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Wrestlers’ Court: Is Hulk still a Real American?
In my last column, I wrote about the hostile response that Hulk Hogan received on the January 6 edition of Monday Night Raw. I was equally intrigued...
Mat Matters: The best and worst year of my life
When SlamWrestling.net Producer Greg Oliver asked me for a summation of my internship experience a few weeks ago, I was honestly unsure of what to...
Journeyman Journal: Like, subscribe and suplex
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jeremiah Plunkett writes a weekly column SlamWrestling.net, where he offers up stories of his travels in "Journeyman Journals with...
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Guest column: Eulogizing Detroit’s RoughHouse Rob
By LEVI BLUE - For SlamWrestling.net I broke into the wrestling business back in 1997 and left permanently in 2023. It is amazing in that amount of time how many friends that you think you have made. But what it really comes down to is how many of them stick with you...
Wrestlers’ Court: Hulk doesn’t rule
The January 6 premiere of WWEs Monday Night Raw on Netflix was notable for many reasons. It began with a kayfabe-busting narration by Paul "Triple H" Levesque and a promo by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — two Attitude Era legends who now lead WWE from the backroom and...
Mat Matters: Considering wrestling’s environmental impact
I recently got the chance to talk to author Erin Silver about her book In It To Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis. It's written for middle-grade readers, roughly ages 9-12, but I took away all kinds of information about the impact of sports on the environment. For...
Journeyman Journal: Braving the storm
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jeremiah Plunkett writes a weekly column SlamWrestling.net, where he offers up stories of his travels in "Journeyman Journals with Jeremiah." Journal Entry 1/14/2025 Last week’s Journeyman Journals was delayed due to a death in the family. Thank you for...
Wrestlers’ Court: A new year, a New Day?
Monday, January 6 marked the first WWE RAW on Netflix. I enjoyed the show. I'll have more to say about it (especially one very special guest star) next time out. RAW was so stacked that planned appearances by Becky Lynch and the debuting Pentagon Jr. were cut. They...
Wrestlers’ Court: McIntyre loses WWE Championship, wins Golden Schwartz
In case the headline doesn’t give it away, the winner of the prestigious second annual Golden Schwartz award is WWE’s Drew McIntyre. Cue trumpets. Or maybe bagpipes, followed by a drum-line and a killer electric guitar riff that reminds me of the old Doctor Who theme....
