In the crowd, there is a young man with skin the color of skim milk, a beard like Amish Roadkill, a Beatles mop-top haircut, drop-crotch sweats, and Crocs. Another young man is yipped-up in a lucha mask and designer flat-brim, waving a camcorder in his friends’ faces and screaming at them to show their excitement. […]
Over the course of the past decade, we’ve seen the death of the traditional, back-to-the-basket big man in basketball. With the rise in analytics and realizing that a three-pointer might be better than a two-pointer, players of all shapes and sizes moved to shooting three-pointers more often. While there are still players that somewhat embody […]
Brett Lauderdale’s Game Changer Wrestling ran approximately twenty-two billion shows in the 2024 calendar year. Naturally, it can feel intimidating. Where do I start? What were the peaks? How many Blake Christian singles matches should I skip? (All of them.) If you only choose to dip a toe into GCW’s past year, this guide is […]
Let me take you back to Christmas Eve, 1997. Picture a dimly lit room, crammed shoulder-to-shoulder with chaotic energy: a cursing grandma clutching a drink, a crowd of loud degenerates, a shrieking kid clinging to their mom and begging for “Powa Ranjas” toys, and me, hustling my way through the melee in search of spare […]
It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States, and Violent People Radio has taken the week off. My co-hosts Sam, Dan, and Chris will be using the week to celebrate the holiday in their various ways: enjoying good food, reconnecting with loved ones, watching the NFL, gracefully avoiding weird political arguments with family members they […]
Let’s get this out of the way: Sam designated the week of November 10th-16th as VP2010s Week here at Violent People. We’ve already seen fantastic contributions from both Sam and Chris. Naturally here I am as the third “founder” posting my contribution—albeit a week late. It’s a bit surprising for me to miss a deadline, […]
With the VP2010s voting coming up shortly, the deadline being 12/1, I wanted to highlight a few wrestlers I want to make sure I getting their proper due. Time is of the essence, voters need guidance. I am here to lend my hand. Anthony Henry Probably the most notable of the bunch but as far […]
March 25, 2018. Fourth from the top on the “Judgement 2018 ~DDT 21st Anniversary~” card, in front of nearly 6,000 fans in Sumo Hall: a five-way tag team match featuring Yuko Miyamoto and Soma Takao, Isami Kodaka and Fuminori Abe, Michael Nakazawa and Chinsuke Nakamura, Mike Bailey and MAO, and Ippanjin Munenori Sawa and Sanshiro […]
Tomorrow evening marks a momentous occasion that will reverberate through history, one way or another. Sam, Chris, Pat, and I are gearing up to record the 25th episode of Violent People Radio. Oh yeah and, the United States of America will elect a president. I went with the VPR joke rather than some quip about […]
As you all know I am the foremost historian covering The Russian Lion, The first World Champion of professional wrestling, George Hackenschmidt, well, at least here at Violent People. My piece on his trip to Australia is without a doubt the writing I’ve worked the hardest on for this site. It also may be my […]