Embracing the fun in Wrestling
The connection between pro wrestlers and their “nerdy” influences has never been stronger than it is right now. We live in a time where a wrestler waxing poetically about their favorite pop culture characters is extremely common, with dozens of performers live streaming their video game habits on Twitch and plenty more paying homage to their favorites through their …
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Most Joyful Players (MJP)! Every month, a selection of WrestleJoy’s writers will bring to your their individual picks for the past month’s MJP. Some of us may find joy in violence, others in a villain getting their comeuppance and of course we will always find joy in Yano being Yano! Gedo (CiaranRH)Who would …
Chris Jericho joined NJPW in late 2017 and hoped to work with Kenny Omega (✔), Tetsuya Naito (✔), Kazuchika Okada (✔), and Hiroshi Tanahashi(✔). With his wish list now ticked off, is there anything left for The Painmaker in a New Japan ring? The name Chris Jericho carries a unique and powerful weight among English speaking fans, far more …
Join Floyd and JR and we gleefully discuss the Top 5 things that brought us joy this week in wrestling. With the WWE’s 3 weekly produced shows, AEW, and the G1 starting from New Japan be prepared to hear a little bit of everything. Enjoy the show.
Over the past few decades false finishes emerged as a common tool across the wrestling industry, particularly in North America. At the outset of a bout, they help set a high tempo while indicating a close and hard-fought match to come. Later on, a series of close 2 and 3/4 counts can signal the audience to tune in closely …
Join JR Perez and Floyd Johnson as they discuss the 5 things in Pro Wrestling that brought them joy the week of 9/6-9/12/20 from companies such as WWE, NJPW, AEW, and the Indies. We hope you enjoy the show!
On August 5, 2020, Matt Hardy appeared on AEW Dynamite and explained why he looked and sounded more like, well, Matt Hardy. Or “Matthew Hardy,” as he put it. He spun a very passionate and eloquent tale of choosing to sign with AEW to have more creative freedom and control over how the final chapter of his career will …
Join JR and Floyd this week as they talk about the things in the world of Pro Wrestling that brought them joy during the week of 8/30-9/5/20. Some of these things included will come from Floyd’s trip to Jacksonville for All Out and highlights from your other favorite companies.
Cuppa Joy Ep.08: “Spoonful of Sugar with Ashley & Rich!” Welcome to “Cuppa Joy” with The Queen of NE for Wrestle Joy! In the eighth episode, Queen invites Ashley & Rich from Dojo & Dynamite on for the second installment of Spoonful of Sugar! Rich shares about A Night with Cody & The Bucks at Starrcast II and the …
