- Dave Scherer
Dave Scherer is the owner and head writer of the
professional wrestling website PW Insider . Scherer started his site after having worked at [http://www.1wrestling.com/ 1wrestling.com] , then owned byBob Ryder andJoey Styles .Career
Dave got his start in the wrestling industry writing for the newsletter "Chairshots" and through frequent postings, in RIME's pro wrestling conference and later on USENET's rec.sport.pro-wrestling newsgroup while working as a truck driver for
Coca Cola . When "Chairshots" ceased publication, Dave started The Wrestling Lariat, a print newsletter which eventually became a staple of his work on wrestling websites1Wrestling andPWInsider .Dave interviewed with
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in October1999 about becoming managing editor for "RAW" Magazine but did not accept the position because he was happy in his position of being a reporter.Dave also had a run with
WOW Magazine , which was the first American "smart" wrestling magazine, as well as a weekly column for The New York Daily News.In early 2004, PWInsider was launched, taking its name from the
Pro Wrestling Insider internet radio show thatBuck Woodward co-hosts withPaul Belfi on thesportstalkCLEVELAND Internet broadcast service to this day. On July 21 2008, Dave launched PWIPop, a new website dedicated to providing the latest stories and opinions on an entire range of pop culture issues.In late 2005, WWE's
Jonathan Coachman called out Dave during the Coachcast on WWE.com, due to Dave calling Coach a "bad announcer." Coach shot at Dave for a few weeks before the issue was dropped. Dave initially didn't want to respond, however due to the amount of emails sent to him about the situation, he eventually posted a response to Coach on PWInsider.Dave also posted a column for the professional wrestling and
Mixed martial Arts publication,Fighting Spirit magazine Dave was also a huge
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) fan, and used to sit in the bleachers and created a group called the bleacher bums, who were known for their creative chants. However, this is sometimes over-romanticized, as by 1997, Scherer and his group had left the bleacher area to sit on the stage area to watch the shows, so for much of ECW's existence, Scherer did not actually sit in the bleachers.See also
PWInsider
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