemnation of a fellow elected official, and to strip him of leadership functions until he successfully completes an anger management course. The vote was met by thun...

Bullard Coach Says Trustee Terry Slatic ‘Went Too Far’

Nancy Price

July 25, 2019

Fresno Unified Trustee Terry Slatic threatened to block a Bullard High School assistant wrestling coach from future jobs with the district during a confrontation sparked when Slatic demanded that coaches cancel...

Composite of Dylan Martinez and jail bars

Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges

gvwire and AP News

June 18, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS – Two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct were released Tuesday from jail without charges. The Hennepin County attorney's office said in a ...

Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge

David Taub

June 17, 2019

Minneapolis police have arrested a former Fresno City College and Clovis High School wrestler on sexual misconduct charges. Dylan Martinez, 21, a member of the University of Minnesota wrestling team, along with a teammate, Gable Steveson, were arrested ...

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Pro Wrestling Legend Pat Patterson, Noted Fresno Headliner, Dies at 79

Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.

Decoding the Mysteries of Roddy Piper’s ‘Rowdy’ Night in Fresno

Wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s Father, Dead at 75

Former Fresno CC Wrestler Martinez Won’t Face Minnesota Charges

Announcer Reveals Truth About Notorious ‘Heroes’ Wrestling PPV

Fresno Unified Board Censures Trustee Slatic, Says He Needs Anger Management Course

Bullard Coach Says Trustee Terry Slatic ‘Went Too Far’

Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges

Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge

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