Opinion
Wins & Losses Matter: Jungle Boy
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged in special angles and storylines. In the grand...
Mat Memories: Revisiting Tom Cole makes for a tough show
This weekend, my Pro Wrestling Spotlight Live YouTube and Facebook show was one of the hardest I have ever done in my entire 40-year career in pro...
Wins & Losses Matter: Francine
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged in special angles and storylines. In the grand...
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Guest column: The undeniable greatness of Aja Kong
By KEN RAFTERY - For SlamWrestling.net “Which came first…the chicken or the egg?” My version of that question is equally perplexing: ‘Which came first…my love of WWE or my Cyndi Lauper fandom?” I can’t recall, but when these two entities converged in 1984, I became...
Mat Matters: Cole, dead at 50, was the original whistleblower for #SpeakingOut
When the #SpeakingOut movement, where men and women brought to light allegations of abuse they experienced in pro wrestling, was launched in June 2020 over Twitter, my first thought was of Tom Cole. With his suicide on February 12, I find myself overwhelmed with...
Wins & Losses Matter: Vince McMahon
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged in special angles and storylines. In the grand scheme of things keeping track of wins and losses of a scripted sport is not only illogical but senseless and meaningless....
Mat Matters: Send in the Clowns
In pro wrestling, the persona or character of the clown has been a staple of the industry, the most infamous of which is Doink the Clown, his many incarnations and minions in WWE. The bitter, cruel clown was so popular Chris Jericho dressed up like him to get the drop...
Mat Matters: It’s football, so get the facts right on Reed
This might be shocking to you but in professional wrestling facts are exaggerated. Wait, even that underplays it. Not only are stories fudged but creating myths is encouraged. It worked great back when kayfabe existed and Archie Gouldie could be a non-speaking...
Wins & Losses Matter: The Riott Squad
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged in special angles and storylines. In the grand scheme of things keeping track of wins and losses of a scripted sport is not only illogical but senseless and meaningless....
