It seems hard to fathom that (if Cagematch is preaching gospel) Huracanrana and I witnessed Aria Blake’s very first professional match. This surprisingly entertaining dark match at Shine 30 in Ybor City featured Blake squaring off a very game Aspyn Rose. Over the next couple years, and seemingly everywhere we went in the Tampa/Orlando wrestling […]
Tag: womens wrestling
WHAT PRO WRESTLING MEANS TO ME: Kobra Moon/Thunder Rosa Talks on the Supernatural Side of Wrestling
Big things are brewing for the raw and powerful luchadora, Kobra Moon, on Season 3 of Lucha Underground. While she can’t reveal the details, I was lucky enough to interview wrestler Thunder Rosa, also known as ‘Kobra Moon,’ on her views on the use of mystical themes in the wrestling world. Her answers are certainly […]
LIVE EVENTS: ‘C-4’ Gives a Really Good ‘Pipe Bomb’
In the hazy lines of social media, reality TV stars and YouTube celebrities, pro wrestling fits beautifully and awkwardly. What once was a “secret society,” pro-wrestling is now reality-esque, psycho-drama for the internet and TV, where fake characters merge into real life people and back again sometimes in the same sentence or 5 minute sequence. […]
LIVE EVENTS: Shine 37 – A Haphazard Recap, or “Rain, Rain, Go Away”
Disclaimer: this is not in order by any means. Rather stream of consciousness. First things first: I’m admittedly a bit shocked this event happened, period. Hurricane Hermine had just said ‘howdy’ less than twelve hours earlier, and was still roaring its way up the East Coast. As could be expected, some of the talent and […]
SPOTLIGHTS: ‘Women of Honor’ Can Change the Game
Last weekend I had a pleasant surprise when sitting down to watch my recorded weekly dose of Ring of Honor: I received a whole episode of Women of Honor matches. And what a treat it was! The opening match featured 6 of the best female wrestlers out there today, killing each other in a loose […]
SPOTLIGHTS: Why I Love Heels
Since returning to wrestling fandom a few years ago, I’ve wondered why I always prefer watching heels versus baby-faces or tweeners. This has been with me since childhood, when I always rooted for the ‘bad guys’ to triumph, even just momentarily, and was always left disappointed by their inevitable downfall. Part of me thinks I […]
SPOTLIGHTS: The Luchadora Five
As a firm disciple of the Lucha Underground temple, it’s possible I read too much into the show. I guess perception is everything, but I believe there is a lot of depth in this beautiful and violent world of Boyle Heights. This post is dedicated to the Luchadora Five: specifically their uncanny connection to the […]
LIVE EVENTS: Shine 31 – It’s Good to be a Gangsta’
After missing what we heard what was a spectacular Shine 30, The Intercontinental Belt and I were back for Shine 31 at the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida. A newfound union between Valkyrie and Valifornia paid BIG dividends tonight, sealing their fate as the now-dominant group in Shine. These ladies ripped apart their competition, showing […]
WRESTLING 101: The 10 Commandments of Women’s Pro Wrestlling
For the life of me, I can’t begin to fathom the unwritten, but steadfast code on women in professional wrestling. Thankfully promotions like Shine and Shimmer defy this code…out of roster necessity**…but only to an extent. The Ten Commandments of Women in Pro Wrestling: Rule 1: A male manager/wrestler cannot knowingly strike a female manager/wrestler. Rule 2: A female manager/wrestler […]
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 […]
WRESTLING IN FLORIDA: An Insider Look at Professional Wrestling 