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 […]
When you think of wrestling, what is the first venue that comes to your mind? Maybe your someone who got in during New Japan’s peak and think of Korakuen Hall or the Tokyo Dome. Maybe you got lucha pilled early in your fandom and think of Arena Mexico. Maybe you have been a fan forever […]
When Violent People was first conceived as an idea. I immediately dove into brainstorming topics to write about. Some materialized into published pieces, ‘C & D Counties’ and ‘Hackenschmidt in Australia.’ Some remain works in progress, despite assurances to Sam I’m almost finished, like ‘Zandig vs Lobo.’ Yet among these topics, one loomed large. I […]
I think it’s fair to say that, “Violent People,” despite being in my opinion a roaring success, is still in its nascent phase. It’s a new site and it’s finding its footing and more importantly its voice. Of all the writers making up this voice, I’m probably one of the least well known in our […]
[A hoot is] a match that breaks the conventional logic and structure of a wrestling match, and is good. – Skylar Skylar is half right which is better than usual. I have never felt a hoot was just one thing. My gut says that a hoot is a match that surprises and delights you. There […]
Probably going to start blogging more for Violent People. Sometimes I don’t want to sit in front of a mic, riffing for 20 minutes, editing, uploading, etc. I just want to throw together my ramblings and toss them to the world. Recently bought a single ticket (very sad) to see The Game Changer Wrestling in […]