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Denny Burkholder @dennyburkholder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

From the Star-News, Wilmington NC, 9/24/1986: A Make-A-Wish Foundation coordinator says a request to meet André the Giant was declined because he "does not do meetings" b/c he's "too self-conscious about his height." Very likely the WWF made that call without André's input. #WrestleSky 🤼‍♂️

Screenshot of a newspaper article from the Star-News, Wilmington NC, 9/24/1986: A Make-A-Wish Foundation coordinator says a request to meet André the Giant was declined because he "does not do meetings" b/c he's "too self-conscious about his height."

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Might send in an order from this 1984 Wrestling News merch brochure and see what happens. 🤷‍♂️ 🤼 #WrestleSky

Order form from a 1984 Wrestling News merchandise catalog for ordering sets of Wrestling All-Stars trading cards.

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Caught up with Kevin Von Erich last weekend & showed him an original photo from his ONLY Madison Square Garden match, vs. Johnny Rodz in 1980. Kevin told us why he nearly fought Rodz in the dressing room, and how he got literally robbed in New York. 🤼‍♂️ #WrestleSky youtube.com/shorts/HRKzW...

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KEVIN VON ERICH on why he almost FOUGHT Johnny Rodz in the Madison Square Garden locker room #wwe

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Samu’s first match at Madison Square Garden was vs. Dusty Rhodes. He was only 19 at the time. No pressure… We showed him an original photo from that match and he shared a few of his memories. 🤼 #Wrestlesky youtube.com/shorts/LyZgR...

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Samu reflects on his first match at Madison Square Garden vs. Dusty Rhodes in 1983

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Legendary voice actor Neil Ross is at Ultracon in West Palm Beach, FL, through Sunday 9/20. Neil was the voice of Mean Gene Okerlund on Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling from 1985-88. 🤼 #WrestleSky

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In 2000, I interviewed Terry Funk. The audio cassette from that conversation sat in a box for decades. I've salvaged the audio, and made it available for the first time ever, right here: youtu.be/47fnu48uxS8 #WrestleSky 🤼‍♂️

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Terry Funk interview from 2000 - RECOVERED AUDIO shared for FIRST TIME EVER! Talks Foley, Japan, ECW

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Denny Burkholder @dennyburkholder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I did my best to digitally rescue this 1987 pic with severe lighting issues, found on an old 35mm negative strip. The result: Bruno Sammartino looking like a velvet painting of a Universal Monster. It's actually pretty badass? #WrestleSky 🤼

Bruno Sammartino is shown in a darkly lit photo from 1987.

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Denny Burkholder @dennyburkholder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

- Moondog Mayne vs. Mil Mascaras, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 7/28/1978. Less than 3 weeks before Mayne’s passing. - Hector Guerrero with Freddie Blassie on the same show (Guerrero wrestled Buddy Rose on the undercard). 🤼

Hector Guerrero with Freddie Blassie, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 7/28/1978.

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mil Mascaras vs. Moondog Mayne, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, July 28, 1978. These fan-shot photos document one of the final performances of Mayne, who died in a car accident just 17 days later, age 33. The full set of pics from this show in our latest video: youtu.be/ouiOOb7LiOM?...

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Mil Mascaras vs. Moondog Mayne: 1978 Olympic Auditorium fan photos from one of Mayne's final matches

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The original print of the Roddy Piper “bird-flipping mom” photo is part of my collection. I shared it online 10+ years ago & it’s been circulating ever since. Here’s a bonus photo of the same fan’s reaction to Paul Orndorff. And here’s my latest YouTube video on these prints: youtu.be/9Vos1-SOTns

Two photos from a 1986 wrestling match show Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff, respectively, walking to the ring. In the Piper photo, an angry woman makes an unkind hand gesture at Piper. In the Orndorff photo, she is smiling at him and aiming a camera in his direction.

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

1987 trade ad placed by the Los Angeles Coliseum & Sports Arena management group, promoting booking their venues for major events. Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy from WrestleMania 2 is highlighted. 🤼

A 1987 trade ad placed by the Los Angeles Coliseum & Sports Arena management group, promoting booking their venues for major events, highlighting Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy from WrestleMania 2.

