Mike Mooneyham
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Mike Mooneyham, a writer and editor with The Post and Courier since 1979, is one of the nation's foremost authorities on professional wrestling, and his weekly wrestling column has been in continuous publication longer than any other in the country. A former radio wrestling talk show host, Mooneyham is a frequent guest on sports talk shows throughout the U.S. He began writing for national wrestling magazines and other sports publications during the 1960s and has interviewed many of the industry's most influential figures. He co-authored the New York Times best-seller "Sex, Lies and Headlocks" in 2002. He is a member of the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa, a winner of the 2009 James C. Melby Award for wrestling journalism, and was inducted into the S.C. Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011.
Recent Stories
MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Wrestling school student suffers fatal injury
Professional wrestling has sometimes been likened to a dance. It’s an art form, albeit a physically challenging one, in which stories can be told in an athletic and entertaining fashion. It can be a choreographed ballet that combines style and grace with power and strength. In extreme cases, though, it can prove deadly.
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: You know you're a wrestling fan if ...
Pro wrestling fans are among the most loyal in the world. Some are more avid than others, but there’s a common bond that unites them, both young and old.
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Four Horsemen back in the saddle
The greatest unit in the modern era of professional wrestling is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. And one of its members, arguably the greatest performer of our time, is returning for an encore.
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Destroyer unmasks secrets of success
There was a time, long before sports entertainment and the WWE Universe, when men who wore masks spread terror and wreaked havoc throughout the professional wrestling world.
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Jericho headed for WWE?
Chris Jericho continues to claim he wants nothing to do with WWE.
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: WWE's changing of the guard
Few, if any, could have seen it coming. C.M. Punk, Daniel Bryan and Zack Ryder holding WWE’s most prestigious titles. And at the same time.
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Greatness, not tragedy, defined Colt's career
Buddy Colt just might have been the greatest performer to have never held the world heavyweight title.
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Wrestling reaches a new level and a wide audience
Professional wrestling has come a long way since the days of Friday nights at County Hall. In other words, this isn’t your father’s wrestling.
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Mosca vs. Kapp: Battle for the Aged
It wasn’t exactly a fight for the ages, but it certainly was a fight for the aged. Angelo “King Kong” Mosca must have had a flashback to his wrestling days when the once-rugged bruiser known as “Big Nasty” and former Canadian Football League rival Joe Kapp went Ali-Frazier in front of startled onlookers at a gathering in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Wrestlers, fans turn out for good cause
Kudos to Glenn Lane, the Old School Championship Wrestling crew, and the many volunteers who made last Sunday night a memorable one for longtime area football coach Phillip Morgan. A benefit was held in the coach’s honor, highlighted by an OSCW show, at the Goose Creek High School gym.
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