Cruiserweight Division

Below, some notes about gender in wrestling, from “Wrestling with Masculinity: Messages about Manhood in the WWE” by Danielle M. Soulliere Message 3: A man confronts his adversaries and problems A further message revealed through the programs was that men are confrontational. To express this less violent form of aggression, male performers confronted each other and … Read more Excerpt from “Wrestling with Masculinity” Message 3: A man confronts his adversaries and problems

I’m speechless.  I don’t know what to do with this, except I think be glad that I didn’t order the book?

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) has a limited collection of issues of Wrestling Facts.  Wrestling Facts was available at the Friday night fights, in the case of this issue, at the National Guard Armory on 6th and Exchange.  Today, I want to finish looking at an issue of Wrestling Facts by asking:  what are the … Read more Wrestling Facts [3 of 3] excerpts from the Minnesota Historical Society

Nothing scholarly here, just a reference to “That Time That the Incredible Hulk Beat Up Hulk Hogan” by Brian Cronin – on Comic Book Resources, Aug 12, 2019.  Cronin references a licensing fee paid by the WWE/WWF for use of the Hulk name, a fact I do not have independent verification for and never heard … Read more Of Note: The Incredible Hulk and Hulk Hogan

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) has a limited collection of issues of Wrestling Facts.  Wrestling Facts was available at the Friday night fights, in the case of this issue, at the National Guard Armory on 6th and Exchange.  Today, I want to look at the “card” function of Wrestling Facts — the portion of the … Read more Wrestling Facts [2 of 3] excerpts from the Minnesota Historical Society

Below, some notes about gender in wrestling, from “Wrestling with Masculinity: Messages about Manhood in the WWE” by Danielle M. Soulliere Message 2: Men settle things physically Not only are men aggressive and violent, but their response tends to be primarily physical. Men settle debates, differences, con- frontations, and personal affronts through physical means. For example, … Read more Excerpt from “Wrestling with Masculinity” Message 2: Men settle things physically

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) has a limited collection of issues of Wrestling Facts.  Wrestling Facts was available at the Friday night fights, in the case of this issue, at the National Guard Armory on 6th and Exchange. If you are curious, partial data about wrestling shows at the St. Paul Armory has been collected … Read more Wrestling Facts [1 of 3] excerpts from the Minnesota Historical Society

In The Nib, an online comics server filled with primarily comics of political and social commentary, Whit Taylor [in “Welcome to Bachelor Nation“] uses “kayfabe” to explain the narrative dynamics of The Bachelor TV show.  I am fascinated that wrestling should be the ground against which the figure of the Bachelor is understood.

Below, some notes about gender in wrestling, from “Wrestling with Masculinity: Messages about Manhood in the WWE” by Danielle M. Soulliere   Message 1: Real men are aggressive and violent One message that was clearly revealed through the programs was that real men are physically aggressive and violent. There were several examples in which male performers … Read more Excerpt from “Wrestling with Masculinity” Message 1: Real men are aggressive and violent

This is the last of the Inverse Press comics biographies I purchased as a part of a Humble Bundle. In my last blog post, I nodded to the place of religion in the Bobby Fulton story;  this comic opens with the same theme: It’s possible, though, that I am out of steam on these — … Read more Killer Bees Comic Biography