Maybe I’m weird, or old, or both, but I actually remember enjoying seeing a movie at a movie theater simply because I loved the crowd. The movie was somehow better because of the way we all reacted or didn’t react to the different characters, story lines, climaxes, let downs etc. I remember truly believing that […]
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LIVE EVENTS: Shine 28 – A Night of Surprises
During the worst weather possible, rain, hail, lightning and flooding, Shine 28 delivered an array of surprises, smack downs and celebrations in YBor City, Florida at the Orpheum Theater. Three and a half hours later I was left tired and grateful to be witness to some of the oddest and most creative wrestling I’ve seen […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Wishful Thinking: 3 Indies I Wish Would Visit Tampa
I know I’m selfish. I live in Tampa, home to several amazing independent wrestling promotions, FIP, Shine and Evolve, to name a few. But, what can I say, selfishness has to be put up with because there is no hope for a cure: I want more. Yes, I can travel, and I have to see […]
ATHLETE APPRECIATION The Kimber Bombs
Since I first watched wrestling, “back in the day” I always loved the tag team. The whole concept worked for me, two wrestlers with complementary styles using combination moves, subterfuge and great timing to overcome their opponents. Hot tags aside, my favorite current tag team are the heel sensations, the Kimber Bombs! I watched the […]
SPOTLIGHTS: NXT – What is it Anyway?
The Intercontinental Belt and I have had the ridiculously good fortune (yeah…I know you are jealous!) to have gone to likely over 10 NXT house shows in such exotic locations like Largo, Florida. While these house shows have evolved over the years, I haven’t really evolved in my understanding of what NXT is; it’s a […]
SPOTLIGHTS: A Moveable Feast – The Wrestling Road Diaries Revisited
Instead of writing a review of the Wrestling Road Diaries, Colt Cabana’s two volume documentary of the independent wrestling scene, here is my interpretation: wrestling is a moveable feast. Wrestling, like most sports, may be a “young” person’s game, but if you are fortunate enough to have the talent and courage to have taken the […]
ATHLETE APPRECIATION: Crazy Mary Dobson
With last night hopefully signaling big changes to the previously static WWE Divas division, I feel like a genius writing about my favorite independent wrestler: Sarah Bridges aka Crazy Mary Dobson. While women’s wrestling is stacked with talent; let’s appreciate a young wrestler who is truly unique in the complexity of her move set, background […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Total Trainwreck, Or Trying to Watch an Episode of “Total Divas”
Obviously, I am biased against the whole “Diva” concept or the uniformity of one character for all of the female wrestlers of the WWE. (Sure there is some variation: you can be a crazy Diva, a sexy Diva, a punk Diva; just so long as you are an arrogant, self important bitch). So take my […]
LIVE EVENTS: Evolve 45 – Awestruck
Evolve 45 came rolling into little Ybor City, Florida last night at the crumbling but loveable Orpheum theater. I can summarize the experience simply: awestruck. The talent level on the Evolve roster is incredible. This is like having Ring of Honor in my backyard. If you want some more effusive praise read below: 1. FIP […]
WRESTLING 101: To be or not to be…A ‘Diva’
The WWE’s women division has not always been called “The Divas” division but it has embraced this moniker since 2008, and in my opinion much to the detriment of the talented female wrestlers this company employs. Language is important and the very usage of the word “diva” says a lot about what this division exposes. […]
WRESTLING IN FLORIDA: An Insider Look at Professional Wrestling 