Colby Applegate
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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Stories By Colby Applegate
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WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque was "incredibly proud" to see Randy Orton receive a warm welcome upon his return at WWE Survivor Series.
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CM Punk's return at the end of WWE Survivor Series may or may not have contributed to Drew McIntyre's abrupt exit from the arena after WarGames concluded.
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A new report sheds light on what the future holds for Seth Rollins and CM Punk following the shocking conclusion to WWE Survivor Series 2023.
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AEW Full Gear 2023 concluded with MJF defeating Jay White to retain the AEW World Championship after much speculation about how things would unfold.
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AEW President Tony Khan has confirmed that the first Continental Classic tournament will result in the crowning of the first AEW Continental Champion.
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Eddie Kingston had a major announcement at AEW Full Gear as it pertains to his status in the first AEW Continental Classic round-robin tournament.
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AEW Full Gear 2023 kicked off with Adam Copeland, Sting, and Darby Allin defeating Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne in trios action.
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AEW President Tony Khan opens up about how he approaches hyping up announcements for signings, matches, events, and the like after recent criticism.
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The AEW Full Gear Zero Hour pre-show kicked off with championship action as Eddie Kingston pinned Jay Lethal to retain his Ring of Honor World Championship.
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Welcome to WrestlingInc’s live coverage of Impact Wrestling on November 16, 2023, featuring Will Ospreay, Sonny Kiss, Myron Reed, and others in action.
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Dave Meltzer weighs in with his thoughts on who could be the latest AEW signee, which is set to be revealed this Saturday at AEW Full Gear.
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WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam recalls a surprising perk he experienced during his one and only WWE Championship reign in 2006.
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Corey Graves recounts how he landed a role as a color commentator in WWE after he was told he could never wrestle again in 2014.
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WWE Hall of Famer Lita has revealed two more Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches for the November 14 episode of "WWE NXT."
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It was announced during the November 11 "AEW Collision" that Ricky Starks and Big Bill will defend their tag team gold in a four-way at AEW Full Gear.
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Welcome to WrestlingInc’s live coverage of Impact Wrestling on November 9, 2023, featuring Jonathan Gresham vs. Alex Shelley for the Impact World title.
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The Bunny, formerly known as Allie, has reportedly departed AEW after five years with the company. Her last match took place in September on "AEW Rampage."
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The numbers are in for the November 8 episode of "AEW Dynamite," which featured AEW World Champion MJF vs. Daniel Garcia, plus Jay White vs. Mark Briscoe.
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Welcome to WrestlingInc’s live coverage of WWE Crown Jewel 2023 on November 4, featuring Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre, and more.
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Welcome to WrestlingInc’s live coverage of Impact Turning Point on November 3, 2023, featuring Will Ospreay vs. Eddie Edwards, Trinity vs. Purrazzo, and more.
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Welcome to WrestlingInc’s live coverage of Impact Wrestling on November 2, 2023, featuring Motor City Machine Guns vs. Josh Alexander and Eric Young.
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Former Impact World Champion Sami Callihan assesses the current pro wrestling landscape and explains why he thinks he could fit in anywhere.
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WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam has a clever tag team name in mind if he continues teaming with FTW Champion Hook in All Elite Wrestling.
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Viewership numbers are in for the November 1 episode of "AEW Dynamite," which featured MJF teaming up with The Acclaimed and much more.
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Former TNA World Champion Matt Hardy weighs in with his opinion on Impact Wrestling's decision to revert back to their original TNA Wrestling branding.
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LA Knight's popularity has reached a fever pitch and now WWE commentator Corey Graves wonders what the reaction would be if he defeats Roman Reigns.
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Former MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone has reportedly requested his release from the company, but it may not be granted anytime soon.