Hanna the Hammer? Haley vs. Bayley? Hanna and Haley Cavinder, the twin stars of social media and Fresno State basketball, could go from main eventing the Save Mart Center for basketball, to main eventing the SMC for pro wrestling. The WWE announced that the Cavinder twins are in the inaugural...
RIP Jon Huber. Pro Wrestler Was Well Known to Local WWE Fans.
Wrestling fans are still grappling with the untimely death of Jon Huber, the wrestler currently known as Mr. Brodie Lee. All Elite Wrestling will dedicate tonight's episode of "Dynamite" on TNT. Huber, 41, died of an undisclosed lung ailment, according to social media posts from his wife Amanda. However, she...
Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno
The Road Warriors era in professional wrestling is officially over. Animal, real name Joe Laurinaitis, died at the age of 60 his family announced on Wednesday. At this time, we would like to confirm the passing of Joseph Laurinaitis aka Road Warrior Animal at the age of 60. The family...
South Carolina Man Accused of Trying to Kidnap WWE Star
TAMPA, Fla. — A South Carolina man who stalked a 26-year-old WWE star for years and spent eight months planning to kidnap her was arrested Sunday after breaking into her home near Tampa, sheriff's officials said. Phillip A. Thomas II, 24, of Cordesville, South Carolina, was arrested early Sunday for...
Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.
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 and a superior ability to deal out pain. For James Harris, who died Sunday at the age...
Body Found on LA Beach Identified as WWE’s Shad Gaspard
LOS ANGELES — The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment star Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Venice Beach after he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said. Patrol officers were flagged down around 1:25 a.m. by a person reporting that a body had washed ashore,...
Decoding the Mysteries of Roddy Piper’s ‘Rowdy’ Night in Fresno
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, Fresno police, and a bench warrant for his...
Wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s Father, Dead at 75
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 tag team champions in...
Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago
Patriotism, conservatism, and kicking Commie butts could be a mantra that not only applied to politics in 1984, but to pro wrestling as well. Only a few weeks after Ronald Reagan won reelection in a landslide, the WWF held a card at Selland Arena in Fresno on Nov. 25, 1984....
Announcer Reveals Truth About Notorious ‘Heroes’ Wrestling PPV
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 the Olympics, Wimbledon, and UCLA on his resume, Rosenbloom has voiced Bulldog events on TV and radio for the...