Last Friday night was back at the APW garage for a special “Lucky 7 Tournament.” And if anyone wants to know more about “getting lucky” I suggest you run to Daft Punk’s new hit song “Get Lucky” off their new Random Access Memory cd/album. They’re the ouevry French neopunk duo who have hidden behind futuristic metal technomasks so no one knows who they are, or what they look like the past 20 yrs of their existence.
Remembering Hercules Hernandez
– Article & photos by Paul Stratoti
As we near what would be Ray Fernanez’ 58th birthday we here celebrate that birthday. Ray, who was born on May 7, 1955 began body building at an early age. He appeared in several muscle magazines before he turned pro wrestler in 1981 as Hercules Hernandez. He signed with Jim Crockett Promotions following a stint in the Florida and Texas territories. There he paired up with Jody Hamilton (aka Masked Assassin I who will be receiving an award at the upcoming Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction) and donned a mask as Assassin II until he was unmasked by Jimmy Valiant.
With the 5th anniversary of Penny Banner’s death coming up on May 12, it is a great time to repost Mike Mooneyham’s eloquent tribute to the legendary woman wrestler.
It’s never easy writing about the passing of a pro wrestling legend. It’s even harder when the legend happens to be a close friend.
Penny Banner, who I’ve always known and will forever know as “Pretty Penny,” left us early Tuesday, peacefully at home and in the arms of her beloved daughter, Wendi.
The records may list her chronological age as 73, but to those who knew Penny, she was ageless, timeless and forever young.
Hard Knock Wrestling April 14, 2013 Benefit Wrestling Card For Holy Name Elementary School
– Article & photos by Paul Stratoti
Cauliflower Alley Club, 3rd column
We’ve gone over some of the good and bad (and low lives) from last week in Vegas. Here I’m focusing on the many positives there.
Results from the 2013 Cauliflower Alley Club Casino
Royale wrestling show promoted by Vendetta Pro Wrestling (booker/owner/wrestler Billy Blade) and including the promotions of Gold Rush Pro Wrestling (ref Sparky Ballard’s Northern California group using primarily top APW stars), All Pro Wrestling, and Traditional Championship Wrestling (promoter/owner/wrestler Matt Riviera) from last Monday, 4/15/13 at The Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The primary lure of CAC each year is in seeing old friends and brothers/sisters one may only have email contact with the rest of the year. Not the politics behind the scenes certainly. We’re all still trying to figure out what this year grossed. Say approx 400 people paying $125 each which is a pretty sizeable chunk of change and one fan coming all the way from New Zealand.
– Mike Mooneyham
Mention the name Anderson to a grappling fan, and chances are good that the conversation will quickly turn to one of the greatest tag teams in pro wrestling history.
Few names have such a rich heritage in the wrestling business. The Anderson Brothers represent tag-team royalty, and set the bar high for duos that would follow and try to emulate their style and success.
Moviegoers and fans of wrestling. You all say you want something new, “no more remakes” the fans cry. Here’s your chance to help the world of indie film makers
Josh Stewart and our other friends at Newsday have posted tons of great photos and stories from Wrestlemania XXIX.
Click on the links for all of them:
