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Behind the Gimmick Table: It’s true! Kurt Angle has new NFTs!
Kurt Angle’s life has long been in the public eye as a high-level athlete who won Olympic...
Behind the Gimmick Table: D-Man Parker has learned from missed opportunities
As “D-Man” Daniel Parker, Daniel Iurincic is a world traveled wrestler. Merchandise has been...
Behind the Gimmick Table: BeastFaceKillah is one of China’s leading wrestling minds
Pro wrestling in China is in its infancy. Be it WWE or homegrown content, the market is a new,...
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Behind the Gimmick Table: Toronto’s Johnny Pota an organized hoarder
You might call Johnny Pota a hoarder, if he wasn’t so organized. The Toronto, Ontario, apartment he shares with his girlfriend would resemble a museum if everything could be displayed. Much of the impressive artifacts occupy unusual storage spots such as kitchen...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Time to ‘Eat Like a Luchador’
In 2021 niches are more accessible and relevant than ever. The new book, Eat Like a Luchador: The Official Cookbook, definitely “feeds” into a crucial crossover demographic. Author Mónica Ochoa is one of the few women journalists in lucha libre and has ties as far...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Schiavone comic book culmination of a long fandom
Before AEW commentator Tony Schiavone fell in love with the great sport of pro wrestling, his preferred episodic narrative medium was comic books. Throughout middle school, Schiavone was swept up in the revolutionary approach to comics provided by the burgeoning...
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 Fungible Tokens), making it one of the few available to wrestling fans ever. And to think, a year ago, I didn't know what an NFT was! The one I am most proud of comes from...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Grenville Nash’s ‘Hasbook’ celebrates all things WWF Hasbro
Author Grenville Nash has taken a love for WWF Hasbro to a whole new level with his just-released book Hasbook: A Collector’s Guide to Real Wrestling Action. But the path that got him to this point actually started with the 2016 announcement of the WWF Hasbro inspired...
Behind the Gimmick Table: Alabama’s ‘Kung Fu’ Janela loves stirring the pot
Donnie Popham has always enjoyed stirring the pot, so to speak. He has especially been able to do so since changing his ring name. Seeing the popularity of AEW’s polarizing Joey Janela, Popham reached out and surprisingly Janela gave the Alabama-native the okay to...
