Skip to content
  • Home
  • About the PWSA
    • Who We Are
    • Executive Committee
    • PWSA Constitution and By-Laws
      • Minutes
    • Professional Wrestling Scholarship
    • Contact
  • PWSA Ringside
    • Submissions and Contributions Guidelines
  • Professional Wrestling Studies Journal
    • Current Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1 (2022) — Kayfabe: Working Theories
    • Past Issues: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2021)
    • Past Issues: Volume 1, Issue 1, April 2020
    • PWSJ Article and Book Review Submission Guidelines
  • WrestlePosium: The Online Symposium
    • WrestlePosium IV (April 1, 2023)
    • WrestlePosium I (April 4, 2020)
    • WrestlePosium II (April 3, 2021)
    • WrestlePosium III (April 9, 2022)

Professional Wrestling Studies Association

Studying the Past, Present, and Future of Professional Wrestling

Professional Wrestling Studies Association

Blog Posts & Websites

 

  • Cageside Seats. SB Nation.
  • Wade Keller, PWTorch.
  • David Shoemaker, “The Masked Man Show.” The Ringer.
  • David Shoemaker, “Dead Wrestler of the Week.” Deadspin.

Before Shoot Interviews: Trevor Blanchard

Sep 07, 2023

After I interviewed Windy City Wrestling co-founder Sam DeCero in 1991 in Chicago, Sam brought over a few of his trainees to talk to me.  Trevor Blanchard was introduced to me as a “bad guy,” and he sat down for this interview with some wariness.  I guess the bad guy attitude was inevitable if you … Read more Before Shoot Interviews: Trevor Blanchard

Before Shoot Interviews: Sam DeCero (part 2)

Jul 12, 2023

Part 1 of this interview ended with Sam DeCero’s career-ending injury due to a mishap during his regular day job as a laborer.  Read on to learn about the next steps that DeCero took to remain a force in the Chicago pro wrestling scene…. DeCero:  So I figured, “How am I going to stay in … Read more Before Shoot Interviews: Sam DeCero (part 2)

Follow the PWSA

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Current Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1 (2022) — Kayfabe: Working Theories

Subscribe to PWSA News

Loading
© 2023 Professional Wrestling Studies Association • Powered by GeneratePress
Scroll back to top