Talking Wrestling with Mike Pankow of Windy City Slam

Every year, I talk to veteran wrestling journalist Mike Pankow of Windy City Slam to review the previous year and look at the current year. Yesterday, Mike gave me his thoughts on the Chicago independent scene, along with picking the WWE Royal Rumble winners and the current state of AEW. Lastly, Mike analyzed the promoter’s…

Jeanne Basone’s Hooray for Hollywood!

Jeanne Basone started her career in the medical field, but Hollywood came calling and her life went in an amazing direction. In Hooray for Hollywood, Basone’s just released book, she tells her whole story. I got a sneak peak in our recent interview. With no acting or wrestling training, Basone joined a group of other…

Jorge Posada’s Azure Eclipse Film Project

I was already a fan of former New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, when I read his son Jorge was born with craniosynostosis, a rare birth condition I share with him. The elder Posada and his wife Laura wrote The Beauty of Love, a wonderful book about the family’s journey. I wanted to interview young…