A rookie’s visit to Waterloo & Tragos/Thesz induction weekend
By BRIAN WESTCOTT – For SlamWrestling.net WATERLOO, IOWA — I attended my very first...
Category: Opinion
Mat Memories: Tears and cheers at Tragos/Thesz induction weekend
WATERLOO, Iowa – The 22nd George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction...
Mat Matters: Unforgettable Orndorff was Wonderful … and then some
Being a Canadian kid, not all of the weekly American wrestling shows were broadcast here so I...
Mat Matters: The Encyclopedia closes on superfan Jimmy Ryan
Just who was this strange man in a strange land, I wondered? A fan from Charlotte, North Carolina,...
Mat Matters: How Andrade’s WWE career could have been saved
Andrade is one of the most skillful and talented professional wrestlers on the planet. Due to the...
Mat Matters: Picking a Jeopardy! host from the wrestling world
Since the beginning of the year, the television game show Jeopardy! has featured a series of Guest...
Mat Matters: Booking The Hurt Business better
MVP, the mouthpiece and mastermind. Shelton Benjamin, the crafty veteran. Cedric Alexander, the...
Mat Matters: A message on Chyna for the kids
Funny how certain wrestlers like Chyna resonate after all these years, and how complex a human she...
Mat Memories: Why not try an NFT?
Proving that you can teach an old dog a new trick, tonight I launched my first-ever NFT (Non...
Mat Matters: Kofi ain’t no hero
On Raw this week MVP pulled Kofi Kingston aside to have a chat. MVP told Kingston that he seems to...
Wins & Losses Matter: Thunder Rosa
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged...
Mat Matters: Is WWE being put up for sale?
Often, when a company is being readied be sold, it will typically cut costs and do everything to...
Analysis: Reading into Tony Khan’s post-Double or Nothing teases
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All Elite Wrestling president Tony Khan spoke to the media after...
Mat Matters: The importance of PR staff
The recent news that Tom George, the public relations whiz for Major League Wrestling (MLW), is...
Mat Matters: Deepak Massand will be missed
There will be one less Christmas card arriving this year at my house. Deepak Massand has died....
Wins and Losses Matter: Goldberg
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged...
Mat Matters: An XPW New Jack experience, and a Vic Grimes rant
The sudden death of New Jack on May 14 got me thinking back some wild times two decades ago, and...
Wins & Losses Matter: Mickie James
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged...
Mat Matters: When Chris Colt met Joe Cocker
From the time I was 10, in 1965, Big Time Wrestling was the center of my life, especially the TV...
Guest column: When Bruno Sammartino gave way to Lawrence Welk
By PAUL GABRIEL – For SlamWrestling.net Oh the memories. It’s 1956, I’m eight...
