Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
School
Liverpool John Moores University, Birkenhead Sixth Form College, Wirral Grammar School For Boys
- Sam has amassed over 5 million reads during his time reporting All Elite Wrestling between 2021 and 2023.
- He is the proud owner and runner of the Five Star Meltzer and All Elite Meltzer Instagram accounts.
- One of his earliest news articles was shared on social media by AEW star Bishop Kaun.
Experience
Having started out as a writer in 2021 covering football for Cult Kits, Sam would find his true calling covering professional wrestling later that same year. He would begin writing for The Sportster as a List Writer before being hired by Sportskeeda Wrestling to be a news writer for their AEW team. He would produce over 2,500 pieces, including news, features, and lists, between 2021 and 2023 before moving on to Static Media as a member of the Wrestling Inc. news team. During this time, Sam has produced work for Give Me Sport and Vendetta Sports Media, covering Football, MMA, and Wrestling.
Education
Sam graduated from John Moores University in 2018 with a degree in creative writing and film studies. During his three years of courses, he produced short films, screenplays, and stories.
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AEW star Bryan Danielson has revealed if his wife and WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella is open to joining AEW, and her possible schedule if she joins the promotion.
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Rocky Romero comments on the unfortunate situation regarding Chuck Taylor's career ending injury.
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Eric Bischoff, shockingly enough, has a negative take to offer about AEW, this time concerning the potential return of MJF to programming.
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NJPW star and executive Rocky Romero declares Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd as one to watch, comparing him to a UFC legend.
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Rising "WWE NXT" star Je'Von Evans is drawing lots of appreciative attention, and not just from fans, but also from this decorated main roster talent.
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AEW star Bryan Danielson is nearing his retirement from full-time wrestling, and "The American Dragon" has discussed his relationship with pain.
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Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre recalls his acclaimed promo segment with CM Punk and Seth Rollins on "Raw."
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Rocky Romero, who works both in front of the camera and behind the scenes for AEW, thinks the company has potential for more international expansion.
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William Regal's son Charlie Dempsey was himself given no quarter on Tuesday's "WWE NXT," being defeated for the NXT Heritage Cup.
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Bryan Danielson addresses the possibility of reigniting his rivalry with former ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness.
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AEW announcer and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has opened up about his decision to join Tony Khan's promotion in 2019, revealing why it was an easy one.
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WWE Hall of Famer Jesse "The Body" Ventura provides more details on his current talks with WWE concerning some type of new deal.
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Former AEW World Tag Team Champion Max Caster of The Acclaimed goes into the process of how his opening raps come together.
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WWE Hall of Famer and LWO leader Rey Mysterio explains why the recently turned Carlito was still drafted to "Raw" with the group.
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Marshall and Ross Von Erich, sons of Kevin, would love to mix it up with another set of legacy brothers, Cody and Dustin Rhodes.
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Big Bill may be the size of a tree, but right now he's under "The Learning Tree" of Chris Jericho, and the AEW star has lessons to pass along.
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Matt Hardy has claimed that he would pick a particular side between CM Punk or The Elite if forced to, but feels life is too short to be angry all the time.
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AEW star Cash Wheeler will not stand trial for a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, as the prosecution has decided to not move forward with the case.
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Former AEW and WWE star Matt Hardy has discussed the loud and electrifying crowd reactions during Backlash 2024, which emanated from Lyon in France.
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Legendary announcer Jim Ross has opened up about working with Excalibur, who's proven to be a divisive commentator in the wrestling world due to his mask.
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Musician Flash Garments has detailed the thought process that went into designing unique custom sneakers for AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland.
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Former TNA Wrestling star Alex Shelley has discussed the severity of the low morale in the locker room following Scott D'Amore's abrupt firing.
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Adam Copeland has revealed what he wanted to achieve in his match with Mick Foley at WWE WrestleMania 22, as well as the flaming table spot.
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WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam has discussed his time on the new ECW brand and admitted that it started strong, but ended up being destroyed by WWE.
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WWE Hall of Famer and AEW star Jeff Jarrett has discussed what stood out for him from the WWE Backlash Premium Live Event.
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Tommy Dreamer discusses his experience of spending time with Dusty Rhodes and how he was always excited to see the late pro wrestling legend.
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