Jim LaMotta

1 day ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Last month during a brisk April morning, I found myself in the passenger seat alongside longtime pro and co-head trainer of the Stronghold Academy, Ryse Wrestling’s school for aspiring hopefuls, Dean Radford. There was some overcast in the sky around 9:45 AM, which isn’t surprising with the notorious Western Pennsylvania weather being slightly chilly when it’s supposed to technically be spring.

2 days ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Professional wrestling is more of a spectacle now than it has ever been before, simply because the advancements of modern technology allow events to air live to any point around the globe with an internet connection. There was a time when fans had to drive to certain movie theaters or arena locations on a Sunday afternoon to watch the first Wrestlemania.

4 days ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Following the criticism of the conclusion of the second night of Wrestlemania last month, the WWE was back on pay-per-view to present Backlash, an event held in St. Louis, Missouri, a region know for its extensive pro wrestling history through the territory that was under the direction of legendary promoter, Sam Muchnick.

6 days ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Professional boxing has been bought and paid for. Of course, that’s not breaking news since there were suggestions of that notion over the years and even occasional Senate hearings on the matter. However, make no mistake about it, pro boxing, one of the staples of American sports history, was purchased by big money, which will essentially eliminate the top fights from the United States in the future.

1 week ago | pwmania.com | Jim LaMotta

Hulk Hogan always knows when to cash in. Regardless if it was when he took a hefty contract from Ted Turner to jump ship to WCW in 1994, where he received a sizable percentage of merchandise and a piece of the pay-per-views that he headlined, or when he worked Dixie Carter for millions of dollars and cut bait before TNA collapsed, Hulk is a slick businessman. That’s not a knock either, that’s capitalism, I don’t blame the real-life Terry Bollea for taking the money that was offered.