Author Archives: Graham Cawthon

About Graham Cawthon

Journalist. Wrestling aficianado. Good for road trips.

April 7, 1986: What the World Has Come To

WrestleMania 2 doesn’t get a ton of love when talk of the greatest WrestleManias comes up. In fact, it’s usually near the bottom of the list. It had three locations, thus making it a hard sell for those in the … Continue reading

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Capturing History on Film

Hope everyone has had a good and not too depressing week coming off the biggest wrestling weekend of the year. I thought WrestleMania 28 come off as one of the better big shows we’ve had in several years (easily better … Continue reading

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Website Expansion Continues

Apparently this is a really big weekend for wrestling … or so I heard? I’ve got lots of friends down in Florida for the weekend. Hate I can’t be there myself. But I’ve got a lot on my plate — … Continue reading

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March 25, 1989: Hogan vs. Bossman, Warrior vs. Savage

Here we go back to 1989. We’re about a week out from WrestleMania V in Atlantic City and the road schedule is going heavy. This date saw 3 different shows, though I don’t have much for Duluth. 1989 WWF results … Continue reading

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March 24, 1991: Superstars & Stripes Forever

Nostalgia plays a huge part for any wrestling fan. Adult fans can always remember when it was so much larger than life for them and played out like epic comic book superheroes vs. villains. 1991 WWF results This is one … Continue reading

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March 19, 1995: Here’s some *&$& for ya!

For those that constantly gripe about the current state of wrestling… I give you true crap. This isn’t just a run of the mill crap show. This is cream of the crop crap. A pre-taped match that got two guys … Continue reading

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March 18: Happy birthday, Rick Martel!

Going to switch things up a little today and not offer a “This day in history” other than to note it’s the 56th birthday of “The Model” and former AWA World Champion Rick Martel. As I’m one of those fans … Continue reading

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March 17, 1996: Good Friends, Better Enemies

Back again with another “This day in history” look. The WWF is still on the rebound from 1995 and, leading into WrestleMania, lands a MSG sell out headlined by a tag match of the top two Mania singles matches. 1996 … Continue reading

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March 13, 2000: WrestleMania Rocks

This was the big blowoff. For weeks we *thought* (well, no one that sees wrestling as a business thought this) the WrestleMania main event would be Triple H vs. Big Show. Here we see the Rock finally earn his title … Continue reading

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March 7, 1988: Music City Main Event

Got a big one from this date in 1988, just weeks away from WrestleMania IV. It’s Saturday Night’s Main Event in Nashville as the Hulkster looks to rebound from losing the title by facing Harley Race and the Macho Man … Continue reading

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