As we all know, Rick Flair "Retired" from wrestling in the WWE back in March, but still had some time left on his contract. Last month it was quite a shock when it was announced that The Nature Boy was leaving WWE. Not many people thought they would ever see Rick Flair in the WWE again…that was until the demise of WCW. It’s almost hard to believe it’s been 7 years since WCW went under. In an interview with Charlston.Net, Flair comments (see below) about his departure with the WWE and his new talent agent Elaine Gillespie, who is …read more

Jabandgrapple.com recently sat down with Kevin Eck, writer for the Baltimore Sun’s terrific Ring Posts wrestling blog. This is Part Two of our profile and interview. If you missed Part One click here.
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The fact that pro wrestling and Ring Posts isn’t respected by all and recognized as stellar journalism and an always fantastic read is more an indication of outsiders’ misunderstandings and biases than objective reasoning. As an interviewer Eck is a quote machine – for example his two Scott Steiner epics or Larry Zybysko Q&A – who possesses a set of contacts for his sport that Peter King or …read more

Jabandgrapple.com recently sat down with Kevin Eck, writer for the Baltimore Sun’s terrific Ring Posts wrestling blog. This is Part One of our profile and interview. For Part Two click here.
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Pro Wrestling reporting has long been characterized by the Bill Apter’s iconic magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the you-are-an-insider conceits of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Both are still around but the immediacy of the Internet, the deluge of televised wrestling, and the power of Internet fan communities have made PWI a walking dinosaur. The Wrestling Observer, still subscription-based and recently merged with Figure Four Weekly, is also a victim of …read more

Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow was found dead this morning in Florida. He was found inside his home according to authorities. The cause of his death is unknown meaning an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
Bigelow was a long time wrestler in the WWE as well as ECW and WCW. He wrestled for more than 20 years. More to come on his death as soon as more information is known.