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Book Review: Hot Shots and High Spots 22 Oct 2011 | 12:17 pm
The name George Napolitano may or may not ring bells with some wrestling fans. While the man has been affiliated with professional wrestling for more than 40 years, he is not someone instantly recogni...
ROH on HDNET 15 Jan 2011 | 03:30 pm
And so, two years and one month after the Ring of Honor promotion debuted on HDNet, the door will close. Come April 4th, the final episode in "the only weekly national wrestling show worth watching" w...
Mark My Words... 13 Aug 2010 | 03:55 pm
Earlier this week, I received a large gift. Now, I’d known about its impending arrival for several days; but still, until I actually took possession, the 50 pounds of old pro wrestling magazines, news...
Gene Kiniski 15 Apr 2010 | 04:25 pm
When the sad news came early this morning that Gene "Big Thunder" Kiniski, “Canada’s Greatest Athlete,” had passed away during the night, I felt a numbness wash over me. Not that it came as a surprise...
Little People's Court 23 Dec 2009 | 02:20 pm
I've been doing a very good job of ignoring WWE's RAW program ever since The Jericho Dare concluded this past August (see the two columns below this for details). The fact is, I rarely think about RAW...
The Jericho Dare Part II – WWE Monday Night RAW – August 17, 2009 24 Aug 2009 | 07:17 am
As in the case of The Jericho Dare, Part I - Smackdown (see article below), I ask for your understanding, should you find the following description of RAW wanting. There were just too many parts of th...
Review of WWE Smackdown ... August 14, 2009 ... AKA The Jericho Dare 17 Aug 2009 | 09:11 pm
A brief explanation: as time permits, I tend to hang out over at the Wrestling Classics Message Board (www.wrestlingclassics.com). One of the regular members, Wild Rover, issued a challenge to yours t...
Well, Heck. It's Only Been 9 Months... 25 Jul 2009 | 07:46 pm
I send warm greetings to those I've sorely neglected far too long. At last, I've returned to the scene of previous scribblings, and I'm more than happy to do so. In a nutshell, there have been some mi...
Why I’ve Had Problems with the W(W)WF/E for 43 Years 22 Oct 2008 | 08:14 pm
Every once in awhile, someone will ask why I have a tendency to react negatively (and occasionally with volatility) when confronting the initials W(W)WF/E. It’s a legitimate query, and the answer is o...
TAPE TWO 10 Sep 2008 | 06:07 pm
In my previous column, (Back in the Saddle Again, August 20th, 2008), I explained how I’d taken a hiatus from my two websites due to a personal situation. One of the lessons I re-learned during that t...
