Brian Elliott Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks for the kind words so far. I'd love any further feedback, including to the Dynamite Kid article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sava Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks for the kind words so far. I'd love any further feedback, including to the Dynamite Kid article. Really enjoyed the Dynamite article, but as always, the highlight for me was the World of Sport article. This months was great. Brian, any plans to turn all of those articles into a book? I wish I had kept them all but I always bin the mags as don't have space to keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleslie92 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Finally managed to get this today after some tech problems with the iPad all (which FSM and pocketmags have been great with) and it's great. Haven't delved into the second half yet, but the article on Punk was really well written and sourced, and the PPV reviews were enjoyable as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamboy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Bought the current issue today on a whim. I very much enjoyed the "Taste Test" article. Comparisons between wrestling and pornography might be old hat, but I found it very well written and interesting. Much better than most of what I've seen from Power Slam. Shall be delving into the rest of this issue tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elliott Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Issue 89 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has features on: - The Rock, and the influence he can have on the company beyond the WWE title scene - Who did you vote as the top stars in wrestling in the FSM Reader Awards? - How one of the most dedicated wrestlers on the indy scene, Claudio Castagnoli, is getting is just deserts in WWE as Antonio Cesaro - FSM looks back on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant, on the 25th anniversary of their famous Main Event network television bout - How The Sheik became arguably the greatest heel in the history of wrestling - FSM examines the fascinating career of one of the most travelled British wrestlers of the World of Sport era, Johnny Kincaid All of this, plus our usual news, PPV and TV reports, and reviews. In this month's columns, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin writes about how long it took him to learn his craft, and how WWE must foster young talent in a similar way. Both Nick “Magnus” Aldis and Jim Cornette write about the recent BBC wrestling documentary, with Nick scathing in his opinion that American wrestling should not be frowned upon by British veterans, while Jim suggests that there are many similarities between how British and American wrestling grew with the advent of television. The cheapest and easiest way to subscribe to FSM is via our website, here: http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/magazine/subscribe UK subscribers will receive their copy of FSM early (subject to a reliable postal service; last month's issue arrived with subscribers a full five days before the on-sale date), and will receive an extra two issues absolutely free of charge. If you prefer to pick up FSM at your newsagent, WH Smiths and Easons are the main stockists in the UK and Ireland. For other outlets, please consider asking them to reserve your copy each month, at no extra charge. We hope you enjoy the content of FSM this month, and will give us some feedback either on Facebook, Twitter (@FSM_Editor), or via contact@fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk. We're looking forward to a prosperous 2013, with your continued and much appreciated support. Thank you! Edited January 26, 2013 by Brian Elliott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sava Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Issue 89 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has features on: - The Rock, and the influence he can have on the company beyond the WWE title scene - Who did you vote as the top stars in wrestling in the FSM Reader Awards? - How one of the most dedicated wrestlers on the indy scene, Claudio Castagnoli, is getting is just deserts in WWE as Antonio Cesaro - FSM looks back on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant, on the 25th anniversary of their famous Main Event network television bout - How The Sheik became arguably the greatest heel in the history of wrestling - FSM examines the fascinating career of one of the most travelled British wrestlers of the World of Sport era, Johnny Kincaid All of this, plus our usual news, PPV and TV reports, and reviews. In this month's columns, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elliott Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Issue 89 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has features on: - The Rock, and the influence he can have on the company beyond the WWE title scene - Who did you vote as the top stars in wrestling in the FSM Reader Awards? - How one of the most dedicated wrestlers on the indy scene, Claudio Castagnoli, is getting is just deserts in WWE as Antonio Cesaro - FSM looks back on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant, on the 25th anniversary of their famous Main Event network television bout - How The Sheik became arguably the greatest heel in the history of wrestling - FSM examines the fascinating career of one of the most travelled British wrestlers of the World of Sport era, Johnny Kincaid All of this, plus our usual news, PPV and TV reports, and reviews. In this month's columns, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Southside crew Posted January 28, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 I got mine ok but wife stole and took to work before I read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sava Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Issue 89 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has features on: - The Rock, and the influence he can have on the company beyond the WWE title scene - Who did you vote as the top stars in wrestling in the FSM Reader Awards? - How one of the most dedicated wrestlers on the indy scene, Claudio Castagnoli, is getting is just deserts in WWE as Antonio Cesaro - FSM looks back on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant, on the 25th anniversary of their famous Main Event network television bout - How The Sheik became arguably the greatest heel in the history of wrestling - FSM examines the fascinating career of one of the most travelled British wrestlers of the World of Sport era, Johnny Kincaid All of this, plus our usual news, PPV and TV reports, and reviews. In this month's columns, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elliott Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Sava, please check your PMs. Obviously I don't want any of our customers to be dissatisfied. