Jim LaMotta

Pittsburgh

Columnist at PWMania.com

Big time Philly sports fan, a true homer.

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What Wrestlemania 41 Sunday Said About WWE

3 days ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

What many understandably considered the main selling point of the Wrestlemania 41 weekend, the anticipated Cody Rhodes/John Cena championship bout, took center stage for night two of the event, but did it truly live up to the hype?
What Wrestlemania 41 Saturday Said About WWE

4 days ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

With more than 60,000 fans packed into Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, allowing for a truly impressive visual, Wrestlemania Saturday kicked off the 41st edition of the biggest event on the sports entertainment calendar. With this being a two-night event, it seemed like there was definitely a specific effort to make Saturday newsworthy in an attempt to refute the possible notion that this was the “B-side” of the weekend.
What Naito’s Exit Says About New Japan

1 week ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

New Japan Pro Wrestling, the league founded by the legendary late promoter, Antonio Inoki, will see another main event star depart the promotion in a matter of weeks, as the company announced that former IWGP champion, Tetsuya Naito will exit the organization after his scheduled bout on May 4 in Fukuoka. The news was confirmed by New Japan on their website, with NJPW president, Hiroshi Tanahashi, who is set to retire from in-ring competition in January, wishing him the best in the future.
What Happened To The Four Pillars Of AEW?

1 week ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

What happened to the pillars of All Elite Wrestling? There was a time, and it wasn’t too long ago, that a group of young talent was promoted as “the pillars of All Elite Wrestling,” another tired trope that Tony Khan wants to borrow from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter since it was the primary source for diehard American fans to read about the stellar run of All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 90s with the actual four pillars, Kobashi, Misawa, Kawada, and Taue.
PWMania Podcast:Histories, Mysteries, & Victories 11

1 week ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

PWmania columnist and pro wrestling commentator Jim LaMotta is joined by his pal, Declan Finnegan to discuss the first Wrestlemania and the circumstances that saw it shown on free TV in Pittsburgh after technical difficulties with the original broadcastFor questions, comments, or business inquiries, you can e mail [email protected]
Should Jey Uso Win The Title?

1 week ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

The pieces of the puzzle for this year’s Wrestlemania, a two-night event in Las Vegas in just two weeks, continue to come together in an organic fashion, especially when there was a domino effect between angles that saw a logical impact on the direction of the characters.
Will The UFC Re-sign With ESPN?

2 weeks ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

When the WWE merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship last year to form the TKO corporation under the Endeavor parent company, it rightfully made waves throughout the entertainment and sports world. At the launch of the publicly-traded TKO corporation, the newly-formed organization was valued at a staggering $21.9 billion, with just over $12 billion of that brought to the table by the MMA league.
The Hits & Misses Of AEW Dynasty 2025

2 weeks ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Just a month after the very polarizing AEW Revolution event, the company was back on pay-per-view for the Dynasty presentation in Philadelphia, and truth be told, I wasn’t expecting much from this show, mostly because I find the ongoing storylines within the promotion to be rudderless.
The Opportunity Cost Of AEW

2 weeks ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

By all accounts, Tony Khan is a genuinely good guy that legitimately cares about his roster, that notion sincerely is a wonderful part of the existence of All Elite Wrestling, specifically from an internal perspective.
Looking At The Cena/Rhodes Segment On Raw

3 weeks ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Professional wrestling, regardless of what form is takes, is still based on psychology and emotion, particularly because that’s the most direct way to connect with the audience. Sure. those five-star Tokyo Dome classics are incredible, but isn’t the cream of the crop still performed with a level of psychology that maximizes the in-ring efforts? Aren’t those thirty-minutes battles truly memorable because of how the audience felt during those peaks and valleys before the final bell?