Collectibles
AEW Upper Deck better than ever
It's my favorite time of the year. The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are cooling,...
Preserving Portland’s wrestling history, one tape at a time
Preserving footage of classic professional wrestling isn’t exactly God’s work but I’m willing to...
Komet Kid wrestling figure is out of this world
Komet Kid, the third figure of the first series of KWK Kayfabe Heroes wrestling figures has been...
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JunkShopDog’s traveling toy show
Junk Shop Dog -- real name Adam McFarlane -- who was previously interviewed for Slam’s “Behind the Gimmick Table” column in December 2020, used to be most known for his collection of rare Japanese Charapro and POPY wrestling action figures, but he has since spun his...
WWE Panini Prizm is back, but will it be the last?
Panini Prizm WWE trading cards are back with its latest flagship set of cards, 2024 Panini Prizm WWE. After the 2023 lawsuit between WWE and Panini, which was eventually settled out of court, many collectors wondered if they’d see another set of Panini WWE cards....
Taking Rasslin Merch Machine from Behind the Gimmick Table
In June 2020, the Rasslin Merch Machine debuted his Behind the Gimmick Table column for Slam! Wrestling, which ran until January 2022. Spurred on by the COVID-19 shutdowns of spring 2020, Behind the Gimmick Table took a look at “how pro wrestling merchandise and...
Wrestling collectors believe in Joe Hendry
Trading cards are a notoriously volatile market. One good game can send an otherwise unknown football player’s rookie card to the moon, or one bad play can have collectors selling low, but this volatility isn’t often seen in the wrestling card market, so when it is,...
PowerTown figures into collectibles market, hearts of families
A car drove over Lou Thesz and the legendary National Wrestling Alliance World champion escaped with nary a scrape. That’s because the accident, with the late champ’s wife Charlie behind the wheel, involved the PowerTown action figure of Thesz. She called its survival...
More than just briefcases at WWE MITB pop-up store
TORONTO -- Tonight, a number of WWE Superstars will try to get their hands on the Money in the Bank briefcase in front of thousands of Toronto fans. Meanwhile, WWE will be hoping to get the money in the pockets of those same fans at the pop-up WWE Store that ran as...
