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For Angel Orsini, the devil of the wrestling business is in the details
The original ECW alum has a vision for the future of pro wrestling: safer for the wrestlers, and more accountability for the promoters. I have...
Long & Delirious: A stream of consciousness journey through 8 Fast & Furious movies
Here’s the thing: I have never seen a Fast & Furious movie. I’m not much of a car or racing guy, so that didn’t help. However, I have nothing...
Mat Matters: When Sweet Daddy met Charley Pride
Allen Abel, the great, retired columnist for the Globe and Mail newspaper, wrote a feature on Sweet Daddy Siki in 1982. He noted that "Sweet Daddy...
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Mat Matters: With his death, Tiny Lister finally gets the spotlight
I didn’t know Tommy “Tiny” Lister, who passed away on Thursday, December 10, at the age of 62, and I won’t pretend that I did. From afar, my impressions of him included the obvious, which was his physically imposing look, and, especially after speaking with him over...
‘Zeus’ Tiny Lister dies
TMZ.com is reporting that Tommy "Tiny" Lister has died. He was 62. Apparently, he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Marina Del Rey, California, on Thursday afternoon, December 10, and was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Lister came to the...
Crackle’s ‘Heroes of Lucha Libre’ is high-flying fun
When my son was younger, one of his favourite wrestlers was Rey Mysterio Jr. He loved characters like Spider-Man, Batman and Green Lantern, so to him Mysterio’s incredible feats of athleticism in the ring made him a real-life superhero. What he didn’t know at the time...
RJ City talks David Arquette, showtunes, and climbing the stairway to obscurity
If you’re at all familiar with RJ City, it won’t be a surprise to hear that he holds degrees in Culture & Entertainment and Marketing. That’s because few other wrestlers – independent or otherwise – have been as successful in parlaying a love for wrestling,...
Crackle’s ‘Heroes of Lucha Libre’ debuts next week
The Heroes of Lucha Libre are coming to Crackle. The 11-part scripted series debuts on the free streaming platform on November 25th. The series stars Rey Mysterio Jr., Mil Mascaras, Tinieblas Jr, Alushe, Dragon Lee and Blue Demon. Crackles describes the series as...
Filmmaker Christopher Annino focuses on both the medium and the message
Perhaps it should not have been surprising, considering that New Englander Christopher Annino has a passion for creating a space for performers to play against their stereotype, but my conversation with the physically imposing strongman/wrestler/director flew in the...
