Author: Marc Madison (Editor in Chief)

Some wrestlers built their careers on charisma. Manny Fernandez built his on a reputation for being genuinely difficult to deal with — a trait that made him a believable monster in the ring and, by his own account, cost him a shot at the biggest stage in the business. Over roughly a decade at the top of the territorial system, Fernandez feuded with some of the biggest names in the sport, held tag team gold with two very different partners, and never once compromised the hard-nosed, no-nonsense identity that gave him his nickname. Manny Fernandez: The Career of “The Raging…

There’s a word puroresu fans reach for when they talk about Hiroshi Tanahashi, and it isn’t “champion” or “legend.” It’s “Ace.” In New Japan Pro-Wrestling, that title means something specific: the wrestler a promotion is built around, the one who has to draw money and tell the truth in the ring at the same time. For a quarter century, that wrestler was Tanahashi. He debuted in a company nobody wanted to watch, dragged it out of a genuine business crisis on the strength of his own drawing power, and retired in January 2026 as the man who still holds the…

On September 3, 1984, at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, World Class Championship Wrestling closed its Labour Day Star Wars card with the blow-off to the biggest rivalry the territory had produced on the night the Von Erichs ran the Freebirds out of Texas. Kevin and Kerry Von Erich took on The Fabulous Freebirds, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and Buddy Roberts in a handicap Loser Leaves Town, elimination steel cage match for the WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship. The Von Erichs worked two-on-three because their brother Mike had been hurt earlier on the same card. By the…

In the sprawling, fast-paced world of All Elite Wrestling, where athleticism frequently takes center stage, true staying power is rarely built on maneuvers alone, as the emergence of Harley Cameron shows. It is built on the ability to command attention, to hold a microphone with authority, and to build a personality that surpasses the binary of “win” or “loss.” Harley Cameron embodies that formula, showing how charisma, versatility, and performance can generate lasting value. Few individuals have managed this transition as effectively—or as unconventionally—as Harley Cameron. To understand Cameron, one must look past the ring gear and the television lights.…

On Saturday, August 29th, the WWF/E presented SummerSlam 92 from Wembley Stadium in London, England. This edition was unique in that the airdate didn’t match the date it took place. As mentioned, it took place on August 29th; however, it didn’t air until two days later, on Monday, August 31st, 1992, on tape delay. Long before the internet had the opportunity to spoil results, the World Wrestling Federation kept things close to the chest, not releasing information until it was ready. It was unquestionably a remarkable feat and the first major WWF pay-per-view event to take place outside of North…

If every wrestler in this sport worked as hard every single day as Marina Shafir, everybody would be a thousand times better. The work ethic that she has, the approach to this game, living the life, not just talking about it but living it. -Jon Moxley on Marina Shafir As Jon Moxley has stated above, Shafir’s commitment to growth is evident each day. But before that opportunity came about, Marina Shafir didn’t call wrestling her profession but rather a discipline of Martial Arts. Before Marina Shafir earned the nickname “The Problem” in professional wrestling, she started out in judo. She…

There are wrestling matches that entertain, and then there are wrestling matches that leave a permanent scar on the memories of those who watched them. Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima at ROH Manhattan Mayhem II on August 25, 2007, belongs in the second category. It was a championship match in front of a fired-up New York crowd, but it ended up becoming one of the defining contests of Ring of Honor’s peak era because Danielson walked away with a broken orbital bone, a detached retina, and a reputation that somehow grew even larger. Bryan Danielson and Takeshi Morishima – The…

In today’s fast-paced professional wrestling industry, authenticity isn’t uncommon. Many athletes adopt personas crafted by marketing teams. Thekla—the “Toxic Spider”—arrived in All Elite Wrestling with her own ink, her own scars, and a defiant, punk-rock ethos that couldn’t be manufactured. Her journey from the underground cellars of Vienna to the pinnacle of American wrestling shows that if you refuse to compromise your identity, the world will eventually clear a path for you. Thekla – A Foundation Built on Rebellion Before global recognition, Thekla’s life was an exercise in creative survival. Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, she did not grow…

Some wrestlers rise quickly to the top, but El Phantasmo took a longer path. He spent fourteen years on the Canadian and British independent circuits. But he reinvented himself in Bullet Club, had a public split with the group, faced a cancer diagnosis that nearly ended his career, and made a comeback to become a two-time singles champion in his forties. He was rarely the main star, but he often stole the show. El Phantasmo – Vancouver Roots Riley Vigier was born on October 24, 1986, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He made his wrestling debut on October 30, 2005, for…

Some of wrestling’s stranger matches start with a genuine disagreement rather than a scripted angle, including the match between Will Ospreay and Vader. That’s exactly what happened in the summer of 2016, when a decades-long WCW and WWF legend picked a public fight with a 23-year-old British high-flyer over what a wrestling match is even supposed to look like. The argument was settled the old-fashioned way, in a London boxing hall, before a crowd that had no idea what they were about to watch on August 12, 2016. Where Both Men Stood in 2016 Will Ospreay was exactly the kind…