What common factors are found in the magazines Pro Wrestling Illustrated and The Friend?
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Pro Wrestling Illustrated ("PWI") is an American produced, internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1972. "PWI" is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The magazine is the longest currently published English language wrestling magazine. The "PWI" publishes monthly issues and annual special issues such as their "Almanac and Book of Facts".
Pro Wrestling America Pro Wrestling America is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the 1980s and early 1990s. Founded and promoted by retired wrestler Eddie Sharkey, a longtime veteran of the American Wrestling Association and owner of the Pro Wrestling America Training Center, Pro Wrestling America featured many established wrestlers while in between the then "Big Three" (American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation) as well as providing many lightheavyweight and cruiserweight wrestlers with their first national exposure, most notably, Sabu, Jerry Lynn and The Lightning Kid.