So check off a bucket list item: I’ve officially attended a WrestleMania. I’d have little excuse (in exception to a pregnant Huracanrana) to skip said event, as it was literally held 90 minutes away just outside of downtown Orlando, Florida. As stated in the previous story, I likewise used this weekend as an excuse to catch […]
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LIVE EVENTS: Happy WrestleMania Week!
Friends, Roman’s (, Rollins), and Countrymen, welcome to Orlando! Checking the schedule of events for Wrestlemania Week makes 2017 arguably the most stacked roster (93 events) to date! I would go so far as to state that even those ignoring the Big Show…well, the ‘Big Show’…will find 2017 the year that independent wrestling is perhaps […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Streaming Services – Too Many Options, Not Enough ‘Fans’
As the venerated National Football League (NFL) is discovering, even the most diehard fans grow tired of over-exposed product. In the NFL’s endless search for market dominance, Thursday night football emerged, likewise international games at odd times. Ratings fell and fast. Of course, the over-politicizing of the League certainly did not help. (Fans turn to sports for […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Why So Serious? When Having Fun is Hard Work
I am a social media reject; you know someone who just doesn’t get it. One day while I was lost in a sea of political memes and cat photos on facebook, I decided to tap out. While I don’t judge those who use and love social platforms I admittedly don’t understand the overabundance of […]
LIVE EVENTS: Hot Crowds Help
There is nothing like going to a live wrestling show; it’s not a play, not a movie and it’s not a sporting event. No one said this better than Mike Quackenbush in his recent speech on the art of wrestling. Wrestling is a strange bird indeed; it’s the rare live show where the crowd actually […]
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 […]
WRESTLING IN FLORIDA: An Insider Look at Professional Wrestling 