List of professional wrestling magazines
Encyclopedia
Print magazines
Title | Years active | Print Time | Location | Founder/ Editor(s) | Publishers | Circulation | Website | Notes |
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Arena De Lucha Libre | Monthly | Mexico | N/A | No | ||||
Ben Strong Wrestling | 1973 - 1975 | Monthly | United States Rockville Centre, NY Rockville Centre, New York Rockville Centre is a village located in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 24,023. The town is made up of middle to upper middle class residents, most of the wealthier residents residing on the north side of town near the... |
Stanley Weston Stanley Weston Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career... Bill Apter Bill Apter Bill Apter is a journalist specializing in professional wrestling and best known for the kayfabe or so-called "mark" magazines for which he edited and photographed matches from the 1970s to the present. The magazine he became most prominently known for was Pro Wrestling Illustrated... (ed) |
G.C. London Publishing | N/A | No | |
Big Book of Wrestling | 1968 - 1978 | Monthly | United States Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385... |
Roger Elwood Roger Elwood Roger Elwood was an American science fiction writer and editor, perhaps best known for having edited a large number of anthologies and collections for a variety of publishers in the early 1970s.-Biography:... (ed) |
Jalart House | N/A | No | |
Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News | 1958 - 1967 | Monthly | United States New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Stanley Weston | Champion Sports Publishing | N/A | No | |
Boxing & Wrestling Magazine | 1952 - 1964 | Monthly | United States | Stanley Weston Stanley Weston Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career... Eddie Borden |
Boxing and Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | |
Celebrity Wrestling | 1987 - 1989 | Monthly | United States | Michael O'Hara | Mand O. Communications Inc. | N/A | No | |
Championship Wrestling | 1984 - 1990 | Monthly | United States | Modern Day Periodicals Inc. | N/A | No | ||
Complete Wrestling Roundup | 1974 - 1975 | Monthly | United States | Jalbert House Inc. | No | No | ||
Double-Action Wrestling | 1986 - 1988 | Monthly | United States | Michael O'Hara | M. And O. Communications Inc. | N/A | No | |
Fighting Spirit Magazine Fighting Spirit magazine FSM is a monthly professional wrestling and mixed martial arts magazine published in the United Kingdom by Uncooked Media... |
2006 - present | Monthly | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Uncooked Media | N/A | Yes | ||
Gold Belt Wrestling | 1987 - 1991 | Monthly | United States | Michael O'Hara | Gold Belt Wrestling, Inc. | No | ||
Illustrated Wrestling Digest | 1970s | Monthly | United States | Rob Dobratz | N/A | No | ||
Inside Wrestling | 1968 - present | Monthly | United States Ambler, PA Ambler, Pennsylvania Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, approximately 16 miles north of Philadelphia.- Village of Wissahickon:... |
Stanley Weston Stanley Weston Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career... Bill Apter Bill Apter Bill Apter is a journalist specializing in professional wrestling and best known for the kayfabe or so-called "mark" magazines for which he edited and photographed matches from the 1970s to the present. The magazine he became most prominently known for was Pro Wrestling Illustrated... (ed.) |
Kappa Publishing Group | N/A | Yes | |
Main Event Wrestling | c. 1983 - 1993 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
Major League Wrestling | c. 1978 - 1984 | Monthly | United States | Norm Kietzer | N/A | No | ||
Matmania | 1964 - 1968 | Monthly | United States Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
Burt Ray | N/A | No | ||
New Wave Wrestling | 1992 - 2004 | Monthly | United States New York City, NY | Mike O'Hara | Combat Sports Magazine Group | N/A | Yes | |
Official International Wrestling Insider | 1987 - 1991 | Monthly | United States | Wrestling Insider Inc. | N/A | No | ||
Official Wrestling | 1951 - c. 1975 | Monthly | United States | Official Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | ||
Official Wrestling Guide | 1970s | Monthly | United States | Jalart House | N/A | No | ||
Piledriver | 1989 - 2000 | Monthly | N/A | No | ||||
Popular Wrestling | 1970s | Monthly | United States | Popular Publishing | N/A | No | ||
Power Slam Power Slam Power Slam is an independent monthly non-kayfabe wrestling magazine published in the United Kingdom by SW Publishing, with co-publishers Findlay Martin and Colin Bowman. It began life as Superstars of Wrestling before altering to its current name after 30 issues in 1994. The magazine's UK-wide... |
1994 - present | Monthly | Maidstone, KEN | Findlay Martin Colin Bowman Colin Bowman Colin Bowman was the publisher and owner of WCW Magazine from 1994 to 1999.He worked in London's film and TV industry from 1979, A part-time actor and full-time memorabilia expert, Colin collaborates with Jimmy Hart on numerous projects, including the XWF and WWL.He was also involved with the... |
SW Publishing | N/A | Yes | |
Power of Wrestling | 2001 - 2002 | Monthly | Highbury Publishing House | N/A | No | |||
Pro Wrestling Body Press Magazine | 1970s | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Pro Wrestling Illustrated Pro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979... |
1979 - present | Monthly | United States Blue Bell, PA Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Blue Bell is a census-designated place in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,067.... |
