A conversation from my in-laws’ visit this past weekend. My 10 year old niece: That’s an interesting shirt Uncle John is wearing. My wife, not a wrestling fan: That is a crazy…
Few people have been in as many locker rooms as Chris Michaels. The long time independent wrestler has seen and done it all in the business. He’s been on the cusp of…
At first Judi-Rae Hendrix never paid much attention to professional wrestling. It was on all the time, thanks to her brothers, but she never paid attention until the day her brother said,…
Four years ago, I visited the Dan Gable Museum, home of the Tragos/Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, for the first time. Three years ago I made my second visit, this time…
It’s been twenty months since I took a road trip to see professional wrestling, and IWA East Coast broke the Covid-enforced moratorium with a bang this past weekend. The promotion hosted three…
In case you missed it, Mad Man Pondo was on Talk is Jericho this week. Pondo , G Raver, and filmmaker Jeff Waldridge appear to discuss deathmatches, deathmatch culture, and Jeff’s documentary…
Wrestlemania week is more than the WWE’s biggest event of the year. It’s become a week of opportunity for the countless men and women in the indies trying to break out and…
I can’t believe I’m a week late posting this. I’ve been waiting a long time to see Ella back in the ring. Not only is Ella back, she’s fighting Billie Starkz! Ella…
Chad French is an idiot. I mean that with much love and respect. Chad is a great guy and a phenomenal writer, so much so that I’ve encouraged him of late to…
Ella was on a hot streak in Girl Fight. She was unpinned in all her appearances, a staggering accomplishment in the promotion. After taking more than a year off, she has begun…