Retro review: Matysik’s ‘Drawing Heat the Hard Way’ has value to today’s bookers
Larry Matysik’s third book, Drawing Heat the Hard Way: How Wrestling Really Works, includes a...
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‘Wrestling at the Chase’ coffee-table book aims to keep memories alive
Growing up, Ed Wheatley spent Saturday nights with his grandmother, drinking root beer floats and...
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Dean Ambrose honors trainer Cody Hawk at CAC reunion
LAS VEGAS – WWE star Dean Ambrose was a “science experiment” to the 2019 Cauliflower Alley...
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Announcer, promoter, historian, writer Larry Matysik dies
Larry Matysik, the voice of St. Louis’ Wrestling at the Chase, has died. He was 72. Longtime...
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Mat Matters: In praise of Larry Matysik
The first time I met Larry Matysik, I was a 15-year-old high school kid who had somehow convinced...
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Bruiser Brody latest topic for Highspots’ documentarian
Working both independently and as part of the team at Highspots.com, filmmaker Michael Elliott has...
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Remembering Joe Garagiola, wrestling announcer
In his 90 years on Earth, Joe Garagiola hit .316 in a winning World Series, called some of...
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Road trip for a friend: A weekend at the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame
As I travelled down the highway to Waterloo, Iowa, I had many miles to reflect back on the reason...
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Steiners headline Tragos/Thesz induction weekend
WATERLOO, IOWA — Seven of wrestling’s greatest performers and personalities laced up their...
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Steiners and Snyder headline 2014 Class for Tragos/Thesz Pro Hall
Well before they were “Big Poppa Pump” and “The Dog-Faced Gremlin,” Scott...
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Larry Matysik has earned the Melby Award for wrestling journalism
Each year, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame honours someone for...
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Matysik’s Top 50 bound to infuriate, educate
Who is the best professional wrestler of all-time? That is a question that has been asked for ages...
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Widow’s tale adds emotion to Brody book
With the recent tragic events involving the Benoit family still fresh in peoples’ minds, it...
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St. Louis Hall of Fame opens
ST. LOUIS — Nick Ridenour was a south St. Louis kid who like countless others started...
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Chicago’s big moment: O’Connor vs Rogers, 1961
Try as they might, the world title bouts at WrestleMania in Chicago on April 2 will forever pale...
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St. Louis history a fascinating read
Thanks to the vision of legendary promoter Sam Muchnick, St. Louis was one of pro...
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Larry Matysik story archive
Larry Matysik is a key figure in the history of St. Louis wrestling, and shared all that...
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