Kappa Publishing Group | Stanley Weston Stanley Weston Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career... Bill Apter Bill Apter Bill Apter is a journalist specializing in professional wrestling and best known for the kayfabe or so-called "mark" magazines for which he edited and photographed matches from the 1970s to the present. The magazine he became most prominently known for was Pro Wrestling Illustrated... (ed.) |
N/A | Yes | |
The Ring's Wrestling | 1963 - 1984 | Monthly | United States | The Ring Inc. | N/A | No | ||
Ringside Wrestling | 1984 - 2000 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | Starlog Publishing | N/A | No | |
Sports Review Wrestling | 1972 - 1995 | Monthly | United States | Stanley Weston Stanley Weston Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career... |
London Publishing Company | N/A | No | |
Super Luchas | Monthly | Mexico | N/A | No | ||||
Superstar Wrestlers | 1987 - 1994 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | Starlog Publishing | N/A | No | |
Superstar Wrestlers Reporter | 1988 - 1989 | Monthly | United States | Comics World Corporation | N/A | No | ||
Total Wrestling | 2002 - 2004 | Monthly | Total Wrestling Magazine | Highbury Publishing House | 25,000 | No | ||
Victory Sports Wrestling | c. 1972 - 1989 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
WOW Magazine (Women of Wresting) | 1988 - | Monthly | United States | N/A | No |
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| WOW Magazine
WOW Magazine
WOW Magazine was a professional wrestling magazine which existed from 1999 to late 2001. It was originally launched with its debut issue in March 1999 by Mike Morris and H&S Media...
(World of Wrestling) || 1999 - 2001 || Monthly || United States || H&S Media || Mike Morris || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestle America || c. 1992 - 1997 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| The Wrestler || 1968 - present || Monthly || United States Ambler, PA
Ambler, Pennsylvania
Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, approximately 16 miles north of Philadelphia.- Village of Wissahickon:...
|| Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career...
|| London Publishing Company || N/A || Yes ||
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| Wrestling || 1951 || Monthly || United States Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
|| Joseph Weider || Wrestling Inc. || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling || c. 1984 - 1992 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling '83 || 1983 - 1988 || Quarterly || United States || || || || No ||
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| Wrestling Action || 1977 - 1979 || Monthly || United States || World Wide Wrestling Federation || Vince McMahon, Sr. || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Action || 1987 || Monthly || United States || || || Harris Publishing || No ||
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| Wrestling All Stars Heroes and Villains || 1983 - 2000 || Monthly || United States || Norman Jacobs || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling As You Like It || 1946 - 1955 || Monthly || United States Chicago, IL || Theodore "Dick" Axeman || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Bad Guys || 1990s || Monthly || United States || Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career...
|| G.C. London Publishing Company || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Confidential || 1964 - c. 1965 || Monthly || United States || || Complete Sports Publishers || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Confidential || 1987 - present || Monthly || United States || || DOJO Publishing || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Eye || 1980s || Monthly || United States || || Jems, Inc. || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Fever || 1980s || Monthly || United States || || M. Morse Publishing || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Fury || 1987 - 1992 || Monthly || United States || || Jems Inc. || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Greatest Battles || 1970s || Monthly || United States || || G.C. London Publishing Company || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Guide || 1970s || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Illustrated || || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Life || 1955 - 1964 || Monthly || United States || Theodore "Dick" Axeman || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling's Main Event || 1982 - c. 1994 || Monthly || United States || George Napolitano || Pumpkin Press || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Monthly || 1971 - c. 1977 || Monthly || United States || Norm Kietzer || Kietzer Publishing || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling News || 1959 - present || Monthly || United States Fraser, MI
Fraser, Michigan
Fraser is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,297 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Metro Detroit region.The Village of Fraser was incorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1894...
|| Norm Kietzer || Kietzer Publishing || N/A || Yes ||
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| Wrestling Picture Book || c. 1975 - 1979 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Power || 1986-1989 || Monthly || United States || Norman Jacobs || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Revue || 1959 - 1980 || Monthly || United States || Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career...
