Embracing the fun in Wrestling
“And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain…” When the legendary crooner, Frank Sinatra, begins his timeless hit “My Way,” for a reason unknown to me, my mind always drifts to professional wrestling and its heroes of days past. His soothing deep voice speaks volumes about many situations in life finding a poetic end. …
I love professional wrestling. For a multitude of reasons, it has such a unique power to bring joy to people and transcend simple entertainment. Whether it be the magical stories, the unforgettable memories, the music, the noise, the pomp and circumstance, or more – we attach ourselves to this wonderful thing and most of us love it forever. For …
My favorite matches – the ones that stay with me forever – are those that can tell a story as beautifully without words as they can with them. Within the confines of NXT, or any other promotion for that matter, there are not many matches that have done that for me as well as Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura …
When wrestling can be unique and emotional, in whatever way, it is at its absolute best. What Billy Dixon and everyone involved in Paris is Bumping accomplished on Thursday night was magical. We often use that word when a match is extra impressive or a promo hits the heart a little differently, but for an entire show to be …
I’m an emotional girl. The things I love, I love with my whole heart. Often I do so because they have loved me back at times when I have desperately needed it. Effy’s Big Gay Brunch wasted no time eliciting emotions I knew would surely come. Even days after The Collective weekend has ended, my eyes still fill with …
Very rarely in wrestling do we see characters who can say everything by saying nothing. The crow version of Sting, as he stalked the NWO in 1996-97 and the earliest incarnation of Kane, flanked by Paul Bearer, immediately come to mind. Characters so stark and memorable for not what they said, but by what they didn’t. Their expressions and …
Professional wrestling is full of stories. Decades of captivating tales of victory and defeat, of determination and grit, of strength and perseverance, and more. The gripping rise of the underdog or the shocking fall of the long-reigning champion, draws us in as fans, and lands an impact far greater than the suspended disbelief we see on-screen. With the building …
