Episode 35: Findlay Martin

The Morecambe Wrestling Podcast

Monday, 29 December 2025 - 2 hours

Power Slam was Europe's best-selling and most loved wrestling magazine. But did you know that the mag had its origins in Morecambe? Find out about this and other fascinating stories of this groundbreaking publication, as ex-PS writer Greg Lambert reunites with his former boss, Power Slam editor Findlay Martin, for a candid and revealing chat.

Topics include:
Eye and ear candy
39 pence a minute
Parents' permission
Motorcycle pic
WWF Magazine
Superficial and lightweight
"I can't look at those early issues."
Crime against journalism
YTS computer course
New Kids on the Block
Martin Higginson
Fax
Harveys Nightclub
Alhambra Live owner
Memories of Summerslam 92
Notting Hill Carnival
The peak
British Bulldog fired
Budokan Hall vs Tokyo Dome
Echo chambers
Kayfabe goggles
The Undertaker's real name
Triple sleeper
George Tahinos
Terry Funk-Eddie Gilbert chain match
Sting and Bret Hart
The Worthless European Cup
Cactus Jack's ear
'Mean' Dean Ayass
Fan convention in Croydon
Findlay's Quiz
Rubbish prizes
Little Razor
Judo mats
Exposing the business
The Royal Rumble 94 casket match
The blade
Bare Lane News
Making sure it's on sale
Changing the name
Appointment reading
Good and bad covers
Darren Young
"Hogan came to Lancaster?"
Work experience anger
Not a spectator sport
What's left of our brains
Monday Night Wars
Judy Garland
Finding the voice
The Dream Team
Getting photographers into WWF shows
Montreal Screwjob
'Ian Robinson's Christmas cards
Greg joins PS
Working for a local paper in 2002
Gorgeous George rip-off
"My wife had it framed."
Welcome to Splitsville
One-man Dragons Den
Side hustle
Steve Austin
Lousy
Onward Christian
Perfectionist
Morecambe editor of The Face
How Greg nearly got fired
Findlay at the Morecambe Dome
Dynamite Kid vs Fit Finlay in Lancaster
Legend of Doom
"Tonight Matthew, I'm gonna be The Rock!"
Fake X-Pac
Rather taken with Nikita
The Hammerlock Press Ban
Wrestler deaths
Interviewing CM Punk
Asking the tough questions
Greg's best ever interview
Ruthless UK press
Awkward Bully Ray encounter
Tension with Brock Lesnar
The Sid Vicious-Arn Anderson scissors incident
Arrogant Eric
Finn Balor's tax
Misdirected and misused
Bret Hart in WCW
Rapport with Jerry Lynn
"WWE is like Alice in Wonderland."
Paul Heyman goes to ground
John Cena steps in
The final issue
Balls Mahoney and Aerosmith
The most insane interview ever
Lying to their wives
The end
The Eagles
That Friday feeling
Inside the Ropes and WrestleTalk
Mainstream media's attitude to pro wrestling
That conversation
Danny Kaye and Sammy Davis Jnr
Idea for a new book
Vicar
Mike Tyson at WrestleMania XIV
Equal opportunity offender
Staying fresh
The wrestling biz today
TG Jones
Darby Allin
Full stop at the end