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    The International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Announces Induction Ceremony

    by Mark Long December 13, 2020
    by Mark Long

    The International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (IPWHF) announced its first-ever induction ceremony. The event will take place at the Desmond Hotel on August 28, 2021 in Albany, NY. The inaugural induction ceremony will include…

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    Paul Orndorff Passes Away

    by Stephen Von Slagle July 21, 2021
    by Stephen Von Slagle

    Paul Orndorff, who was one of professional wrestling’s most talented performers and biggest box-office attractions during the decade of the Eighties, passed away at his son’s home in Fayetteville, Georgia, at the age of 71.…

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    Jim Crockett, Jr. Passes Away

    by Mark Long March 4, 2021
    by Mark Long

    Jim Crockett, Jr., a longtime promoter in the Carolinas and a former President of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), passed away on March 4, 2021 at the age of 76 from complications of liver and…

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    Dan Gable Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

    by Stephen Von Slagle December 4, 2020
    by Stephen Von Slagle

    Dan Gable, who many consider to be, pound for pound, the single greatest wrestler that the United States has ever produced, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom today in Washington D.C. by President Donald J. Trump.

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