Denny Burkholder
@dennyburkholder.bsky.social
CBSSports.com Sr. Manager of Production Operations. Lifelong pro wrestling writer and researcher. Vintage pop culture.
👀 Extremely rare wrestling photos alert 🚨
I acquired a set of old wrestling pics from an early-50s Gorgeous George match. I pinpointed the date, location & opponent (with an interesting story of his own). See the entire set (with the full story) on my YouTube: youtu.be/TB65hMFTyHY?...
#wrestlesky
I acquired a set of old wrestling pics from an early-50s Gorgeous George match. I pinpointed the date, location & opponent (with an interesting story of his own). See the entire set (with the full story) on my YouTube: youtu.be/TB65hMFTyHY?...
#wrestlesky
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
👀 Extremely rare wrestling photos alert 🚨
I acquired a set of old wrestling pics from an early-50s Gorgeous George match. I pinpointed the date, location & opponent (with an interesting story of his own). See the entire set (with the full story) on my YouTube: youtu.be/TB65hMFTyHY?...
#wrestlesky
I acquired a set of old wrestling pics from an early-50s Gorgeous George match. I pinpointed the date, location & opponent (with an interesting story of his own). See the entire set (with the full story) on my YouTube: youtu.be/TB65hMFTyHY?...
#wrestlesky
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.
That's the back of my head in Row 2. And my photo of The Funker from that night.
October 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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.
That's the back of my head in Row 2. And my photo of The Funker from that night.
Excellent! My old hometown. I went on the same day as the annual hot air balloon rally. You can faintly see the balloons flying behind the outfield.
September 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Excellent! My old hometown. I went on the same day as the annual hot air balloon rally. You can faintly see the balloons flying behind the outfield.
Professional hockey fighting is apparently a thing now.
August 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Professional hockey fighting is apparently a thing now.
Vacation highlights
August 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Vacation highlights
Visiting Binghamton from South Florida; decided to check out the Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally for old time’s sake.
Stumbled into an XciteWrestling show.
Stumbled into an XciteWrestling show.
August 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Visiting Binghamton from South Florida; decided to check out the Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally for old time’s sake.
Stumbled into an XciteWrestling show.
Stumbled into an XciteWrestling show.
Hulk Hogan has died, per TMZ.
This feels... complicated. And sad, for a lot of reasons. Almost more so if you didn't care for the guy, because of how things turned out.
Condolences to his family and loved ones.
#Wrestling 🤼♂️
This feels... complicated. And sad, for a lot of reasons. Almost more so if you didn't care for the guy, because of how things turned out.
Condolences to his family and loved ones.
#Wrestling 🤼♂️
July 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hulk Hogan has died, per TMZ.
This feels... complicated. And sad, for a lot of reasons. Almost more so if you didn't care for the guy, because of how things turned out.
Condolences to his family and loved ones.
#Wrestling 🤼♂️
This feels... complicated. And sad, for a lot of reasons. Almost more so if you didn't care for the guy, because of how things turned out.
Condolences to his family and loved ones.
#Wrestling 🤼♂️
RIP to Ozzy Osbourne, an absolute legend.
July 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
RIP to Ozzy Osbourne, an absolute legend.
Listen, we all have certain things we’re unapologetically geeky about.
The speed with which I’d sign up for a photo op with Balki & Cousin Larry… would be very fast. (For me.)
The speed with which I’d sign up for a photo op with Balki & Cousin Larry… would be very fast. (For me.)
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Listen, we all have certain things we’re unapologetically geeky about.
The speed with which I’d sign up for a photo op with Balki & Cousin Larry… would be very fast. (For me.)
The speed with which I’d sign up for a photo op with Balki & Cousin Larry… would be very fast. (For me.)
Found my old microcassette recorder & tapes of interviews I did 25 years ago, including my first conversation with Terry Funk 👍
The recorder isn’t working, so I can’t play them 👎
#WrestleSky 🤼
The recorder isn’t working, so I can’t play them 👎
#WrestleSky 🤼
July 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Found my old microcassette recorder & tapes of interviews I did 25 years ago, including my first conversation with Terry Funk 👍
The recorder isn’t working, so I can’t play them 👎
#WrestleSky 🤼
The recorder isn’t working, so I can’t play them 👎
#WrestleSky 🤼
Roddy Piper vs Buzz Sawyer in a dog collar match inside a steel cage.
Sign. Me. Up. 🤼
Sign. Me. Up. 🤼
July 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Roddy Piper vs Buzz Sawyer in a dog collar match inside a steel cage.
Sign. Me. Up. 🤼
Sign. Me. Up. 🤼
Not only do I know the origin, I know the origin of that origin.
July 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Not only do I know the origin, I know the origin of that origin.
More old photos to catalog, archive, scan & digitally restore… #wrestlesky 🤼
June 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
More old photos to catalog, archive, scan & digitally restore… #wrestlesky 🤼
Lastly, the NFL legends. That spare Joe Montana would have been excellent trade fodder with my friends back in the day.
