Embracing the fun in Wrestling
Many in the feature film industry initially feared the monstrous presence of television. Many screen moguls wondered why people would leave their homes to visit the theater if they could watch high-quality movies at home. However, Screen Gems saw the potential in television to become a place where old films could be given new life. In 1948, Screen Gems …
Wrestling is filled with larger than life characters who exude an almost superhero-like presence in the ring. Adults relate to them, and kids look up to them. But as we watch these athletes perform superhuman feats of strength and athletics with stories filled with determination and triumph, it’s what they do outside of the ring that can have a …
I became a pro wrestling fan in the summer of 1992. At a time when fans were fleeing the Big Two promotions in droves, and a year after the once-mighty AWA faded, I fell in love with this crazy business. Like most kids, I discovered WWF Superstars when a new kid moved into the neighborhood. Ironically, that kid’s fandom …
Wrestlemania season is upon us. Since 1985, WWE has presented an event that bridges the worlds of professional wrestling and pop culture like no other. Celebrities making their Mania appearances has become a Hollywood rite of passage. Whether waving to the crowd from the stands, doing interviews, commentary, skits, or even getting in the ring, appearances from pop culture …
This is my moment to this shine, this is my time for flight I’ve been grinding forever just for this very night. On January 26th 2022, on AEW’s Beach Break Dynamite, Sammy Guevara and Cody Rhodes wrote their names in the annals of history with one of the greatest singles ladder matches of all time, and AEW’s first 5 …
One of the most fun parts of working in wrestling media is examining the past. Over the last year, I’ve watched wrestling from a different perspective. Trying to look at the sport from an analytical and critical perspective, especially storyline development and execution, has given me a different outlook on performers. On a recent episode of the Brace For …
On Sunday January 23rd 2022, Game Changer Wrestling will host the biggest wrestling event in Hammerstein Ballroom history. GCW’s The WRLD on GCW Pay Per View will be the biggest wrestling show to commence from the historic venue. Well known for it’s wrestling history Hammerstein is a classic wrestling venue. Particularly praised for the famous ECW wrestling events commencing …
Over the last two years, since becoming part of the CyberAgent’s CyberFight division, Pro Wrestling NOAH has finally found stable ownership. It has grown in both prominence and popularity in Japan. The company style has changed from the Royal Road-Ark style implemented in the early 2000s. Today’s Pro Wrestling NOAH is the most hard-hitting, strike-heavy promotion in Japan. As …
Chris Bey has gone from a name to watch to one of Impact wrestling’s most well-known faces. Bey, like many others fans and wrestlers alike, has been a wrestling fan since a young age. Bey is a bit different though as he feels like one of the first new generation of fans turned professional wrestler. Having grown up on …
At the tournament finals show for G1 CLIMAX 31, New Japan Pro Wrestling fans got a huge surprise when one of the promotion’s most beloved figures returned to the ring. For the first time in four years, Katsuyori Shibata competed in a brief exhibition match against Zack Sabre Jr. After suffering a career-threatening head injury at SAKURA GENESIS, it …
