1. TNA News: Exclusive Interview with SoCal Val on Producing TV, Respecting Fans

    While waiting to interview TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter prior to the March 14 “Impact” broadcast out of Chicago, I had the good fortune to observe goings on in the interview area...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 month ago 2,648 reads 11 comments

  2. TNA News: Exclusive, In-Depth Interview with TNA President Dixie Carter

    March 14, 2013, Hoffman Estates, Ill. —Freezing fans clamor at the gates of the Sears Centre. The last time TNA Wrestling broadcast from here was the “Bound for Glory” ...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 2 months ago 3,159 reads 19 comments

  3. TNA News: Exclusive Photos from Impact Wrestling in Chicago

    TNA Wrestling began a new chapter on March 14, 2013, broadcasting “Impact Wrestling” live to the world in front of a rowdy Chicago crowd. The Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 2 months ago 3,762 reads 55 comments

  4. Bruno Sammartino's Hall of Fame Induction Validates WWE's Progress

    In the eyes of many wrestling fans, suddenly all is right with the world following the bombshell Feb. 4 announcement that the “Living Legend” Bruno Sammartino would finally be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 3 months ago 3,472 reads 11 comments

  5. WrestleMania III: The Perfect Card with Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper

    I was driving down Michigan 59 when I saw the sign—PONTIAC SILVERDOME . I got a chill. That was the place. That was Agincourt . At least it was for wrestling fans...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 4 months ago 697 reads 13 comments

  6. Washington Redskins: Kickstarter Campaign Looks to Inspire Overdue Name Change

    As a result of one of my recent articles calling out the bigotry of the NFL , owners, players, sponsors and television networks for endorsing and profiting from the racist ...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 6 months ago 3,052 reads 36 comments

  7. Washington Redskins: NFL out of Touch, Behind the Times on Racial Issues

    Q: What does the NFL , its sponsors, TV networks that broadcast the NFL and team owners, specifically Washington’s Daniel Snyder , have in common with Victoria’s ...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 6 months ago 957 reads 13 comments

  8. WWE: AFL-CIO Slams Senate Campaign of Former CEO Linda McMahon

    A mailer sent out on Sept 27 to 38,000 Connecticut voters has the AFL-CIO laying the smack down on U.S. Senate candidate and former WWE CEO Linda McMahon...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 8 months ago 2,116 reads 46 comments

  9. WWE News: In His Own Words—Why Randy Savage Left WWE, Not in HOF

    Talk about under the radar. For years now, we’ve all heard the untoward rumors and speculation—which will not be reprinted here—about the circumstances surrounding ...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 9 months ago 21,162 reads 177 comments

  10. Washington Redskins: NFL Celebrates 80 Years of Disparagement

    This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Washington Redskins . The D.C. franchise is the NFL 's highest grossing ($345 million) and second-most valuable ($1.55 billion)...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 10 months ago 5,449 reads 71 comments

  11. WWE News: For Vince McMahon and the WWE, the Future Is NOW

    Three weeks ago, I wrote an article about the upcoming WWE Network, asserting: "The TV network of 10 years from now is what the WWE-driven channel needs to be today...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 10 months ago 2,446 reads 9 comments

  12. WWE News: WWE Network Should Re-Brand Before It Begins

    For an industry that has always been at the forefront of new media, a WWE Network feels like a step backwards into an old media world...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 11 months ago 1,682 reads 19 comments

  13. TNA Impact: Brooke Hogan Debuts, Kayfabe Confusion Belies Gut Check Potential

    Last night, TNA kicked off its live season and 10th year with some quality matches and what appeared to be a renewed spirit and focus for the promotion...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 12 months ago 5,425 reads 25 comments

  14. WWE News: Owen Hart Lawsuit Challenges WWE's Morals

    Last Thursday, the Associated Press reported that a federal judge has dismissed a portion of a lawsuit by Martha Hart, widow of Owen Hart, against WWE...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 9,492 reads 60 comments

  15. WWE News: Who Will Rise to Superstardom to Face The Rock at WrestleMania 38?

    It's difficult to believe that John Cena 's career was almost on the cutting room floor in 2002. Fortunes changed once he was able to show off some of his own personality during a Halloween sketch where he parodied Vanilla Ice...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 6,974 reads 87 comments

  16. Resistance Pro: Billy Corgan's Wrestling Obsession Is the Dark Horse to Watch

    March 23, 2012 Maybe it's the rain, but the craggy-rocked Gothic structure on this Chicago street gives one the impression of being a lightning bolt away from some seriously mad science...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 1,443 reads 3 comments

  17. WWE WrestleMania 28: Can Eve, Kelly Kelly & Beth Deliver Where Creative Didn't?

    A few months ago, I was so insulted by how the female roster was being utilized on WWE TV, I wrote what became a series of articles that resulted in my boycotting the company until women were treated better...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 1,869 reads 7 comments

  18. WWE WrestleMania 28: 3 Twists & Turns for the Undertaker vs. Triple H Match

    On Sunday, April 1, that other storyline that has been a year in the making will reach its violent end at WrestleMania 28. WWE is promising that when The Undertaker and Triple H meet in Miami, it will be an "end of an era...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 3,382 reads 15 comments

  19. Why WWE, Pro Wrestlers Should Form a Professional Wrestling Union

    1. If you want to be a wrestler, you have to be prepared to live every day in pain. 2. If you want to be a wrestler, you need to make sure you have something to fall back on when it ends...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 3,230 reads 29 comments

  20. WWE News: Corporate Lashes out at Critics with Nothing but Sound and Fury

    On the March 2nd SmackDown , Eve and Natalya wrestled an aggressive contest which, in its brief time, told a good story punctuated by a clever finish, the kind of which we don't see much of anymore...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 1,860 reads 34 comments

  21. WrestleMania 28: I'm Boycotting the PPV Unless the Divas Are Treated Better

    On Monday morning, I posted an editorial calling out WWE for saddling the talented professional wrestler Natalya with a disrespectful, uninspired, awful and childish sports entertainment farting gimmick...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 2,089 reads 74 comments

  22. WWE News: Smackdown Farting Just Stinks Up the Joint

    This isn't the article I had intended on writing. Earlier in the month, I visited the unmarked grave of Gorgeous George , the single most influential professional wrestler of all time...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about 1 year ago 1,487 reads 16 comments

  23. WWE Hall of Famer Superfly Jimmy Snuka Needs Your Help

    Once, he was able to climb to the top of turnbuckles and cages, propelling himself and the wrestling business to new heights. Today, the business thrives, but Superfly Jimmy Snuka can barely walk...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about over 1 year ago 7,344 reads 7 comments

  24. WWE News: 9 Worst Things of 2011 "Bring out the Gimp Edition"

    In celebration of the fact that I'm working on a sober, research-heavy, labor-intensive article about the wrestling industry, and also the fact that my Photoshop crashed, please enjoy this holiday nugget...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about over 1 year ago 859 reads 5 comments

  25. WWE Survivor Series 2011: CM Punk, Rock and Other Things the WWE Did Right

    My previous article focused on what the WWE did wrong in leading up to and promoting Survivor Series, but now that the pay-per-view has been entered into the record books, it's ...

    Stephen Sonneveld Written by Stephen Sonneveld about over 1 year ago 739 reads 3 comments