June 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lastly, the NFL legends. That spare Joe Montana would have been excellent trade fodder with my friends back in the day.
No Bo, no Ripken error, but I still think 1989 me would have been happy with this modest haul.
June 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
No Bo, no Ripken error, but I still think 1989 me would have been happy with this modest haul.
“Natural and artificial flavors”
June 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Natural and artificial flavors”
Went to the card shop with my sons for Father’s Day, just like my dad & I used to do. I bought them some things & picked up a few vintage packs for old time’s sake.
Fingers crossed for Bo Jackson RCs and/or the Bill Ripken ff error I’ve been chasing on & off for the last 36 years.
Fingers crossed for Bo Jackson RCs and/or the Bill Ripken ff error I’ve been chasing on & off for the last 36 years.
June 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Went to the card shop with my sons for Father’s Day, just like my dad & I used to do. I bought them some things & picked up a few vintage packs for old time’s sake.
Fingers crossed for Bo Jackson RCs and/or the Bill Ripken ff error I’ve been chasing on & off for the last 36 years.
Fingers crossed for Bo Jackson RCs and/or the Bill Ripken ff error I’ve been chasing on & off for the last 36 years.
Great moments in vintage gear: Eddie Gilbert walks to the ring in a Hank Williams Jr. satin tour jacket. Pittsburgh, 7/10/1987.
#WrestleSky 🤼
#WrestleSky 🤼
May 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great moments in vintage gear: Eddie Gilbert walks to the ring in a Hank Williams Jr. satin tour jacket. Pittsburgh, 7/10/1987.
#WrestleSky 🤼
#WrestleSky 🤼
Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) featured in Gong Magazine for the first time, ahead of his debut in Japan. January 1970.
#wrestlesky 🤼
#wrestlesky 🤼
May 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) featured in Gong Magazine for the first time, ahead of his debut in Japan. January 1970.
#wrestlesky 🤼
#wrestlesky 🤼
Took the kids to a sports card show today. Came home with some vintage Japanese wrestling magazines. 1970-71, 1985.
#WrestleSky
#WrestleSky
May 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Took the kids to a sports card show today. Came home with some vintage Japanese wrestling magazines. 1970-71, 1985.
#WrestleSky
#WrestleSky
Vintage 1980s jukebox. You get 2 plays for a quarter.
What are you playing?
What are you playing?
May 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Vintage 1980s jukebox. You get 2 plays for a quarter.
What are you playing?
What are you playing?
RIP Sabu. Seldom has a wrestler generated the kind of buzz, curiosity and excitement that he did in the early '90s. By the time you saw Sabu, you'd already heard lots about him.
It's not hyperbole to say the last few decades of wrestling history looks a LOT different without him. #WrestleSky 🤼
It's not hyperbole to say the last few decades of wrestling history looks a LOT different without him. #WrestleSky 🤼
May 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
RIP Sabu. Seldom has a wrestler generated the kind of buzz, curiosity and excitement that he did in the early '90s. By the time you saw Sabu, you'd already heard lots about him.
It's not hyperbole to say the last few decades of wrestling history looks a LOT different without him. #WrestleSky 🤼
It's not hyperbole to say the last few decades of wrestling history looks a LOT different without him. #WrestleSky 🤼
"Hey kids! So it's $50 for an autograph, $50 for a selfie with your camera. $80 for the combo. No personalizations. Anything larger than a 8x10 is $90 per auto. Be sure to show my social media guy your receipt from my PWTees shop for a free month of my premium Patreon."
May 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"Hey kids! So it's $50 for an autograph, $50 for a selfie with your camera. $80 for the combo. No personalizations. Anything larger than a 8x10 is $90 per auto. Be sure to show my social media guy your receipt from my PWTees shop for a free month of my premium Patreon."
RIP Steve "Mongo" McMichael.
Super Bowl champion with the legendary '85 Chicago Bears. Pro Football Hall of Famer. A former member of the Four Horsemen. A tough dude that lived an incredible life. #WrestleSky
Super Bowl champion with the legendary '85 Chicago Bears. Pro Football Hall of Famer. A former member of the Four Horsemen. A tough dude that lived an incredible life. #WrestleSky
April 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
RIP Steve "Mongo" McMichael.
Super Bowl champion with the legendary '85 Chicago Bears. Pro Football Hall of Famer. A former member of the Four Horsemen. A tough dude that lived an incredible life. #WrestleSky
Super Bowl champion with the legendary '85 Chicago Bears. Pro Football Hall of Famer. A former member of the Four Horsemen. A tough dude that lived an incredible life. #WrestleSky
Smoky Mountain Wrestling legend Rick Rubin is in the house. #WrestleMania
April 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Smoky Mountain Wrestling legend Rick Rubin is in the house. #WrestleMania