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Dave Scherer

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Dave Schereris an American sports writer and journalist,[1][2]best known for writing aboutprofessional wrestlingfor theECW Magazine,New York Daily News,[3]World of Wrestling Magazine,1Wrestling.com[4][5]and founding the newsletterThe Wrestling Lariat[6][7]in 1995[8]and the website PWInsider.com, which he created in 2004 when he left 1Wrestling together with several other reporters.[9][10][11]Scherer played an important part in makingExtreme Championship Wrestlingnoticed in the early 1990s through tape trading and gained a cult following among the hardcore ECW fans at the time when he appeared at the promotions shows.[12][13][14]Scherer later recused himself from covering ECW and helped the company in various capacities while still reporting with independent publications.[15][16]PWInsider is one of the most popular pro wrestling news websites[17]and has been cited byCBS Sportsas perhaps the most trusted source for wrestling news, despite Scherer not being a traditionally trained journalist,[18]but the site has also been criticized for its liberal use of advertising, many of which are pop-ups, which has been blamed on Scherer.[19][20][21]

Works

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  • Ryder, Bob;Scherer, Dave (2000).World Championship Wrestling: The Ultimate Guide.Dorling Kindersley.ISBN978-0789466730.

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References

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  1. ^Castillo, Alfonso A. (July 14, 2007)."Wrestling murder-suicide: this wasn't in the script".Newsday.Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  2. ^Holzerman, Thomas (October 15, 2013)."Dress Up Your Roger Ebert in Tights and Sequins".The Classical.Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  3. ^"Latest By Dave Scherer".New York Daily News.18 May 2007.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  4. ^Powell, John (April 4, 2003)."\'Mystery\' writer plagues WWE".SLAM! Wrestling.Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-12.
  5. ^Jenkinson, Mike (June 13, 1999)."Sable suit sends signals: Dirty laundry case could wash out World Wrestling Federation".Edmonton Sun.Archived from the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-12– viaCanadian Online Explorer.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^Keith, Scott(August 28, 2015)."The SmarK Rant for Monday Night RAW – 10.07.96".Inside Pulse.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  7. ^Scherer, Dave (posted by staff) (April 13, 2014)."ECW Barely Legal: Dave Scherer's Original Report From The Wrestling Lariat Newsletter".Pro Wrestling Insider.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  8. ^Staff."PWINSIDER.COM STAFF".Pwinsiderxtra.com.PWInsider.Archivedfrom the original on 18 January 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  9. ^Magee, Bob (February 2, 2004)."Major shakeup at one of wrestling's major newssites".Pro Wrestling Between The Sheets.As I See It.Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2016.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  10. ^Fiello, Chuck Jr. (January 28, 2009)."12 Reasons Why....Some Internet Wrestling Journalists Are Reliable".Bleacher Report.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2018.Retrieved2018-04-14.
  11. ^Nation, Ryan (June 29, 2006)."Ohio promoter Nelson eyes bigger things".SLAM! Wrestling.Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-12.
  12. ^Jakielo, David (2006).College on the Rocks: A Collection of Humor Columns.Xlibris, Corp.p. 109.ISBN978-1425716493.
  13. ^Real, Billy (May 4, 2017)."Getting To Know Pro Wrestling's Journalists".betwrestling.com.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  14. ^Burgan, Derek (August 17, 2002)."Ripped from the Headlinez - Burgan brings the" Hype "".Pro Wrestling Torch.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  15. ^Staff (April 22, 2013)."NEW ECW DOCUMENTARY" Barbed Wire City "- Must-read supplemental Torch articles by Bruce Mitchell and Wade Keller on Kulas-New Jack incident".Pro Wrestling Torch.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  16. ^López, Adrián (May 15, 2014)."Vince Russo:" ECW no tuvo nada que ver con el nacimiento de la Era Attitude "".SoloWrestling.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  17. ^Staff (May 26, 2017)."WWE Loses 20% Of Its Audience Since Last Year: PWInsider's Dave Scherer analyzes company failings in op-ed".WhatCulture.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  18. ^Carroll, Chuck (July 13, 2017)."The Men Who Give Vince McMahon Gray Hair".CBS Sports.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  19. ^Burgan, Derek (April 24, 2003)."Smackdown review: Burgan's Express v2.0".Pro Wrestling Torch.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  20. ^Nemer, Paul (March 2, 2009)."As I See It 3/2 2008".WrestleView.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2018.Retrieved2018-04-11.
  21. ^"PWInsider: A First Step into the Unknown".3 May 2015.

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