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Analysis, opinion and features for independent wrestling fans.
Analysis, opinion and features for independent wrestling fans.
Every wrestling promotion needs heroes. It also needs at least one person who can make the crowd say, “Please let somebody beat this person tonight.” That wrestler is worth a lot. Not because the crowd genuinely wants them gone, but because they create anticipation. Their presence gives the…
Read StoryThe referee is usually the one person in the ring who is not supposed to become the center of attention. That does not mean the referee is unimportant. It means the job is so important that when it is done well, fans often stop noticing how much work is happening. A good wrestling referee controls…
Read StoryA wrestling card cannot be ten main events. That sounds obvious, but independent wrestling can sometimes drift in that direction. Everyone wants to have the longest match. Everyone wants dramatic near falls. Everyone wants a big entrance, a major finish, and the feeling that their match is the most…
Read StoryA heel is supposed to make people dislike them. That sounds simple enough. If the crowd is booing, the heel must be doing the job, right? Not always. There is a difference between wrestling heat and an audience simply being annoyed that someone is taking up their time. Both can sound negative. Only…
Read StoryYou have probably seen this match. Two wrestlers go fifteen minutes. The moves are clean. Nobody obviously messes anything up. There are dives, near falls, maybe a big finishing sequence, and everybody politely claps when it is over. Then five minutes later, nobody is talking about it. That is one…
Read StoryYou can tell when somebody walks through the curtain and already believes they are a star. You can also tell when they do not. That difference matters everywhere in professional wrestling, but it matters even more on an independent show where the building is smaller, the production is simpler, and…
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