Legendary
wrestling photographer Bill Apter has been ringside
at thousands of matches during his 33-year career.
His
name is among the most well-known in wrestling and
for years, wrestling fans knew something exciting was
about to occur if they saw Apter and his cameras
taking shots at ringside
Apter
has seen it all, but he usually lets his pictures do
the talking for him.
Not
anymore. In this rare interview , which appears in
Wrestling Perspective #105, Apter discusses:
- Breaking
into the wrestling magazine business.
- How
Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister
publications covered the wrestling industry.
- How
the publications became known as the
"Apter Mags."
- His
thoughts on the transformation of the
business during his 33 years in wrestling.
These topics
and many others are addressed by Apter in Wrestling
Perspective #105.
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Apter
on today's wrestling fans:
"I
think a lot of the fans ruin it for a lot of the
fans. I have written a hundred editorials on this. A
lot of fans today ruin it for other people when they
go wanting to ruin it and say, you know, 'people blew
spots' and 'Oh, his work rate was this.' It's so bad
that people can't just sit back and watch this
noncritically and just enjoy it."
Apter
on the famous bloody covers of the Seventies:
"The
bloody covers sold very well, bloody covers and a
little T&A. Of course, those were the large
sellers. There were, as the years went on, a lot of
distributors, because of the crackdown on violence,
wouldn't take covers with blood on it. That's why,
after many years, you'll see that a lot of the covers
changed and didn't have blood on them any
longer."
Apter
on getting smart to the business:
"As
soon as I first hit into the dressing rooms and saw
guys talking with each other who were feuding with
each other, etc., I got it right away, but - and they
knew I got it, probably - but I never acknowledged it
to them. They never acknowledged to me that they knew
I was quote, unquote, smart, so it was just kind of a
given thing."
Apter
on the Ric Flair vs. Rick Steamboat matches:
"Flair/Steamboat,
to me, no matter how many times I saw it, they were
classic matches. They were like what wrestling
matches were supposed to look like. They were really
good, but today that stuff looks so tame when I watch
that stuff on tape. Sometimes I wonder how people sat
through one of those guys having the other one in an
arm lock for six minutes. I don't think the fans
today could put up with that."
Apter
on Gordon Solie:
"Gordon
Solie was one of the most professional and humorous
people I have ever met in my life."
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What
Else Will You Find In Issue #105?
Part I
of the Phantom of the Ring's historical analysis of
boxer-wrestler Primo Carnera.
This
epic article is a ground-breaking piece of wrestling
journalism that details Carnera's fascinating life.
If you never heard of Primo Carnera, his story will
fascinate you. If you have heard of Carnera, you'll
be amazed what the Phantom digs up in this landmark
piece.
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