MrRJL Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Â Regardless, looking back at the 1994 Austin interview was frustrating as Fin seemed to be asking questions out of kayfabe, but Austin was answering completely inside of kayfabe. I found it very cringe worthy. Â The questions were added after the fact, because it was originally an article. So the questions he is asking are for the benefit of the reader in 2016. That's not what he was asking in the original magazine. Ah. Got it. Must have misunderstood that when I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted August 26, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Â Reading Fin's second book right now and am enjoying it. Â Regardless, looking back at the 1994 Austin interview was frustrating as Fin seemed to be asking questions out of kayfabe, but Austin was answering completely inside of kayfabe. I found it very cringe worthy. Â Austin was rather profound when he said, in gimmick or not, that he was the 'future of pro-wrestling'. Â How right he was! Â Â Because it had Hogan & Savage on the cover and therefore my aunt thought it was the WWF Annual she got me every year, I ended up with the WCW Annual at Christmas 1995 (not that I really minded). Â The tagline on the Stunning Steve Austin page was "Tipped to be the biggest star!" Â They weren't wrong, but perhaps not quite how they imagined it. Edited August 26, 2016 by Statto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneApollo Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 New Power Slam Interviews ebook is out. Fin announces at the end of the book that he will no longer write about wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted April 6, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 6, 2017 Yeah, he pretty much goes "ah well, I'm gone then. Fuck off" at the end of the book. No reason why. Like when the magazine finished, he writes a few lines and leaves more questions than answers. Really liked all 3 Power Slam books, so its a shame he's jacking it in. I much prefered him writing about old stuff he liked than new stuff he didnt. I can only assume the 3 PS books died on their arse and its to much work for what he's getting out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 8 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Yeah, he pretty much goes "ah well, I'm gone then. Fuck off" at the end of the book. No reason why. Like when the magazine finished, he writes a few lines and leaves more questions than answers. Really liked all 3 Power Slam books, so its a shame he's jacking it in. I much prefered him writing about old stuff he liked than new stuff he didnt. I can only assume the 3 PS books died on their arse and its to much work for what he's getting out of it. I've spoken to him and its mainly a financial decision as you say. Would have loved to write more books but couldn't justify it financially. He is also closing the PS webiste. Seems to be moving on completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bbabba Posted April 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 7, 2017 Its a real shame because I think he is the best wrestling writer of all time. Â The quality of the Powerslam Years ebook was outstanding. Â Always felt it was priced way too low to make a profit out of it, especially given the insane amount of time it must have taken to research and write. Â Really going to miss his work. Â Do we know if he is going to carry on podcasting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Boy Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 2 hours ago, bbabba said: Its a real shame because I think he is the best wrestling writer of all time.The quality of the Powerslam Years ebook was outstanding.  Always felt it was priced way too low to make a profit out of it, especially given the insane amount of time it must have taken to research and write.  Really going to miss his work.  Do we know if he is going to carry on podcasting? Are you on drugs?  The guy has zero objectivity on people he dislikes i.e cena and never gave him credit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 For all Fin kept me informed through the years, his inability to be fair on the guys he personally didn't like made the mag a chore in its final years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Jimmy Boy said: Are you on drugs?  The guy has zero objectivity on people he dislikes i.e cena and never gave him credit Power Slam, by the end at least, was essentially one giant blog as he wrote almost everything himself. And if you don't like someone and genuinely think they're terrible (Cena) then there's no point lying about it to appease people. I thought he was wrong with the Cena stuff and his over the top praise of Christian,  but I'd rather he stay honest with his opinion than flip flop all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted April 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) When did the magazine stop? Edited April 7, 2017 by Weezenal Words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 The last one was in June '14, as I believe it ran for exactly 20 years and the first issue was June '94 with Owen Hart winning KOTR on the cover. It was a great magazine in it's time but in retrospect a lot of the news was just cribbed from the Observer. I enjoyed reading about stuff I couldn't see like WCW, ECW and Japan more than I did the WWF coverage. The negative coverage of WWE in the last few years must have turned a few readers off. At some point you have to countenance your own personal opinion with what people buy the magazine to read, and find a middle ground. Fin seemed unable to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) He lacked any objectivity at all when it came to Cena. For instance, I hate Mrs Brown's Boys and think it's as funny as having an enema with a tube wrapped in rusty barbed wire but the very fact lots of people find it funny makes it funny by default. The fact shit tons of people love Cena, buy his merch and the fact he is wrestlings only mega star should point to the fact that Cena is a lot better than he gives him credit for in the market he's in and has something that Fin doesn't get but should appreciate he has it nonetheless. What was his general attitude towards the Hulkster? Edited April 7, 2017 by Mr_Danger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I do remember Hogan was ranked in the first PS50. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Yakashi said: his over the top praise of Christian He must have just really liked the way Christian Rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 7, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted April 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Yakashi said: Power Slam, by the end at least, was essentially one giant blog as he wrote almost everything himself. And if you don't like someone and genuinely think they're terrible (Cena) then there's no point lying about it to appease people. I thought he was wrong with the Cena stuff and his over the top praise of Christian,  but I'd rather he stay honest with his opinion than flip flop all the time. His job wasn't to appease people, it was to sell a magazine. A magazine about wrestling that is incapable of recognizing why someone is successful, popular and having great matches IN SPITE of your personal opinion that he's terrible isn't worth shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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