Translated ‘Kings of Wrestling’ a major contribution to wrestling history
If your reading goes a little further afield than wrestling history to include ‘aligned’ interests...
Category: Gary Howard Memorial Library
Sarah Rowe’s ‘From the Farm to Our Table’ proves to be re-readable
By CALAMITY KATE – For SlamWrestling.net Since giving birth to my son, Van, over two years...
Part 1 of Steve Keirn’s story compelling and emotional
Steve Keirn and Ian Douglass have formed a “fabulous” tag team for a well-written and...
Magazine editor, writer Dennis Brent dies
In April 2015, Terry Taylor was tasked with introducing Dennis Brent, who was receiving the...
‘Night Train’ Gary Jackson keeps on rollin’ down the track
The entrance of Gary Jackson to the world of pro wrestling is all about a special entrance. Too...
Blondie’s Chris Stein’s often ‘Dreaming’ of wrestling
On August 27, 1979, a very junior Vincent Kennedy McMahon pulled two special guests from Madison...
‘Tod is God’ a revealing look at ECW
You would expect a book written about the origins of a company revered for its violence and...
CAC Melby Award winner Jason Presley dug deep
There’s an old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. The first time this writer...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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....
When pro wrestling inspires non-wrestling comic books, part 5
Professional wrestling in comic books recently made headlines when Bleeding Cool reported that a...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘What Happened to Our Wrestling?’ flawed but insightful
If you are a listener to Jim Cornette’s podcasts, you have heard of — and from —...
Retro review: WWE’s ‘Big Apple Takedown’ will leave the reader puzzled
Professional wrestlers aren’t just professional wrestlers. Their skills and talents extend beyond...
Wrestling subplot to ‘Victory Parade’ only part of ‘gorgeous, heartbreaking book’
Victory Parade is a striking new book written and drawn by the Eisner Award-nominated painter,...
