A simple albeit complicated question: If MLK, Jr., were alive today…what would his Twitter posts following this past couple weeks’ events look like? They most certainly wouldn’t resemble what is being espoused online by today’s athletes. If comparing MLK, Jr. to modern athletes seems an unfair comparison, the latter should question the end goals they […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Taking a Stand Against Online Censorship
We’ve been quiet on this site for some time for several reasons, most of which a product of COVID-19. Not the virus, rather the 24/7, omnipresent fear mongering, negativity, hate posing as political, and sense of overwhelming entitlement from those wealthy enough to insist strapping masks on 3 year olds doesn’t cause longer term psychological […]
LIVE EVENTS: WrestleMania 36: The Calm at the Eye of the Storm
Somewhere in the chaos of quarantine, living in fear, normalcy lost to no end, professional wresting became the beacon of hope. And surprisingly, it emerged from the WWE, a company oft-criticized for its inability to adapt, overcome biases, and understand the changing world around it. Yes, this company and its fledgling stock value…plunging network subscriber […]
LIVE EVENTS: Royal Rumble 2020 and the WWE Disconnect
Perhaps the most simultaneously intriguing yet unsatisfying aspect of watching WWE’s Royal Rumble this Sunday was firsthand knowledge of the glaring disconnect between the Company and its fanbase. To explain, I’ve been a member of its ‘Fan Council’ for several years, one of thousands of individuals regularly asked to provide unpaid survey feedback on WWE […]
ATHLETE APPRECIATION: Jinder Mahal
Most who know me well are likewise well acquainted with my seeming obsession with Raj Dhesi, or Canada’s Jinder Mahal. For some, Dhesi remains the oddest of recent WWE choices as a title holder. To me, however, he’s a reminder of everything that is enjoyable about professional wrestling. Hear me out. While I’ve watched (in […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Ten Wrestling Wishes for 2020
Time to ring in a new year and decade. And with it, here’s 10 professional wrestling wishes for 2020 (and in no particular order). Someone with business savvy buys Ring of Honor, and ideally merges it with another promotion into its own division. There’s simply too much talent and history associated with ROH: allowing it […]
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM: Jordan Myles and Wrestling In/Equality
This post isn’t here to defend or criticize Albert Christian Hardie, Jr., better known by his (past ‘ACH’ and/or) current moniker ‘Jordan Myles.’ Nor is to debate potential/actual offense (intended or otherwise) by the now infamous shirt depicted with this article. Rather, its purpose is to highlight a problematic reality of professional wrestling: Professional wrestling […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Can We Still Call It ‘Independent Wrestling?’
An epiphany occurred while watching the second televised episode of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Dynamite alongside Huracanrana. The conspiracy theorist in me remains of the opinion the show intentionally aligned against the seemingly other ‘independent wrestling’ juggernaut that is NXT. Or the reverse, just because. But that’s an article for another time and place. Watching […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Shhh! A Quiet Cultural Shift Is Finally Upon Us
Perhaps the most significant news story of the previous WrestleMania week/end was one that never happened. Specifically – and for the first time in a long time – pro wrestling’s biggest stage wasn’t buoyed down by gossip tales of cross-promotion wars and/or out-of-the-ring personality dramas. Instead, we saw indy wrestlers easily and capably bounce between […]
SPOTLIGHTS: The Tyranny of Distance: Indy Wrestling and the Baby Battle
Seven months and counting. That’s when our little Cruiserweight, baby Jerry, came on the scene. As anyone who’s done it knows, chasing around an infant is surprisingly time consuming for something that really can’t move all that much the first few months. Throw in serious weight and health issues, daycare illnesses galore, a hurricane evacuation, […]
WRESTLING IN FLORIDA: An Insider Look at Professional Wrestling 