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‘One Fall To A Finish’ finishes trilogy on British wrestling
"Harry Potter! That’s what I remember first about Greg Lambert. The chant that rang around the...
‘Sumo Libre’ the mash-up you didn’t know you needed
Children's picture books have to be colorful, engaging, and re-readable. They also generally share...
Rousey’s ‘Our Fight’ might be best book on WWE’s machinations yet
By now, a lot of the more salacious and condemning aspects of Ronda Rousey's second memoir, Our...
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Third Jim Ross book calls it right
There's a poignancy to the third biographical book from the tag team of Jim Ross and Paul O'Brien as you read deeper and deeper into Business Is About to Pick Up!: 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls. It's a reference that good ol' J.R. probably won't get...
Al Getz managed a complicated journey to Melby Award
In the 1990s, Al Getz was a manager in a promotion called Southern States Wrestling in Tennessee. He was known for his loud, high-energy promos. He was also heavier than the trim, svelte figure he is today. With that added weight and his hyperactive promo style, his...
When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books, part 5
Professional wrestling in comic books recently made headlines when Bleeding Cool reported that a comic book from 1951, Police Comics #104 (Quality Comics), featuring a wrestling storyline, went up for auction as part of a lot of 12 issues of Police Comics. According...
‘Dramatic Dreams’ a deep dive into wacky world of DDT Pro-Wrestling
First the DDT was a pesticide. Then it became a finishing move for Jake “The Snake” Roberts (and now the move is commonplace). Then along came the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion in Japan, where DDT stands for Dramatic Dream Team. For those who want to explore the latter,...
Ken Patera’s book is weighty and ribald
Ken Patera is a unique figure in the microcosm of professional wrestling. He seems to always be around the action or creating action in the major wrestling promotions of the 1970s and 1980s or his Olympic and Pan American Games achievements. What we, the fans, didn’t...
Starer’s ‘Total Suplex of the Heart’ draws on personal experiences
Joanne Starer, creator of the comic book The Gimmick, “a Coen Brothers–style dark comedy” set in the world of professional wrestling, has returned to wrestling once again with her highly-anticipated graphic novel Total Suplex of the Heart. While The Gimmick featured...
