Dan Murphy is a Senior Writer for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and has covered pro wrestling since 1997. He has written a history of pro wrestling in Western New York, contributed to several wrestling, entertainment, and sports publications, and assisted with books on Ilio DiPaolo, Tammy Sytch, and Kamala. He has experience in virtually all aspects of wrestling, from in-ring to promoting, and has written three non-wrestling books on local history.