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...
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Mat Matters: Reflections on one year writing about wrestling
My first year as a wrestling journalist has been exciting for this long-time fan of professional...
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Mat Matters: Taking pride in the SLAM! Wrestling family
I know it was Mother’s Day that just passed, but I feel compelled to share with you just how...
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Examining the art of pro wrestling journalism
It all started for Mike Mooneyham when he was 12 years old. Like any adolescent youngster, he was...
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Rodgers has Pacific Northwest covered
The recent passing of wrestler Johnny Kostas is yet another in a long string of wrestling deaths....
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Mat Matters: A little cross with Ross
In an interview with WWE.com, Jim Ross, the Vice President of Talent Relations, spoke about the...
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Mat Matters: WWF media policy a joke
“The WWF have declared war on the media. Not the entire media, mind you. They’ll...
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Mat Matters: WWF should just relax
What a difference a week makes. The WWF might not have been the biggest fan of wrestling Web...
Read MoreMat Matters: An open letter to WWFE
Sports Entertainment sure is ‘big business’. Nowhere is it more readily evident than in the WWF’s head offices where decisions are made which directly affect the marketplace, the fans and the news media. Though...
Read MoreMat Matters: WWF shuts out wrestling media…again
The World Wrestling Federation has once again closed its doors to pro-wrestling Internet sites and newsletters. In an announcement published on their official site a mere three days after their biggest yearly event —...
Read MoreMat Matters: Readers respond to new WWF policy
Over the course of the morning here at SLAM! Wrestling, we have gathered some of your emails concerned the WWF’s new policy towards the pro-wrestling media. The reaction has been very diverse and passionate in tone. Below...
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