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Guest column: Elect Morris Sigel to the Observer Hall of Fame
About a year ago, my passion for Houston Wrestling hit the tipping point and I started a program collection in earnest. More about that in the years...
Journeyman Journals: Was that a concussion?
EDITOR'S NOTE: We are pleased to welcome Jeremiah Plunkett to SlamWrestling.net, where he will be offering up a column we are calling "Journeyman...
Mat Matters: Early screening of referee documentary really about community
KITCHENER - There's the opening of the movie Saturday Night next weekend, and it's a reminder that the original Saturday Night Live crew was dubbed...
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Wrestlers’ Court: Gunther a capable wrestler, but a poor heel
I recently devoted this column to two heels who make RAW appointment viewing: Dominik Mysterio and Drew McIntyre. Despite their different approaches to breaking bad, I am moved by their performances. Neither man is a ‘cool heel’ -- a bad boy who curries favor with...
Retro Review: Griffin’s ‘Fall Guys’ historically important but flawed
Falls Guys: The Barnums of Bounce by Marcus Griffin was released in 1937, making it one of the first widely-released books on professional wrestling. If you are interested in the history of the sport, it is a must-read and an important piece of literature on the...
Wrestlers’ Court: Less can be more when it comes to Raw
On September 9, new Monday Night RAW play-by-play man Joe Tessitore announced that WWE’s flagship show would be cut from three hours to two, at least for the balance of RAW’s run on the USA Network. This move keeps RAW on air past the expiration of WWE’s current...
Wrestlers’ Court: Hail Sullivan and pure evil in wrestling
I’m on a bit of a heel kick lately. Last time out I wrote about my preference for complex villains, especially those who rightly or wrongly see themselves as the heroes of their lives. Pure evil generally holds less interest. Very few people are so misanthropic that...
Mat Matters: Sonny King’s death a reminder of the son I connected him with
The last time I heard from Sonny King, who died on Saturday, August 31, at age 79, he thanked me for putting him in touch with a child he didn't know about. The background is pretty straightforward. Lawrence Johnson, who wrestled as Sonny King, had pretty well kept...
Wrestlers’ Court: McIntyre & Dominik Mysterio true heels
In wrestling and other media, I often cheer for the villain. Good bad guys are critical. A hero can’t exist without a villain standing in his or her way. Even better if said villain puts the hero in legitimate peril-creating risk that the hero fails at his or her...
