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Van Hammer: From WCW Hype to a Life Derailed
Van Hammer’s WCW rise, backstage heat, personal battles, and the complex legacy remembered by Marc Mero and the two women who knew him best.
150 Classic Wrestling Moves You Rarely See Anymore
A DDT once ended matches. A sleeper once silenced arenas. 150 classic wrestling moves that lost their power, their purpose, or their place.
25 Black Women Who Built 1950s and ’60s Wrestling
They wrestled in secret, dodged danger, and rewrote history: 25 Black women who built pro wrestling’s golden era.
Hulk Hogan: Real American on Netflix – An Honest Review
An honest review of Netflix’s Hulk Hogan: Real American. What the doc gets right, what it skips, and what every wrestling fan should know.
The Lost 1985 NWA House Show Fans Never Forgot
In 1985, a loaded Jim Crockett Promotions house show hit Philadelphia, delivering title fights and chaos fans still talk about.
35 1980s WWF Tag Teams Who Quietly Stole The Show
35 WWF 1980s tag teams who delivered big matches but rarely get credit. A look back at duos fans still talk about today.
Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels’ Embarrassing First Encounter
It was 2002. Kurt Angle was waiting for Shawn Michaels backstage. He had something to say – and he probably should have kept it to…
Vince McMahon on the Father He Barely Knew
Vince McMahon didn’t know his own last name until age 12. The story of his father, and the final words he ever gave him.
JBL and Joey Styles’ Brutal Real-Life Fight on a Plane
Nobody on that flight expected Joey Styles to be the one. The real story of the fight between JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield) and Joey Styles.
Randy Savage and Bill Dundee’s Real-Life Parking Lot Brawl
Inside the brutal Macho Man Randy Savage and Bill Dundee parking lot brawl that left one man with a broken face.
READER FAVORITES
Dark Tales
Lita: From Champion to Survivor, Her Untold Journey
She could have easily been another wrestling casualty. Discover the surprising untold story of Amy Dumas, the woman behind WWE’s Lita!
WRESTLING TERRITORIES
When Joshi Ruled the 90s, Then Collapsed
From Tokyo Dome in 1994 to collapse in 1997: how ’90s joshi rose, fell, and the lasting mark it left on Japanese women’s pro wrestling.
INTERVIEWS
Pro Wrestling Stories’ Bobby Mathews Joins Gerald Brisco and JBL
Pro Wrestling Stories author Bobby Mathews joins WWE Hall of Famers JBL and Gerald Brisco to talk wrestling history on their podcast.
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Ranking Every Wrestling Game on Sega Genesis
Journey back to the late ’80s and early ’90s as every wrestling game ever released on the Sega Genesis gaming system is brought back to…
