Power Slam closes

AS MOST OF YOU already know, Issue 237 will be the last installment of Power Slam.

I have included some of the details as to why I closed the magazine in Issue 237.

It was a difficult decision to make, of course. Having written most of PS -- and done the typesetting/design, photo selection and other pre-repro work -- for 237 issues, and on 30 issues of Superstars Of Wrestling prior to that, it was inconceivable at times that I would ever do anything else. I was 22 when Issue 1 of SOW went on sale. I'm now 44.

But whether we like it or not -- and self-employed people often like it the least -- we all have to move with the times. And it was time to let go of Power Slam.

I would like to stress to all PS readers that the magazine did not go out of business. I made a conscious decision to close Power Slam before anything financially catastrophic could occur.

Consequently, the printers, repro house and bar code production company will be paid in full for services rendered on Power Slam 237, as will all the photographers and writers. What's more, over the next week I will be contacting all subscribers who purchased subscriptions through psmag.co.uk, and have outstanding issues on their subs, to arrange refunds. Though we stopped offering subscriptions in the first week of February, in anticipation of the closure of the magazine, there are still hundreds of refunds to issue. I will be personally contacting all the people to whom we owe money.

(Incidentally, if you have purchased a subscription to PS through another company or online subscription provider, you will need to contact them directly. We ceased and desisted from taking money for subs on February 4, 2014.)

Wrapping up all Power Slam-related business is the priority. I estimate this will take two weeks. By the end of the month, I will be producing regular content on psmag.co.uk, and be working on my first eBook -- Pro Wrestling Through The Power Slam Years: 1994-2014.

As sad as the closure of PS is, I'm looking to the future with optimism. I cannot wait to get stuck into this eBook.

Findlay Martin