OKAY SO Everyone's enthusiasm for Richard Meltzer's "The Last Wrestling Piece" prompted me to realize that the longer version of the essay only exists in a single out-of-print book, which I own I emailed Richard to ask if he'd be OK with me posting the full version on my site STAY TUNED

The longer version of the essay is somehow even better It has his review of going to see WrestleMania via closed-circuit telecast in Los Angeles Great shit