Wrestling Mourns the Loss of George Tahinos
George Tahinos died on Nov. 9, 2025, ending a decades long run as one of pro wrestling’s most reliable and respected ringside photographers. The news moved quickly across the wrestling world, where wrestlers, promoters and colleagues immediately recognized how much of the sport’s visual history he had quietly shaped.
Tahinos spent years documenting wrestling in every setting possible, from WWE and ECW shows to cramped Northeast indie venues, convention halls, and weekend fan fest marathons. His work was never about theatrics, he caught what was in front of him, a mid air dive, sweat pouring off someone’s forehead, a quick laugh at a merch table, a moment of exhaustion against a guardrail. Fans grew used to scrolling through his galleries after big weekends because his photos always felt grounded in what the night actually looked like.
Tributes came fast. Bully Ray wrote that he was “sad to hear of the passing of wrestling photographer and friend George Tahinos,” while Blue Meanie said he was “absolutely gutted,” calling him a legend behind the lens. Fightful’s staff said they lost “a very talented photographer that we had the pleasure of working with,” noting that Tahinos helped define how their coverage looked and felt. Others described him as steady, generous and unfailingly polite, the kind of person who treated every wrestler the same way, whether they were working their first match or headlining a major show.
Tahinos didn’t try to put his own stamp on wrestling. He simply documented it, and he did it with enough consistency and care that whole eras are now remembered through images he shot. His death leaves the wrestling world with a deep sense of loss, and a reminder that the people who stay out of the spotlight often shape the business just as much as the ones in it.
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