Matt Taven

July 7, 2022

There comes a time when nothing else matters but pride. No matter what anyone else believes, at the end of the day, you have to live with yourself and you have to look in the mirror and not see the person looking back at you staring with disdain and disgust. Even in professional wrestling, the king of sports, a combat sports genre where men and women achieve superhuman feats weekly, emotions run high and bitterness drips past competitiveness, fueling anger, hate and all the dark, base emotions that strike deep …

June 14, 2022

Anniversary, definition: The annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event; a date that follows such an event by a specified period of time measured in units other than years.Slammiversary, definition: The annual recurrence of a date marking action, violence, drama as produced by Impact Wrestling held in jubilation of the promotion marking another year of Total Nonstop Action.Slammiversary 2022, definition: The one in a lifetime celebration of twenty years of slams, jams, drama, adrenaline and culture changing as seen through the prism of Impact Wrestling, past, present and …

March 2, 2022

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness." - Napoleon Hill Every professional wrestler makes a personal choice the second he or she makes their way down the aisle, enter the squared circle and prepare for battle. They will, no matter what, sacrifice. They will give of their body. They will face mental anguish. They, indeed, may part with a piece of their soul. This is the blessing and the curse of a great athlete - they have to plunge themselves through damnation …

February 18, 2022

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." - Winston Churchill The one true constant in life is that chaos never subsides. There will always be a wolf at the door. There will always be wind howling in the blackness of night. There will always be a raging tide battling the shore, beating it down …