While many wrestling fans today see managing as a forgotten art, one man has become the subject of great praise and continues to elevate his clients to new heights. As manager and personal stylist to Heather Monroe “The Queen of Hollywood”, Halston Boddy has been able to keep Ms. Monroe …
Read More »The Kayfabe Journal: An Interview With Vipress & Ruby Raze
Welcome back to The Kayfabe Journal! If you missed the inaugural edition you can check it out here. As a lifelong pro wrestling fan, one of my absolute favorite things about wrestling is the gimmicks, more specifically the characters. A great character makes a great wrestler shine that much brighter. …
Read More »The Kayfabe Journal: An Interview With Samantha Smart
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Kayfabe Journal! As a lifelong pro wrestling fan, one of my absolute favorite things about wrestling is the gimmicks, more specifically the characters. A great character makes a great wrestler shine that much brighter. Growing up, my favorite wrestler was Mr. Perfect. Mr. …
Read More »Dear WrestleMania…An Open Letter – Part 2
Dear WrestleMania, It’s me again. It feels like such a long time since I’ve written to you. We’ve both had an eventful past couple of years, so I really feel like we should catch up. I guess I’ll start by telling you that I’ve kept writing, just not as much …
Read More »Goldust: You’ll Never Forget The Name (Pt 1)
Growing up a wrestling fan in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, there was an abundance of colorful characters and outstanding performers. Almost every single WWE Superstar developed their own unique persona that helped the then “Federation” establish themselves as the global leader in Professional Wrestling or Sports Entertainment, if …
Read More »Sgt. Slaughter – Drill Sergeant To World Champion
“Atten Hut!” For almost 40 years, those words have sent a collective chill down the spines of pro wrestling heels, and babyfaces alike. The words themselves aren’t necessarily menacing, but the man uttering those words, now that’s a different story. Sgt. Slaughter didn’t just play the gimmick, he lived it. …
Read More »My Trip to NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
A phoenix rising from the ashes. It’s quite the mental picture right? Has anyone ever really seen it happen though? Maybe not literally, but in a metaphoric sense, I’ve witnessed it with my own two eyes. The ashes? A groundbreaking wrestling promotion that was decades ahead of it’s time. The …
Read More »Diamond Dallas Page: A Diamond Cutter And A Dream
What’s the expiration date on a dream? Seriously, how long would you pursue something that most people considered unattainable? Would you be able to keep pushing forward despite the whole world telling you it’ll never happen? What if they said you were “too old?” What if they said you simply …
Read More »Lucha Underground – My Trip to The Temple
LUCHA! LUCHA!! LUCHA!!! I can’t lie, that chant is pretty infectious. Honestly though, I never thought I’d take part in it. As some of you may have noticed from reading my articles, I pretty much grew up a WWF loyalist. Don’t get me wrong, I always dabbled heavily in WCW, …
Read More »Yokozuna – Short life, Huge Impact
As kids, our parents spent countless hours reassuring us that, despite our wildest fears, monsters weren’t real. Well, those parents never had to deal with Andre The Giant, Bruiser Brody, or King Kong Bundy. “Monster heels” have been an essential part of the wrestling business since its inception. Promoters like …
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