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Damage CTRL: Band of Sisters
There’s something wholesome in having a “found family”. The notion that the platonic love between a person and a group of people is one that is a miracle to some in real life and a heartwarming thing in fiction. To have a family in others…
CM Punk: Save the Last Dance
In the aftermath of All Out 2022, the seemingly never ending conversation started. What came of a grumpy man devouring innocent muffins (shoutout to Mindy’s Bakery), saw a man lash out at coworkers and his employer before getting in a…
Wrestling’s Peter Parker Syndrome
(This article contains a lot of spoilers for various wrestling and Spider-Man storylines. You’ve been warned.)
There is a term I've started using when it comes to the presentation of protagonists in fiction. I call it "The Peter Parker…
He Who Laughs Last: Israel Adesanya’s Long-Awaited Passage For Revenge
“They say revenge is sweet and if you know me, I’ve got a sweet tooth.” The words expressed by Israel Adesanya just moments after he achieved the most satisfying victory in his career. A win that didn't just earn back the UFC Middleweight…
It’s a Kind of Magic: All In at Wembley
The atmosphere at a wrestling show is truly an experience to behold. Whether you’re in basketball courts, warehouses, gymnasiums, or bingo halls with fifty to a hundred people, you can feel it. Whether you’re in arenas, ballrooms, opera…
WWE: Everything’s Fine
The year is 1996. An incident has happened that shattered the illusion of kayfabe, revealing what most people already knew - wrestling was scripted. Four men hugged in the ring - Razor Ramon, Diesel, Shawn Michaels, and Hunter Hearst…
So. About Wrestlemania 39.
Ever since Triple H took over as the Lord of creative (check out Corey's piece on how H handled creative so far here), I've always been curious about how he would book two of my favourite shows of the year. Royal Rumble and…
The Undertaker vs Triple H: Confines of the Past
Do you ever have those moments where you revisit a story you knew long ago, only to have it recontextualized, leaving a different imprint as the experience feels new again?
I remember that moment myself - an evening on a 2012…
17 Years Later: WrestleMania’s Journey Back To Hollywood
The day has arrived. It only took 17 years (6,571 days) for the WWE to bring the biggest event of the year to the Greater Los Angeles area and what better way to do it than by upping the anticipation by making it two nights and filled…
Kota Ibushi vs Shinsuke Nakamura: Intercontinental Highway Boogie
Sometimes the things you think wouldn’t go together so well ends up being a fantastic fit that feels entirely like an experience. Nelly & Tim McGraw’s “Over and Over”, Disney & Final Fantasy coalescing into Kingdom Hearts, or me…