Month: September 2018

Nylons and Midriffs: What’s Happening in Women’s Wrestling (September 17, 2018)

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Greetings wrestling fans, and welcome to the post-Hell in a Cell edition of Nylons and Midriffs. The last few weeks have been interesting to say the least, in both exciting and mildly worrisome ways. As per usual, I will divide the discussion between the two weekly WWE shows and the most recent pay-per-view. The Good … Read more Nylons and Midriffs: What’s Happening in Women’s Wrestling (September 17, 2018)

WWE and WizKids: An opportunity to rethink game theory

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by David Beard, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, University of Minnesota Duluth WizKids has announced that they have licensed WWE intellectual property for their tabletop games. WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures and established board games, today announced a new multi-year licensing partnership with WWE, with plans to bring the organization’s iconic Superstars to the … Read more WWE and WizKids: An opportunity to rethink game theory

Review – All In

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For those unaware, All In, which took place at the Sears Centre Arena just outside Chicago, IL on September 1, 2018, came about because of a tweet posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. In the tweet, Meltzer denied that an independent wrestling promotion like Ring of Honor (ROH) could … Read more Review – All In

Nylons and Midriffs: What’s Happening in Women’s Wrestling (September 4, 2018)

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Many greetings to you, wrestling fans near and far. I hope those of you in the U.S. had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. As I’m sure we’re all still trying to digest all of the savory barbecue and appetizers we ate this weekend, I won’t give you too much to swallow with this post. But … Read more Nylons and Midriffs: What’s Happening in Women’s Wrestling (September 4, 2018)

Women’s Wrestling and the Erasure of History

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by David Beard, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, UM Duluth The history of women in wrestling was given a brief overview in Chris Kelly’s August 10th essay in The Washington Post “Lifestyle Section,” “The Women Wrestlers of WWE Have Created a Movement. Is it Built to Last?” But the history is partial, only reaching back as far … Read more Women’s Wrestling and the Erasure of History