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New book on Japanese women’s wrestling an intriguing read
Professional wrestling hasn’t gotten all that much attention from the academic community. While...
Hebner autobiography pulls out a victory
Despite being a business cloaked in layers of secrecy so thick that comparisons to underground...
Novel ‘The World Belongs to Jane & Me’ has shades of Adrian Street
A young Welshman, Johnny "The Kid" Arnold, seeks an escape from a life in the coal mines and sees...
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Slam Speaks: Memories of Jamie Hemmings
The death of our SlamWrestling.net colleague Jamie Melissa Hemmings is more than a fitting reason to dust off the ol' Slam Speaks format. What quickly became evident is that, in her 43 years, she impacted a lot of lives, beyond just her writing about pro wrestling....
Mat Matters: We will miss you, Jamie Hemmings
She was only 43, and we were friends for 20 of those. I only just learned the truly gutting news that Jamie Hemmings, nee Kreiser, has died. The news was shared by her brother, Justin: Some horrible unexpected news today.... My sister, Jamie Hemmings has passed away....
Barry Horowitz book deserves a pat on the back
One of the perks of writing for SlamWrestling.net is that I sometimes get to review books about one of my favorite subjects—wrestling. I was excited by the prospect of reviewing Barry Horowitz's autobiography, Wrestling Is My Gimmick: My Life on the Wrong Side of the...
Book excerpt: Hooray For Hollywood!: The True Story Of The Original GLOW Girl
Let's call it a tease ... somehow that feels appropriate. Jeanne Basone, who was Hollywood on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling TV show, has just released a memoir, Hooray For Hollywood!: The True Story Of The Original GLOW Girl, and has offered up a few tidbits for...
Stardom book Chases the Dream
As Japanese women’s wrestling or “joshi” grows and becomes a bigger part of mainstream pro wrestling, some audiences members will become curious as to where these big names -- Kairi Sane, Io Sky, Meiko Satomura, to name but a few -- got their starts. Luckily there’s a...
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 Editor for Pro Wrestling Stories. As an Associate Producer for the Oscar-nominated movie The Wrestler and the acclaimed documentary 350 Days, Evan has passionately...
