Stefene Russell of St. Louis Magazine interviewed author Larry Matysik about his upcoming book “The 50 Greatest Wrestlers of All Time”.
If you talk about wrestling in St. Louis, you can’t not talk about Larry Matysik. Not only did he work for Sam Muchnick—the man who built St. Louis into the pro wrestling capital of the universe—but in the 1970s and ’80s, Matyskik hosted the legendary Wrestling at the Chase. In 2005, Matysik published Wresting at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling. He followed that up with Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling’s Rebel; Drawing Heat the Hard Way; and From the Golden Era. This January, he’s got a new book coming out, The 50 Greatest Wrestlers of All Time. We talked to Matysik by phone about his writing and announcing career, how he was a firsthand witness to the changes in the wrestling business, and young wrestlers to keep an eye out for in local, independent matches. Note: this web exclusive corresponds to a short feature in our November issue, Faces, Heels, and Tweeners.