Sean Neumann May 1, 2020. 6 minute read
Against All Logic, The Show Went On: April’s Pro Wrestling News Roundup
In the coming years after the coronavirus pandemic is over, the World Wrestling Entertainment will reflect on April 2020 with a sense of nobility. The company will tell you it was there for you when no one else was, entertaining you when others wouldn’t. The WWE will say it went…
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Sean Neumann Apr 1, 2020. 5 minute read
Wrestling with Public Health: March’s Pro Wrestling News Roundup
Well… one of the craziest months most people alive will ever remember has finally come to a close. It feels a little strange to be upset about something like pro wrestling having been derailed when the world is fighting to stop the spread of a global pandemic. It’s infecting thousands…
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Sean Neumann Mar 11, 2020. 4 minute read
Pandemics, Global Politics, and a New Women’s Champ: February’s Pro Wrestling News Roundup
February was a historic month for professional wrestling and one that reassured me why the art of wrestling can be such an important outlet — one that, when it develops in a progressive and meaningful way, can provide incredibly satisfying and important moments. There was a lot to reflect on…
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Sean Neumann Jan 31, 2020. 8 minute read
Mergers, Weird Jokes and Racism: January’s Pro Wrestling News Roundup
Professional wrestling can be completely consuming—it’s both beautiful and intimidating in that way. There’s more hours of wrestling content being produced around the world each week than there actually are hours each week and when we get hyper-intoxicated by it, it’s easy to spend every extra second we have reading…
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Sean Neumann Oct 23, 2019. 5 minute read
AEW, Healthcare, and the Sweeping Change Wrestlers Hope Is Coming Next
All Elite Wrestling has been vocal about its hope to one day cover all of its professional wrestlers with health insurance, but president Tony Khan told Fanbyte he wants to temper expectations for how quickly that might be. The new promotion, which is less than a year old and debuted…
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