What can a “sport” built around fakery and deception teach us about the lies men tell themselves?
Male Bodies and the Lies We Tell About Them: The Making and Faking of Professional Wrestling
May 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
Why I Hate Wrestling Video Games
April 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman laments the inability of game developers to produce a video game that captures the unique charms of professional wrestling.
The Royal Rumble: A 30-Man Pro Wrestling Brawl Turns 25 (Part 1)
January 26, 2013 By 2 Comments
In preparation for the most anticipated Royal Rumble in a decade, Jericho Ricardi reviews the highlights of its twenty-five-year history.
Your Marriage Isn’t Typical
January 7, 2013 By 32 Comments
Sadly, our most common criticisms of marriage reveal much more about the critics than the state of contemporary romance.
The 50 Best Matches in WWF/WWE History – Part 2
October 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
Jim Jividen continues with the top 25 matches in WWF/WWE history. They all could have been best match of the year, they call could have been a contender.
The 50 Best Matches in WWF/WWE History, Part I (Plus Football Picks, Week 6!)
October 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
I’ve been watching WWF/E since Snuka came off the top of the cage; I’ve been watching since before I understood better wrestling existed, sort of like eating at McDonalds before you knew there better burgers.
Whatever Happened to Big Van Vader?
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Oliver Lee Bateman remembers the career of Big Van Vader, even though he can’t remember much else.
Why Didn’t I Look Like Ted Arcidi?
March 24, 2012 By 12 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman reflects on a forgotten wrestler who embodied the “80s style,” and whose enormous body proved impossible to replicate.
Wrestling: Ron Simmons Joins The WWE Hall of Fame [@chemicaljulian @wrestlingthump]
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Whatever Happened to Pro Wrestling?
March 5, 2012 By 10 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman remembers what wrestling used to be, as he traces its downfall.
“There is a push for women to be their most genuine selves, and yet now there is makeup for men!?”
This is a comment by Cameron Brown on the post “Makeup for Men? Why?”