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  1. To continue with the Windy City Wrestling memories, an interview with one of Sam DeCero's students (and a distant relative of Tully Blanchard) has been (re)published on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association's website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2023/09/07/before-shoot-interviews-trevor-blanchard/
  2. Hi all! Part 2 of my 1992 interview with Windy City Wresting promoter Sam DeCero has been (re)published on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association's website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2023/07/12/before-shoot-interviews-sam-decero-part-2/ Thanks, Lee
  3. Part 1 of my 1992 interview with Windy City Wresting promoter Sam DeCero has been (re)published on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association's website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2023/05/25/before-shoot-interviews-sam-decero-part-1/ Enjoy!
  4. I just learned of Dean's passing today and am so sad. I hadn't seen Dean for many years but greatly enjoyed reading his AEW show recaps each week. I attended a few shows with Dean, Phil, Tom and other great fellows in the 2000s, including a Manassas, VA, ROH show in 2008 that is recapped on Segunda Caida. Dean was a hilarious and prolific writer who never failed to make me smile if not laugh when reading his enthusiastic prose. My thoughts are with his family and friends. Take care all. --Lee
  5. My 1992 interview with Marc Mero (aka Johnny B. Badd) has been (re)published on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association's website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2023/03/30/before-shoot-interviews-marc-mero/ Cheers, Lee
  6. That would be great! If you didn't publish at the time, maybe you could dust it off and publish it with the Professional Wrestling Studies Association's journal. Best, Lee
  7. Despite the lack of Possum content, I still think Wrestleposium IV is worth checking out! Cheers, Lee
  8. The Professional Wrestling Studies Association (PWSA) is hosting WrestlePosium IV, which will be taking place on Zoom next Saturday, April 1st from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. Panel topics include: Actual Health, Injuries, and Illness as a Result of Pro Wrestling Representations of Health, Injury, and Illness in Professional Wrestling Wrestling in Cyberspace and Beyond Wrestling in Academia and Overseas Abraham Reisman, author of "True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee" and the upcoming "Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America", will provide the academic keynote address. Mike Lackey, who wrote the WCW comic published by Marvel comics in 1992-1993, will provide the professional keynote address. [Personal note: I worked in the same office for a short time as Mike Lackey when I was an intern at Marvel Comics in 1990. I invited Mike to speak, and he told me: "my talk will be about wrestlers as superheroes. Working with Turner licensing, and experiences with Scott Hall & Marc Mero. All good, fun, positive stories with some good laughs." I am really looking forward to Mike's talk!] You can find more information and register for free at https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/wrestleposium-iv-april-1-2023/. Best regards, Lee Benaka PWSA Non-Academic Representative
  9. Who needs some Ox Baker? Who doesn't need some Ox Baker? Please take a minute to check out my 1991 interview with Mr. Baker, where he shared the origin of his deadly Heart Punch and his professional aspirations for the 1990s: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2023/02/16/before-shoot-interviews-ox-baker/
  10. Happy New Year! The first 2023 posting of my "enhanced" interviews from 1991-1992 is now up on the The Professional Wrestling Studies Association's website. This interview is with Joel Goodhart, who promoted "extreme wrestling" in Philadelphia before ECW: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2023/01/04/before-shoot-interviews-joel-goodhart/ As you will see in the interview, Mr. Goodhart used the original Sheik in his shows. These shows occurred at the tail end of the Sheik's career, as documented in Brian R. Solomon's great 2022 Sheik bio Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik. In fact, I recently finished reading my copy of the Sheik book, so if anyone wants me to mail my copy to them (U.S. addresses only!), please send me a message through this website. Thanks, Lee
  11. We have gone to a monthly interview-posting schedule at the Professional Wrestling Studies Association website, and this month's entry is my 1991 interview with "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe, WWWF wrestler and, more notably, founder of The Monster Factory wrestling school: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/11/24/before-shoot-interviews-pretty-boy-larry-sharpe/
  12. Some of the wrestlers I interviewed from 1991-1992, such as Jeff Jarrett, went on to be fairly big stars, and some didn't. USWA prelim wrestler Cat Garrett is an example of someone who has faded into obscurity, but Mr. Garrett had a lot of hopes for his wrestling career when I talked to him at the Mid-South Coliseum in 1992: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/10/18/before-shoot-interviews-cat-garrett/
  13. The Professional Wrestling Studies Association has posted my 1992 interview with Jeff Jarrett, conducted at the Mid-South Coliseum before the start of the night's matches: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/09/14/before-shoot-interviews-jeff-jarrett/ The main event was a wild and memorable brawl between the Moondogs and Jeff, Jerry Lawler, and Eric Embry, which ended with a Moondog throwing "battery acid" in the face of Embry! I seem to recall seeing burn marks on Eric's face as he was helped to the back, or maybe Eric's convincing selling made me believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbomhzyIFoo
  14. The Professional Wrestling Studies Association has now posted part two of my 1991 interview with Pro Wrestling Torch publisher Wade Keller: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/08/25/before-shoot-interviews-wade-keller-part-2/ I'll be back to interviews with pro wrestlers for the next installment.
