School
Full Sail University
Expertise
WWE, Impact Wrestling, Women's Wrestling History
- Colby has interviewed several notable names in wrestling including Jeff Jarrett, Awesome Kong, and Maria Kanellis-Bennett.
- He's attended countless WWE, Impact Wrestling, and AEW events all over the U.S.
- Combining his passion for storytelling and women's wrestling, Colby annually publishes "Ring Post Journal's Women's Wrestling Year in Review" on Amazon.
Experience
Colby has worked as a professional writer for a decade after getting his start at his hometown's local newspaper writing about high school basketball and community events. He blogged about wrestling in his teen years as well, which afforded him the opportunity to interview notable personalities seen on television. During his college years, Colby fulfilled a dream of working for WWE's live events team in Florida. With work previously published at Hidden Remote and Daily DDT, he also currently writes for WrestleZone and Diva Dirt.
Education
Colby has a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from Full Sail University, a media arts school in the Orlando area that offers accelerated education programs.
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Nic Nemeth, formerly known as Dolph Ziggler in WWE, is proving to be a draw in TNA as highlights of his debut have garnered impressive numbers on YouTube.
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Welcome to WrestlingInc’s live coverage of TNA Hard To Kill 2024 featuring Alex Shelley vs. Moose, Trinity vs. Jordynne Grace, and more from the new TNA era.
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Eric Bischoff weighs in on Kevin Dunn's departure from WWE and what he would change about WWE's presentation if it were up to him.
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ROH Women's World Champion Athena headlined another Ring of Honor pay-per-view on December 15 when she defended against Billie Starkz at Final Battle.
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