- 09/08/2012 (11:44:32 am)
- Bob Mulrenin
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Professional wrestling has a long history in Montreal.
If you were a kid growing up here in the early 1970s, you probably remember names like Mad Dog Vachon, Edouard Carpentier, Killer Kowalski, Tarzan (The Boot) Tyler, The Hollywood Blondes and Giant Jean Ferré. I still remember going with my Mom to a wrestling card at the Forum during that period when fans greeted Gilles (The Fish) Poisson by throwing real fish into the ring.
But the history of wrestling in Montreal goes back much farther than that.
In 2010, Red Fisher wrote a 10-part feature series for The Gazette titled Red’s Top 10 Favourites, looking back on his most memorable articles and columns from 56 years in journalism. One of his favourites was a column about wrestling promoter Eddie Quinn, who Red described as “the most unforgettable character I’ve ever met.”
