About Brass Ring Media

Brass Ring Media is a long-form written newsletter that focuses on covering the pro wrestling industry through editorials, receipt show reviews, interviews, and podcasts. Columnists include Zack Heydorn, Cameron Hawkins, and other.

Zack Heydorn has covered the pro wrestling business since 2014. He’s the former Assistant Editor for Wade Keller at PWTorch and author of the Hybrid Shoot book, Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin. He also works for Sports Illustrated covering pro wrestling and more.

Cameron Hawkins is a part of The Ringer and Uncrowned pro wrestling teams. He’s interviewed the biggest names in pro wrestling and is an influential voice in pro wrestling media.

This newsletter is the home for thoughtful and long-form analysis of pro wrestling. The written word is gold.

Why subscribe?

Your support is what keeps this independent and lets us analyze the wrestling business without strings attached or conflicts of interest.

What to expect

Free subscribers get four pieces every week:

- Show reviews of WWE Raw, NXT, and AEW Dynamite.

- One long-form feature editorial from Zack Heydorn

- Bi-weekly columns from Cameron Hawkins

Paid subscribers get everything above, plus:

- Two more weekly review columns covering the rest of the wrestling week.

- A second feature editorial from Zack Heydorn

- A weekly podcast from Zack Heydorn

About Zack Heydorn

I write about pro wrestling for a living. I’m the author of Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin. I currently cover wrestling for Sports Illustrated.

Brass Ring Media is my home base. It’s where the work goes that I’m proudest of, and where I plan to keep writing for as long as you keep reading. Glad you’re here. Let’s get into it.