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

New post: Over 30 rare fan photos from early Saturday Night's Main Event episodes (1985 & 1987). Uncle Elmer's wedding, the pre-WM3 battle royal and more -- youtu.be/r_EYhJmsoPc?...

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RARE PHOTOS from WWF Saturday Night's Main Event, 1985-87! Uncle Elmer's Wedding, Andre the Giant

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

New post: Over 30 rare fan photos from early Saturday Night's Main Event episodes (1985 & 1987). Uncle Elmer's wedding, the pre-WM3 battle royal and more -- youtu.be/r_EYhJmsoPc?...

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RARE PHOTOS from WWF Saturday Night's Main Event, 1985-87! Uncle Elmer's Wedding, Andre the Giant

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

40+ years later, photos from WrestleMania 1 that have never been published. 🤼 Check out our latest video to see all 11 of these fan-shot photos from the front row of the Garden, March 31, 1985: youtu.be/J7kSJdooEzQ?...

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Newly discovered FAN-SHOT PHOTOS of WRESTLEMANIA 1! Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Andre the Giant! Vintage 1985

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Choose your fighter: Andre, Inoki, Fujinami & Tiger Mask (Sayama) featured in this cool 1981 Japanese board game: youtu.be/TEael3QzrSI?...

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Cool vintage merch! 1981 Japanese WRESTLING BOARD GAME - Andre the Giant, Tiger Mask, Inoki & more

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New on YouTube: Rare photos from the aftermath of a 1982 Nick Bockwinkel AWA title defense in Houston, showing Dick Slater celebrating with the AWA belt he thought he'd just won. 🤼‍♂️ #WrestleSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJed...

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DICK SLATER celebrates his AWA WORLD TITLE win?! - Rare vintage photos from Houston, 1982

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

New on YouTube: One of the rarest photos of Roddy Piper you’ll see anywhere. A fan-shot photo from Piper’s unaired, infamous 1979 debut at Madison Square Garden, with comparisons to other photos on social media that are mislabeled as his debut: youtu.be/5OdUctVMnyc?... 🤼 #wrestlesky

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Crazy rare photo from ROWDY RODDY PIPER's never-aired DEBUT at Madison Square Garden!

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

New on our YouTube channel: Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan rare fan photos from 1980, possibly from a match we don't have on record yet. 🤼‍♂️ #wrestling

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Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan PREVIOUSLY UKNOWN MATCH discovered? Fan photos from 1980 examined!

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

* This is from the day before The Big Event in Toronto * Orndorff would walk out to "Real American" to troll Hogan. Here, they didn't even bother to start trhe song over for Hogan's entrance. Just left it playing from Orndorff's entrance. Kinda funny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iakc...

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Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog team up in unseen 1986 dark match: From the WWE Vault

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Why was Dynamite Kid wearing Strike Force ring gear in these house show photos from 1987? Full video with some background on these unique photos & theories about how this may have happened. 🤼 youtu.be/XkTV0kdsEsE

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Why was DYNAMITE KID wearing STRIKE FORCE ring gear in these 1987 house show photos? 80s wrestling

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The Toast of the Coast. The Human Orchid. The one and only Gorgeous George Wagner. This is believed to be a fan-shot photo from one of George’s non-TV bouts. Using visual clues and a bit of research, I’ve identified the date, location & opponent. Details coming soon! #wrestling #wrestlesky 🤼

A black and white photo of wrestler Gorgeous George in the ring, wearing one of his elaborate entrance gowns.

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Denny Burkholder @dennyburkholder.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I watched the WWE Vault's video on "tag teams you forgot about" It includes a match I saw in person that I don't think I've seen since: Terry Funk & Bradshaw vs. Too Much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=81F2... That's the back of my head in Row 2. And my photo of The Funker from that night.

Screenshot from a WWE Vault YouTube video showing Terry Funk and Bradshaw in the ring. I am sitting camera side in the second row. I've circled myself in red.

Terry Funk and Bradshaw in the ring before their match vs. Too Much in July 1998, Binghamton, N.Y.

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Wrestling Relics @wrestlingrelics.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

New on YouTube - 1980s Wrestling, Hockey Fights & Rock Gods: Memories from the Broome County Arena youtu.be/motJhfWSV7Q?...

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1980s WRESTLING, HOCKEY FIGHTS & ROCK GODS: Memories from the Broome County Arena!

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