THE WRESTLING PRESS - ISSUE 9

WORLD NEWS

WRESTLING IS STILL SEEMINGLY REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
"Are the companies who tailor their product to ‘fool’ the internet fans radical in their booking strategy, or are they themselves the fools...."

RELIGIOUS REFERENCES IN WRESTLING
“But if characters like Brother Love, Reverend Slick and Reverend D’Von were harmless enough to the majority of wrestling fans, the mixture of religious symbolism and professional wrestling has not been without its controversy.”

ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER SHOOT DVD COMPETITION
5 copies of the Wrestling Observer’s 1st ever DVD up for grabs!

COULD BROCK LESNAR DO WHAT ERIC BISCHOFF COULDN'T?
“With the current downturn in the popularity of pro wrestling, the opportunity is there for MMA to steal away a large portion of those fans disenchanted with what they see in WWE and TNA.”

LIZZY VALENTINE INTERVIEW/PICTORIAL
"The fans treat you like royalty over there, and since I’m an American girl with blonde hair, they love me even more! haha."

GIVING OUR BLESSINGS WITH THE WRESTLING PRIEST: WADE BARRETT
"Barrett was so impressive in the ring and on the microphone that he rapidly became the star of the show, eclipsing even the exceptional Bryan (Danielson) in the process."

ALEX WRIGHT INTERVIEW
"After my contract with Time Warner expired, I was contacted twice by WWE. Both times I rejected the offer because it wasn’t the right time for me."

DRAGON GATE SPECIAL
One Year On
Message from Gabe Sapolsky
Mark Sloan interview
Introducing Dragon Gate UK
Marty Scurll interview

GREG LAMBERT INTERVIEW
“Running the Coventry SkyDome at British Uprising 3 left a lot of people in a ton of debt,” Explains Lambert. “Many of us chipped in financially to get that show off the ground. I personally lost about £3,000. Others lost more.”

INTERVIEW WITH IPW:UK STAR DANNY GARNELL
“I’m taking the match very seriously and I am working hard to make sure I do my best in the cage, I think the feud has been received well by the fans and I’ve even got hate mail sent about it.”

ONE TO ONE WITH GERMAN POWERHOUSE MURAT BOSPORUS
“In my opinion, the title match was built up wrong and came too fast. If it had been done right I could have proved that I would have been able to lead a promotion as champion and help build up the next big face.”

LUCHA VETERAN ARGHO SPEAKS TO TWP
“A movie called “El Mala Pata” began filming in my city and some wrestlers who were extras decided to do two wrestling events there, so I managed to meet several of my idols who I’d seen on television and in magazines.”

GORGEOUS GEORGE: MINI BIOGRAPHY
"On November 11, 1947, Gorgeous George appeared on television for the first time and, with his flamboyant persona, was an instant hit."

RENE LASARTESSE: KING OF VILLAINS
“Getting spit in the face, chairs thrown at him, stung by an injection needle or spitting teeth after getting batted with a steel pipe by a spectator: only a few things that happened to the once most hated wrestler in Europe.”

A CYNICAL MIND: SELLING THE SIZZLE, NOT THE STEAK
“These are ridiculous, stupid, pathetic ideas. And no worse than some of the ridiculous angles TNA have right now. Don't believe me? Bringing back the 4 Horsemen is bringing back the Crockett age when we are in the Dana White age; a retread shows that they have no new ideas.”