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Mat Matters: When a collector — me! — gets his own card

I never thought that anything I've done warranted being recognized on a trading card. I’m a librarian, I'm a parent, I write for Slam, and I occasionally scribble out a poem or short story. I’m proud of my work, but none of this ever screamed out to me as something to...

The Pooper Stars bring toilet humor to wrestling cards

Admit it, professional wrestling is pretty ridiculous. Of course, it’s an amazing athletic achievement, an art, and all of that, but also, it can be pretty silly. Which is why I’m surprised more modern wrestling collectibles don’t reflect this silliness, and why when...

Be kind rewind: A wrestling VHS jackpot at Michigan estate sale

The day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, I received a text from a friend notifying me of an estate sale that coming weekend. Tim was a record collector, so that was how this sale got on his radar, but he was telling me because the sale was...

2023 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling: Bigger and better

Well, now it feels like the holidays! Last week I opened a hobby box of 2022 Upper Deck AEW Allure, and now I have a box of 2023 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling, the third annual flagship wrestling card set for Upper Deck and AEW. With the release of this set, all 2022 AEW...

2022 Upper Deck AEW Allure is the surprise hit of the year

Just a couple short months after the release of its nostalgia fueled 2022 Upper Deck AEW Skybox Metal Universe, Upper Deck has released possibly the surprise hit of the year, 2022 Upper Deck AEW Wrestling Allure. Allure hit the streets on November 15, 2023, so I was...

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Mar 29: MLW War Chamber
Apr 6: WWE NXT Stand & Deliver
Apr 6, 7: WWE WrestleMania 40
Apr 20: TNA Rebellion
Apr 21: AEW Dynasty
May 4: WWE Backlash
May 11: MLW Azteca Lucha
May 26: NXT Battleground
Jun 1: MLW Battle Riot VI
Jul 6: WWE MIB
Jul 7: NXT Heatwave
Aug 3: WWE SummerSlam
Aug 25: AEW All In
Aug 31: WWE Bash in Berlin
Aug 31: MLW Gold Rush Night 1
Sep 1: MLW Gold Rush Night 2