When a phrase like “Guillermo del Toro presents” is used to promote a movie, it’s reason enough to be a little suspicious of what to expect. Sure, del Toro has lent his writing, directing and production talents to some great movies like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Orphanage in recent years. But the somewhat ambiguous term [...]

By Jonathan Williams From album covers to political propaganda, it is not uncommon for artists to utilize other creative fields to establish themselves and gain a following. While music, film and other pop culture arenas lend themselves to artistic interpretation, it’s not often that a painter turns to professional wrestling for inspiration. But in the [...]

By Jonathan Williams Having won the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship last weekend in Ohio, “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce comes to the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend as a four-time World Champion. Though his in-ring tactics are often less than scrupulous, Pearce joins a championship lineage of wrestling greats that includes the likes of Ric Flair, Harley [...]

By Jonathan Williams While the wrestling manager is almost a lost are these days, it wasn’t that long ago that a good manager could help create the next wrestling star or faction. As the leader of the original Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Ole and Arn Anderson), James J. Dillon played just as big [...]

By Jonathan Williams After moving to the United States from Australia in the early ’70s, “Superstar” Bill Dundee became a fixture in the Memphis wrestling scene alongside the likes of Jerry “The King” Lawler, “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart and “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant. Perhaps best known for his multiple Tag Team Championship runs, [...]

By Jonathan Williams Rob Van Dam has held many championship titles and been known by many nicknames during his wrestling career. One of the few titles he has yet to hold is a National Wrestling Alliance championship, but that’s not stopping “The Whole F’n Show” from making his first NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest appearance in [...]

While he is best known to today’s wrestling fans for his emphatic response of “Damn!” during some of WWE‘s more absurd moments, Ron Simmons has had one of the most decorated careers in professional wrestling. Before his three World Wrestling Federation World Tag Team Championship reigns with Bradshaw, Simmons won the National Wrestling Alliance World [...]