  15. Continuing the "dirt-sheet" theme, the Professional Wrestling Studies Association has published part one of my 1991 interview with college student Wade Keller, who was around four years into publishing the Pro Wrestling Torch at the time: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/08/11/before-shoot-interviews-wade-keller-part-1/
  16. I spent a few minutes with Dave Meltzer in 1991, just 1 year into my 33-year-long subscription to The Wrestling Observer. You can read Dave's thoughts on creating the newsletter, and his time writing a column for The National Sports Daily, here: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/07/28/before-shoot-interviews-dave-meltzer/
  17. I'm impressed by your memories of the Eddie Sharkey review in that 1992 magazine! If anyone wants more Eddie Sharkey insights, part 2 of my 1991 interview with Mr. Sharkey has just been posted: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/07/14/before-shoot-interviews-eddie-sharkey-part-2/ My favorite line from the interview: "Harley had already ripped his eye out!"
  18. Very cool about the 1992 interview with Eddie Sharkey in (possibly) Wrestling Today! I would love to see that. I wonder whether Eddie repeated any of the stories he told me. I am happy that folks are enjoying these old interviews. They will continue to be published every other week, usually around Wednesday, at the Professional Wrestling Studies Association Website (https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/).
  19. Anyone heard of Eddie Sharkey? He trained the Road Warriors and Rick Rude, and had lots of other adventures in the wrestling business. I interviewed him at a Minneapolis Denny's in 1991, and you can see part one of the interview here: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/06/29/before-shoot-interviews-eddie-sharkey-part-1/
  20. I think the WWE missed a great opportunity by not announcing a special tournament to crown the Interim WWE CEO. I guess the winner of that tournament would have a PPV unification match with Vince when he is cleared of all wrongdoing.
  21. Hi all! A 1992 interview I conducted with Teddy Long has just been posted on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/06/15/before-shoot-interviews-teddy-long/ This interview includes some interesting reflections on making a transition from ref to heel ref to heel manager. Anyone have any favorite Teddy Long moments? One of my favorites was a goofy 1990 angle where Teddy was forced to serve as Ric Flair's chauffeur, but then double-crossed Flair with the help of some "kidnappers."
  22. A new, non-Bruno Sammartino interview--this time featuring former WWF Women's Champion Rockin' Robin--has been posted on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/06/01/before-shoot-interviews-rockin-robin/ This interview includes some charming recollections of Robin wrestling in Japan. Enjoy!
  23. The third part of my 1991 interview with Bruno Sammartino has now been posted on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association website: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/05/12/before-shoot-interviews-bruno-sammartino-part-3/ This kind of makes me want to watch some David Sammartino matches from the 1980s. But maybe not. Enjoy!
  24. That seems to be a dead link. Also...spoilers! The interviews will all be posted on the Professional Wrestling Studies Association's website in the coming months. Thanks!
  25. Part 2 of my 1991 interview with Bruno Sammartino is now up, wherein Bruno recounts his early years as a professional wrestler, including getting blackballed by the WWF in the early 1960s: https://www.prowrestlingstudies.org/2022/04/27/before-shoot-interviews-bruno-sammartino-part-2/
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