New book on Japanese women’s wrestling an intriguing read
Professional wrestling hasn’t gotten all that much attention from the academic community. While...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 8, 2025 | Featured Home Page, Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Spotlight
Professional wrestling hasn’t gotten all that much attention from the academic community. While...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Mar 7, 2025 | Featured Home Page, Interviews
With his in-ring career almost a full 25 years behind him, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen doesn’t get...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Feb 15, 2025 | News, Obituaries
Hiroaki Hamada, known as Gran Hamada from his exploits in Japan and around the world, has passed...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jan 26, 2025 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
As Japanese women’s wrestling or “joshi” grows and becomes a bigger part of mainstream pro...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Sep 25, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock
A few days before the Mr. McMahon docu-series premiered on Netflix, the man himself put out a...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Sep 17, 2024 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews
Wrestling fans and drama fans alike will both find plenty to enjoy in Netflix’s new five-part...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Sep 10, 2024 | News, Obituaries
Japanese wrestling veteran Kuniaki Kobayashi has passed away. He was 68 years old. Kobayashi, who...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jul 17, 2024 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection, Tragos/Thesz HOF
Don Frye has always been a man of action and not words; as such, don’t expect much of a speech...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Jun 20, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
First the DDT was a pesticide. Then it became a finishing move for Jake “The Snake” Roberts (and...
Read MorePosted by Alex Podgorski | Apr 23, 2024 | Interviews
Kenta Kobayashi may be 43 years old but he still wants to keep going for as long as possible. The...
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