JP Zarka

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JP Zarka created Pro Wrestling Stories in 2015. He's a writer and editor-in-chief here at PWS, a podcast producer, former co-host of The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo, and an elementary school assistant principal who enjoys playing guitar and spending time with his lively daughters! You can see him in recent episodes of "Autopsy: The Last Hours of…" on Reelz in the United States and Channel 5 in the U.K. Originally from Chicago, he has called London home since 2008. You can explore his music at the link above.

"It was funny to us, but it wasn’t funny to Little Tokyo!" Former NWA President Bruce Tharpe opens up about life after Billy Corgan purchased the NWA in 2017, who scared him most off-camera, a wrestling rib that went too far for a former wrestler, and more!

Bruce Tharpe – Rare Interview on Ribs and Life After the NWA

by JP Zarka

In only his second interview in three years, former NWA president Bruce Tharpe opens up about life after wrestling and more.

Dan & Benny In The Ring - A Recommended New Podcast

Dan & Benny In The Ring – A Recommended New Podcast

by JP Zarka

Dan Sebastiano and Benny Scala launched a new podcast entitled Dan & Benny In The Ring, and their premier episode does not disappoint!

Yokozuna – 10 Stories Showing the Kind of Man He Was

by JP Zarka

From personal accounts from family, friends, and fans, these stories show a different side of Rodney Anoa’i — the man fans knew as Yokozuna.

Kayfabe in Wrestling – 8 Stories Fans Shouldn’t Know

by JP Zarka

8 fascinating stories about the days professional wrestlers had to preserve kayfabe when the business was heavily protected.

Randy Savage and Jake Roberts Infamous Snake Bite Incident

by JP Zarka

What took place before the cameras started rolling makes the Randy Savage and Jake Roberts snake bite incident all the more entertaining!

Pat Patterson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Pat Patterson | Hard to Emulate, Mentor of the Greats

by JP Zarka

Pat Patterson is credited as being one of the most influential people to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, and more.

Sean Waltman (as Ric Flair) and Kevin Nash (as Arn Anderson) spoof the Four Horsemen on September 1st, 1997's Monday Nitro.

Arn Anderson on the nWo Spoof That Hurt His Family

by JP Zarka

A week after Arn Anderson retired, the nWo went on TV to mock him. What followed, to this day, is divisive amongst fans and those…

Mad Dog Vachon was a tough-as-nails wrestler known for his intimidating fighting prowess in and out of the ring.

Mad Dog Vachon – An Animal in (and Out!) of the Ring

by JP Zarka

From taking on schoolboys to discovering pro wrestling off of the advice of a mafia godfather, the story of Mad Dog Vachon is quite a…

Ted DiBiase showing off his Million Dollar Championship belt. [Photo courtesy of WWE.com]

Ted DiBiase – The Art of Being a Million Dollar Heel

by JP Zarka

Ted DiBiase talks about the money, what it takes to be a good heel and why he never won a world championship while in the…

"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.

Steve Blackman – His Real-Life Battle with Darkness

by JP Zarka

In the ring, Steve Blackman went by the nickname “The Lethal Weapon.” As these stories show, he is so much more than that.