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Stardom book Chases the Dream
As Japanese women’s wrestling or “joshi” grows and becomes a bigger part of mainstream pro...
Book Excerpt: Wrestling Rings, Blackboards, and Movie Sets
Evan Ginzburg, a seasoned professional with over 30 years in film, radio, and TV, is the Senior...
Family shines light on Curtis Iaukea in new book
Curtis Iaukea was one of the most legendary professional wrestlers produced by the state of...
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Mat Matters: Considering wrestling’s environmental impact
I recently got the chance to talk to author Erin Silver about her book In It To Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis. It's written for middle-grade readers, roughly ages 9-12, but I took away all kinds of information about the impact of sports on the environment. For...
Pat Rose’s book leaves you on the hook
The Ring To The Reel: The Pat Rose Story is a quick read, at just under 100 pages not including photographs. It reads like a journeyman's journal, spelling out where, what, who, and sometimes how much. This can be of interest to those interested in the "old days" of...
Niagara sensei moonlights as wrestler and author
The book Life as an Art: Paint Your Picture with Your Passion, released in 2022, tells the story of a young boy from a poor family that lived in the Niagara region of Ontario. A boy who would grow up to have his dreams realized and so much more. The journey that got...
Karrion Kross book coming next summer
WWE star Karrion Kross announced that he has finished writing his book, and that it will be out in August 2025. It's called Life Is Fighting and will be released by ECW Press, under his real name of Kevin Robert Kesar. "Thank you to every single person who encouraged...
The odd women’s wrestling storyline in 1946’s Ella Cinders strip
Despite writing about pro wrestling for more than 35 years now, there are still times where I go, Wow, I had no idea. That happened when, through a Newspapers.com search for something else wrestling-related, I came across a syndicated comic strip in the newspaper with...
Mat Matters: Discovering and rediscovering Jim Londos
Jim Londos was a modern-day Jason. Lovers of Greek mythology recall that Jason was an unconventional hero, a young adult denied his rightful share of the kingship of Iolcos by his duplicitous half-uncle Pelias. When Jason appeared before Pelias seeking his...
