As volatile as his nickname suggests, Manny “Raging Bull” Fernandez became a well-known performer in the mid-1980s. The Post and Courier’s Mike Mooneyham phrased it best in a 2013 article in w…

Pro wrestling has always been fertile ground for trash talking and piercing promos. Many of the greats are identified with famous catchphrases and promos.

Gene and Ole Anderson, respectfully known as “The Minnesota Wrecking Crew,” helped define the art of tag-team wrestling during the ’60s and ’70s. Working over one part of the body, tagging in …

Going national and in need of well-known heels for 1983, the WWF brought back Ivan Koloff for one final campaign. He had been away for three years working for other promotions. And this run wa…

What is your favorite pro wrestling catchphrase?

Less than five weeks away, WWE is gearing up for its big debut on the Fox broadcast network. The first episode of Smackdown on Fox on Oct. 4 will mark the 20th anniversary of the blue brand.

Though he was introduced to WWE fans in May 1992 as “The Bad Guy,” Scott Hall’s Razor Ramon persona attained greater success when he became a fan favorite. A year into his heel run, Razor was …

From his early ‘20s as a star for his dad’s Stampede Wrestling promotion until his retirement at the age of 43, Bret Hart lived and breathed wrestling, despite early aspirations to become a fi…

Eddie Marlin, who passed away on Aug. 15, just two days after his 89th birthday, meant so many things to so many wrestling fans over the years.

Though known by several aliases over a successful mat career, Lawrence “Mike” Rotunda always exhibited skill and a signature athletic style as a WWE and WCW fixture through several decades. Th…

Dick Bourne has come up with another winner with his latest book, “The Mid-Atlantic Championship,” an offering that chronicles the history of one of pro wrestling’s most revered regional titles.

A thumb in his opponent’s eye! Raking his nails across an adversary’s back! Signature bad guy tactics from the legendary Jesse Ventura. Though “The Body” originally made his mark in the Midwes…

WWE star Titus O’Neill won two national titles as a defensive lineman for the University of Florida, where legendary coach Steve Spurrier un-retired his No. 11 jersey for O’Neill to wear.

He was “The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth.” And if you didn’t believe him, well, you would have been hard-pressed to prove him wrong.