Writer’s note: Even as I sat down at my desk to start this at 5am following a sleepless night I wasn’t sure if I would a) finish this; and b) put this out there. Honestly, I wasn’t even know what I was going to write. 4 years on, and this never really gets any easier. […]
In the last part of this series, we focused on how living legends Ricky Steamboat and Terry Funk tackled how to properly put over the next generation in defeat with Bret Hart and Eddie Guerrero, respectively. In keeping with this theme, It’s only right, then, that we check on how these two up-and-comers adapt to […]
Breaking News On April 15, a press conference was held to formally announce the name and plans for Rossy Ogawa’s newest joshi wrestling promotion, Marigold. Many people had very normal reactions and the inaugural roster has already made some waves; like AWG and their continued refusal to put anyone on a contract, (anyone else remember […]
Let’s call it like it is, wrestling is a weird sport. Some of the greatest of all time were one failed tryout away from becoming an English teacher, or was a TV contract away from hanging it up for good. It’s unlike any other sport, especially in modern times. The line between pro wrestling feeling […]
Back in January I wrote a tribute to Ice Train when he passed away. Since Violent People has launched I’ve written an obituary. I’ve written about the death of my mother and I’ve written about the plight of Appalachia. Basically what I’m saying is I swear I’m a fun time and don’t want to pigeonhole […]
Truly, I understand why professional wrestlers are, by and large, self-centered. In many ways, it feels as if selfishness is tantamount to success in such a dog-eat-dog profession like professional wrestling. You are performing at the whims of a booker, almost certainly woefully underpaid, and constantly fighting to maintain a spot amongst the men and […]
Image Credit: Michael Watson/@brainbuster_ “Paper Champ” Baltimore’s historically been a city that major companies have run in. Plenty of WWF/WWE and JCP history is here. AEW even would add Baltimore to their list of towns. But Maryland’s indie wrestling history isn’t the richest. When EVOLVE announced adding Joppa, Maryland as one of their new towns […]
Been stewing over the past month it feels like as we experience discourse whiplash. Last month we were gifted this beautiful gem of a post from Simon Saying this is the type of post you would see all the times on Twitter (lol) or more likely Message Boards is slightly revisionist. Sure, you had a […]
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln needed only 272 words. 204 of those words were short one syllable words. The Gettysburg Address is inarguably one of the most famous and enduring speeches of all time. It stands as a testament of not only the power of the American spirit, but the power of brevity and […]
We are dangerously close to VP100 ballot deadlines. Every year with these sort of lists, I get stuck on who are My Guys. The wrestlers that regardless of where you place them on your list you feel deep down they should probably do better than they will. When the list starts rolling, your heart sinks […]