Power Slam

Pro wrestling news and opinion.

Occasional commentary on pro wrestling by Findlay Martin, former editor of Power Slam: The Wrestling Magazine and author of eBooks Pro Wrestling Through The Power Slam Years: 1994-2014 and The Power Slam Interviews Volumes 1 and 2, which are available for purchase worldwide from Amazon, iBooks and Kobo.

16/06/2025

It's time for the pre-order for our new Power Slam Yearbook 1996 Part 2.

There's so much in this one. From Hogan's heel turn at Bash at the Beach to Steve Austin's unexpected star making performance at King Of The Ring, Roddy Piper jumping ship and Bret Hart signing a TWENTY YEAR deal with the WWF. So much happened in the second half of 1996 and in this you can read all the PS issues in full as Fin Martin chronicles one of the most important periods in wrestling history.

Pre-order now (link in the comments)

09/01/2025

You are invited to submit questions for the two-page Q&A section of Issue 53 of Inside The Ropes Magazine that goes on sale January 30.

Should you wish to e-mail your question or questions to Findlay Martin for the magazine instead of posting it or them below, you can do so at: [email protected]

06/01/2025

The Power Slam Yearbook 1996 Part 1 is up for pre-order right now. A massive time in wrestling as Hall and Nash quit WWF and head South, Brian Pillman is the talk of the industry as the Loose Cannon, Steve Austin becomes Stone Cold. Pre-order your copy now at: https://insidetheropesmagazine.com/products/power-slam-yearbook-1996-part-1

24/10/2024

I realise it’s a little earlier than usual, but you are invited to submit questions for the two-page Q&A section in Issue 51 of Inside The Ropes Magazine that goes on sale on November 21.

As always, should you wish to e-mail your question/questions to me for the magazine instead of posting it/them below, please feel free to do so at: [email protected]

15/10/2024

The Power Slam Yearbook 1995 Part Two is now available. It includes Issues 13-18 of Power Slam — originally published between July and December 1995 — and a new four-page introduction written in September 2024 that delves deep into the events of June-December 1995 in pro wrestling which was a strange and frequently irritating time to follow the industry: https://insidetheropesmagazine.com/products/power-slam-yearbook-1995-part-2

12/10/2024

Triple H was the cover star of Issue 207 of Power Slam back in October 2011. He had beaten CM Punk at Night Of Champions the previous month in their big one on one encounter.

What did you think at the time of The Game defeating Punk when most people thought Punk should have went over? Did it matter? Should Hunter have done the job?

09/10/2024

In Issue 99 of Power Slam In October 2002, Anthony Evans wrote about Matt and Jeff Hardy’s future as singles stars.

What did you rate Matt and Jeff’s chances of long term solo success back then?

03/10/2024

You are invited to submit questions for the two-page Q&A section in Issue 50 of Inside The Ropes Magazine that goes on sale on October 24.

As always, should you wish to e-mail your question/questions to me for the magazine instead of posting it/them below, please feel free to do so at: [email protected]

30/09/2024

Thirty years ago this month, Hulk Hogan was the cover star and interview in Issue 2 of Power Slam in September 1994.

PS editor Findlay Martin remarked to Kenny McIntosh on their Power Slam Overrun podcast earlier this year that in the chat for Issue 2, Hogan seemed to have his wits about him and was fairly honest and candid. Hogan would go on to become a compulsive liar in modern day interviews. What’s your favourite Hogan lie from his media interviews?

23/09/2024

Twenty fours years ago this month, in the September 2000 issue of Power Slam, Steve Ciaccirelli penned the “Bigger Than Wrestling?” article on The Rock.

Did you think Rock would become the Hollywood juggernaut he ended up being when he was in WWF in 2000?

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