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Hanstock’s ‘Main Event’ not as promised
There are times, when you are reviewing a book, where you find the one key phrase that sums up the...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Valentine’s book a love letter to WWF LJNs
There are professional wrestling fans and then there are super fans. The casual fan’s interest is...
Frankie Cain autobiography is ‘a beacon of light in a congested genre’
Things have come a long ways since Lou Thesz, arguably the greatest heavyweight champion who ever...
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Mad Maxine ‘chronicles’ her unconventional life in first novel
“The Chronicles of Mad Maxine is about relentlessly physical young women coming into their own power. They are the heroes of their own loud wonderful lives taking up space and shouting, ‘I am!’ As they train to mimic fight scenes, they begin to realize that they call...
‘New Japan Academy’ offers an interesting take on a classic wrestling story
Tetsuya Naito, New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW’s) International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight and Intercontinental champion, has gone through an incredible and storied struggle in his career. And that story has now been captured and transformed into an...
Meltzer takes readers on a nostalgic trip back to 1997
Do you remember the year 1997? For this writer, it was the year I entered high school (and my school photo still makes me grimace!). The year I heard the tragic news of the death of Princess Diana after getting back from a WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) house...
New Jack’s memoir is just as extreme as he is
There’s a saying that a wrestler’s character is best when it’s their own personality turned up to 100. But in the case of Jerome Young – better known to wrestling fans as New Jack – it would appear, from his new autobiography New Jack: Memoir of a Pro Wrestling...
Slam secret Santas to the rescue: our holiday shopping suggestions!
2020 has been... well let's just say it's been interesting. But at least we have the holidays to look forward to, right? And this year you will have some expert help from SlamWrestling.net for all the pro wrestling enthusiasts on your list! Our honorary Slam secret...
Pro wrestling legends hilariously infiltrate the head of Joeylicious
Pro wrestling fans will recall that the entrance theme for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler and nemesis to SlamWrestling writer Bob Kapur, Randy Orton opens with the lyrics: “I hear voices in my head. They council me. They understand. They talk to me.” But...