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Buzzard Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I've been subscribing to FSM for over a year now and have never had a problem with getting my issue on time. Last months issue came over a week before it was available in shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Elliott Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Issue 90 of Fighting Spirit Magazine is now available! In this month's edition, FSM has feature-length articles on: - Hulk Hogan, who talks exclusively to FSM and has strong words for Bret Hart and CM Punk, while also detailing the John Cena match that never happened - After victories by John Cena and The Rock at The Royal Rumble, FSM analyses the resentment shown by some fans to the results, and ponders whether this was justified - In the wake of popular comedy characters such as Dr. Shelby, FSM shows how a deeper understanding of comedy can help everyone appreciate pro wrestling that little bit more - Having finished up his independent dates, FSM explains how El Generico came to be one of the best babyfaces in all of wrestling - FSM goes out on tour with TNA, as the group enjoyed their annual showcase around Great Britain and Ireland - A universally-respected veteran, FSM chronicles the career of Jerry Lynn, as he counts down to retirement - A force of nature inside the ring, FSM meets Mark “Rollerball” Rocco, who influenced at least one generation of pro wrestlers worldwide (For a preview of our explosive interview with Hulk Hogan, please visit http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/ar...p-wwf-champion) All of this, plus our usual news, PPV and TV reports, and reviews. In this month's columns, Nick “Magnus” Aldis writes about how the TNA roster feel about their trips to the UK, and also makes a plea to British fans not to become like their counterparts across the Atlantic. Also, having read last month's article on The Sheik, legendary manager and booker Jim Cornette writes about his own experiences of being in the same building as Ed Farhat, both as a fan, and as a fellow worker. The cheapest and easiest way to subscribe to FSM is via our website, here: http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/magazine/subscribe UK subscribers will receive their copy of FSM early (subject to a reliable postal service; last month's issue arrived with subscribers a full five days before the on-sale date), and will receive an extra two issues absolutely free of charge. This means that with a 12-month subscription, you get 14 issues at a total cost of Edited February 21, 2013 by Brian Elliott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1234 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Unfortunately the Mark Rocco article contains some basic errors, there was always a World Mid Heavyweight Title in this country, it was the Heavy Middleweight title that was made up for Rocco. Surprising for John Lister to make such mistakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 26, 2013 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) I bought this month's issue. If you flick back over this thread you'll see I'm mostly pretty positive about the magazine, but I'm afraid I wasn't impressed with the current issue. There were some definite highlights - the Hogan interview, for starters. I know you wanted it to be a two-parter, but a magazine consisting wholly of that interview with just the regular features added on would have been a great way to go! The monthly Lister article, and the ones on El Generico and Jerry Lynn were good as well. The two Luke Dormehl articles, however, brought the whole thing right down. I really don't want to sound like I have a grudge against him (I'm obviously totally over that whole 'taking potshots at a reader in the letters page and then in an article the following month' thing, obviously) - but I read both the articles, thought they were both pretty substandard, and then checked to see who'd written them, and it was him both times. I dunno, maybe this month he just had some tricky subjects to write about that weren't his forte, but when you compare it to a Lister feature, there's a massive gulf between the two. The one on re-matches at WrestleMania was an interesting subject, but you wouldn't know it from reading FSM. It just didn't seem to go anywhere - I couldn't figure out what point was trying to be made. There are rematches. Yes, got that. But are they bad, are they good, are they necessary? Dunno. He also took yet another opportunity to belittle Undertaker in this article, which seems to have been a recurring thing for years with Dormehl. WHAT DID THE UNDERTAKER DO TO THIS POOR MAN TO MAKE HIM HATE HIM SO? Then there was the article on comedy in wrestling, which read like one of those first essays you do as an undergraduate that you think is really insightful and deep and gets you a 2:1 which you're pretty happy about, but when you rediscover it clearing everything out after graduation, you look at it and think, my God, I wrote some utter shite in first year, didn't I? It smacked of pretentiousness throughout, and again, I have no idea what point it was trying to make. Wrestling has elements of comedy. Right, lovely. Stop trying to sound intellectual and make a coherent argument, please. I don't know if Luke Dormehl reads this thread. If he does, I'm sorry for sounding so negative. His articles since Brian came on board as Editor had improved tenfold. I was actually enjoying some of them! It's honestly nothing personal, but this month's were a big step back for him and for FSM as a whole. Brilliant Hogan interview though Oh, also, can you get your writers to stop saying "this writer" or "this author" when referring to themselves? It sounds pretentious when the broadsheets do it, never mind a wrestling magazine. Edited February 26, 2013 by HarmonicGenerator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm29195 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Good issue this month, which I read in-depth while going to and from Broxbourne last weekend. Thought the Rocco article was good - I don't know enough to be aware of the errors, but there you go... There were a couple of date errors in the rematch article - one I can recall without actually seeing it said Angle/Benoit from WM21 either took place at or the year after WMXX. That one stuck out to me because the author had specifically pointed out an error he had seen in a blog earlier in the article, 'those in glass houses etc etc' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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