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Mat Matters: Stardom is wrestling evolved
If I have learned anything watching pro-wrestling for longer than I would care to admit it is that generally the very best women wrestlers in the...
Mat Matters: The quizzical calls from Bobby Davis (1937-2021)
Bobby Davis was a mythical figure for so long with pro wrestling fans. He was the legendary manager of the even more legendary "Nature Boy" Buddy...
Mat Matters: AEW’s Brodie Lee tribute show ‘done the right way’
The professional wrestling business gets a bad rap at times. In some cases, deservedly so. Wednesday was not one of those days. It showcased the...
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Mat Matters: Mitchell’s Brodie Lee rant was irresponsible and repugnant
Balancing the public’s right to know versus a person’s right to privacy can be a tricky thing. Here in Canada for example, video surveillance (CCTV systems) are generally frowned upon as a threat to privacy and therefore aren’t widely used whereas in London, England,...
Mat Matters: Reflecting on 25 years in wrestling
December 15, 1995. A date that will always stand out as the start of my crazy journey through wrestling. The event was “The Showdown at the Corral,” a celebration of Stu Hart, who had turned 80 the previous May. Partway through the night I felt a hand on my shoulder....
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 Siki was going to be the new Charley Pride, but now he'd settle for being the old Sweet Daddy Siki." With the...
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...
Mat Matters: Will Omega’s appearance have a long-term Impact? The ‘Dreamer’ in me thinks so.
After last night’s episode of Impact, the big question is: Where do we go from here with the Kenny Omega / AEW situation? It’s been announced that Don Callis will be appearing on AEW Dynamite tonight, so last night wasn’t simply a one-and-done. But is there something...
Mat Matters: Why Pat Patterson mattered
Being gay in professional wrestling has never been an easy thing. As I think back to the life of Pat Patterson, who died December 2, 2020, it makes me wonder what sort of challenges he had to face during his career that went all the way back to the late 1950s. For...