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| Wrestling Ringside || 1984 - 1992 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Scene || c. 1982 - 1988 || Monthly || United States || Norman Jacobs || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Sports Stars || c. 1972 - 1975 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Superstars || c. 1978 - 1997 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Today || 1978 - c. 1993 || Monthly || United States || || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling Training Illustrated || 1973-1985 || Monthly || United States || Scott Epstein
Dan Lurie || Muscle-Man Inc. || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling and TV Sports || 1951 || Monthly || United States New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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| Wrestling USA || 1954 - 1955 || Monthly || United States Charleston, WV
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
|| Douglas Dalton || Dalton Publications || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling USA || c. 1984 - 1993 || Quarterly || United States || Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston
Stanley Weston was a prolific sportswriter and sports photographer. He promoted the sport of boxing in innumerable ways throughout his career...
|| G.C. London Publishing Company || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling World || 1954 - 1955 || Monthly || United States New York City, NY || Norman Jacobs || || N/A || No ||
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| Wrestling World || 1962 - 2001 || Monthly || United States New York City, NY || || Sterling/Mcfadden Partnership || N/A || No ||
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Official promotions
Title | Years active | Print Time | Location | Founder(s) | Publishers | Circulation | Website | Notes |
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AWA Magazine | c. 1972 - 1977 | Monthly | United States Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
Championship Sports Publishing | N/A | No | ||
AWE Magazine | 2006 | Monthly | Canada Winnipeg, MB | Jeff Dyck | Canadian Gold Media | N/A | No | |
ECW Magazine | 1999 - 2000 | Bi-Monthly | United States Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
Mike Morris (ed.) | H&S Media | N/A | Yes | |
GLOW Magazine | 1988 | Monthly | United States Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
David McLane David McLane David B. McLane is a senior marketing executive with over 25 years experience in identifying and producing uniquely targeted live events and media entertainment properties through his company, David McLane Enterprises, Inc... |
Tempo Publishing | N/A | No | |
N.W.A. Official Wrestling | 1951 - 1953 | Monthly | United States Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
Fred Kohler Theodore "Dick" Axeman (ed.) |
N.W.A. Official Wrestling, Inc. National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948... |
N/A | No | |
WCW Magazine | 1991 - 1994 | Monthly | United States Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
Bill Apter Craig Peters Dennis A. Brent |
World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and... |
N/A | No | |
WCW Magazine | 1995 - 2001 | Monthly | United States Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
Colin Bowman Ross Forman |
World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and... |
N/A | No | |
WWF/E Magazine WWE Magazine WWE Magazine is the official professional wrestling magazine of WWE. This incarnation of the magazine contains lifestyle sections, a monthly calendar, entertainment, work out tips, and other information.-History:... |
1983 - present | Monthly | United States Stanford, CT | Bob Lee Tony Romando (eic) |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales... |
N/A | Yes | |
XPW Magazine | 1999 | Monthly | United States Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
N/A | No |
Online magazines and newsletters
Title | Years active | Print Time | Location | Founder(s) | Publishers | Circulation | Website | Notes |
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The Bagpipe Report The Bagpipe Report The Bagpipe Report was the world's first weekly professional wrestling magazine show that broadcast via TWC Fight! . The weekly hour long in-house produced programme from Howth, Ireland - was presented by Blake Norton, and launched on July 9, 2004 at 8PM... |
1996 - 2000 | Monthly | United States | Charles MacLaurin Blake Norton |
N/A | 40,000 | Yes | |
Figure Four Weekly | 1995 - present | Weekly | United States Woodinville, WA Woodinville, Washington Woodinville is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. There is also a much larger population with Woodinville mailing addresses in adjacent unincorporated areas of King and Snohomish counties... |
Bryan Alvarez Bryan Alvarez Bryan Alki Alvarez is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and the editor and publisher of Figure Four Weekly, a newsletter that has covered professional wrestling since 1995. Alvarez credits a portion of his pro wrestling training to pro wrestler Buddy Wayne, and is credited in training... |
N/A | N/A | Yes | |
Pro Wrestling Torch Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter Pro Wrestling Torch Weekly is a wrestling newsletter. It was founded in 1987 by Wade Keller. It has been a primary source for insider information, commentaries, and interviews for 20 years.... |
1987 - present | Weekly | United States St. Paul, MN | Wade Keller Wade Keller Wade Keller is a wrestling columnist. He runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter, which is regarded as one of the most influential newsletters in professional wrestling.... |
N/A | N/A | Yes | |
Wrestling Observer | 1983 - present | Weekly | United States Campbell, CA Campbell, California Campbell is a city in Santa Clara County, California, a suburb of San Jose, and part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Campbell's population is 39,349... |
Dave Meltzer Dave Meltzer David A. Meltzer is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Sports Illustrated senior writer Frank Deford has praised Meltzer's work, saying that "Meltzer, I believe, is the most accomplished reporter in sports journalism." Meltzer has written for the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles... |
N/A | N/A | Yes |